The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-31
FROM THE
BIG ISLAND
News of the Week
From Rainy
City.
OLAA LUNA ENDS
LIFE WITH BULLET
Ashford May Come Back to hilo.
Several Railroad Changes
Are Made.

| HILO. March 2S-A luna at the Olaa
Plantation named Mooney committed
suicide Monday night. shooting himself
through the temple. He had not been
working for some time. and had been
in poor health. Nothing is known at
| Olaa regarding deceased, except that
| he was an old whaler and had sailed
with Captain Joe Spencer who is now
In Honolulu. He was a kind hearted
old chap. always ready to divide his
| small earnings with friend who hap
pered to be in hard luck. He was sup
Fcsed to have been a native of the East
and was one of those who visited the
Islands during the old whaling days
when life in the country was a pleas
ant dream.
The Elks held their first regular
meeting Monday evening, and accepted
the resignation of a. II. Jackson az
tyler IT was decided to make the in
itiation fee for the present twenty-five
dollars.
| A. L. Williams has been appointed
general freight agent of the Hilo Rail-
road. and r. r. Elgin is now officially
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 side
was pulled off at Hoolulu Park last
Tuesday. One horse was owned by a
Hilo Jap and the other by a Jap from
Olaa. The Olaa horse won, and over
$4,000 are said to have changed hands
upon the result.
The farmers dance at Spreckels' hall
on Tuesday evening promises to be an
elaborate affair. The Cotiilion Club is
making extensive preparations for the
event.
Laborers are at work on the Volcano
road near Mountain View.
1t is said that C. w. Afford will re-
sumo practice in Hilo.
Rev. j. A. Cruzan has formally ten
dered his resignation as pastor Of the
First Foreign Church.
superintendent Lambert of the Olaa
Railroad says that all preIiminaries
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 Hilo's list OF social organizations.
The Amity Club has for it's object the
promotion of excellence in the art of
dancing and will hold meetings twice a
month at Spreckels' hall The services
OF Mrs. Carson have been secured to
pilot the members through the intricate
steps or the waltz and two-step. The
club starts oft with a large list of
charter members.
The marriage OF Adolph Lantz and
Mrs. Nunes. nee Stella NJ Cordeiro,
was solemni2ed last Saturday evening
by Rev. Mr.. Baptiste at the home of
NJ NJ. Nedeiros on Pleasant street.
Mrs Loebenstein gave a party last
Saturday night at the home of C. H.
w. Hitchcock. in honor OF her son AL
bert. who on that day arrived at his
majority.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Kennedy were the |
host and hostess at a 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 |
fish Rite Masons of this city in cele- |
bration Of Maundy Thursday. The din
ner was a fulfillment of a promise |
made by Mr.. Peck a year ago.
:. NJ. Damon is in Kona on business |
connected with the Kona Sugar Com
pany.
Mauna Kea presents a beautiful |
scene with the snow covering the peaks |
to the timber line.