CONJUNCTURE OF NAMES.

Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 118, 20 May 1905, Page 10

CONJUNCTURE OF NAMES.

At an inquest held at Stepney Workhivus'o in 1902 (says tho Pall Mall Gazette) (he n.iino of tho deceased was Dust, the liist witness called was named Sand, and the third (irittey. On the 3rd Juno, 1903, the jury empaneled for an inquest »t the London Hospita' had us its' foiemau Mr. Peacock, thioe jiirymin answering t<t the name of Bud j ju udditinn their ranks included Mr. Cilice and Mr. Perch. At Westminster County Court, in the suinmtr of 1902, there appeared in one day's list of cases a Crow, a Swan, a J'igeon, a Bat, a Fox, and three Fowlers.* A Midland train was driven by v man named tjhnrp, and hud us its guards officials respectively munod Quick and Swift, fn 1901 a Great Eastern train was drivon by Drake, the first gourd wus Goose, the second Gander, nnd on one occasion an official travelling hi the ran rejoiced in tho cognomen of Duck. In a Berkshire village church early last winter something Hko a titter was heard when a bride and bridegroom boasting the Christian name of Einost) attended tho firit Sunday after their wedding, and the Vivar gave out ap the text of his sermon, "Bo earnest, behold the bridegroom cometh." A Bloomsbury parson many years ago started the day by uniting in holy matrimouy ii Prior and a Nun, which he followed up by linking together a Doctor and a Patient, and finished by turning Miss Beans into Mrs. Bacon. Another couple arrived for tho purpose of having the nuptial knot tied, cmt when ho heard their respective names were "Toogood" and "Best," he remarked: "Come tomorrow — sufficient for the day is the evil thereof." Early in January lust The Times announced in two consecutive paragraphs of the births column tho advent of sons to gentlemen whose honoured nuines were respectively Box and Cox, and some few years ago, in the marriage announcements, a paragraph appeared headed "Perfect — Brick." mmmmm^ mmmmmmmmmmmmm