The Newtown bee., 1893-09-01
BLOOMFIELD.
EFFECT OF THE STORMS

The effect of Thursdays storm was serious to tobacco and corn in exposed situations. Leaves of tobacco were
 whipped, broken and plants broken off.
 But very small proportion of the crop
 was harvested. The present outlook is
 anything but encouraging, as the
 weather is very unfavorable for that
 which is hanging. Quite number of
 trees were blown over and limbs broken
 off, temporarily obstructing the roads.
 The storm of Tuesday was more dam-
 aging to fruit and crops than that of last
 week. The most conservative estimate
 places fully one half of all fruit on the
 ground, most of it so green as to be
 worthless. Peach trees have received the most damage, as more of them were filled with fruit and with the heavy foliage were split down or large limbs broken off. Many orchards have scarce ly any winter apples left. Fall fruit is
 nearly all on the ground. One half of a
 large maple was blown down in front o1 T. 5. Taylor's, very nearly catching MT Taylor. The large wind mill of Howard Andrews, which was at one time owned by William Platt of Newtown and was familiar land mark of New
 town, was blown down falling across his
 barn, crushing it down, so as to nearly
 ruin the barn. Many pieces of tobacco ! are so badly damaged that owners think them hardly worth cutting. Of the | large peach orchard of Sanford Under hill, not over 50 trees were standing up after the storm. He had just finished tamping the earth around, making them somewhat firm when this storm again prostrated them, perhaps ruining | them. The trees were worth at least $l | apiece previous to the storm, which | would make a loss of $1200 The dam age is certainly very serious as the roots are so loosened as to hinder the growth
 or bearing for some time. | Miss Emma Washburn has been the guest of the Misses Kellogg. Miss Nena Jackson has visited friends l in New Haven.
 Arthur Mansfield and Robert Green started on Tuesday for a trip to the l Worlds fair.
 Miss Hattie Griffin is visiting friends i in Bridgeport and New York. | Miss Frances Higgins of Andover
 Mass, has visited Mrs F. 5. Curtis.
 Rev MT Lawrence of Vermont preach
 ed in the Congregational church on Sun.
 day as candidate.
 1 MT and Mrs M. Healey of Brooklyn
 and Mir and Mrs David Baldwin of New | Milford were guests of Mrs T. Mansfield
 last week.
 Miss Wrighha Warner of Bridgeport spent Sunday with Miss Florence Mo- | nan. .. Miss Anna Beers of Brooklyn is visit ! ing Mrs Horace Beers.
 l The Center school will reopen OF | Tuesday next with Miss Fannie O. Thornhill as teacher.
 A number of people in the Center at tended the Sons of Fairfield picnic at l Bolls pond, last Wednesday. Arthur c. Clark of Catskill Station N. Y., has been the guest of Judge l Griffin.
 Rev F. L. Whitcome and wife are | spending three weeks vacation in North Haven.
 William Hawley of Danbury visited his father, H. B. Hawley, over Sunday James Beers and daughter. Miss Anna have been the guests of Mrs Horace Beers.
 This town is now nearly without any in the aims house. The only one is board ed out at $2 per week. Should the hard times continue, winter may add more. Eugene Lake is laid up with lame
 knee, the effect of cut two weeks ago Miss Lulu Green of New York has been visiting her grandparents, MT and
 Mrs E. c. Smith.
 CIarance Keeler of California is visit ing his aunt, Mrs John N. Hawley. E. c. Smith went to Boston on the excursion of the New York and New England road on Saturday. The frequent storms so hinder the work of the threshing machine that it
 has only got as far Obtuse. Itsis under 1 field.