The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-27
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LOCAL BREVlTIES.

LOCAL BREVlTlES.
Monday. September 2, being Labor
Day. all public offices will BE- closed on
that day.
David Haughs, head of the govern
ment nursery, returns from Hawaii by
the kinau today. ...
1t is thought that some of the es-
capped horses from the Stock Yards
fire have been stolen.
A very destructive cane fire destroy
ed two kukuihaele fields of the Pacific
Sugar Mill Company, on Wednesday.
Miss Harriet Austin has been app
pointed clerk to United States District
Attorney Baird, succeeding w. s.
Fleming.
Miss Ernestine Coughran has been
succeeded on the Advertiser by II. F..
Kinney Miss Coughran goes to anoth-
er local paper.
Mrs Mary Parmenter sues her hus-
band. Marcus Parmenter for divorce,
charging adultery The papers were
filed Saturday.
The St Louis College and st. Fran
els School will be opened on Septem.
Der 9Th. and it is requested that all
scholars report on that day.
f. f. Thompson, who was injured
last week by fall from his horse is
improving slowly, and will be confined
for some time at the Queens Hospi-
tai.
Owing to the failure of the Peking to
call at Honolulu this trip, no mail will
leave here for the Orient until the
Gaelic arrives from San Francisco, on
September 3.
Dr. Sloggett and Or Pratt have re
turned from their trip to Molokai. DR..
Sloggett says artesian wells are need
ed, taro culture being handicapped by
lack of water.
Government lots Nos. /, II and Is,
fronting on Waianuenue street, in
Hilo, will be sold at public auction
on Wednesday, September 20, In front
of the Capitol building,
L.. de l.. Ward, the treasurer, Is ar
} ranging all insurance matters for the
!; Stock Yards Company. A meeting ~
to be held today at which the question
of rebuilding will be discussed.
David Haughs, of the Department of
Agriculture, returned Saturday from
Hamakua, Hawaii. He reports the
forest fires still in progress, and fields
and gardens suffering greatly from the
prolonged drought
A farewell reception to Rev. H. XII
hara, pastor of the japanese Metno-
dist Episcopal Church. who goes TO
complete a theological course at the
Drew Seminary, was given last night,
! the affair being very pleasant one.
E The Hawaiian Orphanage and Indus
/ trial School Association elected Z. X.
Beard to succeed w. X. AZbill as pres
, ident The designations OF Rev. Abram
Corey and III. h. Coleman We're accept
ed. w, l.. Hopper was elected a al
rector.
Members OF the Young Women ;
Christian Association and Young Men $
Christian Association We're guests or
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Damon, at their
p country home in Moanalua, Saturday.
. They took their lunches and picnicked
. on the grounds.
| The two Chinese merchants who had
, been refused entrance from San Fran
cisco by Collector StackabSe, We're re-
leased Saturday. The collector receiv-
ed n telegram from Washington by the
r Meade, bearing out the ruling publish
: ed in the Advertiser of Saturday.
, Judge John Kaluhi. reapponted dIs-
trict magistrate at koolau, is probably
I the oldest living member of the Bar
, Association, having been admitted to
practice in 1857. kaluhi was a judge
under the old monarchy, but declined
to serve under the provisional govern
: ment,
Foreman Silva, whose heroic conduct
= at the Stock Yards fire saved several
e human lives. as well as the lives OF
\ many horses. lost all his property as
( well as his job with the fire, His Fam
, lily are destitute of clothing, ana In
. very straitened circumstances other
wise.
, Among the passengers booked for
Honolulu ON the Sonoma Is Il. II. Loud
Z presumably Hon. Eugene F. Loud, nj
y California, chairman of the House com
h mittee on postoffices. Mr.. Loud visit
$ ed Hawaii in 1898, and has since taken
y a keen personal interest in the affairs
, OF the Islands.
Z The Honolulu Stockyards Company
- have furnished Mr.. ]. Silva with a
hack and a couple of horses, which he
will use for the present. to engage In
the hack business. Mr.. Silva was the
foreman of the Stock Yards, and many
= OF the parties who had horses there
= are under many obligations to him fol
y his noble efforts in saving so much
, | live stock.
b. l.. Marks. administrator Of the es-
, tate of J. w. Winner, has asked leave
= to pro-rate the proceeds of the estat,
> among the creditors, The total OF
G claims is already filed, amounting Il
= s5,97S. SO. and Mr.. Marks has SIS cash
n on hand to divide among the creditors
= which would mean about one-six hun
n dredth part OF a cent on each dollar OF
: indebtedness.
$ The Tantalus road, from Manoa
: Valley around Round Top and Sugar
g Loaf. connecting with the main road
= at w. II. Schmidt's place, will be tbs
gift of s. T. Alexander, being bull
} upon plans of the government and un'
der the supervision of the Superintend
ent of the Department of Pubic
), Works. When constructed the road
will pass to the government. Mr., AL
I exander has nine acres of land or