The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-15
HILO MASONIC TEMPLE
To Be MODERN STYLE

HILO, June 9.-There is a business
like aspect about the Masonic lot, at
the corner of Waianuenue and Bridge
streets. these days as the big steel
beams and Orders which are to form
the skeleton of the handsome building
are placed conveniently for their fur
Their handling. All of the structural
steel for the new temple is now in
Hilo and most of it has already been
moved to the site of the new building.
The telephone building, which en-
croached few feet on the Masonic
lot, was moved mauka the required
distance by Contractor Jim Lewis last
week and the one remaining building
on the lot, which has contracted the
habit of being sold every now and
again. will be disposed of for the third
and last time very shortly.
Meanwhile the building committee of
the Masonic Hall Association has
closed arrangements with T. A. Weaver
of Oakland, Cal, to come to Hilo and
superintend the entire construction Of
the new temple. He has already been
cabled and, with his wife and children,
will arrive by the next Enterprise. He
has had much experience in the con-
struction of reinforced concrete build
>ings and the plans of the new Hilo
building are very like those of one he
recently erected in California. He is
strongly recommended by the architect
and his employment will result in
having this modern style of building
put up in thoroughly satisfactory
shape.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
The Pineapple Planting Company de-
livered it's first pines to the cannery
on Friday, and expects to have 125 tons
of fruit this season for canning.
David G. May, bookkeeper for VIM
G. Irwin & Co., arrived in Hilo IN
Friday morning on a tour of inspee-
ton of the books of the Irwin pIanta-
tons on this island. He was the guest
of Mr. and Mrs Balding at Wainaku
for several days. and then went to
plantations along the coast.
Mrs. Oma Holland, wife of DR.. John
Holland, formerly of Hilo, was granted
a divorce by Judge Parsons last week
on the ground of desertion and failure
to provide. She was given the custody
of the child.
Owing to a dispute over the former
sale of the last of the old buildings on
the government lot, Bridge street. the
former sale has been set aside and the
buildings will again! be put at auction
on Saturday, June 10, at II O'Clock
noon.
r. w. Filler has accepted the posi-
ton of superintendent of the Hilo
Railroad, which was offered to him
several weeks ago, as exclusively an
nounced in the Herald. Mr.. Filler may
arrive here on the next trip of the
Virginian, which sailed for Salina Cruz
last Saturday. Failing this, he will
come by the Columbian, due here next
week to load sugar for Salina Cruz,
Adam Lindsay and Mrs. Lindsay will
leave Hilo for six months. starting on
the Mauna Kea next week. Mr. Lind
say has been granted leave of absence
by r. H. Davies & Co., for whom he
is manager of their business in Hilo
and will visit England and Scotland,
where he has not been for twenty
seven years. Naturally. Mr.. Lindsay
does not expect to recognize many OF
his very young boyhood chums, still
his vacation will be an agreeable one
and his many friends in Hilo hope that
he will enjoy every minute of it.