The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-14
News Boiled Down.

Hilo was declared a clean port on
Sunda ....,t by the Government physi-
clan.
New stump-pullers for owen & Rob-
erts. Olaa land-olearing contractors,
arrived by the Johnson.
Mrs Luther Severance gave a tea
last Saturday TO the ladies who have
been sewing for the HilO Hospital.
The first line OF the Kohala-Hilo rail-
way has reached Maulua. A second
survey is being run mauka from Homo
hina.
The formal reopening OF HALL
church will take place on Sunday.
March IS. An elaborate program is
being prepared.
Mr.. Ed. Rooms. an expert telephone
operator, arrived from San Francisco
on the Annie Johnson, to take charge
of the telephone Office at WaiOhinu,
Joseph Pritchard, late in charge OF
the telephone Office at Naalehu, has
been transferred To the HOnOkaa Office
as manager, vice Fred. Clinton, re-
signed.
There have been four deaths at the
HilO Hospital during the past two
weeks against one death during the
FIVE months previous. Three OF these
resulted from injuries caused by acct
dents.
Mr.. W. S. Terry has been confined TO
the Hilo Hospital for about a week
with typhoid fever. He has a very
high temperature. and Is apparently
suffering from a severe attack Of this
malady.
The new mill at ookala plantation
was turned over 10 Manager Walker
Yesterday. Owing to the nOn-cOmple-
ton OF one OF the large vacuum pans,
the mill will not start grinding for sew
eral days.
Between the time Of leaving San
Francisco and weighing anchor at HI
10 the transport Leelanaw lost thirteen
animals, Most Of the deaths were from
pneumonia contracted by the horses
during the trip.
The COnemaugh-Leelanaw minstrel
show at SpreCkels' Hall last Saturday
night was a big financial success. John
Crosby, who did buck and wing dane
ing and coon singing. carried ;he en-
tertaiument through.
on the whole the people Of HilO are
rather sorry that they are too coed for
A $1,000 pOstOfiice, and that the Gov
eminent insists on giving them one
costing $4,000 or nothing, the chances
are too much in favor of the nothing.
The work OF refuTnishing the Hall
church with up-tO-date pews adapted
10 modern theology as well as cOnye-
niert for the wOrshippers, has been
completed. This adds decidedly 20 the
interior appearance Of this old Hawaii
an church.
Il IS quite certain that both the train
ing ship Adams and the Pathfinder Will
be in HilO harbOr before long. Letters
and other things for both vessels have
been forwarded here and are in the
hands OF Mr.. FurneauN, the L. ;. Goa
suiar Agent.
+ Anton Serrao and sons left qu1ran-
tine on Sunday last. He says a month
+ In Jail could not have been worse man
the thirteen days on Cocoanut ls.inl
Mr.. SerraO wishes % thank his friends
and those who were kind % him GUY
ing his trouble.
Tha Young son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Fuhr met with an accident last Wees
which almost resulted fatally. he iel
from a horse and received abraslons %
The skin which resulted in lockJaT. h'
has so far recovered a. 20 be CONSIDER
"a out OF danger.
The lowering OF the water pipe %
MINER .Waianuenue street is nov Eoin4
on. the new ten-inch pipe being put lI
IT'S place. This viii not, OF course o.
much 20 increase the present supply
bu- IL will prevent the necessity OF dig