The barn of Abraham Bloom of Pike twp., this county, was entirely consumed by fire on the 30th ult. The barn was nearly new, having been built last summer - valued at seven or eight hundred dollars. How the fire originated is unknown. There not being any fire convenient, nor any of the family about the barn, it is supposed that some other person had either accidentally or intentionally set it on fire. About three hundred dollars worth of Carpenter's Tools, belonging to John L. Rex, together with a several bushels of grain and a barrel of Rice belonging to Mr. Bloom, were also destroyed by the flames. [I’m of this record is not sure which of his Abraham Blooms this article published June 14, 1854 refers to.]686

Abraham and his family in the 1870 census are next door neighbors to his son Arnold.685