Evening journal., 1912-10-15
NEWSY DOINCS
OF new CASTLE
Former Resident With Old
Friends After so Years
AbSenCeFrOm Town
ESTABLISH CONVENT ON
BALDT HOME SITE SOON

snecial TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Oct. 15.-New Cas-
tie people In general read with inter-
est The item in THE EVENING JOUR-
MAI, Yesterday that the Baldt resi-
dence had been sold to the Sisters OF
ST Francis. The property is located
nj Fifth and Delaware streets and the
great big rooms with the finest fur-
nishings in the city are admired.
big porch surrounds the house on
three sides while a twenty-foot grass
svard runs the length Of the mansion.
In the rear is a large plot OF ground
where pear and walnut trees grow
and Weld prolific crops. AS soon as
details are arranged the transfer OF
4he property will be made and the
Baldt family will remove Daniel NC
Caughan. who married Miss Bertha
a-dt several months ago, has gone TO
Lewiston, Pa, where be has accepted
a position.
The price paid for the Baldt prop
ertv is not made public The remod-
cling of the property after being nur-
chased by Mrs. Baldt when added
To the cost of the building brought
its price up TO nearly $4,000
Among the visitors to New Cas-
tie veste day was Joseph Patterson,
who at one time was an operator here
FOR the Western Tn on Telegraph
Company He left here in 1880 and
has followed the sea. At one time al
tef returning from the Mediterran.
ean he took trip up the MISSISSIPPI
and 'whi at dinner a man on the
other side OF the table said the seen
cry reminded him OF Delaware. Pat
te N replied afiirmatively and ask.
ed what part of Delaware he had
reference too Patterson, was sur
prised when the man said his home
was New Cast and that his name
was Lancaster Mr.. Patterson made
many inquiries regarding the boys
and girls OF fifty years ago with whom
he aged or went to McFarlin
: woods on the annual Sunday school
picn cs. He will leave New York TO-
day Oh another trip to the Med.ter-
Manager John McDevitt last even.
ing succeeded in arranging footpa
game for Saturday with the st. John
team of Wilmington. st. Peter
team knows it has a stiff propositioI
to go UP against when IT tickies n'
Johns. but the sturdy New Castle
players expect to put up a gilt edge'
game.
The Italian residents pf the eitl
celebrated Columbus day yesterday
Every Italian in the city quit worl
and ioined in the celebration Tn
men employed by the Amber Davi'
Company who we're at work on th'
streets quit when they heard tn
strains OF the band and joined in tn
parade The paraders marched unit
q O'Clock. Fireworks and red mr.
we're ia evidence. The Italian work
men on the railroad had their dinin
car decorated with Italian and Amer
lean flags.
The Rev. A. J. Henry, pastor of M
Salem NJ. e. Church, has arrange
for an OK roast at Battery Park OF
October 26. The roast Will begin a
10 O'Clock in the morning and dur
inc the afternoon and evening Tn
Euithian band will furnish music
Several ministers from the Delawar
Conference and laymen will delive
addresses Mr. Henry expects 300
persons TO be present.
Money was in demand at the meet
ing of the Citizens Building an
Loan Association last night, IN fac
more money being borrowed tina
was paid in dues. Lhere are other
in the city who contemplate buyin
homes and will borrow money tror
the association.
The schooner E. Starr Jones whic
coll'ded with the steamer Brand o
Saturday night was towed to Phila
delphia yesterday for repairs.