The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.

IRON IS now going into the new Judd
building.
Col. SpauIding Of Kealia is visiting
the city.
Tax Assessor J. X. Farley is down
from Kauai.
This is the receiving day of the Ha-
waiian hotel guests.
Broker Armitage offers $1,000 in Gov
eminent bonds for sale.
The Y. NJ c. A. gymnasium is i'm
mensely popular with the soldiers.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the
opening Of the Sailors Home here in
1856.
Stocks were not very lively yester-
day, but a number Of heavy deals are
pending.
A we'll known Chinese merchant has
just won $1,100 in Hongkong lottery
drawing.
Professor Pritchett Will return by
the Coptic, sailing Saturday to San
Francisco.
Janitor J. w. Smith has recovered
mis- health and is again on duJyNt the
drill shed.
The Minister of Public instruction
calls for tenders for furnishing 519
school desks.
The Hawaiian band played for the
inmates of the Queens hospital yes
terday afternoon.
The postponed meeting Of the Com
missiOners of Education viii be held
at 2:30 this afternoon.
a furnished house with modern inn
provements, five minutes walk from
the post office is for rent
S NJ. Ballou and wife entertained
the members of the American Commits
sion at dinner last evening.
A picnic was given by Hawaiian
ladies at the Pail yesterday in honor
of Mrs. Z. f. Robins of Naalehu.
o. c. Swain, bookkeeper for the Ha-
waiian News Co, has accepted sim
liar position with Levers & Cooke.
Foreman Charles E. Reeves, Of the
telephone exchange, returned yesterday
from his vacation spent on Hawaii.
Another dark" horse with a 2:1O
record has reached town. A race meet
for January is being talked of among
spOrtsmen. ~
After looking around somewhat
Mai. Gen. Merriam wonders where the
men for the Hawaiian battalion are to
come from.
G. McNicol, the King street candy
manufacturer, has established a re-
freshment stand for the soldiers at Ka-
piolani Park
Capt. Robert Parker has returned
from his vacation spent in Koolau. He
has regained his strength and is in
good health generally.
The old Chinese theater is doing
big business just now. New talent in
the shape of twenty-thfee people from
the Orient is the attraction.
Geo. Ruttman, who is in the Hilo
Jail is to be brought to Honolulu in
week or so. His case has been APP
pealed to the Supreme Court.
VIM. H. Wright is already like vet
eran in the pay office of the Govern
ment and Geo. Ashley looks natural as
life in Bishop & Co.'S Bank.
Mrs. C. McC. Reeve, Mrs. w. w. Hall
and others are unremitting in atten-
ton to sick soldiers of the Thirteenth
Minnesota and other commands.
The ladies of the Free Kindergar-
tens will hold an important business
meeting in Emma hall at $3.50 this
morning. Committees will meet at 8.
A paymaster is expected on the Scan
dia. He will distribute about $4,000
of Uncle Sans money among the sol
diers here and on the ship bringing
him.
Messrs. Allen, Davis and Bivens Of
fer for sale a coffee plantation Of 100
acres; two choice business corners; a
home with spacious grounds, and a
choice lot on King street.
The troop ship Scandal and steam
ship Glenfarg from San Francisco, the
steamship Aorangi from Victoria and
the trans-Pacific liner COptic from IO-
kohama are all due today.
There is soon to be meeting OF the
directors of the old Hawaiian Rifle AS
ISOLATION and the SharpshOOters will
be invited to come in and help along
first class general sporting club.
There will be a special dinner and
dance at the Hawaiian Hotel tOmor-
row evening. The QUintette Club Will
furnish music. Manager Lucas is MAX
inc arrangements for an extra good
time.
DR.. Peterson has been investigating
the cause of typhoid fever on plan
tation of this island Turning of new
soil perhaps produced the symptoms.
The disease has now practically dis
appeared.
Harry OdeI, the printer on the Phil
adelphia. is a man of ability and eX-
perience. There is some thought Of
starting a paper on the flagship,
though arrangements for it have not
vet heen perfected.
J. F. Morgan will hold an auction
sale today at 10 o'clock at the residence
of D. Charters, Hotel street, rear of
King Bros. The furniture to be sold
comprises rugs, pictures, bedroom sets,
store. kitchen utensils, etc.
The Hawaiian Hardware Company
has recently received a large shipment
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