Welsh of Harpers Ferry

Evidence Category: The Shepherdstown Register

  • Bridget Doody, Oldest In U.S.

    Bridget Doody, who lives at Mineral Point, Wis., and is one hundred and eighteen years old, is believed to be the oldest woman in the United States. Her baptismal record in the County Wexford, Ireland, states that she was born in April, 1772.

  • Hotel Arrivals – Entler Hotel & Virginia Hotel

    HOTEL ARRIVALS.
    ENTLER HOTEL — Major Henry Hagan, Proprietor.

    D. S. Eichelberger, Jr., Geo. Stanley, Martinsburg; R. W. Grove, Noah Myers, Dr. Russell, C. G. Biggs, W. W. Cronise, Sharpsburg; W. C. Hayes, W. H. Kleinsmith, Baltimore; W. G. LeHew, S. V. R. R.; Jos. Welsh, Charlestown, F. A. Barker, Harper’s Ferry; E. McHale, Philadelphia; Jas. Halpin, Norristown, Pa.; Geo. T. Sutton, Ravin Rock; Thos McCarmack, New York; Peter Sahm, R. P. Johnson, Frederick; H. W. Blunt, Washington; Col. H. K. Douglas, F. Kennedy, Hagerstown.

    VIRGINIA HOTEL – W. A. Adams, Proprietor.

    Wm. Nelson, Va.; P. Strausner, J. W. Bishop, D. Fitz, A. McClellan, Martinsburg; Ed Duke, Thos. Ernshaw, F. Dooley, W. Hutchings Charlestown; W. N. Young, Lewis Rice, G. S. DeGrange, Frederick; P. C. Lockhart, W. C. Hammer, O. Herring, F. Jordan, D. Heming, Geo. C. Hilt, T. Camper, Mrs. Hutchinson, Miss Hutchinson, Baltimore; Chas. Simes, S. V. R. R.; W. A. Wider, York Pa.; W. H. Kilroy, Front Royal.

  • C. L. Halpin Convicted For Theft of Horse & Buggy

    C. L. Halpin, alias Carmony, was convicted in the Circuit Court at Hagerstown Tuesday of stealing a horse and buggy belonging to Wm. Kreps. Halpin hired the horse and buggy from Kreps and did not return. A few days afterwards he was arrested at Lexington, Va., and brought back to Hagerstown. Halpin is quite a young man.

  • Big Hogs at Bolivar

    BIG HOGS AT BOLIVAR. — One of our patrons and old friends at Bolivar, (we will not mention his name because he is a very modest man, as well as very handsome,) gives us the following particulars which took place on a recent butchering day at that place, which will be read with much interest. Hear him:

    “Friend Zittle– I think Bolivar is the banner district in the hog line this season. Things in the butchering way was very exciting here. Mr. Howard Smallwood had two hogs which were variously estimated at from six to eleven hundred; I think the first figures the nearest. The next on the carpet was Mike Boler, with four “slashing” hogs. He kind o’took the starch out of Smallwood. Boler strut around and looked victorious, judging from his general appearance, that is his strut, and from the top of his head you could see that it meant something. He smiled clear around to the back of his head. The next on the trapeze was John Flaherty– he took all the starch out of Boler with his big hog. Boler then struck a bee line for home having both his hands rammed in his breeches pockets up to the elbows and Flaherty occupying the champion ground. The next and last was Edward McGlone, the iron and bone man– he stepped in with the “Sandy Jack hog,” 20 months old, which tipped the beam at 709 pounds. We then looked around for Flaherty but he, like Boler, had left for home with his head down and his lip hanging down like a motherless colt. McGlone strut around like a Peacock on dress parade. Goodness, gracious, Brother Zittle, what “snassingers” they must have made.

  • Shenandoah Valley Railroad Position Changes

    Mr. Nelson Wilson, who for several years has been section boss on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, with headquarters at Charlestown, has been changed over to Shepherdstown to take Mr. Pat Murray’s place, who has been transferred to Riverton. Murray relieves Johnson; who fills a vacancy caused by the resignation of Hezzy Myers, beyond Antietam. Richard Boler, who has been night operator at Shenandoah Junction, gets Wilson’s place at Charlestown.

  • Death Notice: Daniel Murphy

    Mr. Daniel Murphy, whose illness we mentioned in our last issue, died in this place on Thursday last. His remains were taken to Martinsburg for interment in the Catholic cemetery at that place. His age was about 45 years.

  • Obit: Mrs. Michael Boler

    Mrs. Michael Boler, one of the oldest residents of this county, died at her home at Shenandoah Junction last Sunday, aged 90 years. Surviving her are three sons and two daughters: Rev. John Boler, vicar-general of Richmond Diocese, Michael and Richard Boler, Mrs. Margaret Welch and Mrs. May Tapscott. She was buried in the Catholic Cemetery in Bolivar yesterday.

  • Trespass Notice; Joseph L. Eichelberger

    Trespass Notice.
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    THE undersigned hereby warns all persons from trespassing upon his lands, (either upon the farm occupied, by Mr. Joseph L. Eichelberger, near Unionville, or upon the farm upon which I reside,) in any way whatever, by hunting, riding or driving through, tearing down fences, or in any manner, as I will prosecute all such to the fullest extent of the law. Fair warning.
    ISAAC DUST.
    May 20, 1882.

  • Joseph Daly, Death

    At Harper’s Ferry, on Monday, January 10th, 1881, JOSEPH DALY, aged 4 years and 16 days, son of Patrick and Margaret Daly.

  • Obituary: Catharine Higgins

    Mrs. Catherine Higgins, wife of Edward Higgins, of Harper’s Ferry, died last week in Wooster, Ohio, where she had gone to visit her daughter, Mrs. Watts. Her death was caused by typhoid fever. Mrs. Higgins, who was 68 years of age, was a member of the Catholic Church. Her body was taken to Harper’s Ferry for burial.