The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-09-29
MAUI HAPPENINGS.

On Saturday, the 10Th instant, &C.
CURED the quarterly shoot of the 'Maui
hlfie Association :" for the ':Burchardt
Cup" At 200 yards Mr.. Turner scored
80, Rev. 7. L. Gulick 40, and Mr.. L. w.
Zumwalt AZ, the latter winning the
trophy Tor the next three months. Mr..
n. ormstead, of Paia, held the cup
uurlng the months of June, july and
August.
Mr.: Goodale Armstrong. of Makawao,
sun lies In very critical CONDITION at
the Waikiki Hospital. His many friends
ieel most anxious concerning him
The large store and warehouse of Mr..
W. l.. Mossman are fast nearing com
pietlon. He will soon make Tip to San
francisco to purchase goods. He will
conduct wholesale and retail business
in general merchandise.
Mr. A r. Laws, formerly of Kohala.
has assumed the book-keepernhip of
Hamakuapoko Plantation, succeeding
Mr.. Warren Goodale, who lett the ISL
ands for good several weeks ago, and is
now making voyage for health around
the Cape OF Good Hope. Mr.. Laws is the
father of Mr.. II. Laws, book-keeper OF
Paia Plantation.
Hon. w. Y. Horner, of Lahaina, is
planning and preparing coffee planta-
ton at kaanapali, located on the west
end of Maui, few miles from Lahaina.
Mr.. +. II. Bailey, of Makawao, has
assumed the managership OF the " Ha-
waiian Fruit and Taro Flour Co." of
Waikiki. His extensive knowledge of
taro, and his ability for close fnanciering,
will undoubtedly make success of what
has hitherto been non-paying enter
prise.
During the past week Mr.. and Mrs.
Gay, of Niihau, Kauai, have been guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Stolz at Idlewild,
Olinda. They made a trip to the crater
of Haleakala during their stay.
Sleepy SAM" Maui's fastest trotter,
has changed OWNERSHIP. Treadway, of
Wailuku, selling all the right, title and
interest to Mr.. Simpson, of Paia.
On the evening of the 18th inst, oc-
CURED the September " literary and
social of the Makawao Foreign Church.
1t was held at Sunnyside, the residence
of Rev. T. L. Gulick, and was one of the
social successes of the year.
The opening number of the programme
was piano solo by Mrs. G. D. Love-
land. This was followed by an interest
ing reading by Miss McLennan, concern
ing the Supernatural and Psychological
in Literature"
Then followed a debate" Resolved,
that an addition of wings would be a
benefit to the human race"
Mr.. H. Laws led off in the affirmative,
and Mr.. F. w. Hardy argued the mega
tive side of the question. When the de-
bate was thrown open to the meeting,
Messrs. Gulick and Beckwith made re-
marks. The varied arguments and de-
velopments OF the subject amused the
audience very much.
After short intermission, the famous
"Smith Family" favored their friends
with a humorous musical programme.
Their modesty permitted them to show
only their faces through holes in a
screen, the product of Miss Gregory's
artistic skill. Upon it were portrayed a
very slender young lady of fashion, a
dude, wee wee girl, small boy with
conspicuous suspenders and patches and
a pair of lovers posed in a most affection
ate manner.
Sandwiches and coffee concluded a
very pleasant evening.
Between and o'clock on the morn
ing of the Oath inst, large fire occurred
in Paia. The skating rink, blacksmith
shop, carpenters shop and an adjacent
dwelling house were completely con-
sumed. Mr.. H. P. Baldwin was the
owner of the skating rink, and the other
buildings were the property of Simpson
& MacWilliams, blacksmiths. The value
of the buildings burned was estimated at
about $500.
A fire inquest was held yesterday, the
25th, under the direction of Sheriff Ever
EFT, the results Of which have not as yet
been ascertained. 1t is rumored that
some person or persons maliciously
caused the confagration. Several weeks
ago All attempt was made to fire the
rink. Several boards on the building
were saturated with kerosene and set
on fire. Some Chinese, who were pound
ing poi in the vicinity, saw the blaze and
extinguished it before any serious
damage was caused.
Makawao is looking greer and beauti-
full, and Kula has had abundant rains
during the past week.