The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-04-01
FROM THE
BIG ISLAND
News of the Week
From Rainy
City.

l''Ln. March 2S-A luna ai the Diul
Plantation named Mooroy committed
Hnt'v Monday night shouting himself
ihiHa,h the temple. He had not been
". IaH Tor some time. and had been
Ir poor health. Nothing is known at
Diaa REGARDING deceased. eNceut that
De was an old whaler and had sailed
Win captain Joe Spencer who IL now
ln Honolulu. He was "A kind hpart.d
old chap. always ready to divide MS
sW1 earnings with a friend who halt
lftut tu be I'm hard luck He was sun
T'-.o 10 have been a native of the East
ana was one II those who visited the
Islands during the old whaling DAYS
when life in the country was a pleas
ant dream.
Tho ElSs held their first regular
meeting Monday evening. and accepted
the resignation of a. H. jackson as
( tyler Ii was decided to make the in
/ ltiation fee for the present twenty-five
/ dollars.
a. l.. Williams has been appointed
general freight agent of the Hilo Rail
road, and r. II. Elgin IS now Officially
Geslgnated as general passenger end
ticket agent. Both are old employees
BY order of the Board OF Health SAN
tary officer Bowman is having the land
on both sides of Front street filled. and
the cottages below grade are being
raised. The Improvement will be of
great benefit to Hilo people
"A half mile match race for $3.50 a side
was pulled off at Hoolulu Park last
tuesday. one horse was owned by a
Hilo Jap and the other by a Jan from
Olaa. The Olaa horse won, and over
S2OOC are said To have changed hands
upon the result
Tive farmers dance at Spreckels' hail
on Tuesday evening promises to be an
elaborate affair. The Cotilii0n club is
making extensive preparations for the
event.
Laborers are at work on the Volcano
road nea- Mountain View.
1t is said that g. w. Afford will re-
sumo practice in Hilo.
Rev j. a. Cruzan has formally ten
dercd his resignation as pastor of the
First Foreign Church.
Superintendent Lambert of the Olaa
railroad says that all preiminaries
have been settled for the construction
of the water front extension of the
company's tracks. This work will be-
gin just as soon as the rev work on
other parts of the line is finished.
the Amity Club is the latest addition
to Hlo's list of social organizations.
The Amity Club has for its object the
promotion of excellence in the art of
dancing and will hold meetings twice "A
of Mrs. Carson have been secured to
pilot the members through the intricate
steps of the waltz and two-step. The
club starts out with a large list of
charter members.
The marriage of Adolph Lantz and
Mrs. Nunes, nee Stella NJ. Cordeiro,
was solemnized last Saturday evening
by Rev Mr. Baptiste at the home Of
NJ NJ. Medeiros on Pleasant street.
Mrs. Loebenstein gave a party last
Saturday night at the home of G. II. .
w. Hitchcock in honor of her son AL .
bert, who on that day arrived at his
majority. /
Mr.. ana Mrs. c. c. Kennedy were the
host and hostess at n pleasant outing
party last Wednesday They took "A
company of friends to Mountain View
via the Hilo railway, in the new coach
"Hilo."
Philip Peck gave a supper at his
home in Puueo last night to the Scot
tish Rite Masons of this city in cele
bration of Maundy Thursday The din
ner was a fulflIment of promise
made by Mr.. Peck n year ago.
$. NJ. Damon is in Kona on business
with the Kona Sugar Com
pany.
Mauna Kea presents n beautiful
scene with the snow covering the peaks
t. '1a timber line.