The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-07
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Oahu county has over 100000 deposit
| I'd in banks
| The Board of Supervisors will meet
| at 1880 this evening.
Henry Vida has announced his can
| didacy for deputy sheriff on the Brown
| ticket.
! c. V. E. Dove has completed his new
! map of Honolulu and will have it print
| ed in the east.
Excelsior Lodge No 1. l. o. o f.
meets this evening at 7:30 O'Clock I'm
portant business
H Hackfeld & Co. Ltd, have re-
moved their San Francisco offices TO
ia California street.
TIE Misses Benson of Portland. Ore
leave for home today after pleasure
visit of several weeks in Honolulu
Ladies Auxiliary A O. H, Division
No. 1, meets this evening at o'clock
in c. B. U. hall. next to the Cathedral.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Schweitzer, Misses
May and Louie Schweitzer are booked
to leave on the next Alameda for the
Coast.
Steamer calendars for August and
September can be had by calling at
Alexander & Baldwin's office, Stangen-
valid building.
Two dozen road workers on the ap-
proaches to the new bridge at Wahi-
ava gave concert on the bridge Sun
day evening.
The engagement of Miss Celia K
Woods. sister of Palmer P. and Frank
Woods, and L. J. Gay, the young
ranchman, is announced.
Thomas Black of the Honolulu Iron
Works leaves by the steamer Kinau for
Kohala to take the position of engineer
with the Hawi Mill and Plantation Co
John Cunha, a Portuguese aged %,
died Sunday of hemorrhage of the
brain. He was taken i'll suddenly, fall
ing on the road near Beretania and
King streets.
Jack Doyle, chief train dispatcher of
the o. r. & L. CO.. gave a dinner party
at Haleiwa hotel on Sunday in honor
of Robert White, who leaves soon for |
the Coast
Collector Chamberlain is quoted as |
saying that the experimental distilling |
of alcohol, even in small quantity, with |
out an internal revenue license. is a |
violation of law.
was arrested yesterday on warrant |
sworn to by his mother-in- law, Vic
toria Correa, on a charge OF disposing |
of a gun belonging to Mrs. Correa.
The Moana Hotel last evening gave a
dance in honor of the guests which was
largely attended by townsfolk and
of the Hongkong Maru. Mr..
Croker gave a large dinner party.
Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Taylor of Tex
who have been visiting in Ho-
nolulu for the past three weeks, depart
for the Coast today in the Ventura.
They have been stopping at the Moana
Hotel.
1t is stated as probable that Charles
W. Hudson. of the Hawaiian Electric
Co.'S staff will be superintendent of the
Wainiha electric plant. He helped tol
install the works at the McBryde plan
tation end of the system.
There was no quorum present at the
annual meeting Of the Oahu Cemetery Il
Association. called for yesterday after
noon in the office of d. Dayton. 1t was
accordingly postponed until the after
noon of Thursday August Is, at
o'clock.
Land Commissioner Pratt has been
Dy jas. b 0dSlIG lIidl TIE
Kahuku plantation viii not acquire any II
of the HaUula lots to be opened on the
18th inst through dummy bidders or
otherwise. Mr.. Castle further throws
out a caution against the buying Of
any of the lots IL expectation of selling II
1ut to the plantation. It will buy cane
Of 1andholders but not their lands.
Captain Heidi. U. S A. brother of
the Captain Heidi of the 10th Infantry,
Camp Mckinley, was married recently
In Des Moines to Miss Mckinley, niece
IF the late President. The Camp Nc
E<inley brother was best man, having I
gone East recently to serve in that
Mrs. McKinley's gift to the
pride was a chest of silver containing
100 pieces.
A reception in honor of Mrs. Jones. 7
Who arrived here recently from Korea
o take charge with her husband of
he mission work among the Koreans i
f Hawaii, was given yesterday after-
oon at the Methodist parsonage by
he members of the Home Mission So
iety An interesting and instructive
ddress on the work being done in the .
Mission field among the Korean womenI
as delivered by Mrs. Jones. A
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