Cornerstone of Church Laid Next Sunday The cornerstone of the new Methodist Episcopal church, south at Bakerton will be laid Saturday. The Rev. Carlton D. Harris, of Baltimore, will preach. The Grand Masonic Lodge of West […]
Read Bible 56 Times. John C. Moler, a venerable resident of Bakerton, has read the Bible through fifty-six times. It is doubtful if any other person can be found who has such a record.
Camp-Meeting at Bakerton. Charles Town W. Va, July 26. – A camp-meeting will be held in Duke’s woods, at Bakerton, W. Va., commencing August 11 and continuing 10 days. The meeting will be in charge of […]
REV. MR. HARPER TO HELP. Will Assist at Campmeeting at Bakerton in August. Rev. Dr. W. H. D. Harper, presiding elder of the Winchester district of the Methodist Episcopal church, will present at the big campmeeting […]
New Notes From Shenandoah Jct. Shenandoah Junction, July 11.– Mr. H. J. Boyd, of Bridgeport, Conn. and Mr. C. W. Myers and family left Monday on a long motor trip to the eastern shores. They expect […]
The Methodist campmeeting at Bakerton begins Friday of this week and will be continued for ten days. Services held three times each day. Ministers announced for addresses on Sunday are Revs. George Hazel, F. A. Strother, […]
Right Rev. J. J. Keane, the recently consecrated Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia, visited Harper’s Ferry on Tuesday week. In the evening of the same day the St. Peter’s Catholic Church was the scene […]
On the paling fences vines are still trailing their green length. The cosmos of white and pink blossoms and every variety of dahlia are in many yards. Father Collins, who has returned from Richmond, says the […]
The historic old Catholic Cemetery in Winchester, belonging to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, is to be sold under an act of the Legislature. The property was condemned on sanitary grounds. All of the bodies will […]
Catholics Have a Beautiful Home. The congregation of St. Peter’s Catholic church at Harpers Ferry are much pleased with their church since it has been thoroughly improved on the interior, and which was re-opened Sunday week, […]
CONSECRATION.The new Catholic Church at Harpers-Ferry, was consecrated, on Sunday last, by Archbishop WRITEFIELD of Baltimore, aided by the Rev. Mr. GILDEA, and two other clergymen from Maryland. Indisposition prevented us from witnessing the ceremony, but […]
THE CATHOLIC CHAPLAINS.– The Union in referring to the charge that the two Catholic chaplains had been sent to Mexico by the President in the capacity of spies, says: It is scarcely necessary for us to […]
As many rumors are in circulation respecting the Catholic chaplains to be sent to the Army of Occupation, we think that we would be doing a favor to our readers by stating briefly what we know […]
Another of the desperate means put in use, in consequence of the declining fortunes of Whiggery, is an effort to secure the Catholic vote of the country for Mr. Clay. We were shown at Harpers-Ferry, a […]
Rev. J. H. Moore, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of this place, has received and accepted a call to the charge of a Presbyterian congregation in Baltimore. This announcement will be received with sincere regret not […]
