On the outskirts of New Windsor, on Springdale Road, the Smith family farm has had a problem with candlesticks that refuse to stay put. During the holidays, the family liked to place electric candles in the windows of the attic, but the one in the window in front of an old trunk continued to move from its placement, even after being tied in place. The trunk itself belonged to Estelle Bloom, known to many as "Gloom", because of her love of Russian novels and her somewhat somber personality. She had left it, along with all her other household belongings to her niece, Mary Smith, when she died at her home in New Windsor in 1954. In her younger days, Estelle had been a frequent visitor to the farm, then owned by her older sister Goldie and Goldie's husband, Harry Smith. Considering Estelle's life, it is perhaps not surprising that her trunk would have an interesting effect on items placed near it.
