The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-30
Monkton N. O. R R-Mrs. Margaret Al

Monkton, N. G. R. R.-Mrs. Margaret Al
mony, wife of Mr.. Josiah AlmOny, of the 10th
district, whose serious illness was announced
in my letter last week, died on Wednesday,
aged "a years. She had been an invalid for
several years and for some months had been
helpless. She is survived by her husband,
two soDs and four daughters. The funeral
took place on Friday and the remains were
inferred at Wesley Chapel.
The three weeks of sleighing was abruptly
brought to an end by the heavy rain OF the
I'D instant, accompanied by temperature OF
nearly 60 degrees. On the afternoon OF that
day the Gnnpowder falls at this place fur
nished sight that was worth seeing. The
water was very high and the ice that came
down in great cakes blocked the road leading
from Monkton to the York turnpike and liter
ally filled the fiat in front of the old dye mill:
Mr. Harry Matthews. who travels this road
every day to bring his milk to the station,
now must go a roundabout way to reach his
destination. He says it will cost nearly $lOO
to move the ice in order to open the ROAD to
travel. He says he is willing to stand hall
this cost if the County Commissioners would
meet the other half. He said the Commits
siouers declined to make an appropriation for
the purpose. This looks like hardship and
the opinion generally prevails that II is the
duty of the county officials to remove obstacles
from the public highways in order to keep
them open to travel 1t looks like injustice
for the travelling public to take to the fields OF
adjoining farms when the roads become OBJ
structed from any cause. The road law should
be so amended as to prevent such impositions
upon those who are no way responsible f0r the
Instructions in the roads, A few years ago
man who was a candidate for County Com
missioner said that if he secured the office he
would see that there should be no more block
aiding of roads from snow when the county
had the money to pay for its removal. he has
since had the opportunity but there has been
no improvement in this respect
Harry Hutchins, son of Mr.. Thos. Hutchins,
who lives near Wesley Chapel, 10th district,
met with painful accident on Wednesday,
10th instant He was on his way in a sleigh
to attend the Henderson Brook hart wedding
at Bethel Presbyterian Church, when his
sleigh struck a pile of stones and threw him
out, breaking his shoulder blade. He has
since been confined to his home.
Charles Jones, colored, employed by Mr..
Walter Hutchins, of the Manor, while en-
gagged in clearing the ice from water trough,
Slipped and fell, the trough falling upon one
of his hands and nearly cutting off two of his
fingers.
Mr.. Charles Baker. whose house was de-
stroyed by fire last Christmas eve, will rebuild
in the spring.
Mr. Samuel Bosley. whose indisposition was
reported last week, is again attending to his
business as usual.
Joshua Hyles, who is employed by Mr..
Thomas J. Miller is sick and unable to work.
James Shepperd, son of Mr.. James Shep-
perd, of Shepherd postoffice, is confined to his
home with bad case of grip. DR.. L. Ross
Payne is attending him. 3.
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