New-York tribune., 1903-07-05

Wnlte HIalnS weekly.
'"The Skaneateles Weekly Blast is certainly
outdOne in rural frankness by a weekly effort In
our own FIatbush district. which Is well within
| the greater NewYork circle. A recent issue
| leads off with this choice bit Of gossip:
| Who carried the widow up the stoop3
In quick succession these paragraphs follow:
| She insists on singing You'll Be Sorry When
I'm Gone" while mother prefers humming I'm
Wearing My Heart Away for You" The sing
| ing lasts until II midnight. and the location is
immateriaL Great Scot, if they would only give
/ the neighbOrS a rest!
II would be well for some Flatbush youths to
remember that fancy hat does not always re-
veal magnitude of brains.
Tommy c., the Mayor of PigtOwn i5 very
proud of the gold medal he won at the Italian
celebration in Williamsburg.
A large tent has been erected on Ocean Park
way and East Seventh-st.. where Dr. Parker.
the painless dentist" is giving an interesting
exhibition of his skill.
Thus does Flatbush refuse TO give up her sweet
individuality and protest against being lost
| the greater city shuttle.
Staten Island. with its acres Of virgin wood
land. scores Of farms and more ten acre tracts
than one count. is perhaps enough excuse
for the existence of genuine country newspapers
Fence and barn paintings. to the color.
still chrOnicled faithfully. The evening visit of
| a family TO neighbOr across the road is still
news item. Every party is a pleasant time
The South Baptist Church is repairing and
painting its meeting house.
a number of Elks visited Brother hi. S. Full
man. of ROseviIle. Sunday. and had pleasant
time
The firm of saIz & Steiner will close to-day at
noon in memory of the brave.
Several large catches of weakish have been
The Ladies' of Bethel Church will hold a straw
berry and ice cream festival on Thursday even
ing June t. Admission 10 cents; strawberries
-
The shoe sociabIe held by members of the
Eastern Star at the home of Mrs Kugler last
week was success. There large attend
anCe.
And what could be Of greater local interest
than the fact that
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. L Onhardi spent Saturday ard
Sunday with her sister. Mrs. Charles Colon.
OF the thousands of Manhattanites who visit
Coney Island every fine day. few ever learn that
the resort. which is just as much part Of New
York as Fffth-ave. and Twenty third-st has its
own newspapers There is a certain raciness
about many of the news paragraphs which is
| typical Chorus girls and the women Of the
dime museums regularly appear in the society
column. The space devoted TO churches is ex-
tensive.
| The editors intimate terms with the
Coney Island show girls. or these paragraphs
do not mean what they say.
Babe Lowrie is also on the job there and seems
quite natural Seems like II was only yesterday
that she went away. Looks quite the same and
Is doing the same routine work Time for
that child to make a change
The person of the end who is known as Daisy
Allen has taken collar and elbow hold on the
place. and looks as if She did not intend TO give
over. Strong minded girl that
With a gold tooth Offering and some songs and
dances as side issue, Lille Fay is charming
the habitues of the VolkeS. Nice too.
dream in blue. wearing a smile that reminds
one of the kind that won't rub off Grace Bel
mont Is doing a series of song stunts this week
that would indicate her being retained. Hope
she gets her hope.
The COney cop" is either friend or enemy OF
the beach scribe. and is treated accordingly:
The quintette OF "hawkshaws." Snyder. Mat
theWS. BOhnke. Woodruff and ROurke are hav-
Ing strenuous time in their jobs. but new
ertheless. are making more than gCH1."
There Is a cop in this precinct who says II
took an oath four days ago to do me juty and
III not stand for any Immortality on me post"
Wonder II he doesn't mean something else2
Since Billy KONG went to work in the Bay
nothing has been heard of him at all Either
the Bay Is a sleepy place or else KOnig has re-
tired Vas ist?
The saloon element comes in for due notice. an
these show:
There's a couple Of new drinks in towr ana