The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-11-17
HOTEL IN HILO TOWN ASSURED
Social Club Give Enjoy,
able Dancing Party.
Runaway Accident-Mr. Alfonso
Deals in Beer and Soda Water.
Fined $50. Ill

HILO tHawaHl. Nov. I4th.-Those
awarded contracts for building the sew
eral new roads around Hilo are losing
no time in getting 10 work. 4 liberal
bonus is offered for gain over the lin
it Of time. This indueement is evil
IDENTITY an incentive 10 speedy work.
and without doubt these roads viii be
completed in 6 surprisingly short Pc
Rod J. r Wilson, who has the con-
tract for 8 portion Of the kaumaua
road has put his steam roller and
rock crusher 70 work. 50 as TO expedite
matters there George Il. Williams
and Nj. Gauieleson have active gangs
on their stretch OF road building above
NJ. Wilson's piece
!. P. Amzral began on The ful1llment
OF his contract this week. He is al
lowed Is months for the construction
OF seven and 2 half miles of road into
Puma being E continuation Of the road
built by prison labor three miles be-
yond the nine-miIe post on the Vol
cano road The new highway Is 10
cut through the most valuable coffee
and agricultural lands in Puma District.
The local road board is attending 10
the repairing OF some OF the town
streets and the greatly travelled Cocoa
nut Island road
Mr.. Baldwin has surveyed Waianue-
nue. street for the purpose Of widening
the same, but il is stated that il will
be many months before the actual
work Of widening that thorolghfare
viii be begun.
Some time ago il was thought The
building Of the new hotel had become
9 dead letter, but il has been learned
this week that arrangements for the
erection OF such g valuable addition TO
The town are being perfected by the
agents OF Mr.. Spreckels, the owner OF
the properly ar present occupied by
the old structure.
One OF the most interesting baseball
games OF the season was played last
Saturday Al the Eilo Boarding School
grounds. between the Hilos and Holo-
muas- 4 most enthusiastic crowd OF
spectators was present. and the shouts
and cheers could be heard all over
town. The HIios Won by 3 score OF
- TO 2.
On Monday evening e hackman en-
ployed by The Volcano Stables, drove
out TO c. Afonso's place. at the Hilo
approach 10 Wsiakea bridge. and arous-
ing the proprietor from his slumbers,
called for 2 bottle OF beer. which was
handed him. As he paid for the liquor
two policemen. who had accompanied
him. stepped IN and arrested the non
licensed liquor seller. Next morning
Mr.. Alfonso plead guilty before Judge
OF $50 and costs.
Miss Guild has removed with the
free public kindergarten 10 rooms in
the Portuguese Protestant Church.
where she expects 10 remain until more
suitable quarters can be made aTaila-
BILE
Miss MeCord, the new assistant pri-
mary teacher II Union School, arrived
Per Kinau. and assumed charge of her
division al once
Judge Hitchcock has opened his Of
fee OF the Circuit Court in the building
formerly occupied by Hitchcock & VIII
der as & Law Office, and ". A Hardy
IS & general business agenc!. The lat
ter have obtained desirable Office rooms
adjoining the Tribune Office on Bridge
street
Mr. Herbert Smith has succeeded Mr..
Cockburn as manager for T. H Davies
& Cos Eilo store.
B. F. Sehoen. OF the firm OF Rich
ards & Schoen, leaves per Kinau, en-
route for the Coast where he expects
70 remain several weeks, combining
business with pleasure.