The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.

terday
DR.. II. V. Murray has returned to
the city from Maui.
H. e. Walker advertises extra quail
ity large bicycle pumps at S15O each.
DR.. J. T. Wayson left by the Mo-
vera for visit TO old friends on the
coast
The p. II. Dodges are now occupy
ing their new residence on Vineyard
street.
A soldier was taken from the L. 5.
military forces to the insane asylum
yesterday.
Miss Mabel Craft sailed by the Glen
gyle for San Francisco. She is with
the Chronicle
1t is 3 O'Clock this afternoon that the
promoters of the Rapid Transit propO-
sition will meet.
Harry Armitage is readily securing
subscribers to stock for the new Ma
hiku and Lanai plantations.
Artist Nap has made character
sketch of Kauhane, the common nUis-
ance who whistles like a bo'su.
The boarding department at Oahu
College is well flied with boys and
girls and almost every room is taken.
The old billiard room at the Bunga-
low is being cleared out and Will be
offered to Col. Barber for office pur-
poses.
If no transports arrive during that
time the band will play at the Queens
hospital from , to > o'clock this af-
ternoon.
The Honolulu Bicycle Co, 400 Fort
street, advertises Kensington and
Shirk bicycles as honest. wheels at hon
est prices.
The Minister Of Public instruction
calls for tenders for the building of an
addition to the school house at Wal
mea, Kauai.
The subscription list of the Nahiku
Plantation is now open and the pros
pectus can be seen at the Office of
Harry Armitage.
Shares of Oahu Sugar Co., 0. r. & L.
offered for sale by the Hawaiian Trust
e Investment Co.
Six young lady school teachers have
rented a large cottage near Emma
street and established themselves
therein for the school year.
At 10 o'clock this forenoon at the
residence of Mrs. Coon, Emma street,
J. f. Morgan will hold an auction sale
of the entire household furniture.
Eight N. G. H. officers have volun-
teered for the Hawaiian active service
battalion They all feel satisfied that
they can enlist the 400 men required.
On account of the departure of OPP
tician S E. Lucas shortly for HilO and
Wailuku, he desires all those needing
his services to call as soon as possible.
The Memorial Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce worked two
hours yesterday morning on the draft
of requests to be made of the Commits
sion.
The Temple of Fashion has placed
on their bargain counter the stock of
gents furnishings, samples of which
are displayed in the window, plainly
marked.
1t is believed that Capt. c. w. Zieg-
Ter will be offered the commission as
major of the Hawaiian battalion. He
will have the best endorsements for
the place.
Staff Captain j. w. Pratt paid off
the regulars yesterday for the sixty
fourth time. He has been paymaster
five years and four months. This was
his last payday.
Professor Cora Mcdonald, who is so
pleasantly remembered by Honolulu
literary and society people, has deliv-
cred at Boone, Ia, lecture, SIX
Months in Hawaii
Governor George Greig arrived by
the Miowera yesterday from the Col
onies and will shortly leave, with his
family, in the schooner Eliza Miller
for Fannings' Island.
II is learned from Castle & Cooke
that the proposal to amalgamate thel
hardware business with that OF the Pa
cine Hardware Company is by Nc
means closed as yet.
J. H. Schnack offers for sale twenty
five acres of improved land in Nuuanl
Valley, pretty home on Wilder ave
nue., as we'll as a small house on wei
improved lot at Kalihi.
Six members of the Hawaiian bant
Dlayed at President DOie's last evening
4 half dozen bandmen from the Phila
delphia assisted Professor Berger II
the concert at Makee Island.
DR.. Nichols is working on two play
to be put on by the dramatic circle o
the Kilohana Art League in the Operi
House in about a month. The musica
circle of the League will supply tn
orchestra.
A meeting of the Honolulu Rapit
Transit and Land Company is calle'
for this afternoon at 3 o'clock at tn
Chamber of Commerce, to accept tn
Company's charter, elect directors am
adopt the bylaws.
The end of the robbery in Mano
Valley Tuesday night is not yet. De
tectives and the police have traced tn
matter to Camp Mckinley and tn
facts. as far as learned, Will be com
municated to Col. Barber
The names of Mrs. J. B. AthartOn
NTrS w q Atwatar Mrs :. n. Castle