The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

elsewhere. The cloth made here goes all over the world, great quantities of u being exported. Something like two hundred different varieties are made. or all 'colors, all thicknesses, and back ed upon a great variety of weaves. Considering the situation and feeling convinced that years of great prosper fty are before the country the firm has had plans drawn and estimates are now being made for a new plant. It IS proposed to erect on the land at the western end of the present building a factory built of reinforced or nearly square. It will contain a duplicate of the machinery in the present building, and will give employ ment to 125 new hands, bringing the total number up to about 250 men and women. The intention is to have an electric plant which will supply the power needed for the factory. The Power house will be at the rear of the Thomas cemetery. When completed the firm hopes to be able to fill all orders with expedition. MT. Harrall said he knew of one house inGMichigan to the amount of fifty millions of dol lars. It will take some years to fill such an order. This is but an indi- cation of the way business is picking up.
 The subscription paper being circu- lated in the center of the town on Monday by MT. Buckingham for the aid of the Jennings 6amily, whose house was destroyed by fire, received pledges amounting to $275 up to Tues day night. Other papers are being signed in Southport, at Greenfield Hill, and in Stratfield. It is hoped that a sum not far from $500 will result.
 Prof. Swann Of the Hargrove school is considering a proposition to take the chair Of the romance languages in the State University of Illinois. This institution is at Urbana, and at pres ent has some 4,00e students. The ton.
 It is understood in town that Milton Jennings who was the victim of fire a few days ago had about $500 insur- ance.
 Mrs. Pinckney Hargrove is visiting for a few days in Norwafk. The firemen's fair committee met last night to further perfect arrange ments for the coming event in Au- gust. They propose to have the grounds illuminated by electricity, and if possible will procure a moving pie ture machine.
 The electricity will be turned on to the library this evening, the wiring having been completed. There are 63 lights in the building, some of them drop lights for the reading tables, and a few tungsten. The work has been done by the Illuminating Company of Bridgeport.
 The case of John Black, charged with non-support and with living with an other woman who is not his wife, came up yesterday forenoon before Justice Wakeman. The non-support part of the indictment was nolled, but the other charge caused Mir. Black to be bound over to the Superior court under bonds of $500. MT. Black is said to be a, machinist with a wife and four children. The affinity" lives near Hope Chapel in this town.
 The married men and the single men of the Fairfield Rubber shop and the Aluminium foundry will have a. social game of baseball next Sunday.
 The Stars will play the -All-Milfords on Sunday in Fairfield.
 The Bridgeport Hydraulic Company is now engaged in extending dts water mains to the lower end of Little Bridgeport beach. The pipes have ar rived and are being taken to the beach
 Mrs. N. Purdy and Mrs. E. F. Lane are home from visit to East Hamp- ton. ,--
 Miss Harriet Wren has returned to Boston.
 Martin Godfrey who has been strick- en with paralysis, is in a serious co1- dition.