Swiss immigrant Louis Michel traveled along the west bank of the Potomac River searching for land for a Swiss colony. He reported that Indians covered the area.
Israel Friend is deeded land at the mouth of Antietam Creek by the Chiefs of The Five Nations.
Bakerton and Unionville (Uvilla) experienced heavy rain damage, which affected many farmers.
A report that the railroad would soon be run from the Old Furnace up the river to the old Adams stone quarry, thence to the Virginia Ore Bank, and probably on to Shepherdstown, is current, and much discussed among the people in the Eastern half of Jefferson County.
The Shepherdstown Register reports on speculation that a matrimonial boom will soon strike Keller and Bakerton areas.
It is reported that the demand for coal in Washington is high. Business on the canal is booming during this period of time.
A reunion is held for veterans and their families at Moler Crossroads. Although the day was cold and cloudy, the newspaper reports that about four or five hundred people were present.
The Bakerton M. E. Church held a Christmas Oyster Supper.
Bakerton had a small outbreak of an unidentified equine disease and lost many horses.
It is reported that the limestone business in the Eastern section of Jefferson County is once again booming.
The employees of the Bakerton Quarry went on strike; management quickly agreed to their demands and work quickly resumed after a short period.
With one heavy rainfall, the drought of 1900 was broken.
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