The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-27
EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE
 ALL AROUND TOWN

 for the strictly fresh laid" brand and you have to take the word of the dealer for their condition He may, however, have some fresh ones mixed with those that came from cold stor- age. But at its best buying fresh eggs is a shell game. One of the residents Of the city said today. '1t must be cheerful to people who have forced their neighbors with the help of the Board of Health to stop keeping chick ems. This price of a nickel apiece for eggs will make them sit right back in their chairs and laugh because the neighbor has to pay the same as any, one else for eggs now"
 A man who has a large family and a small salary prays every day that none of his neighbors will protest against his chicken coop The chick with the use of a little corn he is able to have fresh eggs every day for his children He could not afford to pay 60 cents a dozen or buy beef for the kiddies every day.
 Perhaps the people who are hit the hardest by the soaring of the egg mar ket are the members of the tubercu- losis classes whose principal articles Of diet are fresh eggs and milk. Some have been obliged to lessen the num- Der of eggs eaten in a day. The so- ciety carefully distributes fresh eggs and milk to as many of the class mem bers as it is able to.
 It is reported that Chief Mooney killed a dog while making run up Noble avenue in his car yesterday and that some of the residents of the street would have the chiefs scalp to re- venge the death of the purp- It would be well for dog owners to form per sonai safety league for canine pets and establish flagnfen at all crosswalks to warn dogs of the approach of motor cars. Every dog should have the right to cross the road when he sees an- other dog on the other side of the street. Bridgeport has always been most kind to its dogs and furnishes automobiles and wagons for them to bark at, little girls for them to scare and occasionally the pant leg of a bi- cyclist for them to chew. If you see a dog in front of your auto, stop the machine and extend your right hand toward him. If the animal does not bite your hand off it is perfectly proper to carry him to the sidewalk and eau ton him against the dangers of being in the street.
 Many of the Hungarian families in the West End are going back to the soil without leaving the city and are solving for themselves the problem Of tilling the soil and being wage earners at the same time. Although there was
  vate that there was in 1908, when fac tory workers were assigned vacant city lots for cultivation, the residents of the West End kept up the vacant lot planting the same as last year, and many got small tracts of land in the country which they worked with the assistance of their wives and children The result is that there are many fam flies in Little Hungary who have a cellar full of winter vegetables and the fof. To wza6l lc--u drfx- .oc< cfr doors. At night the heads of the fam flies dream about the wads of bills, the equivalent of the cost of the vege- tables which are safely reposing in local savings banks.
 Although it has been supposed by many residents of East Bridgeport that the Fire Commission had purchas- ed a lot in that section for new fire engine house, a member of the com mission is authority for the statement that the commission could have pur- chased several pieces of property but none for the sum of $1 300 which was allowed by the Board of Apportion- ment. The Fire Commissioners are still looking for a site and if they can not find one before April the money will have to be reappropriated or will go back into the city treasury. The commission would like a site along Berkshire avenue. The newspapers have begun to spec rlate as to Mayor Buckingham pos sible appointments three weeks sooner than is usually the custom when a Mayor goes into office. But no one seems to have any definite information and the Mayor says that he will make the appointments when the time comes. 1t Is understood that Mayor Bucking- ham has an abundance of good mater | ial to choose from
  No one seems to care about enforc- | ing the law against littering up the | street with ashes and waste paper re- | moved from stores. Carters are re- | Quired by ordinance to have canvas or tarpaulin cover on their vehicles and | to prevent any of the refuse from fali- | ing upon the street When the late | Patrick Kennedy had charge of the | street cleaning department along with | his other duties he endeavored to have | the ordinance enforced with the aid of | the police. But since his death no one | has paid any attention to the matter. | Here is a chance for the police com to help keep the city clean | Several of the past commodores of | the Red Anchor Yacht Club have been watching their mail each day for an | invitation to attend the going out Of commission of the organization at the snd of the season of 1909 but the mat ter seems to have skipped the memory of the board of governors The matter will probably be taken up with Com modroe Quinlivan.
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