New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-29
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
Little Incidents of EUery Day Life
in the City OUer the RaOer.

-brss -o-,a n, the memorial windows Illustrating
historical subjects will be Unveiled In Flyhouln
Church on the Sunday after next Like the others
fhey are the work of ]. & R Lamb. OF Manhattan
The windows represent Henry Ward Beecher
soeakins at Exeter Hall. London, on behalf OF the
federal government; Abraham Lincoln standing oy
a table on which the Emancipation Proclamation
Hes and finally group which consists OF Harriet
Beecher Stowe. Emma Willard. Mary Lyon ana
Catherine Esther Beecher. The topics OF tie pct-
ures are: The Champion The Enaancipstor and
The Educators
Tha Italians Who 1--we IN the colony IN Union
rreet have the most dangerous @ay Of giving
alarms Of fire any Of the national esements that
10 to make up this cosmopolitan town The other
day this WAS illustrated in manner that was
more convincing than satisfying. A fire broke out
IN one OF the fats the neghbOrhood early IN the
morning. Some in the building stuck his head
out of the window and screamed, Fire.! The
tenants or eeh side Of the burning house inr1e-
sfnteiy seized their reyolvers and began fuslade
furo TIE crowded street. The people the other
SIDE Of the way made up their minds that their
eatadeIs were about TO be taken by storm They
sot their guns, TOO and in moment the cartridges
were popping all along the block on both sides OF
the way. Meanwhile some person had turned in an
sIsr4n OF the ordinary kind and the hreInen had
Responded The had also arrived from the
nesghbori-s police stations Though the fire could
be seen blazing briskly above the roof of the
coo1ned building the hremen ard the police halted
ct tie corners in Bullets whistling In
every direction and the street deserted as it
is q: midnight After hundred shots had
been fred the Italians finally realized that they
defeating the very end which they wished to
achieve ard ceased shooting The fire had obtained
such Roadway while the fire fighters lodging
the bullets practically destroyed the build
Ing before It could be extinguished.
The children and adults Of the New Utrecht Sec
tion Joined interesting ceremony last wednes-
day. 1t the 18th celebration Of the erection OF
reared In I7e3- Its immediate successor raised
In 1854. and the present pole put up in 1867 It
st=nos on the grounds OF the New Utrecht Re-
formed Church, 18th eve1ue and S4th street The
ro4e originally Of a ship In 1866 it was
found floating in SheePshead Bay and towed
around Coney Island 10 Bath Beach, where It was
handed and hauled to its present site The celebra
lion WI be held annually hereafter under the
auspices OF the New Utrecht Liberty Pole Associa-
tiOn. which was organized in October.
The Eo-cslled Scent doctors Of Brownsville
have got 70 go, That is the determination OF
the INSTRUMENTATION Society," which has lust
been organized by medical of the vicinity TO
upheld the dignity Of their profession According
70 Secretary David Katz who largely responsible
Tor the formation OF the society the end VIII be
schieEed by compelling the doctors TO stop max
ting tcent calls and organizing scent socie-
teaN de said yesterday: There are many doc
tors cut here who would ike TO charge the regular
prices for their visits and cannot do SO because of
these scent doctors who do not gain ANYTHING
by their methods. who cheat other doctors ont Of
their legitimate business and hurt the profession
generally. The doctors who come over here from
other countries. IN order 10 gain large practice
tsks ordinary cases for cents each This only
hurts the dignity OF the profession and does not
eeoeat the physicians materially in the least Then
again. there are druggists who give presents TO
their customers" So far ffty-two physicians of
tie section have Joined the society and many
others have sgnihed their intention Of becoming
members The organization has been regularly in
coTDorsted.
Some seven hundred '-newsies" got free Thanks
giving dinners Thursday at q restaurant in
Myrtle avenue. the Borough Hall About half
the seats IN the place for them from
eftanooa- 4 long line OF youngsters hand
when the doors opened One boy attracted especial
sttenton He had evidently never eaten turkey
knd when he received his plate he viewed II sus-
oicously. After a moments contemplation he
pushed II aside and turned his attention the
bread and butter and coffee, unlimited supply
a. which vas furnished when the cranberry sauce
wa Brought he apparently considered it a concoc-
nnr OF red Ink. for he left IT untasted and looked
pitssnsly AZ his comrades who were taking their
chances with Il His greatest disgust and indigna-
uon were aroused by the plum pudding which was
served with brandy sauce He picked t1p the dish
smiled at its contents and exclaimed:
"Boozei"
HE next-door neishDor Observed his actions with
surprise and amusement
DO you want itq' ne asked and shoved IN.
plsse TO him end made smother raid on m.
bread and butter.
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