The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.

DR.. Anger desires centrally located
cottage suitable for family Of three.
Special meeting of Hawaiian Lodge
tonight for work in the second de-
gree.
Rev. II. II. Parker spoke to the Ka-
waiahaO congregation last evening on
Cuba
There was more Holy Ghost ceIe-
bration in the Punchbowl district yes
terday.
At the Roman Catholic Cathedral on
Saturday sixty children attended first
communion.
Chas. Sawyer has returned to Homo
lulu after finishing work on two Of the
new bridges at Waialua.
The Waverley Club received a set of
new pool balls by the last steamer
much to the satisfaction of the players.
Frank Hustace has contracted to
furnish water from his artesian we'll
to cottage owners in parts of Kewalo.
It is not likely that there will be
any more regimental or battalion
turnouts of the n. G. II. before Decor
alton Day.
The Will of the late Robt Cowes in
contested by a son by a former wife
of deceased.
II. f. Wichman carries a full line
of sterling silver toilet ware. Special
attention is called to the ''Lumem-
bourg' ware.
l. Livingstone, of the Kash haber-
dashery establishment on Hotel street,
leaves for the Coast by the Zealandia
on purchasing trip.
Sir Robert Heron has been added
TO the floor committee of the ball for
the benefit of the British Benevolent
Society on the oath instant.
Unless a match is made between
Margaret II and Irish Lassie for Sat
urday, the next horse race at the park
will be between Irish Lassie and Vio-
lin on the 28th.
The Government band will give the
usual concert at Emma Square this
evening. There was a very large at
tendance for the music at Makee ISL
and yesterday afternoon.
Thirty shares of Oahu Sugar stock
(65 per cent paid Up). and SO shares
Peoples Ice 90. stock in lots to suit,
will be sold at public auction by Jas
F. Morgan on Wednesday.
Byron o. Clark, the Pearl City farm
er recently from Pasadena, Cal, has
been appointed Commissioner of Agri-
culture. 1t had been expected that the
place would go to David Haughs.
New York goods at New York prices
is what the N. S. Sachs Dry Goods
Co. speak of in their advertisement.
Shirt waists at 90 cents. Percales
yard widths, u yards, for one dollar.
Rev NJ L. Berger, D. D.. occupied
the pulpit of the Christian Church on
Sunday on account of the illness of
Rev. T. D. Garvin, the pastor. There
were large congregations, both morn
ing and evening.
Sam Decker of Medeiros & Decker
had a Stearns bicycle No. 1922 stolen
from in front of the store, Hotel street,
Saturday. Any information leading to
the recovery of the wheel will be CRATE
fully received by Mr.. Decker.
1t is understood that invitations to
the ball on Queen Victoria's birthday
will be sent today to the members of
the Government, the Judiciary and the
Diplomatic and Consular Corps. They
will be the guests of the committee.
Seattle and Vancouver papers of the
5th and 9Th insts., were brought to the
Advertiser by the Warrimoo. The lit
tie town papers claiming all the time
to have later dates are simply in
duIging in barefaced misrepresenta-
ton.
Every hOusekeeper makes some
changes in her home appointments at
this time of the year. Changes can
be economically made and at the same
time have the desired effect of bright
ening the home. Hopp & Co. talk rugs
and crumb cloths this week.
All 10y, the notorious Chinese burg
lar, goes to the reef prison for three
years and will work on the roads. He
was watched for months by the de-
tectives and was finally captured with
booty from the home of Smith, the
bus man. All 10y was sentenced Sat
urday.
1t is learned that the jury in the case
of the American bluejacket charged
with Stabbing a Chinaman, stood seven
for conviction and five for acquittal.
The disagreement resulted in abandon
ment of the prosecution. 1t was quite
generally supposed that the majority
of the jury was for acquittal.
Manager Dillingham; took several of
the railway officials over the Oahu eX-
tension from Waianae to Waialua, on
Saturday. There will soon be a re-
quest for Government survey of the
new line Meantime the contractor
has agreed to have the grade to Ka-
huku completed in December next.
Capt. Geo. c. Broome. at one time
volunteer adjutant of the First Regi-
ment, n. @. H, was married at Wash
ington the last week in last month
to Miss May KeywOrth Barbour. 1t
was rather thought here that Captain
Broome was "Off to the wars" by this
time.
The recent arrivals at Fashions
mirror consist of the latest ideas in
sailors and hats for all outdoor sports
and amusements; trimmed with