The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-12-18
Unusual Number of Law-Breakers
Before the Courts.
MILLS GETTING READY TO GRIND.
Library Association In New Quarters.
Society Movements-Street Improve
ments-Competition In Soda Manu-
facturing-Santiago Arrives-Notes.

HILO (Hawaii), Dec. 15,-This has
been a busy week in the Hilo courts.
An unusual number of law-breakers
have been brought to trial. John
Kerrigan, a white man, once a noted
jockey all over the islands, was called
to answer a charge of stealing barley
and saddle from the livery stable of
J. r. Wilson. He plead guilty and
was sentepced to labor on the road for
nine months in addition to being fined
S27 and costs Of court. Dennis Ma
chado, proprietor of the Hilo stables,
who was charged with the same offense
was given a preliminary hearing
Owing to the absence of a court inter
prefer, his case was postponed until
Monday morning.
The driver of Wilson's bus, who
caused the accident to John Kaae, the
drayman, has been charged with furi-
Gus driving, but not yet arraigned. It
is thought the case will be settled out
of court. A number Of other cases of
furious riding have come to the notice
of the court this week. 1t is about
time something was being done to-
ward the checking of needless riding.
For months it has been the practice of
some school boys to ride up and down
| Waianuenue street at 8 furious rate of
speed just at the time when the school
children are going to and coming
| from school. 1t is really marvellous
that no fatalities have occurred among
the tiny tots that wend their way to
and from the kindergarten, more
especially. However, this careless
riding is not confined to school boys.
We have a few residents on the hill
who seemingly find it necessary to
ride at an unusually fast-hying gait at
all times, and hope some day the
police will make it their business to
notify one white man in particular
! that it would be we'll for him and the
rest of us if he would reduce his pace.
At present there are thirty-two
prisoners at work on the Hilo-Hama-
kua road, all in charge of Jailer Stark,
two guards and two lunas.
Our neighboring plantations are
getting ready for grinding sugar. The
| first sugar will be taken from Wal
naku and Waiakea by the bark San
tiago, which arrived from San Fran
cisco today. Hakalau plantation will
not be ready before the middle of
January.
A new enterprise has been insti-
tuted at Hakalau. Norman Lyman,
who has been employed by the Hilo
Soda Works for some years, will have
charge of a branch business for the
company at that place. The company
intends putting in machinery and
stock complete for making soda there.
Mr.. LYMAN will also open butcher
shop TOR the Central Meat Market OF
Hilo, OF which r. A. Lyman, Jr., is
proprietor. Competition in the soda
business is growing rife. Hilo has two
establishments of the kind now, and
It is said q third will soon be ready for
business.
George Weight, who went to Homo
lulu last week to consult with the
owners Of Kahuku plantation, has
sent word of his acceptance OF the
management of that plantation. Mr..
Weight has been in the employ OF the
Opomea Sugar Company for number
OF years, and his many friends here,
while they congratulate him upon
advancement, will regret to see the
departure of himself and family.
The rooms of the Hilo Library AS
sociation, pleasantly located in the
Spreckels block, are now open to the
public as a reading room. On the
tables are to be found a great number
of popular magazines, while on the
shelves are nearly two thousand vol
umes of standard books, to which, it
is hoped, many new ones will be
added. Mrs. Stephens is IN charge
temporarily
The uew five-foot board walk from
the corner of Front and Waianuenue
streets 10 the wharf is certainly great
improvement ami al added conve-
ui-nce TO the public.
The Misses Porter entertained the
HIlo Social Club last Thursday even
ing at the home of Mr. AMI Mrs. w. >.
Terry. The evening was pleasantly
spent IL social chat and listening 10
some splendid music. Delicious edi
bles and drinhables were served.
On Friday evening, the 18Th, the
bone Of Mr.. aud Mrs. a. B. Loeben-
stein was the scene of very jolly
party, the place was brilliantly
;llumiLated aud most ta-tefulIy de-
corate,l nu1er the efficient manage
ment Of Arthur Richardson, who had
the party in charge. During the
eveuiCg band OF native boys station
ed on the verauda di-coursed sweet
music Several games with cards