The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-06
LOCAL BREV!TIES.

Everything first-class at Poppleton's.
Miss Clarke of San Jose, Cal, is a
guest of DR.. and Mrs. Cooper.
The teachers for the Summer School
are beginning to pour into town.
Sproat and Moore contested for the
H. A. A c. in the sports yesterday.
The sugar-cane in the Kohala dis
trict is suffering for the want of rain.
A number of school teachers came
down on the Kinau to attend the Sum
mer School.
Meeting of the Woman's Board in
the parlors of Central Union Church at
2:30 p. N. today.
Miss E. E. Stansbury is spending a
week or so with Mrs. Wight at the
Wilder home, Waikiki.
Desky's steam launch Star won a
first prize in the water carnival Sat
urday night. This was omitted Mon
day morning.
Rev. and Mrs. Brine will occupy
President and Mrs. Dole's cottage at
Waikiki for one week, beginning the
last of this week.
Edward Pollitz & Co., commission
brokers, of 400 California street, San
Francisco, give particular attention to
the purchase and sale of Hawaiian SUI
gar stock.
The Honolulu people who went up
to Kahului to witness the races, re-
turned on the Kinau yesterday morn
ing. Some were feeling well, while
others were not.
Wray Taylor returned from Hilo on
the Kinau, whittier he went to assist
at the dedication of the new organ at
the Foreign Church. He also visited
the surrounding plantations.
Mr.. Charles Trowbridge, a we'll
known Olaa coffee planter, died at
Hilo June Both, and was buried the
next day He was Al years of age, and
leaves a widow and family.
The celebrated Fisher steel ranges
are still being handled with success
by the Hawaiian Hardware Company,
Limited. Read the stove talk in their
new advertisement today and reflect.
Mr.. Geo. S. Paterson, a gentleman
interested in coffee in India, was
through the Olaa district the past week
and says the outlook there for coffee is
excellent He was much pleased with
the district.
A young son of Geo. F. Renton,
manager of Kohala Sugar Company,
fell from tree last Wednesday, some
so feet from the ground. He struck
several branches, which saved him
from being seriously hurt.
Of tho
Pioneer Building and Loan Associa-
Commerce rooms Wednesday evening,
July 7th Three new directors are to
be elected at this meeting.
Among the arrivals on the Kinau
yesterday morning were Prof. j. &.
WATSON, J. w. Jones, Capt. j. Ross, j.
Waterhouse, J. K. Nahale, G. b.
Dwight, j. D. Holt, w. Norton, G. Da-
yid, w. Savidge, H. Vierra and others.
Last Friday the following item was
to be read on the blackboard outside
OF the Volcano stable, Hilo: steamer
Lehua passing Honomu, bound for Hi
10. with the American flag flying from
her mainmast" The joke lasted about
an hour.
In the races on Saturday, July Sd,
five out of six races entered were won
by riders of the Sterling bicycle.
careful inspection of this high grade
wheel is invited by the Household
Supply Department of Castle & Cooke,
Limited, Bethel street, above King.
The tourists by the Kinau for the
Volcano did not see any fire in the
crater, and as a consequence were
muoh disaDnOinted The news that the |
crater was active was a myth. Some
people say that Purser Beckley is re-
sponsible for the statement, but intend |
ed to say that the activity was at the
Hilo Church-not the Volcano.