The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-04
LOCAL BREVlTlES.

The receipts from Saturdays fair at
the Drillshed amounted to over $1,000.
Including prisoners, there are now
| 400 men employed by the Public Works
Department
George Lycurgus is thinking Of add
| ing the neighboring fruitstore to the
downstairs portion Of his restaurant
Miss Wong Kong, a graduate of the
Normal School, met with a serious ac-
cident by falling from a horse at Wal
hee, Maui. /
=. w. Nicely has just returned from
! very successful hunting trip on Mo-
lokai. He killed one deer. one boar aud
forty-two birds.
Yesterday morning the band gave a.
farewell concert at the home of Major
Robinson, the retiring depot quarter
master of Honolulu.
IAe Alameda sails today at 3 o'clock.
AID all intending to leave should be
on hand This is one hour earlier than
the time usually set for leaving
The bids for the new road to Tanta-
lus, TO be built at the expense Of Mr.
Alexander. are asked in this issue by
the superintendent of public works
James H. Painter, Of Waikiki, Maui,
has filed a petition in bankruptcy in
the Federal Court. His liabilities are
listed at s1,722.7s, and assets, 1892
There viii be meeting of the Moth
ers' and Teachers Club at the Punahou
preparatory School on Friday at 8 p.
m. Mrs. Jonathan Shaw will read a
paper on Cooking" and Mr.. d. L. Van
Dine one on Gardening" There will
also be vocal and instrumental music.
Lorrin a. Andrews. accompanied BY
Mrs. Andrews and family, left in theN
steamer Peru yesterday for a trip 10
the Mainland. Leaving his family on
NIr And rx-f1l q.
New York, where he will enjoy the
holidays with his folks. He expects to
return to this city within five or six
weeks.
The committee in charge desires to
thank the NELL Company for the as
sistance which the benefit has given the
Myrtle Club. They also wish to thank
the local papers for the support which
they have given the affair. Thanks are
also extended to Wray Taylor and the
Amateur Orchestra for their valuable
assistance.
The regular meeting of the Board of
Health is to be held this afternoon.
matter of physicians examinations
again, and to suspend the new rule ,
requiring English to be the official lam /
guage, for a short time. The reports /
Of the officers viii be presented at to- |,
days meeting.
The following cases were argued and
submitted to the Supreme Court yes
terday: c. D. Pringle VS.. Hilo Mer-
camille Company, Elizabeth Greenwich
VS.. NJ. c.. Silva, and NJ. s. Grinbaum VS..
Tax Assessor. In the first case named
Justice Galbraith is disqualified and
the arguments were presented by the
two justices.
The delegates elected by the local
League to represent thfS
Territory at the league convention at<,
d. c., December 8, 4 and
next. are Hon. and Mrs. J. B. Ather-
ION, Hon. II. p. Baldwin, Rev. w. K.
AzbilI and Mr.. Walter c. Weldon. Mr.
Baldwin has given up going, but the
others are expected TO attend. ~
Mrs. l. T. Mcdonald is quite busyN !
With two score or more of children
Who are to render the Christmas can
alta, Judge Santa Claus" Several
ehearsals each week are being held in
he Sunday school room OF the Central
Jnion Church, and considerable prog c
ess is being made. There is a lack of =
oys, and Mrs. Mcdonald is anxious 4,
hat parents should take an interest !
nd send their boys to her. The Il
nusic is light and pretty, and when q
ung by n hundred children will sure. >
y be a decided success.
At the meeting of Excelsior Lodgel
70. 1, !. o. o. F., held last evening at
IS hall on Fort street. the following II
we're chosen to serve for the ensuing III
ERIN: y. W. Clark, noble grand; L. III
'etrie. vice grand; L. L. Lapierre, sec
etary; w. c. Parke, treasurer The |
fty-fifth anniversary of the founding |
+ the lodge will be celebrated on Tues i
ay evening next, by the carrying out l.
f program which will include lit II
rary and musical numbers. Invita-
ions have been sent to members of |
Their lodges and the Rebekkah organi-
ations, as well all visiting members
Z the order in the city.
An embarrassing financial stringency
-aS relieved in the United States mar
halls office by the arrival upon the
asst steamer of n warrant for about
1000. which had been requisitioned by
Iarshal Hendry. There is still in the
ank about $4,000 OF United States
unds deposited by the late Marshal
say. but owing 10 the fact that it had
cen placed to his credit. it could not
< Withdrawn by anyone else. With
he funds recently received the marshal
as relieved the temporary embarrass-
lent, and jurors, witnesses and other
curt expenses which had been accu-
lulating for several months, have been
aid.