The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-16
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Regular monthly meeting of Sharp i
shooters Company tomorrow night.
Fairchild's Honolulu Shoe House
holiday offerings are announced today. |
Stated meeting of Royal Arch Chap |
ter tonight for the election or ofhcers. |
Chas. Hustace, formerly with Bishop |
& Co., will go into the new Bank OF
Hawaii.
Accounts against the Customs bureau
must he presented on or before January
Is, 1898.
J. J. Egan's mammoth sale is still
in progress. Holiday goods in endless
variety.
Regular convention of Oahu Lodge
No. 1. X. of P tonight for work in the
first rank.
Hacks of the Club Stables Company
are to be found on the new stand,
Union street.
DR.. Jas. T. Wayson, who has been
quite i'll for several days, is able to
be about again. =,
A children's birthday party was given
at the Makiki residence of J. A. Ma
COON yesterday. =
J. K. Farley, the Kauai assessor, is
now in the hospital and is recovering
from his severe illness.
The opera house stage was being
prepared Yesterday for the entertain
ment of Saturday evening.
Some deliberation is being had be-
fore the contract for an addltlon 10
the station house will be let.
An Al breezy and newsy number OF
the Siren was issued yesterday from
aboard the U. S. F. S. Baltimore.
It is hardly probable that the China
will be in before Friday night. II
she gets in then she will be doing well.
At his salerooms on Saturday noon,
las. F.. Morgan will sell at auction,
several 1898 bicycles Qadies and gents.
The Tramways Company are now
running cars every ten minutes from
town for Beretania street from 4:25 to
5:25 p. m.
Morgan had good attendance for
the furniture auction at the Cornwel
residence Everything was disposed of
at good figures.
"Old Fel'' German, who was catcher
during the season for the Regiment
team. will umpire the base ball game
of New Years day.
The marriage engagement is an
nounced of Paul F. de la Vergne OF
this city and Miss Clara Kennedy OF
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Hawaiian Lodge No. q, F. A. NJ,
is making arrangements for banquet
ON the occasion of installation of Off
GERS on st. Johns Day.
The trustees of the B. P. Bishop Els
tate offer some very desirable coffee
lands in Kona, Hawaii, for lease. See
particulars in advertisement.
The flag pole which has been so care
fully watched in it's removal from the
old Bell Tower, has been set in place
at the new Central Fire Station.
The monthly inspection of the reg
ular troops was held yesterday morn
ing at the usual place. Minister Coop
er and Colonel Fisher in attendance
las. McKeague and Horace Lewis
have again been taken on the Mounte'
Patrol. They are both good men AM
will be constitute quite an addition t.
the force.
front in hack visiting the boys yes
terday morning. He is very weak We
from his recent illness but is now OF
the. high road to recovery.
The Planters Monthly for Decembe
is out. The principal feature OF tn
issue is the complete report OF tn
proceedings of the annual meeting G
the Planters Association.
Geo. P. Castle expects to be abb
to get away to the Coast in Januar
or February to visit his family, no
living in San Francisco, where MIS-
Castle is attending school.
Mrs. Dickson having returned frol
nursing wishes to announce to he
natrons that she will dress hair, clea
hats. gloves, ribbons. dresses and q
manicnrine as before. See advertise
ment.
The HOLSTER Drug Company al
nounce today that they are now reao
for Christmas with a line OF user
and ornamental goods just to hand
the Australia. Particulars in adve
tisement.
Iobn Sass. an old kamaalna her
came down on the schooner Mlldr'
Yesterday. He will be remembered
having been connected here with u
People's Ice Company. Mr.. Sass com
down on business.
Sergt. Henry Gehring OF Compal
H.. N. G. H., has been made hrst Sc
geant and Private John W. Brown n
been made a sergeant. The men a
required to enter competitive exami
atoms for these positions.
Bishop Willis is expected back
the Mariposa today. He will be Civ
hearty reception by the members
his congregation who have prepared
memorial to him which will be pl
sented by prominent members Oh
church.
Al. Mcpherson, the insurance M
who has been in the city for quite
number of months, returned TO
home in the States by the Austrian
Yesterday. He is not yet certain as
returning to this place but may be %
in years time.
The girls of Kawaiahao Semins
will close this term with a concert
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