The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-31
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
Special to The Times.)


 Newtown, March 31 - During the springtime blizzard of Friday and Saturday considerable damage is re- ported having been done. One very large and old elm tree on West street WAS Oprooted. Several maple trees in the borough, a lovely pine tree in | the garden of C. s. Blackman is broken off and the top hanging over the main road likely to fall at any
 lime. Orchards have been so beaten [ as to give the impression of a general pruning. On several of the R. F. D.
 routes the carriers have been unable l, to complete their deliveries as huge | trees block the roads, blown over by
 the tiercely strong winds. Houses rocked so as to make one believe they were having an ocean voyage. Blinds \ became loosened, breaking windows tu several different houses. Snow drifts eight and ten feet high are piled in some places Storm doors
 have been removed without carpent- er5' tools, telephone wires were dis abled in several different sections o1 town. Trade surf: cred, as few ven 1. tured out unless obliged to do so, and many of the early birds are killed and eN-- ~ DC SCGAA p44 [A4G 4OdtS anu III fields.
 \ It Is not possible to determine the extent of damage done to fruit trees and buds, but it Is hoped less than ! appeared likely during the storm. At all events the king lion made a mast erly stroke in his exit from the other
 wise lamb-like March
 h Several teachers of schools out of town, who usually spend the week 7 end at their homes in town, were : compelled to remain at their posts owing to the storm
 John B. Keane of Stevenson was a
 guest of his mother Mrs. Keane, of i. Gas street Sunday.
 On hearing of the death of Mrs lsucerna Mclaughlin on Sunday, her many friends were shocked and great lv grieved. Mrs. Mclaughlin. wife of Wm. Mclaughlin of New York and Hanover, died suddenly at her home !. l,i47 Undercliff avenue, New York city, on Saturday evening at ten O clock She was i'll less than an hour, heart failure being the cause of death
 Mrs. Mclaughlin, who owned the beautiful home known as the ''Elrls''
 Tn Hanover, was one of the promoters
 of the Hanover Springs Land and [, Title company, and in the few years { or summer residence here made the
 Springs delightful residential dis , trict. A woman of wonderful ability [ fand generous qualities; @ devOut Catholic, an ardent euffragist, a gra-
 cious member of child welfare and bother organisations for the improve 'mont of social conditions, above all
 @ devoted wife and mother. Her flu neral will be held from Holy Spirit church, The Bronx, N. Y. on Wed \ tuesday morning. Burial will be in St. FaymOnd's cemetery. Besides her husband Mrs. Mclaughlin is survived Eey nine children, William, Lucerna. lAeanor, Charles, Madeline. Cora.
 Maud, Maynard and Jane, all of whom Yhave the profound sympathy of the community
 Mrs. Clark of Waterbury is caring
 for MT. and Mrs. P. McMahon, who are quite i'll at their home on Gas street
 MT, and Mrs. Clark B1acI1nan spent Sunday with friends in Danbury. Miss Jennie Lynch of Colchester
 spent Sunday with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Lynch. of Gas street. M. Hickey of Danbury, is visiting at tMr. J. Kilbrtde's of Cemetery avenue.