The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-07-30
new WATER PIPES
Hilo's Water Supply Will
Soon Be Increased.
Activity in Building and General
Construction-Larg Number
Of Tourists in Town.

various branches Of building, roa
construction, real estate transaction
and general traffic in and around Hilo
giving the district the appearance o
a lively business center. New builu
ings are in course Of erection, unde
Contractor Pratt, on the corners o
Waianuenue and Bridge streets. Worl
Is progressing on the land secured by
Hackfeld q Co for a lumber yard
The store. in charge of Messrs. Ro,
dick and Humburg. is earning an ex.
1ensive trade. W. c. Peacock & Co
have opened a branch wholesale liquor
store opposite Volcano stables, and il
petitions for retail liquor licenses
avail anything. Hilo will have cou-
pie Of additional saloons.
Several pieces Of land have been
sold in Greater Hilo." Captain Fitz-
gerald, J. D. Kennedy and E. z. Rich
ards being the purchasers, all of whom
intend building on their lots as soon
Is the roads are completed around
their property Captain Fitzgerald
bought a lot in villa Franco also
Mrs Sickles has contracted for the
Greater Hilo." and others are to fol-
low. Before another week the Hilo
Mercantile Company viii doubtless be
housed in their commodious new quar-
tiers
Since the completion of the road to
HOnomu the Japanese and Portuguese
have found II a remunerative business
70 run a line of accommodation wag-
ous. There are several other such
wagons making daily trips to and from
Hakalau and Hilo. Hack companies
are becoming more numerous, also.
The concert given in the Court
House Saturday evening by the Ka>
mehameha Glee Club. Of Honolulu.
drew an audience larger than the hall
could accommodate 1t has been de-
cided TO give a second concert this ev-
euing. The proceeds will be donated
TO the needs Of INDECENT lepers
The exhibitions of the animatoscope
did not draw forth so large a crowd
as the performance deserved. The re-
productions We're excellent, and it is
10 be regretted that the entertainment
was not better paTonized, especially
since the proceeds were divided with
the Free Public Kindergarten.
After the exhibition on Friday even
ing. there was a most delightful social
At Spreckels' hall. complimentary to
Albert LOebensuein. who leaves on the
Kinau this evening. He is returning
TO san Nateo College, California.
The many friends of British Com
missioner Hawes viii regret to learn
that be is stin confined to his bed at
the home Of C. c. Kennedy, at Waia>
kea He VIII be unable to return to
Honolulu today. as he had hoped to
DO He has suffered from a carbuncle
on his neck. His trip around the isl
and Win be abandoned.
Silva. the "Nanoa Wonder" rode his
bicycle from Hilo TO Mount View a
distance Of u miles, in IS minutes,
SATURDAY He came down from the
Volcano In one hour and a half
Bicycle riding is becoming quite the
fad in HilO There are q dozen riders
now. where there was one cyclist a
couple OF months ago
The families of c. F. Richardson,
Judge Hapai and Mrs. Jules Richard
son make a pleasant party of 13 who
are spending a week or 10 days at
ed last week.
The guests at the Volcano House
gave q dance on Saturday evening.
which attracted a number of Olaaites,
and all had a jolly good time The
proposed game Of baseball. to be played
AT the same place on Saturday. had to
be postponed on account of the linn
tied accommodations.
Basehallists are getting enthusiastic
once more. and several games have
been arranged 10 be played shortly.
The Hilo Hotel was obliged to turn
away applicants for rooms all last
week. Notwithstanding the fact that
about two dozen rooms were secured
outside OF the hotel
The town is full of newcomers. and
more are coming - stayers and non
stavers. This week Mr.. and Mrs Wag-
ner are taking up their residence as
permanent Hiloites. Mrs. Wise and
four children and a friend, Mrs. Ny
ers. arrived on the Santiago. Attorney
Wise viii reside on Pleasant street,
opposite the Hilo Electric Light Works.
Judge and Mrs. Hitchcock are enter
tanning q large party Of Eastern rela-
Professor and Mrs Mead Of Chicago.
Professor and Mrs. Swing, Miss
C0wies. Miss Billings. Miss Castle and
W R Castle, Of Honolulu. Mr. Fol-
som. a former resident on Hawaii, but
now OF Los Angeles, is also a guest.
Mr.. Henry Deacon leaves for The
Coast with his eldest son. who viii be
left in some educational institution.
Dr E :. Warner and Mr.. Stillman,
o. New York. who are touring the
world. spent the past few days here.
Robert Hind, of Kohala, and his
brother. a real estate agent, of San
Francisco. spent a day in town, on
their way to the Volcano.
Mrs FurneauX will spend the re-
naming summer months at her Olaa
home. Kukuilani. where she enjoys
better health than in town.
Miss Sophie Rycroft is spending her
vacation in town as the guest of Mrs
Achilles. Hon. Robert Rycroft is laid
MP AT the hotel with a severely sprainet
ankle. which viii necessitate close con
finement for some weeks. He met
with the accident in Honolulu while
stepping out of a carriage.
A wonderful growth of bananas i:
attracting a great amount of attention
in Judge Hapai's yard. One banana
tree has eight punches of fruit on it.
Only three members of the Citizens
Guard won medals in the target shoot
for the past six months. Charlie!