The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-31
HILO MURDERER IS
PARDONED BY DOLE
Native Escapes Remainder of Twenty Year
Sentence---RaiIroad Is Making
Many improvements.

a self heating smoothing iron which
was placed on a window sill. The
building burned very quickly.
NOT INCENDIARY.
The jury in the case of the Ross
mond House fire was unable to find evil
dence Of incendiarism. A verdict of
accidental fire was returned.
ANDERsON-RUSsE
At the residence of Capt. B. H.
Brown, on Thursday. May 81 1908.
Alvin T. Anderson and Augusta Rus
sell were married by the Rev. s. L.
Desha. 1t was quiet and simple cere-
mony, Capt. Brown giving the bride
away. Miss Mary Meme, an older sis
ter of the bride, was bridesmaid, and
James Lynch, of the Kinau, acted as
best man. A few friends were present.
HILO MEMORIAL DAY.
Memorial Day is to be observed to-
morrow as usual though the exercises
will not be held until Sunday. Judge
Little is the orator of the day and
speaks on 1.-The Day and Its Memo
ries." The Hilo band will take part,
and there will be readings by Mrs. A.
G. Curtis, Mrs. w. 5. Terry and A. c.
Mckinney.
HILO HOTEL WATTS.
The committee in charge of the pro-
ject to reopen the HilO Hotel report
that they are meeting with great sue
cess but do not expect to open the
hotel upon July 4th when it is most
needed. 1t is probable that some effort
will be made to convert the hotel into
a lodging house for The occasion.
WANT FIRE PROTECTION.
There was meeting of citizens at
the purpose of considering ways and
means for improved facilities for fire
fighting in Hilo.
The concensus of opinion was that
the present company should disband
and that a new one be organized in it's
place It was decided then that when
this was done a man should be pro-
vided with accommodations within the |
engine house and it would be his duty !
to look after the apparatus and see to |
the ringing of the bell when an alarm |
is turned in.
1t is deemed necessary that addi- |
tional street hydrants be installed and |
more hose procured. This matter will |
be looked after by a committee COM |
posed of DR.. Milton Rice. a. H. Jack |
son and VIM. Vannatta who will report |
at a meeting to be held at the Fire |
mans Hall next Tuesday night. This |
les to be public meeting and it is hop |
ed that citizens will be present and en- |
roll as members of the fire company
Herald.
NEWS NOTES.
Mrs. F. L. Nash entertained the
Juniors at a lawn party on the Manse
grounds last Thursday afternoon.
About thirty-five were in attendance
and a merry time was enjoyed by the
little ones.
Just ia citizens, many of them bust
ness men, donated. through P. c.
Beamer. money for improving the new
baseball grounds.
G.. H. Gere returns to Honolulu to-
day and takes with him complete data
for the abutments for the Waiakea
bridge on Front street. 1t is Mr.. Ceres
opinion that the building of this bridge
will be pushed by the department.
The subscriptions to the Fourth of
july are coming in liDerally. Inc COM |
are meeting with success in
their rounds and the outlook is good
for plenty of money if all do as we'll as
those already seen.
Nigel Jackson and Miss c. Martens
viii be married on June s.
The Austin property sold a. auction
by I. F. Ray last Thursday brought
s41OO. 1t was bought in by the mort
sagee.
o. A Steven, who for the past two
years has been in the government SER
vice in the Philippines, returned home
TIE Kamehameha baseball team offer
% play any team of ball players in Hilo :
IN July if arrangements can be made.
]. G. Serrao has purchased Aquan-
ity of roller skates and will establish
4 rink in his hall at the corner of
Bridge and Shipman streets.
Rev s. L. Desha will go to Homo
ulu tomorrow to attend the graduation
exercises at Kamehameha, his two
IONS being in that institution.
1t is said that about $4,000 will be
'aised in Hilo toward refitting the Hilo |
Hotel 1t will be hardly possible to
nave the place ready for July 4.