The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-28
LOCAL BREVITlES.

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night.
town for a few days.
Don't forget to leave your order for
the New Years Advertiser.
A. w. Nicely leaves for MakaweIi to-
day TO weigh coal for the government.
Manager Pogue OF Kihei plantation.
who has been seriously i'll at wailuku,
is better. ~
The Sunday school children Of the
Second Congregation Of st. Andrew 5
Cathedral enjoyed their Christmas tree
celebration last night at the school.
There was no session OF Circuit Court
yesterday, word being sent down by
Judge Humphreys that he was i'll. He
may be able to appear this morning.
o Luso, the Portuguese newspaper.
VIII not appear today as usual In
stead. the next issue viii come out on
New Years day, with some special fea-
I lures.
! Superintendent Reynolds received a
I letter from Molokai yesterday telling
I Of the merry Christmas spent by the
inmates OF the settlement. They were
all given an extra supply of paiai. and
/ celebrated with luaus.
F. a. Schaefer yesterday filed his
third annual account as trustee Of the
estate of A a. Corniot, deceased. The
receipts for the year were 81, 470.05,
! while the expenditures were $1,641S5,
$500 Of the balance being invested in
Hawaiian government bonds.
Bernard & Cos circus. now open next
to the Club Stables on Fort street, for
a short season, viii give a matinee and
evening performance this date. Since
the return of the circus from wind
ward, several new features have been
added. Popular prices at both per-
fOrmances.
making preparations for a big New
Years dinner aboard the vessel when
she viii be about half way between
Honolulu and San Francisco A few
large fruit cakes have already been
made. and today they will be frosted
by a local confectioner.
Mr.. Teaff and Lieutenant Hancock
gave a jolly hay ride Thursday even /
ing. and later repaired to Camp Nc |
Kinley for a rarebit supper. Among
those present were Mesdames Foster.
Church. Winslow. the Misses King,
Warren, Bacon and Prune. and Messrs.
Teaff, Hancock, Church. Foster and
Lowell.
The smoker for Yale men, in honor
OF e. NJ Griffith of Washington. viii
be given this evening at the home OF
Albert f. Judd, on Nuuanu street. Ali
Yale men temporarily in the city are
cordially invited to attend. the college
Honolulu having received personal in
vitations
There will be a gathering of the
Brigade boys. OF the clubs and the
trade school as we'll in the club room
at Palama Junction. this evening, at
7:3O o'clock. The program will include
lantern pictures Of American history.
singing by the boys. solo. a recita-
ton, gymnasium work and refresh
nents. This will be a holiday gather
ing for the lads
z. NJ. Griffith. the Washington for I
ester. paid a visit 10 Nuuanu Valley {
yesterday morning. and made liberal b
,otationS Of what he saw In the af-
ernoon ne visited the Damon place at
hoanalua- This morning he will visit
Jared Smith at the experimental sta !.
ion. and then proceed up Tantalus.
,Ir. Griffith will leave Monday in COM =
ANY with Forester Haughs for Maui. .
What might have been a bad acct !,
lent was prevented just IN time yes v
erday. In making a sharp turn the II
team of Mr.. Ed Tonney broke a
he carriage pole, but were quickly 8,
topped in front OF Whitney & Marsh's. T
N Fort street, before they had gone =
many feet. The occupants OF the car
iage at the time were Mrs. Ed Ten
icy. Mrs. DIR. Herbert and Mrs. Clar- .
nee MacfarIane. -
The water in the Kewalo district has\ 81
ubsided since the rains, and the great III
r number Of the streets can now read 4
" b navigated without the use Off
oats. Thursday ducks We're still SWIM
ming about in the streets, while foot
assengers made their way from house
D house by means of fences. In many
laces the residents throw garbage and
chris Of all kinds In the street to
ring IL above sea level, and the Re -
ulting stencil is something fearful.
Clerk w. B. Mailing. of the United .,
tates Court. received an unexpected i
christmas present by mail the other
corning. 1t was plainly addressed to
i'm. but he didn't quite remember the
Cnor a Miss Emma Tritt, of Buffalo.
Jew York, nor could be explain why
he should send him a pretty hand
erchief. perfumery bag and one 9TH r
r article securely wrapped. and -
-hich he was afraid to open. Finally,
In. Mailing discovered the mistake; the 70
acket was addressed to William Ma
ma, but the final letter OF the name cc
ad been printed so as to give the =,
ppearance of u ''g." The package was u
-turned to the postoffice, and the =
ghtful owner is enjoying the Christ -
las gift by this time.
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