The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-09-16

18th of Augustine very day he
landed In Honolulu the second time.
| Mr. Whitney came to meet him at
the wharf and welcomed him and
wife and child, and again engaged
him to work In the Polynesian office
Having worked IN that office until
about 1860, when MIR. Whitney gave
| up the management of the Polyne-
sian and built printing Office of his
| own, In which he first started and
| published the COMMERCIAL ADvER-
TIsER as weekly paper. During the
first week Of its issue / left the gov
eminent Office and joined the com
posing staff Of the ADVERTISER, re-
naming In that Office until 1868.
During 1860 the Queens hospital
was built, and from that place to
Punahou college president Beck
with, now pastor of the new and
magnificent church known as the
Central Union Church of Honolulu,
the Waikiki plains, on which not
house nor blade OF grass was visi-
bic, and large number of the resi-
dences in Honolulu were thatch
houses, aud only one brick building
the Makee block-in which G.. r.
Bishop opened the first bank, with
Johnny Patty as chief clerk; his
father, at this time, Capt. Patty, was
commander of the bark Frances
Palmer, who was afterwards honored
with the title OF commodore, because
of his numerous successful passages
between Honolulu and California;
his rival being the old time-hOnored
Capt. Jim" Smith, of the clipper
bark Yankee.
In 1863 Alick Bolster, with his
wife aud six children, took his de-
parture for Sydney, n. S. w, in the
bark Fetiscl, in company with Capt.
Milne and family. After arriving at
Sydney he took employment In the
Sydney Morning Herald office-Hon.
John Fairfax proprietor, Rev. John
West editor-where he remained for
eighteen years.
In 1881 MIR. Bolster, with his wife
and seven children, returned TO
Honolulu, and took employment
again in the ADVERTISER Office, j. H
Black proprietor. After five weeks
illness his wife died, and is now laid
In her final resting place alongside
Abraham (who accidentally met his
death at the age of % years., and q
daughter z years of age.
In the meantime the ADVERTISER |
changed hands, next becoming the
property of Hon. Walter NJ. Gibscn
and his son in law Mr.. Fred. Il. !
Hayselden. During this time the
first daily came into existence, with !
Alick Bolster as foreman, who made /!
up the first number of the present /
DAILY PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADvER- !
TIseR. Another change OF proprietor
ship took place.. g. Macfarlane !
81 Co. proprietors, r. j. Creighton, |
Esq, editor. After this change, Mr. |
Bolster went to work for Mr.. Robert |
Grieve, where he remained for some |
time
The ADVERTISER again changed |
hands, then becoming the property |
of Claus Spreckels q Co., and pub
lished in the present Office. Finally,
the proprietorship of the ADVERTISER
again changed, and is now owned by
the Gazette Publishing Company,
MIR. III. NJ Whitney manager and
last, but not least, Alick Bolster is
working at the case as full hand"
at the age of 81 years on the Sth of
1893.
La conclusion, he wishes everybody
TO know that he is a loyal British |
subject, and faithful supporter of !
the annexation of these islands with |
the great and grand Republic of
America.