The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-02-27
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The stock lately disposed Of by Mr.. S
Mott to the Pacific Hardware Co. has beer
removed from Mr.. Motifs store to Messrs
/ Dillingham; < Co.'S.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. John Magoon
took place yesterday afternoon from the
/ Bethel Church, of which the deceased has
been d member for some years.
Mr.. T. 4. Schaefer has had an ornamental
iron fence, with brick base, placed around
/ his residence in Nuuanu Valley. The work
was done by Mr.. George Lucas.
The supply of water in the reservoir for
the Of the city is daily growing less. and
/ economy u its use is the duty of all. There
/ is no water now flowing over Kapens Falls.
The wires Of the Mutual Telephone Com
| pamy now stretched from the cable, at
! the foot Of South street, through to King
street. The company expect to open their
! office April LIST.
! Mr Davidson, Of the Survey Bureau, was
| busted taking some measurements around
the burned lot on the corner of Fort and
Hotel streets, Yesterday with view to the
widening Of these streets.
Mr. E. P. Adams held his regular weekly
auction sale at his rooms yesterday. A mis-
cellaneous lot of goods, including groceries,
dry goods and small retailers stock, were
disposed of in small lots at medium prices
As soon as the necessary notices can be
given to fishermen and others, there will be
artillery practice at targets, already placed
The new guns now at the barracks will be
used for practice.
The Alameda sails tomorrow at noon,
sharp, the mail at the postoffiee closing at
10 o'clock and the late letter bag at
1880 A. M. Stamp and direct your letters
before dropping them into the Office. Some
forget to do so.
Mr. Adams will sell, at noon tomorrow,
some valuable property belonging to the
estate of the late Hermann Schreiver. The
homestead is situated in Nuuanu valley,
desirable lot on King street, and piece of
taro land a Kaukahoku, near the city.
Claims against the bankrupt estate of A.
W. Richardson & Co., to the amount of SILL
CSC 40, were proved before JUS tice Austin
yesterday, in the Supreme Court. Messrs.
w. c. Parke and George W. Smith were
elected assignees.
The new issue of Hawaiian pOstoffice
stamps of the value of ten cents is of light
brown color. 1t is probable that after they
come into use, for awhile at least, letters
and papers upon which they are affixed will
reach their destination minus the stamp, as
is always the case when new issue is first
used.
The little schooner Kapiolani, Myers,
master, will probably sail to-day on trad
ing voyage to the Gilbert Islands (Which, it
may be remarked, are not in the F" South
Seas y. The Kapiolani is only II tons
register, but is very handy vessel to work
amongst the coral lagoons of the group to
which she is bound.
Mr.. George Lucas has taken the contract
for replacing the sheets of plate glass in the
windows of the Hotel street front of Goo
Kim's store which were cracked by the
heat from the opposite buildings in the fire
of January 21st. Each plate will be by
feet, and cost about S100. They are to
be replaced at the cost Of the Liverpool,
London and Globe Insurance Company, with
whom the building is insured.