The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-16
FROM FAIR HlL0
Road Builders Show Increased
Activity.
HOTEL IN HIL0 TOWN ASSURED
Social Club Give Enjoy
able Dancing Party.
Runaway Accident-Mr. Alfonso
Deals in Beer and Soda Water.
Fined $50.

HILO (HawaiD, Nov. 14th.-Those
awarded contracts for building the sew
eraI new roads around HilO are losing
no time in getting to work. A liberal
bonus is offered for gain over the linn
it of time This inducement is evil
IDENTIFY an incentive to speedy work,
and without doubt these roads will be
completed in a surprisingly short pc
riod. ]. r. Wilson, who has the con-
tract for portion of the Kaumaua
road, has put his steam roller and
rock crusher to work, so as to expedite
matters there. George H. Williams
and Mr.. Gamieleson have active gangs
on their stretch of road building above
Mr. Wilson's piece.
J. P. Amaral began on the fulfillment
of his contract this week. He is al
lowed Is months for the construction
of seven and a half miles of road into
Puma, being a continuation of the road
built by prison labor three miles be-
yond the nine-mile post on the Vol
cano road. The new highway is to
cut through the most valuable coffee
and agricultural lands in Puma District.
The local road board is attending to
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 it is stated that it will
be many months before the actual
work of widening that thoroughfare
will be begun.
Some time ago it was thought the
a dead letter, but it has been learned
this week that arrangements for the
erection of such valuable addition to
the town are being perfected by the
agents of Mr.. Spreckels, the owner of
the property at present occupied by
the old structure.
One of the most interesting baseball
games of the season was played last
grounds, between the Hilos and Holo-
muas. A most enthusiastic crowd of
spectators was present, and the shouts
and cheers could be heard all over
town. The Hilos won by a score of
II to 9.
The Social Club gave dance at
Firemens Hall Thursday evening,
which proved to be one of the most
successful affairs of the season. About
IS couples participated, and quartet
of native musicians furnished most
music, so that the dancers
gave up regretfully long after the us
ual hour for concluding such affairs.
The Juvenile Dancing Club, in
charge of Miss Severance and Miss
Guild, meet every Tuesday afternoon;
and how they do enjoy their practice!
At a meeting of the Hilo Library and
Reading Room Association, Frank L.
was elected secretary, vice |
Rev. Mr.. Baptise, resigned. No other |
change in the officers for the ensuing
year was made. A proposition to rent |
4 portion of the new building when |
to help defray expenses was |
freely discussed and met with APPROX |
H.
1loyed by the Volcano Stables, drove !
,ut to G. Affonso's place, at the Hilo |
approach to Waiakea bridge, and arous- |
ng the proprietor from his slumbers, |
,alled for a bottle of beer, which was |
handed him. AS he paid for the liquor |
wo policemen, who had accompanied !
Tim. stepped in and arrested the nom
licensed LIQUOR seller. Next morning |
,Ir. Alfonso plead guilty before Judge |
Iapai and was sentenced to pay fine |
# $3.50 and costs. After enriching the |
reasury of the Government for the
mount stated he returned to his soda
water joint and sold ice-cOld lemon
de and other cooling beverages.
An exciting runaway occurred on
thursday, which ended without disas-
er. however. As the delivery boy for
IobsOn's Soda Works left his wagon
o deliver a box of sOda-water, a small
10Y rushed down the road past the
nhitched animal, dragging a long CO.
oanut PLAN leaf The affrighted ami
nal bolted straight down Waianuenne
treet and into the barn without doing
he slightest damage. For a time it
OOked as if he owned the town.
A number of guests at the hotel, to-
ether with their friends, enjoyed an
IIOIuldl muSlcdIe IdSI SATURDAY eNeu-
lg. Mr.. WitkOwski, of San Francis
o, an excellent viOlinist, was accom-
anied by Mr. Peck, of Olaa, as fine
either player as the Islands can boast
f. A few splendid banjo solos were
lso hugely appreciated by all present.
Miss Guild has removed with the
rec public kindergarten to rooms in
be Portuguese Protestant Church,
here she eXDectS TO remain until more |
uitable quarters can be made availa-
le
Miss McCord, the new assistant pri-