Evening star., 1921-06-12

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RS PERRY AND BOLIVAR HIGH SC
is the houxe which Robert Harper
built about 1850, and which during all
the years that have passed has re-
manned in possession of the founders
heirs. Climbing to higher ground at
the rear of ST: Peters stand the walls
are Of native rock. undressed. COW
cred with cement and lined to repre-
sent large blocks of free stone. Vines
have orergrown the walls and 1t Is
a pathetic yet interesting sight,. but
so closely do trees embrace the ruin
The Star man could not photograph 1t.
The present Episcopal Church is st.
Johns. There is a Methodist Protes-
tant Church at Harpers Ferry. the
pastor of which is the Rev. E. W.
eopaI Church @ lat at Bolivar. with the Rev.
A. r. Snedegar as pastor. There is no
Presbyterian Church At The Ferry"
and the only Baptist Church is the
Colored Free Baptist Church.
try at Harpers Ferry; many Of the
men of the town working at Bruns-
wick. \ division point of the Balti
more and Ohio a few miles east. The
Harpers Ferry Light and Power Com
pany pan. usili1es III ,s 1 small part ,, Of the
Shenandoah Pulp Company and the
other by the Harpers Ferry Paper
Company. W. H. Savery is president
of the Shenandoah Pulp Company and
There is also at Harpers Ferry knit
ting factory of the interviewer mills.
the local manager being Maurice
One Of the industries Of Harper.
team which would like to hear from
Washington teams. The players are
J. e. Benjamin. r. N. Lancaster. W.
2. Cnger. F. w Walker. George Slifer.
Garlic Hooe. Charles Gaber. Gilbert
shultz, Sam Murphy. Frank Mauzy.
Charley Koonce. walter Manuel. Sam
Jones and Ben Sponseeler. The Star
man asked one OF these players to
give him = few facts about the team.
Ferry Mountain Rangers. and the player
wrote what follows:
Harpers Ferry Mentain Rangpv-Oarryins
fifteen players Played thirteen games. lost one,
this 70 State League Of Virginia, 3 TO .. eight
pitched all Of the games. winning fve games
left-handed. allowing only fourteen hits and
sig runs il the sve k.pes. He vsn seven Eanes
struck out sixty-seven batters in thirteen
games. only allowing eighteen hits and fourteen
rHss e. also bats In IN position batting
brand Of bsse ball at first. who is leading the
team in batting. at $50. and he has also stolen
triples and seven doubles and has played an
efroFiess game At 6rst 30 far. Six Of the players
are batting around 400 marx Our catcher.
pitching. is playing q great same. ha. thrown
ont nineteen men SO far and has saved the team
ess q sss ,s He - As sss
stolen twelve bases.
High up on Washington street, the
street which leads to and through
Bolivar. is an old frame building of
largo dime Once it was Jcna-
dab Hall 1t was also the operG house.
Many troppes q; of players .us;.nt used to held held
torium. Now few troupes come. There
is Z moving picture theater. and the
town takes its drama on the screen.
The old opera house is now garage
run by the rhayer brothers, the
win distinction.
One Of the familiar figures Of Har-
pers Ferry whom many OF you know
but who has passed "over the river"
was old Mr.. Riley. keeper of the toll
W. Drew. The old Baltimore and Ohio
railroad bridge over the Potomac and
the bridge over the Shenandoah are
still toll brides owned By the HaspeU
Ferry Bridge Company.
OF course, there is Masonic lodge
in Harpers Ferry. 1t is A r. and 4.
N. Logan. No: 20. and on balconied
building with a stucco front on
Shenandoah street 10 this inscription,
Masonic Hall. Erected June "a. 1s45."
There 10 also an Odd Fellows lodge
II. o. o. F.. No. /. 1t was the hrst
lodge in old Virginia and held the
same number in West Virginia There
are Sons Of Jonadab in Harpers Ferry
and they were organised by the Jona~
dabs of Washington.
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THE health Of Harpers Ferry 10 ex.
cellent. but three physicians and
one dentist have omces there. The
physicians are DR.. Briscoe Ransom.
DR.. W. E. Perry and DR.. c. c. johnson.
Dr. T. c. Stotler is the dentist.
In the old part Of the Harper csuse-
terry. which is on q hilltop near the
and tombstone Of the founder Of
Harpers Ferry. The stone is inscrib-
ed:
In mensfy sf Rohsst Hsrper, tie fosnder Of
HaspeTe Ferry, Ben HE, Oxford. Ansiand;
Died October :ad. 1742 Tbs stsos b erected
" uAe UH03t~S<PeOS' ScAS W s8sS SS0S18s
In the Harper plot lie many Of his
kin and you may read the following
inscriptions:
John Wager. Bsss Septsabes -. 1T7z: Died
October e. 1872. His wife. Csthafise Bsta,
Born ssptenber II. 1T75; Died December 81.
iS9.
james Bate wssoer. Born 1901: Died 1858.
John william Wager. Rom 1852; Died 1873.
John Wager. Ss., Bssn 1877: Died lS06.
Me. Asry Harper 6eelig. Born II Philadel-
phia August 3rd l7Ts: Died June Il. 1874. IT
Washington D. g.
Major Philip Wager. @. s. A.. Bern October
q, 17so; Dice November Is. 1855.
1t was about 1880 that Robert Har-
per, carpenter and miilwright. emil
grated from England to the United
States. II he did not land At Phila-
delphia, he At least followed his trade
there until 1747. In that year he was
employed to erect . church building.
for some members Of the Society Of
Friends. who had just settled on Ope-
quon creek. It may be 20. but the
Friends would have directed him to
build . uaAAtinE house. Scotch and
Irish vafe the Dionesrs 10 the valley
of Virginia and they. established homes