Evening journal., 1905-04-24
rLEAsaD a TnE rNosRNcTs.

PLEASED AT THE PROSPECTS.
New castle peopic are p!easea that
the Baldt Steol casting Company hns
begun operations ana trust tha; il viii
soon be IN a position 10 put more men
M work Already there are number
Of strangers IN the city who have come
from Reading and other places ana
who are employed at the Brylgou and
Baidt plants. In the event OF an in-
crease i'm the forces OF the two plants
those who come from abroad with the
expectation of making their homes i'm
New Castle win face Serious propo-
sition-that of not being able to OBJ
thin house Unless some move in
the direction of building suitable
houses for the workngman is made by
.some it is probable that many Of the
new comers win be compelled to live
ir Wilmington.
ENGINE WORKED WELL.
MemIers of the Lenape Fire COM
pany took the steamer TO Delaware
street wharf Saturday afternoon and
gave 1t test Of lifting from the river.
The engine threw "a good stream and
proved to be in excellent condition.
While directing "a stream from the end
of the wharf the force of the water
coming through a section of the hose
caused the branch pipe TO get away
from the man who was holding H.
The pipe stuck on the wharf log and
"a piece Of the nozzle whoch had been
hrazed on broke Off and fell over
board. The test was in charge of
Engineer william Beckett and Fireman
John Doris.
SOCIAL.
Mr. and Mrs. William Smith, Of
l<irkwood, and their niece Miss Sarah
Shearer. spent yesterday as the guests
Of Mr. and Mrs Charles II. Shearer.
A number OF New Castle people will
lattend the dance to be given by the
soldiers at Fort Dupont this evening
Albert Wiswen and William Haus-
sum. OF Chester. spent yesterday with
! New Castle friends.
Ross j. Boston. who had charge of
the brick work at the Baldt Steel
! Casting Companys plant, was New
Castle visitor yesterday.
Members Of the New Castle Club
celebrated Easter In an appropriate
manner and entertained a number of
their friends.
The sporty Bachelors" will give
their annual Easter dance in the Arm-
lory this evening.
There were a large number OF Wis
| itors from Wilmington in this city yes
terday The principal point Of inter
est to them was the river front,
Mayor Evan G.. Boyd and Council
! men Jemison and Gallagher We're pres
ent at the pouring OF the first heat al
the Baldt steel Company on Saturday
| AT he home of Mr.. and Mrs. Zach
lariah Gemmil yesterday family rec
union was held. Those present beside
Mr. ana Mrs. Gemmil were: Mr.. and
Mrs w t. Myers, Lieutenant and Mrs
| Thomas E. Gemmll, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
shall Burris. Misses Annie and Carri.
| Gemmil Lewis Gemmll.
TUG McCAULLEY DAMAGED.
While cruising of the Delawar,
Capes yesterday the tug Samuel Me-
| lCaulley was struck by a heavy sea that
/ filed her with water. Her house was
lraised from the deck about foot and
she was otherwise damaged The sea
was shipped five miles seaward from
/ ICape Henlopen.
CAUGHT RUNAWAY TEAM.
After a chase of nearly one-fourtl
of mile across fields Joe Manni,
caught runaway team on the cause.
way. south OF this city yesterday Hl
then turned the animal about an,
found the driver William Chapman
Unconscious about n mile away on the
roadside. He took the man TO Keel
farm, where he was revived.