The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Orpheum tonight.


Hawaiian hats at the Womans Elk
change.
furnished house of seven rooms is
advertised for rent.
A square bottle and a square drink
C. ID. c., the high-ball whiskey
CleveIands cost a little more than
other wheels. but are worth double.
The Orpheum presented a good pro
gram to a good house last evening.
The ice cream soda a HoIlister Drug
Co. attracts large crowds these days.
An important meeting of Excelsior
Lodge, No. /, is called for this even
ing. y
There were ninety-two deaths from
various causes during July in Homo
lulu.
A large number Of people enjoyed
the band concert az Emma Square last
evening
Brunette & Co, notaries public and
financial agents, can be reached
through telephone Gal.
The Y. NJ. G. a. Camera Club will
meet again next Saturday. An outing
is planned for August y.
ID. Hutchings, formerly of Oakland.
Cal, has taken a position in the jew
elry store of H. F. Wichman.
Palama Chapel will be under the
charge OF Rev. Mr.. Tubbs during the
absence of Hiram Bingham, Jr.
Rev. w. NJ. Kincaid left for the Pc
nInsula yesterday afternoon. He will
spend a months vacation there.
A. T. Brock, formerly assistant sec
rotary of the Y. NJ. G. A, begins work
in E. A. Mott-Smith's office today.
There were over seventy cases on the
Police Court calendar yesterday. This
beats the record for some time past.
George Hubbell, one of the receiving
clerks of the Station House, leaves to-
day for two weeks vacation in Hilo.
A family carriage horse, suitable for
lady to drive; also tWO-seated carriage
and harness complete, are offered for
sale.
Ahung & Co, merchant tailors and
repairs, at Nuuanu street, opposite
Queen Emma Hall, have card in this
issue.
Call on H. E. Hendricks at Lincoln
block, King street, and get him to eX
plain the merits of the World" cash
register.
The event of this evening Will be
the concert at Progress Hall by the
Amateur Orchestra, commencing at
s. O'Clock.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Womans Board of Missions will take
place today in Central Union Church
at 2:30 p. m.
Secretary Coleman of the Y. M. {. A.
has a fine collection of pictures taken
by him while on his vacation trip to
Maui and Hawaii.
Of no n o.
present yesterday the meeting of the
Waimea stockholders was postponed
until next Monday.
L. NJ Vetlesen of the Lanai store
was in the city yesterday, receiving the
congratulations of his friends on the
birth of a son and heir.
Tickets for the Amateur Orchestra's
concert this evening will be on sale at
the door at Progress Hall. An excel
lent program will be presented.
There were three cases of selling
liquor without a license up in the Po-
lice Court yesterday morning. They
were all continued over to August Z.
The reception given by the Chinese
Consul in honor of the Emperor S
birthday will take place at the Con-
suIate tomorrow from II a. m. to
p. m.
MiIIiken Brothers Of New York have
received the contract for the steel
work of the sky-scraper to be erected
on Merchant street adjoining the judd
building.
At noon today James F. Morgan will
sell at public auction at the King
lighthouse, foot of Punchbowl street. a
large boathOuse, water pipe, seVerai
boats, etc.
The Nahiku Sugar Co., having ia
ken over the store at Nahiku owned
by Mr. S. Fukuda, all bills must be
presented to the company on or before
August 10.
The forty young hoodlums who were
arrested in Puunui Sunday for break
ing the Sabbath laws, were severely
renrimanded by Judge Wilcox yester-
day morning
There was a noise like young
earthquake in the vicinity of the Cri-
terion yesterday afternoon. 1t was
merely a stepIadder collapsing under
Celestial window-cleaner.
4 reward of so is offered at the
Merchants Exchange saloon for the re-
turn al two black leather-coVeret
hooks containing papers, missing from
the saloon on Saturday night.
A special meeting of stockholders OF
the PEOPLES Ice & ReIrigerating Co.
Limited, is called for p. M. OF
Wednesday next, at the office OF th'
Hawaiian Trust & Investment 90.
4 mule attached to one of the sprink
ling carts slipped and fell at the cor
ner of Fort and Merchant streets yes
terday afternoon. The street IN tina
vicinity was deluged with water TOR
short time.
Robert Scott reports that everything
looks encouraging for the TivOli oper;
season to open here in the latter par
of August The subscription list 10
season tickets is open at Bergstrom
music store.
The Kohala Girls School opens OF
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