The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-21
LOCAL BREVITlES.
Orpheum tonight.

prices. Mrs hannaS.
Housekeeping rooms located IT Cot
tage Grove. King street.
Cleveland bicycles have always been
honest Beware OF cheap trash when
you buy.
Mr.. ]. s. Bailey will open complete
bicycle repair shop at HiIo about jan
nary LIST, 1900.
Mr.. A. Haas of the California Ferti-
liZer Works is down on business trip
to- the Islands.
Over 800 men employed by the Road
Department will receive their wages
on Saturday next.
II. F. Singers Bakery will roast tur-
keys. chickens and sucking pigs TOR
you; telephone S72.
For Christmas. mince, cranberry,
squash and lemon pies and fancy cakes
call At Loves Bakery.
The trustees of Oahu College meet
at noon today in the rooms of the
Hawaiian Safe Deposit Co. y
Mr.. L. T. Grant. promoter of the
Automobile Company. accompanied
by Mrs. Grant. returned yesterday.
The New England Bakery will have
a fine lot OF mince, cranberry and
squash pies for Xmas; telephone "a.
Handsome boas, just the proper thing
for a Christmas gift. at Miss Xii
leans. Latest in fine millinery just
received.
The stock books of the Hawaiian SUI
gar Co. will be closed to transfers from
December 10Th to December 30-h. both
inclusive.
Workmen are still engaged in pre-
pairing the embankments ON both sides
OF Nuuanu stream for the new King
street bridge. -
The captain of the AOrangi refused
ground that the quarantine had been
too recently raised.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Society of Central Union Church will
be held in the church parlors this
morning 1t 10 o'clock.
The appropriation for widening Ber-
etania street between the tramway
stables and kapahulu road will be
exhausted on Saturday.
Whitney & Marsh. Ltd, have just
opened up their large new stock Of
shirt waists and dress patterns IL wash
silks, organdies. linens, etc.
The Government band will render 4
program of music this evening, COM
mencing at Z o'clock, on Fort street, on
the site OF May & Co.'S new store.
Old Santa Claus has made s. j. Sal
ter's grocery store, at the Orpheum
block. his headquarters this year. He
may be viewed in the window at any
time now.
Work on the new fumigation cottage
i'm the Judiciary building grounds, and
TO be used in connection with the
Board OF Health. is rapidly approach
ing completion.
The Easter term of the Collegiate
School, at Victoria, 3. c., begins on
January sth. 1900. Rev. John osborne
is kindly acting as a reference in the
Hawaiian Islands.
The Manufacturing Harness Co, cor
ner King and Fort streets, can supply
you with anything in harness line; re-
pairing promptly executed in all
branches; telephone 22S.
The German Bakery will deliver 20
any part OF the city anything you may
require for your Xmas dinner in the
way OF plum pudding, fruit cakes,
mince or cranberry pies
Toyon. book of holiday recitations
for the children of the school, the
home and the church; selected and ar
ranged by Allie NJ. Felker. 1t is 4
suitable holiday gift for any child.
Mr.. Jackson Hearde. the popular
comedian, has closed his engagement,
after two very successful months at
the Orpheum Mr.. Hearde will prob
ably remain in Honolulu for some time.
& 4-inch lens telescope, made by
Troughton & Simms of London. COM
pIete with finder. powerful sunglass
mounted on substantial tripod and hav-
ing all usual appliances, is offered for
sale. See ad. page is.
In the line OF Christmas presents a
copy of the Aloha Collection of Ha-
waiian Songs" with 4 pretty, hand
painted Xmas card. will answer all
purposes. Hawaiian Bazaar. Masonic
Temple, corner Hotel and Alakea
streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F. Prescott returned
from a trip to the Coast on the steam
shin Coptic. Mr.. Prescott, who is sole
agent for the Hawaiian Islands for the
wheeler 4 Wilson sewing machine, or
improved machines. which will arrive
soon.
The stores along Fort street between
Queen and Beretania We're in darkness
for about three hours last night. Owing
10 the heavy power needed to supply
the town with light during the present
week fuse blew out from one OF the
street meters and extreme care had to
De exercised in setting the matter right.
One OF the largest, II not the largest,
shipments M shoes ever imported into
the Islands arrived on this trip OF the
Australia for the Manufacturers Shoe
Company. In all, the numbers or pairs
imported exceed 1000, which include
the finest footwear ever turned out OF
a factory. The marking and checking
of this shipment, together with the
rush of Christmas business, will neeeS-
state the firms staff working night
and day for the next few days. The
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