The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01

Sherwood, N. c. R. R.-The great storm Of
Friday and Saturday of last week played
havoc in this neighborhood. Telephone and
telegraph wires were broken and thrown
down by the weight of ice and nearly all the
trees were more or less damaged. All the
electric light wires were down and the road
from this place to Lutherville which runs
along the edge of the woods, was completely
blocked by wires and fallen limbs. There
was not single wire left and many OF the
cross-arms were broken from the poles.
All the trackmen at this place and Ruxton
were out clearing the Northern Central tracks
of great amount of rubbish that had fallen
upon them. The telegraph wires along the
line also suffered and made dangerous obstruc-
tons.
Nearly all the damage done by the storm has
now been repaired. The Mt. Washington
Electric Light and Power Company had on a
large force getting things in shape and all their
lights through this section are again in service.
Many of the telephone wires are still down
and this makes it extremely incOnvenient for
some. Mr.. Joseph Shipley, the Lutherville
trouble man, has been working late and early
to get matters Strengthened out again and he
deserves much credit for the energy he has
displayed. He has under him gang of about
twenty men and they are working to the limits
Roland run, the stream that passes through
Mill Hollow, at this place, was on rampage
this week, caused by the heavy rain and melt
ing snow 1t rose to such height that it was
impossible for q time to cross the small open
bridge on the Joppa road. The opening under
this bridge is too small to carry on the great
volume of water that comes rushing down at
such times and the result is it spreads out on
the road where, during this freshet, it was two
or three feet deep and the current was very
strong, making the crossing extremely dam
gerous and people have been delayed for hours
before they could proceed on their way. There
have been several narrow escapes at this point
and serious mishap may some time occur If
the defect is not looked into and remedied by
the proper authorities.
Mrs Amanda Marsh wife of Louis Marsh,
night Waterman at Sherwood crossing, is in
serious condition. About three months ago
her lower limbs were attacked by weakness
and she has become as helpless as child.
She is a very large woman and having been in
this unfortunate condition so long her general
health has failed and there seems to be no re-
lief, the doctors being much puzzled over her
case. No change for the better has been
shown and it is feared she is growing worse.
She has lost much flesh since she has been in
this helpless condition and there is, apparent
ly, no hope for her recovery. DR.. r. @. Mas
senburg of Towson, has been attending her.
Mrs. Marsh died since this was put in type.
She was 38 years of age and is survived by
husband and four children.-EDs.
Mr.. Frank Farley, who lives at Texas and is
foreman of the quarrymen at Mt. Vernon,
was sent here by the railroad company to I'M
load lot of cars that were standing on the
siding filled with earth to be used at the grad
ing now going on here. These cars had been
there several weeks and their contents had be-
come frozen so hard that picks and shovels
were of no use whatever in attempts to unload
them, but this fact did not trouble Mr.. Farley.
He made his men drill holes into the dirt and
blew it out with dynamite and thus soon gave
the company the cars it was so badly in need
Of The engineer in charge of the work high
ly complimented Mr.. Farley on what he was
able to accomplish in SO short time. B.