New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-29
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.

Henry B. F. mcfarland. president Of the Board
Of Commissioners OF the District OF Columbia had
considerable fun at the expense Of Brooklyn in an
after dinner speech that he made last week at the
dinner in celebration Of the hfeth anniversary Of
the Brooklyn Young Mems Christian Association.
Il had a hard time getting here he said No
,,o5v in New-York or New-Jersey. somehow or
other seemed TO be able TO direct me. Finally
somebody pointed out boat. on the side of which
was painted the word Annex. and they said: That ma,
botanical name for Brooklyn: men ashsd ilo oS
~ -eDlied: F7y their fruits ye shall know them
You will find Oranges and Plneapples ana JoIa-
1,5o ~ the guests at the dinner st. Clair
- 49, booT1fnF ex-President Grover Cleveland
FOR third term The dinner took place beiore ne
which the latter declined to CONSIDER another noun
patton for the PresidsnG ~, No9ooy a. 1e was re
ferring when he spoke OF tne man 49, - he
next President"
Illustrating the extreme liberties that some pub
II. sneakers especially ministers. sometimes take
S. departing from their subjects or texts the Rev
Or Lyman Abbott told this the other day;
A young boy came home from church one Sunday
and his father proceeded to ASK nm 9desl iS
vague and unsatisfactory. and finally the father
asked me o9y N1 ~, aid sthe whole trouble is
sais-the minister had text but If his text hag
had smallpox his sermon Would not nave eausli' It.
The following is pretty rough on the good old
keystone State and from one Of her sons. too
One Of Uncle Sans tack tars had mbibed so free
Ia on shore leave that he unable to steer his
course back to the navy yard. Having run afou
a policeman and been towed TO the AdaTns-st sta
tion and rnoored alongside the desk. the sergeant
Were YOU born in the United states? asked the
seT Eelo sn,r~
The sergeant was surprised. because The pTi so
looked like an American. so he asked the
rs,- lin -4a saqilo
NO. shr was born in Pennsylvania
After eighteen years service in the National
Guard OF the State Captain Charles B. Baldwin,
commander Of the Second Signal Corps, has sent
his resignation TO Major General Charles F. Roe.
and asked for fun and honorable discharge.
Captain Baldwin one Of the charter members
OF the corps. and was mustered into the service
December J. 1855 and attained TO the head of the
organization upon the resignation Of Captain, now
Major Frederick 7. Leigh in June. 1899. Pressure
OF business duties compels him TO leave the ser
vice. Lieutenant Elliot Bigelow, jr- will be Sc
iected 20 succeed him. Lieutenant Bigelow was in
charge Of the detachment that took part IN the
soint army and navy manosEvres on the coast OF
Maine last summer The efnolent state IN WniSh
Captain Baldwin leaves the signal corps may be
indicated by the fact that at recent inspection
one was in cuba another III in Connecticut, and
The third detained by the serious Illness OF a
member Of his family
Next Thursday the question whether the PROPOSE
ton 20 construct hanging gardens" back Of
Columbia Heights VIII be carried out viii be
definitely settled by the Local Board Of Public I'm
provement OF the Heights District The general
public had supposed that the plan OF building
novel public park and esplanade back OF the old
houses IN Columbia Heights above Furman-st.
and looking out over the harbor had been dropped.
The idea is an excellent one. and II carried out,
would give Brooklyn the most novel park in the
country. no objections TO amount to anything
have been received from the owners Of the fine
old houses back OF which the proposed park
would be. The only serious objection is one OF
expense. II being estimated that the would
be Sl.5oc00. The retaining wall which now keeps
the Heights from slipping into Furman-st. would
have 10 be entirely rebuilt IN order TO stand the
greatly increased strain. II has been suggested
that II the Improvement Is carried out. IL would
he an excellent idea 20 in Beecher Park
fp memory q Henry Ward Beecher. the idea for
q park HE memory IN the block surrounding
Plymouth Church having been given up.