Fruit (slang) fruit" (and rarely "old tin of fruit") to the 1920s in Britain possibly deriving from the phrase "fruit of the womb". In the United States, however, both "fruit" and "fruitcake" are seen as negative with fruitcake likely originating from "nutty as a fruitcake" (a crazy person). A costermonger was a street seller of fruit and vegetables. The term, which derived from the words "costard" (a type of apple) and "monger", i.e. "seller", came to be particularly associated with the "barrow boys" of London who would sell their produce from a wheelbarrow or wheeled market stall. Costermongers have existed in London
Charles W. Sweeting of Supervisors. In 1897, Sweeting served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Sweeting died in a hospital in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Charles W. Sweeting Charles W. Sweeting (September 27, 1854 – April 17, 1937) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Syracuse, New York, Sweeting moved to Plymouth, Wisconsin in 1878 and then to Clarks Mills, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, in the town of Cato, Wisconsin in 1883. Sweeting managed several cheese factories and handled butter, cheese, and dairy products. Later, he was a deputy dairy and food inspector and worked at the Aluminum Goods factory. He was also president of the