The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-09-24
LOCAL BREVITlES.

The baseball game Saturday is be-
tween the Star and st. Louis teams.
The road over the Nuuanu Pail will
be closed for one month, beginning Oc-
tober 4th next.
Rev. D. p Brine and his sister, Miss
Sarah Birnie, returned from Japan on
the Doric yesterday.
Old clothes are wanted at the leper
station at Kalaupapa. H. w. Schmidt
& Sons will receive donations and for
ward them.
The executor of the estate of the
late William Meyers filed an inventory
yesterday, setting the value of the es-
tate at $4,000.
George w. Smith has resigned as a
member OF the Council of State, in Or
der that he may serve as a Commits
sioner of Education.
The bond of the Oahu Railway Com
pany was filed in the Supreme Court
yesterday on an appeal from the de-
cision of the Tax Appeal Court.
News was received by the Mariposa
yesterday that Walter Dillingham; was
getting on very nicely. He will proba-
bly, be back on the next Australia.
Bert Peterson left on the Doric yes
terday afternoon for trip into South
ern California, where he will spend
several months in the interest of his
health.
The elevator in the Mott-Smith
building was tried for the first time
yesterday, Miss Daisy Rice, Mr.. Davey,
DR.. Derby and Mr.. Hoffman being the
first ones to ride in it.
A driver of a certain poi wagon was
arrested in front of Motifs store, on
King street, yesterday morning, on
the charge of cruelty to animals by
driving horse without shoes.
At meeting of the Board of Health
yesterday, President Smith remarked
that croquet sets and swings were
needed at the Leper Settlement on
Molokai Between $40 and $50 would
be sufficient
w. w. Dimond is surprising the
people this week by selling genuine
first-class agateware at lower prices
than the same class of goods are sold
in San Francisco. There is a big dis
play in one of the windows.
The Manufacturing Harness Com
pany has just received splendid line
of genuine Australian stock saddles
price complete, S11.50; also, large and
well assorted supply of whips, sponges
boots, ETC. See advertisement.
The executors of A Feek have re-
ceived a satisfaction of their claim
against the Oahu Railway Company
and yesterday an acknowledgment oil
the claim was filed in the Circuit Court
together with a notice of the discon-
tinuance of the case.
The Bennington has a tug-of-waI
team, and the men are anxious to get
a match with either the U. S. S. Phila-
delphia team or one from the boat
boys. Should match be arranged, il
will take place in Bristol's Pavilion on
the evening of October I'd.
Among the callers aboard the Du-
quay Trouin yesterday were the fol-
lowing: Ministers Cooper and Damon
French Commissioner Voisson, the
Bishop of Panapolis and Father Leon
ore. The usual salutes were fired fol
the Ministers and Commissioner.
A big hula to the visiting American
Congressman was given at the home o.
]. A. Cummins, Pauoa, last night
Quite large number of people were
present. The house was decorated fol
the occasion and torchlights lined the
driveway to direct the guests where t
go.
A native woman, dressed in Chinese
clothes, arrived on the Doric yesterday
She has been in China a long time, anC
found it necessary, in order to ge
along, to conform to the customs of tbs
country. She is now at the Quaran
tine Station, and when free will agar
don the comfortable holoku. She says
she is tired of Chinese clothes.
At the residence of Andrew Brown
Superintendent of the Water Works
this evening, Miss Janet Scott of Ed
inburgh, Scotland, and j. S. Muirhead
engineer at Waimanalo Plantation, viii
be married by the Rev. D. P. Birnie
Miss Scott arrived by the Maripos;
yesterday. The bridal party will go Il
their home at Waimanalo on Saturday
Yesterday the Supreme Court sus
tanned the decision of the Circui
Court dismissing the case Of Keliikaua
kaole VS.. w. G. Walker and the Haka
lau Plantation Company. The bill wa
dismissed at the close of the case, Oh
motion of the defendants, on tn
ground that the complainant had no
made out her case. The controvers
arose over the alleged signing of
deed OF land through fraud.