New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-07
BOROUGH GOSSIP
Arrangements for Election-At-
tractive School Yard.

Probably the mos; attractive puoho
school yard TO be found In brooRi5h -
that OF No. I25. IN Irving avenue. oet~esh
Wiloushby avenue and Scyoam s"e@
Owing 10 the interest taken In the sfoohos
by Paul Alas the janitor. sno the pupii'
of the school the Improvement mas oeen
made possible. For the most part 'ie
grounds about the public schools are moi
particularly attractive The jahsors Aio
rot chosen because OF their artistic taste OF
aesthetic sensihinties. but now ana theh =
man .-e;s in who has these additional Quah-
.so.t;o,,e That he does not go unsppre-
c,a,sd when he appears is the tesumohs
a NJ Alas When asked the other day
8, rs flowers were not molested by the
PUPILS he said:
..r,,, can see that they can get into the
srden without climbing the fence The
cbjdren regard this their own. and they
x-uard IL II stranger were seen In here
4, would so hard with him 1 couldn
hav.. done this without their cooperation
tn protecting IL"
MOI only are there flower beds in the
yards. but vines climb on trellis over the
doorway ard bloom, in boxes-provideo oS
the teacher OF wood carving and his pupils
on the window hedges. On each SIDE inc
front entrance are plots 20 by 20 leet'
and in the centre Of each is flower pea
bearing the number Of the school oulliieu
In flowers Besides, the yard boasts d
grapevine. and along the front are 'ei1
young naples that were contributed oS
Park Commissioner Kennedy on Alooi
Day last year.
The old WASHINGTON willow, al 50 street
and Fifth avenue, which blew GOWN on
June IS will not be entirely forgot'eh oS
the coming generation Of BrooklSnites'
Soon after the report OF the oo"nhaH
spread through the borough souvenir hunt-
ers hurried TO the spot for DTS OF "oou
but The park authorities got there nrst aiiu
removed all the sprouts that could De iouiio
available for planting. These were placeo
about the greenhouses and the lake III
Prospect Park and are dong We'll Inc
souvenir hunters had to content IheHi-
selves with chunks of wood from the TRUNK
This has since been largely carried away
piecemeal.
The New York State Retail Grccers' As
sociation, which has membership OF seven
hundred in this borough, Will hoio i1 HI
nuel convention here next week Inc BOY
sions will begin on Monday at the Imperial
Fulton street and Red Hook Lane They
will continue four days. Among other
-hines officer. Will be elected for the COM
ing wear The principal topic to be dis
cussed probably will be the short weight
campaign. According to Henry c. Christ
eau. secretary Of the local branch OF the
association no member OF the organization
has been accused OF giving short weights.
He said the other day:
Fer the last twenty years We have been
preaching against cheating. Scarcely
meeting is held without the subject being
brought up and discussed. The fact that
none Of our members has fallen foul OF
the officials shows that our talks have
borne fruit
TIE preliminary arrangements for the
coming election in Brooklyn are being rap
idly put into shape by John E Smith, Com
missioner OF Elections One important
change will be in connection with the hours
on which the polls Will be open on primary
day. Tuesday, September b. Heretofore
they have been open from to p m This
wear they will open one hour earlier. 1 he
registration days will be Monday ana Iues-
day october 10 and II, and Saturday ano
Monday October 10 and Ia. The hours lof
registration viii be from g N. to 10 P m
on each OF the four days Election 1ails on
November s.
Party conventions for nominating state
officials must meet before October 3. Ger
tifCates of nomination for the judiciary
and for state officials must be filed between
Se9tember . and October 9 by the parties
The independents have five days more.
Party nominations for local candidates must
10. fled between October and IA. although
the independents have five days more. III
the case Of the state officials nominations
must be filed with the Secretary OF state
The others are flied with the Board OF Elec-
tiUnS.
4 new election district map Of the Dor
ough has been completed, changing many
OF the old boundary lines. Last year the
irregular boundaries led to much unpleas-
antness. Several well known people OF
FIarbush were arrested on the charge OF
trying TO register Illegally and were
arraicned In court, much to their humiha-
ton. although their annoyance ceased there
List wear the total enrolment IN Brooklyn
was 2353o6 OF this number S7,2S were en-
rolled az Republicans and 120.0l9 as Demo
Gratis The Independence League had 6,Ul
aaflercnts; the Socialists, 2,654,and the Pro-
htbitionists. Oh Last year the cost for the
elections amounted TO s9i.ojS