The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-05-12
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A piece of land containing four
cottages, on Emma street, is offered
for sale.
La Grippe is said to have over
thirty victims in this city; it is i'll
mild form, so they say.
1t is reported that the local COM
bination on bottled beer has been
broken, and the old prices prevail
once more.
About 40 ladies assembled at the
residence of Mr.. II. A. Parmalee,
Saturday afternoon, to a party given
in honor of Miss Parmalee's birth
day.
Manager r. D. Walbridge of the
Waikiki plantation and Mr.. II. G.
Treadway, Assessor, are guests at
the Hawaiian Hotel, having arrived
by the Claudine.
About $50 friends gathered at the
residence of Mr. Hyman, Sat
urday afternoon. The occasion be-
ing a tea party given by Mrs Lyman,
which proved delightful affair.
In one of the windows of McIner-
ny's store is to be seen a colored
picture, neatly framed, of the Charge
of the Light Brigade, the property
of King Bros. There are also sew
eral small photos of old Honolulu
views that few people seem to recog-
nize.
A not altogether private perform
ance Of bareback riding was given
Saturday evening by two young men
of town, or perhaps by one only. As
a rider he was not brilliant success,
the antics of the horse caused the
bareback rider to take a tumble be-
fore he was altogether prepared
for it.
A number Of the tourists accepted
an invitation of Hon. John A. Cum
minis to visit his plantation at Wal,
manalo. The party went Friday
crossing the pail in charge of Mr.. S.
l. Shaw of the Hawaiian Hotel
Stable. They went in carriages to
the pail, thence on horseback to the
plantation.
Smoked glasses were in demand
Saturday afternoon to witness
the transit of Mercury across
the face OF the sun. But
Mercury happens to be rather
small, SO magnifying glasses were
necessary to distinguish it merely as
a speck as it passed across.
A meeting of the Strangers
Friend Society will be held at the
Y. NJ. G. a. parlors on Wednesday
next at 10 A. NJ The meeting is
called for the purpose of consulting
about amendments to articles of the
constitution. All members and
others interested are cordially in
vited to attend.
Mr.. Justice Dole will be the pre-
siding Justice at the May term of
the Third Circuit Court to be holden
in the town of Hilo. He will take
passage by the steamer Kinau to-
day, together with the following
members of the bar: His Elk. w. A.
Whiting, Attorney General, Hons.
Paul Neumann and A. Rosa, A. p.
Peterson, S. K. Kane and others.
Captain Kaai of the schooner Ha-
leakala which came in on Sunday
morning from Kona, Hawaii, states
that when he left on last Wednesday,
the people Of Hookena were making
grand preparations for the reception
of Her Majesty the Queen and party
who were expected there on the 18th
inst. Edibles of all descriptions are
being prepared in Hawaiian style.
The popular wish is to give the
Queen true royal reception.
The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Gazette
of April Goth, has the following:
"Nr. and Mrs. j. L. Waterhouse and
Mrs. w. w. Dimond and Mrs. A. T.
Matschke and infant son arrived in
Cedar Rapids this morning from
Honolulu, Sandwich Islands. They |
sailed from there the seventh Of this
month and were less than two weeks
on the road. Mr.. and Mrs. Water
house viii spend a few days here |
before starting for England. Mes
danes Dimond and Matschke viii /
spend the summer here visiting with
relatives and their hosts of friends. /
They are the guests of the paternal
mansion, the magnificent home OF |
III. A. Higley, 216 Fifth avenue"