The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-23

pipe used for conducting the water from
tho roof of house, on High street. Ia
England, the native country of these birds,
they are content to build in the hedge
rows and among the thick masses of ivy
that cover the walls of many OF the dwell
ing houses, and twithstandiug the fact
that from time immemorial all the boys in
England have had a license to destroy their
eggs and nests, there appears to he no per
ceptible diminutiou in their numbers.
Many persons are puzzled to under
stand what the terms "fourpenny, 9 six
penny" and "tenpenny" means as applied
to nails. "Fourpenny mean four pounds
to the thousand nails, or "sixpenny'
six pounds to the thousand, and SO on. 1t
is an old English term, and means at first
"ten pound - nails the thousand being
UNDERSTOOD, but the old English clipped it
to "tenpun," and from that it degener-
ated until "penny" was substituted for
"pounds." When a thousand nails weigh
less than one pound they are called tacks
brads, etc, and are Ieckoned by ounces.
Two wandering Arabs visited Elkton,
this week, and entertained our citizens by
expatiatin upon the merits of some kind
of saponaceous shaving compound and
cement by the use of which all kinds of
broken utensils could be mended and made
stronger than they were before they were
broken. Indeed, if the vender of this &C.
ment is to be believed, a broken back or a
fractured conscience could be really re
paired by its use. They also exhibited a
miniature candy mandatory, in success
full operation, and highly entertained and
edited the crowd that listened with delight
to their eloquent harangue.
The Revs. ID. c. Ridgway aud F. \. |
Ellis returned from the Conference session
of the VI. E. Church at Chestertown, on
Wednesday, at which both were active and
popular officers. We avail ourselves of
the occasion of the return of Mr.. Ridgway
to his congregation, to whisper pleasant
word of welcome " in his ear, knowing |
that he has no inordinate stock of vanity !
to be excited by it. During the past year,
his ministrations in the pulpit have contri- |
buted much to strengthen local methodism,
while his genial social habits, and acknowl- |
edged pastoral qualities, have endeared him |
personally both to members and con-
gregation. All who know him will join Us
in wishing him long life of active, Jealous,
christian usefulness.
Robert Hopkins had a valuable COW so
badly injured by being struck by train,
on Saturday last, that he was obliged to
kill her. His cows were left in the vicinity
of the railroad in charge of boy, who
neglected his business, and this one, as she
always did when she could, went directly
to the railroad, with the result above stated
There is a town ordinance prohibiting cows
from running at large within the limits of
the town, and the bailff is certainly dere-
lct in his duty in not enforcing this law
Had it been enforced in this case, it would
have saved Mr.. II. the loss of his COW.
Some of these days the cars will te thrown
from the track by these wandering animals
and a score or two of valuable lives sacri |
feed FOR the poverty or penuriousness Of
their owners, who choose to violate the
opinion at defiance. Hereafter, by all
means, let the bailiff execute the law and |
impound the wandering bovines when they
are found running at large