Evening journal., 1912-10-15
NEWSY DOINGS
OF new CASTLE
Former Resident With Old
Friends After 50 Years
AbSenCeFrOm Town
ESTABLISH CONVENT ON
BALbT HOME SITE SOON

special 10 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-
denca had been sold to the Sisters OF
ST. Francis. The property is located
at Fifth and Delaware streets and the
rreat big rooms with the finest fur-
nishings in the city are admired. A
big porch surrounds the house on
three sides while twenty-foot grass
sward 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 arc arranged the transfer OF
the property will be made and the
Baldt family will remove. Daniel NC
Caughan. who married Miss Bertha
Baidt several months ago, has gone 70
Lewiston, Pa, where he has accepted
The price paid for the Baldt prop
erty is not made public. The remou-
cling of the property after being pur-
chased by Mrs. Baldt when added
to the cost of the building brought
it's price up to nearly $l0,OOO.
Among the visitors TO New CAS-
tie Yesterday was Joseph Patterson,
who at one time was an operator mere
for the Western Union Telegraph
Company He left here in 1881 ana
has followed the sea. At one time al
ter returning from the Mediterran-
can he took a trip up the Mississippi
and while at dinner a man on the
other side of the table said the seem
erv reminded him of Delaware. Pat
I fFfrsf,a n
ed what part OF Delaware he had
reference too. Patterson. was sur
prised when the man said his home
was New Cast e and that his name
was Lancaster Mr.. Patterson made
many inquiries regarding the boys
and girls of fifty years ago with whom
he ayed or went to McFarhn s
woods on the annual Sunday school
picn cs. He will leave New YORK TO-
day on another trip to the Mediter-
ranean sea.
Manager John McDevitt last even
inc succeeded in arranging a footba
ga for Saturday with the st. John 8
team of Wilmington. st. Peter s
team knows It has a st.n proposition
To go up AGAINST when 1t tickles st
JOINS. but the sturdy New Castle
PLAYERS expect to put up a gilt edged
eane
me- Italian residents Of the city
ehrated Columbus day yesterday
Fvery Italian in the city quit WORK
ana io'ned in the celebration The
r.er employed by the Amber Davis
Company who were az work on the
49, cts quit when they heard the
rains of the band and joined in tht
parade The paraders marched unit
9 O'Clock. Fireworks and red hr'
we're in evidence. The Italian work
men on the railroad had their dinin'
car decorated with Italian and Amer
icon flags.
TIE Rev. A. J. Henry, pastor Of Mt
Salem NJ. e. Church, has arranged
TO- an OK roast at Battery Park OF
October &C. The roast Will begin a.
10 o'clock in the morning and dur
ir - the afternoon and evening th'
Frithian band will furnish music
Several ministers from the Delaware
Conference and laymen Will deliver
addresses MIR Henry expects BOOT
persons to be present.
Money was in demand at the meet
ing OF the Citizens Building ant
Loan Association last night, in FAC
more money being borrowed thar
was paid in dues. There are Others
in the city who contemplate buying
homes and will borrow money from
the association.
The schooner Z. Starr Jones whicf
collded with the steamer Brand OF
Saturday night was towed to Phila
delphia yesterday for repairs.