The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-02
hEWTO WN ORCHARD.
MAN EXPECTS BIG
CROP Of PEACHES
Curtis Predicts Unusual
Yield In View Of Auspic-
ious Weather.
Especial to The Farmer.)

+ Newtown, Feb. 2.-Newton M. Cur
tbs, proprietor of the Curtis peach
orchards on Curtis Hill is In Hartford
to-day attending the annual meeting
lof the State Pathological Society
which will last three days. Mr.. Curtis
tested the trees in his orchards last
week and finds the birds in prime con-
ditfon for January, and the set large
and promising a large qield While
we're zero weather OF February, 1914,
nevertheless, he says, orchardists
Lagree that January is the month when
most damage is done peach buds. This
month past was generally cold. and
the frost in the ground held the sap
in the roots, so there was little swell
| ing Of the buds, and hence he is not
apprehensive that even zero weather
in February 1918 will injuriously
affect their present promising condi-
ton. Mr.. Curtis is the third largest
grower OF peaches in the state, his
orchards being exceeded only by the
Hale Orchards in Glastonbury and the
Co1ennan-HaIe orchards in Derby. His
Experiences and opinions are rated
high among orchardists OF the state,
gatherings Of the peach growers of
Irving Fe1tzfn of Newtown and Miss
| Ida Sachnowsky Of New York were
married on Jenuary so. by Justice of
the Peace, Louis Buslxdr
d. O. Leavy, manager of the Blue
Ribbons of Bridgeport in company.
with several local enthusiasts, autoed
to Norvalk last night where the team
/ he directs, began, a series of bas-
ket ball games. The Ribbons feel
] that this series of games will arouse
1 as much public interest as did the
series just completed at Stamford.
1 The next meeting of the Mems club
will be held at A. E. Brinotn's home
in the borough.
The Mems Federation of the Com
gregationaa church met last night in
| the church parlors and enjoyed At
itorney Al. S. G. Clarke of Washington
who discourssd on the Lake Region
OF Canada Despite bad travelling a
large number attended.
The local branch of the Sunshine
society met Saturday with Mrs. w. n.
pleasure of the meeting was work for
Belgian relief.
Miss Catherine Lester of Newtown.
teacher in Easton's school spent Sat-
urday and Sunday with Bridgeport
relatives.
A. 81 Green OF svyestport is spending
a couple of days in the borough do
| ing electric wiring.
Mfr and Mrs. D. e. Mahoney of
PittsdeId, Mass, were guests of Mrs.
Anna Sheehan Of West street, Satur-
day.
| George Lundgren of Cemetery ave-
nue. has returned to his position in
Norwalk after g ten days visit with
his family on Cemetery avenue.
Mrs A. A. Mcdonald visited in
Derby over Sunday.
Mrs. T. Nolan of the Boulevard is
visiting in Bridgeport.
Miss Margaret Blake Of Naugatuck
the graduate nurse is at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. Blake.
She is nursing her sister, Miss Ger
trude' Blake.
Mrs. Harry walker Of New Haven
was a recent guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. p. W. Campbell OF San
dy Hook.
The combined snow, s1eet and rain
storm which visited Newtown Sunday
and Monday did no visible damage,
! but did little good. as the frozen earth
did not permit it to enter. The flood
broke up the ice on all streams in this
section, but the thickness Of the ice
caused no gorges in the HousatoDic in
the limits of this town. However, re-
ports from Zoar Bridge this morn
ing show that an ice pack is form
ing in the upper part OF Housatonic
Loke, near Shelton, and it is feared
the back water may lodge the ice
cakes on the Derby Turnpike which
follows the banks of the river to Der
by and thus interfere with nn:1knen.