The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-29
EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE ALL AROUND TOWN

Oregon apples are selling on the fruit stands in this city for a nickel apiece They are no larger than a boys hst sc that 1t is not the size of the fruit | that brings the price. There are na- tive apples on the market that would sell for five cents quart The Ore gon apples are all perfect. They come packed in boxes containing from so to 120 apples. There is not a wormy piece of fruit in the lot, and not a speck or blemish on the skins. Washington state apples are expect ed on the market a little later. The Washington fruit growers dip their ap- ples in parafine wax before shipping so that they are protected from the air and changes in weather while in | transit.
 A local fruit dealer told Farmer re-
 porter that he never bought many na- | tive apples anymore because there
 were few farmers who paid any at- | tention to fruit growing. When they do bring in a barrel of apples" he said. they put all of the good ones | on top"
 The dealer said that it should be inn
 possible to get nickel for an oregon apple Tn Connecticut If the Farmers in the East were on to their Jobs. He added that fanciest apples that used to come into this city came from New York state but it was not possible to
 get more than half the price the pub
 lie seems to be willing to pay for the apples that come from the Pacific | coast
 The city water has been tasting fishy for the past week, undoubtedly
 because of the scarcity of water in the reservoirs. Anyone who does not take kindly to the water and who does not drink beer is in dire straits Supt- 5. P Senior of the Hydraulic Co.,. stated | this morning that he had had two complaints about the fishy water and
 both came from the northern part or East Bridgeport A gang of men rom the Hydraulic company commenced the
 work of flushing the Noble avenue water main this morning in hope of all | leviating the condition
 Over in wiId's saloon in East Main
 street there Is a picture that Is of
 much interest to the oldest German families It is the composite picture Of the Bridgeport company of German lsharpshooters or the Schutzen Verien ' taken nearly 50 years ago at Samp ! Mortar rock when the company was | having a field day. How the picture
 was taken is not known out IL IS reproduced as a Autograph and in the transformation the artist has added a few trees to the landscape and touch | ed up the coloring of the uniforms or | the soldiers which were green and black. The company was organized | ostensibly to go to the aid of the Fatherland and later many of its members went to war wearing the blue of Uncle Sam. There was one man in the company who refused to pay toward the taking of the picture The other members of the company
 wanted the organization 10 show It's full quota of members so the tight wad" member was allowed to stay m the picture providing that he would l stand with his back toward the cam era. This was agreeable to the alleged picture hater and he can be found al I most in the center of the picture with nothing to identify him but a broad
 back and pair of slightly bent legs the picture today 1t is the fellow who iwouldn't pay his shot that furnishes the comedy and is the most talked of lsharpshooter in the e-crowd-
 doctor who treated a child lately for scarlet fever was told by the wor- rfed mother that she took the great est care of the child's clothing and
 was always careful to get clothing that was hygienic in everyway. She assured the physician that she was
 really a strict disciple of the combin-
 ed sanitary experts of the country In
 leaving the house the physician pass
 ed through a rear hallway and saw sev- eral pans filled with garbage stacked in the rear hall. Each pan represent
 ed day and there was at least nine
 in the pile. The lady of the house ex- cused the presence Of the garbage on the ground that she had not time to 1, empty it. But she exploded the doc
 tors opinion of her as a stickler for
 sanitation
 Richardson street which is a few streets south of Beardsley Park and lextends from Noble avenue to Glen
 wood avenue looks like street in
 ..Spotless Town" The sidewalks and
 the gutters on both sides of the street
 are the same width. are of a light .