The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-05
FAIRFIELD RESIDENTS
 PAY DEARLY FOR DIP
 IN TIN BRIDGE WATERS
Bathing Without Necessary Wraps.

Bathing Without Necessary Wraps.
 Ry Our Special Correspondent. ) Fairfield, Aug. 5Persistent com | plaints being made to the local au- | thorities by the railroad company, au- fstomobilists who use State street ex- tension and by residents in that neigh borhood. about basthers who care not how they bathe in the waters near the s'tin'' bridge, Sherim H. R. Fawood with Constables Leander Hedberg, Gustave Nelson and ValIurer swoop- ed down upon many bathers as they dtsported themselves in the waters Sunday afternoon. Two swoops were later in the day. On the first raid
 four men and many boys were taken into custody. The boys were released but the men were brought before
 Judge Bacon Wakeman who admonish- ed them for their actions warning I them that they had committed a eeri- ous offense. He told the four men that he would not fine them and would let them go on payment of costs. The quartet. promised to pay up when they could secure the funds. It was fig
 ured out that the costs in4each case was about $S which is pretty costly for a swim.
 It was deemed by the officials that the arrest of the men and the scare
 given to the boys would prove suff1- cient warning to others However, complaint was again made to the off the water. Another rail was made this time three men being brought in by the police net, Yesterday af- ternoon the trio were arranged be-
 fore Judge Wakenan and fined $1 and costs, amounting to $9.
 The T1fIrO3d 3d have made
 several complaints. The men and boys, most of them naked, disport them selves in the waters in full view of
 passengers on the trains. AutOmo-
 piles pass not more than fifty feet from the creek. Only 8 short while
 ago complaint was made to the Bridgeport police, the east bank of the l creek being the Bridgeport side. A policeman visited the spot, and warn
 ed the youths who swaml with their clothes to the Fairfield side.
 Of the first crowd arrested Sunday, three were workers with the Warren
 Bros. Go, and were in the water for the first time. The three had on tights. Their offense, indecent ex- posture, was not for while swimming,
 but while undressing The others ar
 rested were in the water in their
 birthday costumes. .
 Charles Anderson. a negro resident.
 was before the court yesterday morn
 ing for assauIting James Harris, an old soldier, a, resident of Southport At the time of the assault Anderson was also intoxicated which charge was
 pressed against him as also were the
 charges of breach of the peace and
 using abusive language. In all he
 was fined $9 and costs of ,$26.12 and
 sentenced to Jail for 10 days. He
 appealed under bonds of $200. 
 According to reports Fairfield is soon to experience a. milk famine with a
 consequent rise in price per quart of this household necessity. According to some of the milk dealers conditions never were worse, but this should be taken with a grain of salt as many of them would say that anyway. It Is possible though that the supply will
 be less than the. demand as it is learn ed that the continued draught with little milk making grass and hay in sight has lessened the supply of the bovines Milk now sells at eight cents a quart and may go up to nine before the summer is over.
 se1ectrnan John c. L.obdeu has
 charge of the program for the meet ing of the Greenfield Hill grange this evening An address, "Weights and
 Measures,'' will be delivered by one
 cf the grange members.
 Isaac B. Nichols has as his guest
 hls son. Dwight Nichols of Boston.
 MT. and Mrs. stephen Clifford are
 entertaining Albert and Ha1sey Duryea
 of Newark, N. J.
 The f1remen's fair still continues to
 draw the crowds. Last evening as we'll as Saturday night the enclosure was we'll filled. The fair continues until
 the end of the week.
 | The concert of the Ladies' society of the Greenfield Hill Congregational
 church will be held tomorrow evening
 commencing at o'clock.
 Oliver c. smith, secretary and l treasurer of the Smith & Egge Co. of Bridgeport was before Judge Wake
 man yesterday afternoon charged with
 reckless driving and without having drivers license. He was found guilty by the court and fined $15 and costs.
 He paid up. Smith was observed Sun day afternoon speeding along the highway by Motorcycle Policeman Vo1dra,uer. MT. Smith told the court that he did not believe he was speed ing and that at a1I times he had his
 car under control. His chauffeur was
 with him at the time but was unable
 to show his drivers license, for which reason the added charge was pressed against MT. Smith. The chauffeur ex- plafned that in changing from one suit
 of clothes to the other he had neg l lected to transfer his card.
 Fire last evening destrorAa --e