The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.


A. S. Prescott has been appointed a
corporal in b Company n. G. Il.
Mrs. l.. II. Hough will soon leave for
the coast by sailing vessel for visit.
Pastor Isenberg will hold service at
the Y. NJ. &. a. Sunday at II O'Clock
a. m.
The Waverley Club Will hold it's sec
ond quarterly meeting at o'clock
this evening.
The Central Meat Market viii sup
ply you with choice, tender meats for
your Sunday dinner.
Rev. Mr.. Birnie will speak at Ka-
waiahao church on Sunday evening TO
the Young Hawaiians.
Charles L. Hopkins has been APP
pointed to succeed himself as a COM
missioner of education.
The Hawaiian Iron Fence Co. offers
beautiful all wrought iron settee,
four feet long, for $3.50.
There will be a meeting of the di-
rectOrate Of the Queens Hospital at
10 o'clock this morning.
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Y NJ. G. A. will be held
on Friday evening, July %.
Professor Berger will play the new
Annexation March by Chas. Russell,
at Emma Square Monday evening.
Tomorrow, Sunday, the 18th, makes
in time five years and six months,
since the active Annexation campaign
opened.
The Golden Rule Bazaar suggests
that you decorate everything in sight
for the coming of the annexation COM
mission.
Mrs. A. V Napthaly has an an
nouncement of the opening of her mil
linery parlOr to be established in the
Love Building.
Harry T. Mills, who has many
friends in Honolulu arrived by the
steamer Hall from Napoopoo to at
tend the Summer school. ~
Col. JAS Sherwood announces that
on account of Annexation he Will make
extensive improvements at Long
Branch, his Waikiki resort.
Several physicians were called in by
President Dole yesterday to pass opln-
ions UNION the condition OF prisoners IN
Oahu Jail asking for pardon.
Supervisor Cummins has almost his
whole force at work on the Manoa
road. A new bridge is being put in in
place of the one near Perry's place.
of the Trustees of the Queens Hos
initial will be held this morning at 10
o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce
There are nine Senators and eleven
Representative in town now. 1t
would therefore be possible to assem-
BILE the Legislature on very short no
tice.
The Kash is making a cut price ON
neglige shirts New line of white cot
ton and linen duck suits and the latest
novelties in ladies' bows, collars and
cuffs.
The waterfront was thrOnged with
natives and Japanese yesterday after
noon fishing for the alalauwa, the red
fish associated with aboriginal superz
stitions.
The night blooming cereus of the
Oahu College hedge will be in fuIl
flower tonight and the public generally
is invited to call and view the beauti-
fun display
J. F. Morgan will hold an auction
sale of two valuable lots situated on
Beretania street, near River, at bis
sales rooms Tuesday, July 18th, at II
o'clock noon. -
r. jay Greene will have the floors
of the House and Senate chamber re-
painted at once, in view of possible
functions there after the arrival OF the
Philadelphia.
Professor Berger has written two
duets which will be sung at Emma
Square Monday evening. A singer
of Kamehameha school Will intro
duce a novelty in yodeling.
A. f. Judd, Jr., gains one of the
nine honors in his Yale law class
There were eighty-two men in the
class. Mr.. Judd is a graduate of the
academic department of Yale
There will be a cricket match on
the old base ball grounds this after
noon at 2 o'clock. The teams Will be
Dicked on the grounds and everybody
wishing to play is invited to do so.
The S. S. GIenfarg, chartered by the
.. Nj. and o. & o. S. S. Co, will cal
at this port en- route to San Francisco
on or about August 6. For freight OF
passage see H. Hackfeld & Co., agents
There will be meeting of the off
GERS Of the Annexation Club at L
O'Clock this forenoon at the Chamber
of Commerce hall to set the ball roll
ing for a formal annexation ceIepra
ton.
Superintendent Andrew Brow
wishes it stated that the time for pay
ing water rates has been extended t
10 o'clock noon today After that i
per cent win be added to unpaid ac
counts.
There have been very few sales o
sugar stocks since the Annexation
news was received. New prices hay
not yet been established. Holders ar
not anxious to sell and buyers are no
ready to make heavy bids.
Keawe and Koi, the two Moiliil
natives arrested Thursday on tn
charge of holding up and rObbing
Chinaman, will be tried in the Ponc
Court on the 18th. The men are on
under bonds in the sum of $500 each. ,
Jas. L. Torbert has some OF the yer
best souvenir kOdaks. Mr.. TOrbert Sc
cured a very clear view OF the Copti
off the lighthouse with the signal