New-York tribune., 1902-05-04
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.

| The first Sunday in May is known at Plymouth
| Church as Harvest sunday" II is the time when
special effort is made to get members 70 join the
| church This custom has been observed since 1S5S
| when. after the great revival OF that year i42
! members joined Plymouth Sometimes this Sunday
! is known the Nav festival The next highest
number Of members received was 2lS in 1873. From
| that time on the number fell off gradually until
! last year when Ill persons received by letter
and by confession Of faith. II thought that
this record could not be equalled this year. but the
SURPRISING it by one. To-day ll2 persons will be
sion of faith and thirty-hve by letter. some or
| these persons live in New-Jersey. and a number
come by letter several from churches OF other
denominations.
In this connection Or. Hills has a letter from
the Rev DR.. Lindsay Parker. rector of ST. Peters
Protestant Episcopal Church. over which he has
laughed a great deal II seems that two OF Dr.
Parker's flock asked for letters from ST. Peters
i 70 FIymioutn, he granted Them and also wrote a
the. the best Of terms; Dr Parker wrote Take good
year they Will be back in St Peters"
Supreme Court Justice William n. Dic5ey is
known the humorist OF the bench II there is
any humor be got out Of the testimony Jus
tice Dickey will probe around until ne gets il out
Not so long young lawyer founderins
around in his efforts eNtrcate himself from a
tangle in case he had before Justice Dickey
The Justice listened with much patience for
while but the young man. seeing that the stock
of patience was getting low thought it about time
10 make some excuses. So he began:
You see your honor 10 he perfectly frank with
procedure in cases Of this nature trust that
your honor will bear with me and advise me in the
Why, certdnly." replied Justice Dickey smiling
The face Of the young man began to tighten up.
ay Gn.y TO bs be shr9qded IN deepest gloom moment
you young man. is that you go and study law"
Tba
Army and Navy Club of Brooklyn. for many of the
members of the services duty at the navy yard
or Fort Hamilton members under a special
provision of the bylaws II is now proposed that a
honor of Rear Admiral Remey and Captain e. C.
Todd and the other officers of the cruiser Brooklyn.
which has Just returned from the Philippines II
it is decided to give the dinner Invitations will be
get together the largest gathering Of naval ON
GERS ever seen in Brooklyn.
Warren w Poore the aged recluse. who died in
his cuttered up little office No 1896 Court-st at
o'clock one morning last week had for years been
the mystery of the neighbOrhood. According 10 a
story which was generally believed Mr.. Poore was
at one time a wealthy business in Connecticut,
and account of his peculiarities became
estranged from his wife Unfortunate business
ventures took all his money, and he made scant
white hair and gray beard gave him the appear
aRGe Of prophet Pd and he was known ,1; as the
companions were a dog and parrot. When he
to the door and attracted the attention Of a pO-
iceman. but when an ambulance arrived he re-
fused 10 allow the surgeon TO take him To the hos
pital So he carried back into his dingy ROOM
where he died. The following day a handsomely
dressed woman visited the store and made arrange
ments for the @ old man n burial RAJ she did not reveal
daughter. the wife Of prominent physician.
To-day the Brooklyn Homing Pigeon Club has its
first race of the season. The distance is one hun
dred miles and the birds will be liberated at 8
o'clock In tha morning. The first bird to arrive