The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-27
LOCAL BREVITIES

Camacho's.
Regular weekly session of the Com
missioners of Education at 2:3O p. m.
today
Regular convention of Oahu Lodge,
No. y, K. OF P, tonight, for work in
first degree.
Miss Widdifeld and Miss Katryn
Widdifield returned from Maui on the
Kinau yesterday morning.
The British Benevolent Society will
hold it's annual meeting on Monday ev-
ening, May 31st, at the Arlington, at
8 o'clock.
At 10 a. IN. today, at Luce's sales
rooms, Queen street, will be sold at
public auction a lot of new furniture,
ferns, palms, iron safe, etc.
F. w. Aver, of Bangor, Me-, who is
one of the best known philatelists in
the world, recently sold single stamp
of Hawaiian issue of 1851 for $1,000.
Captain HingIey, of the Citizens
Guard, made 42S, instead of Az, in
the medal shoot now going on. This
of course, entities him to a gold medal.
Joseph MaTsden is at present rusti-
eating at Highland Springs, near San
Francisco. His health has improved,
and he has gained % pounds in weight
Mrs Peck and child, Mrs. NJ. n.
Sanders and daughter, Miss Berg
strom and Mrs BackUs. left for San
Francisco on the r. p. Rithet yester-
day.
Tickets are selling rapidly at Wall,
Nichols Company for the dramatic en-
tertainment, TO be given at st. Louis
College on Saturday night. Popular
prices.
Campbell avenue, which faces the
mauka end of Gear & Dortch's Kapio-
lani tract, has been graded. There is
large gang of men grading the other
streets.
The third and last session of the
annual meeting of the Medical Associ-
alton of Hawaii will be held in the Y.
NJ. c. A. building at o'clock this
evening.
w. p. O'Brien was arrested Tuesday
night on the charge of gross cheat. His
case came up in the Police Court yes
terday morning, but was continued
until today.
Our goods are priced according to
what they cost, regardless of other
dealers, and they say" we are so per
cent under the market. See for your
self. Sturdevant's.
Owing to the luau for the benefit of
Kapiolani Maternity Home taking place
on the afternoon of June 5th, the U.
s. s. Philadelphia reception to the
public has been postponed until June
18th.
The cricket meeting, set for last
night, was postponed until this even
ing, on account of the inability of sew
eral members to attend. The hour is
o'clock, and the place the Arlington
parlors.
Score cards for the ball games are
made up from batting lists, furnished
by the captains of the mines. If they
choose to change the list when the
teams are on the ground, the fault is
with them, not the publishers of the
score cards.
The school children's concert, under
the direction OF Mrs. Tucker, will be
given in Y. NJ. c.. A. hall this evening.
No one with time at his or her disposal
should miss the treat, as the various
numbers will be well worth the while
listening to.
Kerr's sale of latest importation of
dress goods. The store is. located on
Queen street, and it costs nothing to
look at these goods. Agency for the
Domestic and Wheeler & Wilson sew
ing machines.
Joe Ferreira has sworn out war
rant for the arrest of Jack Ma, ma
tive. who he accused of having COM
mitted burglary in Allen e Robinson's
lumber yard a night or two ago. Ma
has disappeared, and the police are
looking for him.
XII Leong, an apparently insane
Chinaman, was arrested on Maunakea
street yesterday morning. He is I'M
able to talk. and has no idea as to
direction or anything else. He walked
into several telephone posts and
bumped his head severely
Among the arrivals from Maui and
Hawaii ports. on the Kfnau yesterday,
were: r. ID. Tenney, F. Davey, j. ).
Emerson. Geo. J. Ross, III. Wolters, G.
Kaiser. Hon. E Beard, w. NJ Temple
ton. W. H CornweIl, J. NJ Dowsett ana
wife. Rev s. L. Desha and others.
A Japanese was arrested yesterday
for investigation. 1t seems that on
Tuesday. friend of his had one of his
legs amputated by a Japanese surgeon
This was given into the hands of the
Japanese for burial but instead of that
the fellow took it to the Kalihi Fer
tiIiZer Works.
The oratoricaI contest for the prizes
offered by the Sons of the American
Revolution will take place June nth
All names of competitors must be
handed TO Rev d. P. Birnie. secretary
of the committee, on or before June
9TH. This extension of time has been
granted by the committee.
The members of Camn G C. WiltZe.