The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-31

LOCAL BREVITIES.

James W. Girvin yesterday took oath
as a jury commissioner.
The Democratic candidates will start
on a tour of the island today.
Deputy Attorney General Milverton
departed for Kailua yesterday
High Sheriff Henry departed yester-
day for Kona and may return on Fri
day.
F. J. Cross departed on the Sierra
yesterday for New York. His mother
is quite i'll in New York.
The Board of Governors of the Com
merciaI Club viii meet at the Promo
ton Committee rooms at 1880 this even
ing.
Tomorrow being All Saints Day,
there will be a celebration of the Holy
Communion at and 10 a. m. in st.
Andrews Cathedral.
A nolIe prosequi was entered yester-
day in the case against Harry c. Moss
man for arson and Mossman was &C"
cordingIy discharged.
This evening there will be a stereop-
tiCOn lecture at the Seamen's Institute
given by Rev. w D. Westervelt, COM
mencing at 7:45 p. m.
Frank Johnson, manager of the Keo-
moku ranch, Hawaii, died yesterday
forenoon. The Elks have charge of the
funeral which takes place today.
Bishop Libert and Father Ulrich, who
went to Kauai to assist in the fftieth
anniversary celebration of the estab-
lishment of st. RaphaePs church at Ko-
loa, will return today.
Association takes place in Honolulu,
November 90 and will continue two or
three days. The banquet will be given
the evening of November %.
Secure your ticket now for the Re
bekah minstrels Saturday evening in
Progress hall. a good hearty laugh
will be good for you. Ticket only soc.
and can be had from members.
John Freitas appeared for trial yes
terday on a charge of larceny, being
released on his own necognizance until
Monday next. He is accused of having
stolen a bicycle from a japanese.
Miss Towle. a Mills College girl, of
Oakland and Miss Sue Mott. sister of
Mayor Mott of Oakland, who have been
visiting in Honolulu for a few weeks,
departed for home yesterday on the
Sierra after a delightful stay.
A committee is to be selected by Su-
perintendent Rabbit of the school de-
partment to pass upon the Hawaiian
geogra plies proposed for local use by
Normal Inspector Baldwin and Pr1n-
cipal Copeland of the Wailuku school.
The O. r. & L. Co. train due in Ho-
nolulu at 1880 ?. m. Monday was de-
rallied at the Wagner stockyards, about
two miles from town. The engine and
three coaches left the rails but one
was hurt and little damage was done
to the train. The train was brought
into town shortly afterward.
Joe Everett appeared before Judge
Whitney yesterday for a preliminary
hearing on the charge of burglary.
Evidence was given against him by
the proprietor of the Fashion saloon,
by the Chinaman who made a key at
the order of the prisoner and by As
sistant Sheriff Vida, to whom Everett
had made some admissions of guilt.
He was committed for trial at the Cir
cult Court.
The reports that the gun pointers of
the battleship Maine had broken all
records at target practise with the big
guns are particularly pleasing to Cap
tain Carter Of the local naval station.
Captain Carter left the Maine to as
sumo his position here and many of the
members of the gun crews of the flag
snip had been trained by him.