The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-12
LOCAL BREVlTIES.

y Maunakea street between King and
Queen street has been macadamized.
The petit jury for the October term
of Federal Court will be drawn this
morning by Clerk Mailing.
There will be a special meeting OF
Hawaiian Lodge No. q, F. & A M, to-
night. Work in the second degree.
Republican Territorial headquarters
were moved yesterday from the Elite
building to the top floor of the Hawaii
/ an Trust Company building on Fort
street.
! The wedding of Miss Aida Tipson and
| Benz. Sammons was quietly solemniZed
yesterday evening in the parlors OF the
Central Union church. Rev. J. P. Erd-
man officiated. Miss Alice Johnson
was bridesmaid.
/ Patrick Fitzgibbon and w. II. Nc
Cormack of Great Britain. P. H. Port
field of Germany, B. Johnson Of Norway
and Jos. Carreiro and Antoine r. Silva
of Portugal were admitted to citizen
ship yesterday by Judge Estee.
An answer making general denial was
filed in Federal Court yesterday in the
case Of NJ. Rosenberg & Co. VS.. w. r.
Hoare, British consul This is the case
involving the payment for clothing fur
nished to the shipwrecked sailors Of the
II heTT.
For various reasons the annual sale OF
the Woman's Guild of St. Clements has
been postponed from the second week
IN October to November g. This will
be in ample time to enable persons to
purchase Christmas presents. It will be
held at the parish house in the rectory
grounds, Makiki street and Wilder ave-
nue..
The old blacksmith shop on Fort
street just above the Mott-Smith block
and one of the few old landmarks is
being remodelled to accord with the re-
mainder of the street line. When this
work is completed the Waikiki side of
Fort street will have an unbroken front
age with the exception of the Jordan
building, makai of the Boston block.
In a public letter directed to Secre-
tary Savidge of the Fourth District Re
publican Committee, dated September
IL, A. G. NJ. Robertson declines to ac-
cept the nomination of the District as a
candidate for representative. His with
drawal was made in favor of w. w.
Harris, who. in his judgment, deserves
the unanimous support Of the Fourth
District
There were no new developments in
the Wright case yesterday, though
there was conference in regard to the
iiidllCI OCINctIl Tic SONCAilOI, cLbbOlIlC
general and deputy auditor. Deputy
Auditor Myers had not completed his
examination of the books yesterday,
but when questioned in regard to the
results of his labors. would not deny
that irregularities had been discovered
by him.
Harry Dobson, of Dobson & Grace, of
the Elite Saloon, which was burned to
the ground on Saturday morning, called
at the Advertiser office yesterday and
denied the statement that the proprie- |
tor of the saloon was arrested and held |
for investigation. or that anyone else
connected with the saloon had been ar
rested. Mr.. Dobson further volunteer
ed the statement that ne had been of |
fered $500 for the saloon and it was |
only insured for $500.
The Temperance Hall, on Nuuanu |
street. formerly Murphy Hall, will re-
open tomorrow evening. The Hall has |
been reconstructed, the club reorganiZ-
ed, and both are now under new man |
agement There is now a dramatic and |
social club connected with the Hall. A |
performance will be given Saturday |
evening by the Tennessee Minstrel !
Troupe (colored), which is free to all. |
Former pledge-signers and members of
the Francis Murphy Club are especially
Invited.
Jared G. Smith has prepared a sec
ond bulletin for the Agricultural De-
partment in Hawaii, concerning the |
cultivation of the castor bean, and the
will be submitted to the
at Washington for approx
al. The taro bulletin will probably not |
be printed for some time. Mr.. Smith |
the bulletin to Washington
where the officials proposed to print it
at the government offices. AS the con-
tract for the work had already been
made in Honolulu, with the authorize
ton of Director True, the Department |
was notified of this fact, and the ma
terial will probably now be returned to
Honolulu for publication.
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