The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-01
Maryland Affairs.

There was murder in Baltimore on
Christmas Eve night.
Mary Caughy died in Baltimore, on
Monday, aged 81 years.
The grangers Of Wicomico county have
established store on the cooperative plan
in Salisbury
Mahlon Rhoderick, former sheriff Of
Frederick county, died in Frederick on
Saturday last.
The revenues Of the Chesapeake and
Chic canal for the past season amount to
100000 more than the previous season.
Jacob Hightmau, ST., of Burkettsville,
Frederick county, died 2lst pltimo from
an attack of hiccoughs. He was in his
Slst year.
A farm containing Gl6 acres, belonging
to the late Judge Chambers, near Chester
town, was sold recently by his executor to
DR.. S. i. Ford for S24 lO2.
Rev. Mr.. Emig, formerly attached to
the novitiate in Frederick, but now pastor
of the Catholic church at Hanover, Pa,
was paraly&ed few days ago.
Annie Sisable, o girl / years old, was
last week made the victim Of practical
Joke by her fellow-pupils of the public
school near Carson's Run, Hartford coun-
ty. One of the number, clad in a sheet,
played the ghost, and Annie fell insensble
from fright and died the same day.
The new Presbyterian Church being
erected at Catonsyille, Baltimore county,
Rev. Mr. johnson pastor, l. nearly COM
pleted, the cost Of erection being SC, 600,
which is $4,000 more than was anticipa
ted The dedicatory services will be held
in the church January End. The colored
people of Gainesville are erecting church
also, which will be completed soon.
There will be a meeting held in Cam
bridge on Tuesday next to consider the
feasibility Of constructing canal to con-
meet that place with the BlackWater river.
The proposed work is a canal of navigation
to unite the waters of the Choptank, at or
near Cambridge, with the waters of the
RIackwater rivera stream which, taking
its rise about two and a half miles south
of Cambridge, has . course of about TWEEN.
ty miles south and east, to join in gulf
Of the Chesapeake, called Fishing bay,
The Baltimore American of Tuesday
says:-In the great variety of Christmas
gifts with which SO many persons have
been made happy the past few days, none
could have given more qualification, or
been rendered with better feelings, than
those sent to Mr.. G. S. Griffith, president
of the Prisoners Aid Society, by the con-
victs at the penitentiary. A number OF
them-recognizing in him their best friend,
and one who has restored to useful occu-
pations apd positions of responsibility
hundreds of their predecessors, who have
been alike unfortunate@=haye sought to
give expression to their appreciation by
making for him such pretty pieces OF
handiWork as they could execute in their
leisure hours 10 their cells, and the result
is the production Of some achievements
that are both ingenious and artistic. One
of the prisoners, an Italian serving sen.
tence for forgery, has sent him set of
wooden plaques, containing each oeauti-
fulIy painted landscape. The maa is evil
IDENTIFY an artist of considerable ability
and, considering the poor Zig mt and limited
materials he must haye had at his COM
mand in his cell, tbs ezecatiop is quite
remarkable. Another prisoner has carved
series of crosses, all making one cross,
which he has made very attractive by de-
calcomanic decoration. Others made him
presents of cut-glass bottles with carved
curiosities inside, which would puzzle any
OBS 10 tell how they got there, and num-
Der of other afticles-all interesting and
original in their character.