The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-03-09
Matters of Interest from HilO,
KOhala and Hamakua.
DEATH OF THE wATsON'S CAPTAIN
He succumbs to a severe Attack of the
Grippe - Plantation News-A Few
Words About Choosing a sew Flag
Shipping News from Hilo, etc, etc.

HILo, March 5.-The weather clerk
is still supplying us with liberal doses
of water, mixed with little sunshine.
The rainfall for February was 24.35
inches. Business has opened up
brighter this month than the two pre-
ceding ones of this year. There is
still plenty of room for it to further
improve, and We expect it will do so
by and by.
Friends of Mr.. Will Scott are glad
to hear that the kona climate just
suits him, and that soon he will be
his old self again. His family are the
only white people in Kailua, but the
natives are very kind and friendly
and the place possesses so much that
is of historical interest that his one
years leave of absence will pass away
very pleasantly.
An interesting and pleasant might
with Burns" was spent at the resi-
dence of c. c. Kennedy on the 1st
inst. by a goOdly number of our
townspeOple.
The following pleasant programme
by the Waiakea home talent was
successfully carried out:
A good old Scotch song-Mr. Hutchins
Vocal duet......-.Mr. and Miss Tougher
Recitation..M Master Ronald Kennedy
Song.......... 1900. Mr.. c. G. Kennedy
Recitation. Miss MACEDONIAN
Native airs 10000. -.........A MISS R0y
At the close of the programme, each
number having received the hearty
applause of the audience, Mrs. Ken
nedy unfOlded a novel and original
plan of entertainment. The guests
who had been decorated with blue
ribbon by the hostess were to select d
fagot, ignite il on the hearth, and
until it was burnt amuse the other
guests by story. Much merriment
was afforded by those selecting a
small fagot and finding hid in the
middle a hard piece of kOa or iron
wood. Mrs. F. S. Lyman, Mrs.
Furneaux, Miss DeyO, Messrs E. E.
Richards, John A. Scott, Luther Sew |
erance, A. G. Curtis and r. Tougher |
were the story tellers. Refreshments |
and then Aud Lang Syne ended an
evening pleasantly to be remembered.
1t is whispered that we are to have
a literary and social society once more.
The unmarried, with one or two ex-
ceptions. are to constitute the men,
bers, each member to have the priv
ilege of inviting one married couple |
to the entertainment. Mrs. +. ID. |
Baldwin, Miss Richardson, Miss Porter
and Miss Severance are the active
spirits who are to ask twenty more to
join them. Mrs. Severance, who so
ably conducted the literary society
that was in existence here for some
six years, will probably render much
Mr.. J. w. Mason, after a visit to
Kona and Laupahoehoe oOking up
coffee lands, returned to his first love
Olaa, and intends clearing one hun
dred acres of land Immediately, pre-
paratory to planting.
Mr.. Geo. Weight, Onomea Sugar
head Overseer, is home |
again from a short visit to the Coast. |
The monograph at the Court House
the I'd and Sd instants, drew very fair |
houses.
c. y. Aiona, the leading Chinese
merchant here, expects to visit the |
Flowery Kingdom shortly.
The monotony of receiving cane at
the Papaikou mill to be crushed was |
a bit varied last week when Japan
csc youngster two years of age came |
down the flume on to the car
rier. The little fellow was dragged |
out pretty badly bruised, but no bones
broken, miraculnusly enough.
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
The bark Harvester sailed for San
Wednesday, February 26th, |
with 1889 bags sugar, 2,l14,344 tbs.,
valued at $780, Is.
The rough weather on the I'd inst, |
forced the Kinau to give up discharg-
ing freight at Papailkou.
The bark Annie Johnson is expected |
here about the 10th inst, from San |
Francisco.
Sheriff Williams had his Kau dep |
uty visit the scene of the barkentine |
Hilo wreck Immediately upon hear
ing Of the mishap. He reported the |
vessel still intact but with a big hole |
in her bottom. She is so far away |
from any port that it will be impossi-
BILE to save anything.
Wilder's Steamship Company was
well represented Sunday, the 4th inst,
in Hilo bay-Likelike, Kinau, XII
Iauea HOu and Hawaii.
The steamer Kinau will probably |
return to Honolulu without pound |
of sugar freight.
The steamer Hawaii came in Sun
day morning with Warren Goodale,
ESQ, and DR.. r. 3. Williams as pas
Sengers.