The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-13
LOCAL BREVlTIEs.

Editor Norrie is convalescing at thu
Parker ranch on Hawaii.
The 1902 Club will give its usual
Thursday night dance and social this
evening at Elks Hall.
J. Tarn McGrew, paying teller of
Bishops Bank, is enjoying a two
weeks vacation.
: Mixologist Thompson, late of the Cal
ifornia saloon, left for the Coast on
the Sonoma yesterday.
Officer George Richardson stopped a
runaway at the corner of Beretania
and Nuuanu streets yesterday morning.
The meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce which was to have been held
yesterday, has been postponed until
next month.
/ Next Wednesday the athletic COM
ihittee of the Boys Brigade hold an
important meeting in the Young Mems
Christian Association.
The race horse Billy McCluskey is
said TO have died of collie on Julian
Monsarrat's ranch at Kapapala. He
was the gallant old hero of many a
hard-fought battle and was. years ago,
the idol of race-goers at the old Bay
District track.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the production of Handel's
oratorio to be given tomorrow evening
tombstone Bishop, the well known sing
er, will assist the Philharmonic Society
and college chorus under the direction
of Professor Ballaseyus.
a manufacturing department has
been added to the Boys Brigade School,
under the management of Ralph Geer.
The lads who have worked their way
up will be given employment at wood
wor kof all kinds. An addition is be-
ing erected to the present training
school quarters by the boys.
In Federal court yesterday morning
only bankruptcy matters We're consid-
cred. Olaf Omsted was exempted from
turning over his life insurance policy.
made out in favor of his wife. In the
matter of the estate of Leong Vat Dee,
bankrupt. c.. r. Hemenway, as trustee,
was given permission to sell property.
Ash Wednesday was observed by the
Catholic and Episcopal congregations
with appropriate ceremonies yesterday.
The usual blessing of communicates
with ashes was observed at the Cath
Ollie Cathedral and st. Augustine's
Chapel. The services in the Episcopal
churches were also of the usual i'm
preSsive nature.
Carpenters began work yesterday on
the changes in the Judiciary building.
The grand jury, which had been using
the court reporters rooms, took up its
Capitol building, and upon request of
Bailiff Ney. through Judge Gear, two
policemen were detailed to assist him
in keeping the proceedings of that body
secret.
The Anti-Saloon League is preparing
for it's crusade against intemperance,
and has had printed 1000 copies of An
drews, Peters & Andrades compilation
of the Hawaiian liquor laws for general
distribution. This will be followed by
n pamphlet containing the speeches in
English and Hawaiian as they were
delivered at the recent temperance
convention.
The engagement is announced of Miss
F. A. Parry, eldest daughter of Thos.
Goring Parry. Esq, of Carmarthen-
shire, Wales, and Mr.. Edwin S. Curtis,
of the firm of Curtis Brothers of Chee-
foo China. Miss Parry has been
resident of Honolulu for the past three
years, and has many friends here. She
will proceed to Chefoo, where the mar
riage will take place some time in
April next