The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-03
LOCAL BREvlTIEs.

| 1eaFy rams nave QdIldStQ CIOPS
| on the Koolau side of Oahu.
| McBryde plantation is to obtain sur
plus water under lease from Maka-
we'll plantation.
| Wallace G. Bruner have bought most
of the Kona coffee crop for the San
Francisco market.
| Eva Plantation Co. is considering
| the question of building wharf for
| itself in Pearl Harbor.
Wait till the Doll Fete on Dec. 18th
at Hawaiian Hotel. Goods sold for
| the benefit of the Missionary Cleaners
Society.
George w. Hoffman. father Of T.
Hoffman, contractor. of this city, died
at San Jose on November q, aged IS
years.
Edwin c. Ewell, whose accidental
death at San Mateo was reported in the
press cablegrams, was a brother of
Hrs. A. ]. Lyon.
OF the o. R. & L. Co.. has gone to Maui
to deliver a locomotive tender to the
Kahuiui Railroad Co.
Eleven sacks of mail for various
warships Of Admiral Evans's feet en-
route for Honolulu, were landed here
yesterday from the Gaelic.
John Cassidy has had to change his
base of operations temporarily. in
building the Molokai telephone line, on
place he started.
Mrs. w. M. Cunningham has received
news of the death of her father,
Thomas Smith, at San Jose, Cal, on
November 20. He was aged n and
native of Ireland.
One thousand shares of Onomea
plantation changed hands at $3.50 on
the stock exchange yesterday, being
sold by Halstead & Co. to fill an order
placed by Jas. F. Morgan.
Charles Brown. who was in Hollis
ter's drug store about eighteen years.
is expected back in the Alameda from
Dresden, Germany. where he went four
years ago to visit his parents.
The various county officers met last
evening to discuss their future work.
Weekly meetings are now being held
with the members of the County Com
mittee. No definite action was taken
upon any matter.
The postoffice has posted notice to
the effect that transport sailing from
San Francisco December 1, for Manila
via Honolulu, will carry mail TO Mid
way Island. This transport will be
the Christmas boat for the Philip
pines.
Duncan Macfarlane, popular MEM
Der of the local Scottish colony. was
reported yesterday as being very low
at the residence Of Mrs. Bickerton.
who is giving him motherly care. Miss
Felker is also assiduous in nursing the
sick man.
NJ. T. Simonton, clerk to Judge Rob-
inson, received word yesterday of the
death of his stepfather, Henry ]. Ford,
at Vallejo, CAL, on November 20. Mr..
Ford was a shipwright.. &C years old at
death, and had lived at Vallejo since
his arrival there in 1880. He was one
of the oldest resident Masons and the
obituary notice In a Vallejo paper
shows that he was highly esteemed
as citizen. His wife, Mr.. Simonton's
mother, died last year.
Judge Gear has had the Territorial
grand jury increased to strength Of
twenty-five members. After some of
the old panel were excused, twelve new
men were added. A short session Of
the grand jury was held yesterday aft
ernoon. The House vouchers are to be
| Investigated at the instance of Attor-
ney General Andrews. Judge Gear has
been unable thus far to see that any
thing revealed by the Federal grand
jury constitutes violation of any law of
the Territory.