The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-07-29

Hi1o's Water Supply Will
Soon Be Increased.
Activity i'm Building and General
COnStruction-Larg Number
of Tourists in Town.

HILO, Hawaii, July 26.-There is
considerable activity exhibited in the
various branches of building, road
construction, real estate transactions
and general traffic in and around Hilo
giving the district the appearance OF
a lively business center. New build-
ings are in course of erection, under
Contractor Pratt, on the corners OF
Waianuenue and Bridge streets. Work
is progressing on the land secured bv
Hackfeld & Co. for a lumber yard.
The store, in charge of Messrs. Ro-
dick and Hamburg, is earning an ex-
tenSive trade. w. G.. Peacock & Co.
have opened a branch wholesale liquor
store opposite Volcano stables, and if
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. E. Rich
ards being the purchasers, all of whom
intend building on their lots as soon
as the roads are completed around
their property. Captain Fitzgerald
bought a lot in Villa Franco also.
Mrs. Sickles has contracted for the
erection of a cottage on her land in
Greater Hilo," and others are to fol-
low. Before another week the Hilo
Mercantile Company viii doubtless be
housed in their cOmmodious new quar-
terS
Since the completion of the road to
HonOmu the Japanese and Portuguese
have found it a remunerative business
to run a line of accommodation wag-
ons. 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. It has been de-
cided to give a second concert this ev-
ening The proceeds will be donated
to the needs of INDECENT lepers. e-~A>
The exhibitions of the animatoscope,
did not draw forth so large a crowd
as the performance deserved. The re-
productions were excellent, and it is.
to be regretted that the entertainment
was not better patronized 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 Loebenstein, who leaves on the
Kinau this evening. He is returning
to San MateO College, California.
The many friends of British Com
missioner Halves will regret to learn
that he is still confined to his bed at
the home of G. G. Kennedy, at Waia>
kea. He will be unable to return to
Honolulu today, as he had hoped to
do He has suffered from a carbunc1e
on his neck. His trip around the ISL
and will be abandoned.
Silva, the "Manoa Wonder" rode his
bicycle from Hilo to Mount View, a
distance of II miles, in So minutes,
Saturday He came down from the
Volcano in one hour and half.
Bicycle riding is becoming quite the
fad in Hilo. There are a dozen riders
now, where there was one cyclist a
couple of months ago.
The families of G.. E. Richardson,
Judge Hapai and Mrs. Jules Richard
son make a pleasant party Of Is who
are spending a week or 10 days at
Kilauea Hotel The hotel was crowd
ed last week.
The guests at the Volcano House
gave 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.
Baseballists are getting enthusiastic
once more. and several games have
been arranged to 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 nom
stayers. This week Mr.. and Mrs. Wag-
ner are taking up their residence as
permanent Hiloites. Mrs. Wise and
four children and a friend, Mrs. My
ers. arrived on the Santiago. Attorney
Wise will reside on Pleasant street,
opposite the Hilo Electric Light Works.
Judge and Mrs. Hitchcock are enter
tanning a large party of Eastern rela~
tives and friends, amongst them
Professor and Mrs. Mead Of Chicago,
Professor and Mrs. Swing, Miss
Cowles. 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 guest.
Mr.. Henry Deacon leaves for the
Coast with his eldest son, who will be
| left in some educational institution.
DR.. E. S. Warner and Mr.. Stiliman,
of 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
I'D at the hotel with a. severely sprained