Welsh of Harpers Ferry

Evidence Category: The Shepherdstown Register

  • James Flanagan Purchases Adjoining Lands from John G. Moler

    Mr. James Flanagan has purchased a small tract of land– 71 1/2 acres– from Mr. John Griff Moler, for $40 per acre cash. The land adjoins Mr. Flanagan’s place.

  • Oak Grove School Commencement Celebration

    COMMUNICATED.

    DEAR REGISTER.– The large and flourishing school so ably taught by that popular teacher Mr. Jesse A. Engle, gave their friends a rare and intellectual and literary treat at the close of their school. This affair was of such an interesting character that it is entitled to a notice in the newspapers, hence your indulgence is asked for a brief notice. The entire community seemed to be interested and turned out in large numbers. In the afternoon at five o’clock a feast of good things claimed the attention of all present; this feast was prepared in excellent and superb style, for which the ladies of that locality are noted. The large baskets were like preachers pockets, no bottom to them. The sight of this bountiful array of choice edibles would have made a country editor dance with joy– say, for instance, the Charlestown editors. The enormous capacity of one would have been fully satisfied, and the limited capacity of the two spindling ones would have been overtaxed to do ample justice on this occasion. Why, sir, the loss of “two hams” would have been lost sight of entirely. A pleasant time was spent in the grove until eight o’clock, when the large school house was thronged with a brilliant and fashionable audience. The school-house had been put in perfect order for the occasion and was a model of neatness and cleanliness. The floral decorations of the stage and the entire room, were unique and beautiful, and displayed great taste on the part of those who did the work. The fragrant odor of the sweet flowers pervaded the air, and amid the brilliant lights the scene was one of real beauty and grandeur. A full chorus of the entire school, male and female, at the opening showed careful training of voices. A fine programme of choice dialogues, declamations, original essays, and vocal music, afforded an entertainment of real merit that brought forth thunders of applause, and meads of praise from a delighted and charmed audience. An amusing dialogue entitled “Aunt Betsey’s Beau,” was rendered to perfection and was the occasion for deafening applause. Miss May Cockrell read a selection exhibiting some of the trials of teachers with beginners at school, and Master Dennie Daniels, dressed in full uniform with drum, led the procession of little folks, and won great praise. The essays of Misses Maggie Moler, Jennie Cockrell, Mary Moler, and Maggie Flanagan, were well written, and showed great depth of thought and a knowledge of their respective subjects. All performed their part well. The valedictory address by Miss May Moler was excellent, and was repeatedly encored. Miss Nannie Daniels and Mr. Frank M. Moler rendered valuable assistance in carrying out the programme. Miss Fairy Bell Daniels received the highest number of head marks during the year, but this was closely contested by the entire school. The whole affairs reflects great credit upon Mr. Engle as a teacher, and showed the fast progress the pupils were making in their various studies under his teaching. All present on this occasion will ever have pleasant memories of the closing exercises of Oak Grove School in June, 1885. Good will and harmony exists within the bounds of the school. Mr. Engle has the interest of his school at heart. The name of Moler in this school is legion; it was Moler to the right of you, Moler to the left of you, Moler in front and Moler in the rear, in fact, they were almost as numerous as the seventeen-year locust, and the Flanagans are almost as numerous.

    OCCASIONAL.

  • Jefferson County Clerk, Deeds Admitted

    State of West Virginia,
    County of Jefferson,
    Clerk’s Office of the County Court.

    The following is a list of deeds admitted to record in said office during two weeks ending January 5, 1884:

    1. Margaret E. Crane to Eva G. Briscoe. Deed of release, dated April –, 1883. Date of record, December 24, 1883.
    2. John F. Welshans and wife to George M. Beltzhoover, trustee of Potomac Building Association, No. 2. Deed of trust, dated December 12, 1883, conveying a house and lot in Shepherdstown. Date of record, December 27, 1883.
    3. D. Alton Osbourn to James B. Osbourn, trustee for James B. McGarry. Deed of trust, dated November 10, 1883, conveying a house and lot at Shenandoah Junction. Date of record, December 27, 1883.
    4. George W. Lawrence to C. J. Locke, trustee for Thomas Locke and Thomas E. Wood, a d. Deed of trust, dated December 28, 1883, conveying personal property. Date of record, December 28, 1883.
    5. Mary E. Engle and her husband John F. Melvin, trustee for Joseph S. Melvin. Deed of trust, dated November 20, 1883, conveying the interest of grantors in a tract of land, in this county. Date of record, December 29, 1883.
    6. John W. Norris and wife to George W. Duke. Deed of bargain and sale, dated December 28, 1883, conveying a lot of land in Ray’s addition to Shepherdstown. Date of record, December 29, 1883.
    7. Mrs. Mary Norris and John Sharp and wife and A. H. Witherspoon. Deed of exchange of real estate, dated November 6, 1883. Date of record, December 31, 1883.
    8. Wm. A. Morgan and wife to Cleon Moore, trustee for J. Garland Hurst, sheriff of this county. Deed of trust, dated November 19, 1883, conveying a tract of land, near Shepherdstown, to indemnify and save harmless the said sheriff for the acts of said Morgan as deputy of said sheriff. Date of record, December 31, 1883.
    9. George W. Cox and wife to George A. F. and Charles James F. Cox. Deed of bargain and sale, dated May 1, 1874, conveying a lot of land in the town of Bolivar. Date of record, December 31, 1883.
    10. John C. Licklider, and wife, and others, heirs of Charles Flanagan, to John G. Flanagan and James F. Flanagan, Deed of bargain and sale, dated October 1, 1881, conveying the interests of grantors in the real estate of Chas. Flanagan, deceased. Date of record, December 31, 1883.

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    11. John T. Gibson and Cleon Moore, executors of the will of Ruth A. Hurst, deceased, to John M. Coyle. Deed of bargain and sale, dated January 1, 1884, conveying part of lot No. 15 in the town of Charlestown. Date of record, January 1, 1884.
    12. John M. Coyle to George Baylor, trustee for Ruth A. Hurst’s executors. Deed of trust, dated January 1, 1884, conveying part of lot No. 15 in the town of Charlestown. Date of record, January 1, 1884.
    13. Daniel S. Lucas, special commissioner, to Ann Amelia Morgan. Deed of bargain and sale, dated January 1, 1884, conveying one acre of land in Lucas’ extension to Halltown. Date of record, January 3, 1884.
    14. James H. March and wife to the Roselle Manufacturing Company. Deed of bargain and sale, dated November 20, 1883, conveying two acres of land, in the town of Charlestown. Date of record, January 4, 1884.
    15. R. Preston Chew and wife to the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company. Deed of bargain and sale, dated January 21, 1880 conveying five acres of land. Date of Record, January 4, 1884.
    16. Thomas W. Davis to Annie V. Davis. Deed of gift, dated December 31, 1883 conveying real estate and personal property. Date of record, January 4, 1884.
    17. The president and trustees of Storer College. Deed of bargain and sale, dated January 1, 1884 to Mrs. Joanna Edwards, conveying 2/4 on an acre of land. Date of record, January 4, 1884.

    Teste,
    T. A. Moore, Clerk of County Court.
    Jan. 12, 1884

  • Tamson Flanagan, died at home.

    Mrs. Flanagan, wife of Mr. John J. Flanagan, died at her home near Moler’s Cross Roads on Wednesday.

  • J. Flanagan purchases Atkinson Farm.

    Mr. James Flanagan has bought of Mr. Wm. J Moler the farm known as the Atkinson farm, southeast of Shepherdstown. It contains 65 acres, and Mr. Flanagan paid $2,400 cash for it.

  • Martha & William Visit Friends in Martinsburg

    Miss Martha Flanagan and her brother Willie visited friends in Martinsburg during the Holidays.

  • Oak Grove School Entertainment

    School Entertainment. — A correspondent sends us the following item: Oak Grove School, conducted by Mr. Jesse A. Engle, near Zion Church, gave an entertainment at its close last Saturday a week. Speeches were made by Messrs. Shadia Engle and Jacob Moler, and essays read by Misses Maggie M. Moler and Jennie Cockrell, which were very creditable indeed. Declamations by Harry A Moler, Noble Moler, Wm. Engle, Walter Duke, Willie Peacher, Willie Flanagan, May Cockrell, Nora E. Engle, Martha Flanagan, Nannie Flanagan, Maggie Flanagan, Bessie Flanagan and Mary A. Moler. The teacher read a list of those who deserved mention for hard study, after which all sat down to a feast of cakes, candies, lemonade, &c., prepared by parents and friends. A large crowd was present, and went home much pleased with this embryo commencement.

  • The War of Races

    THE WAR OF RACES.– A party of negro men from Washington and Baltimore were one day last week sent to Newtown to work upon a section of the W. & S. R. R. lately given to new contractors. The Irish laborers who had been employed by the former contractor, however, put a veto on this, and with clubs, stones, and other weapons “went for the negroes.” and the consequence was a lively race down the Valley pike to Winchester, in which the darkies distanced their pursuers, and escaped unhurt. We understand that a re-inforcement of negroes will be put upon several sections of the road, and protection furnished them, as white laborers cannot be obtained in sufficient force to insure the completion of the road by the desired turn, 1st December. Under the circumstances, we hope there will be no further interference with these colored laborers.

  • Big Hogs in Jefferson County

    Big Hogs.
    The following are some of the weights of big porkers killed in the town and county:

    Geo. W. Duke a 400-pounder ; Alex Freeman, two at 385 and 382 ; H. M. Loyns one at 360 Clel Reynolds had three that weighed 382, 360 and 350.

    The biggest hog reported in the county so far was one slaughtered last Thursday by T. Ogle Link, of Duffields, an enormous fellow that weighed 572 pounds ; J. D. Walker, of Charlestown, comes next, with a 504-pounder ; Walter Harman, of Duffields, killed seven that averaged 303 pounds ; Thomas Welsh at Bakerton had five hogs that aggregated 1641 pounds ; W. F. Clabaugh, of Keller, three that weighed 396, 387 and 354 pounds. William Goens, of Kearneysville, killed two porkers last week the weights of which were 436 and 400. B. T. Butler, of Leetown, killed one that weighed 530 pounds.

  • Bakerton On the Boom

    Letter From Bakerton.
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    Bakerton, W. Va.,
    March 13, 1894.

    MR. EDITOR– As I have not seen anything in your paper for some time concerning our little town, I will write you a few items which may be of interest to your readers Bakerton is on the boom. Mr. Thomas Welsh has built quite a nice house, and several more will be built in the future. The prospects for the lime business are very bright. The ore bank is running full blast. The merchants seem to be busy and everything has a tendency to show that the hard times have passed away.

    A branch of the Richmond Building Association has been organized here, and quite a number of shares have been sold. If everything continues on the go we will soon have quite a town.

    Mr. Editor, I notice in your paper, which is always a welcome visitor here, quite a number of candidates for the Legislature. We have no candidate to offer from our town, but we do most heartily endorse Mr. C. E. Lamar for the place, knowing him to be a true and deserving Democrat, and would well represent the people in the Legislature. The voters here, and there are quite a number, see to be of one accord, and that is with their ballots they will help Mr. Lamar knock those persimmons you spoke of in your paper last week.

    RESIDENT.