The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-08
Matters Of Interest from Hilo,
Kohala and Hamakua-
DEATH OF THE wATsoN's CAPTAIN.
He Succumbs to Severe Attack Of the
Grippe - Plantation News-A Few
Words About Choosing Few Flag
Shipping News from Hflo, etc, etc.

HILo, March 1.-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
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 G.. C.. Kennedy on the 1st
inst. by a .goodly number of our
towDspeople.
The following pleasant programme
OY Ine Walahed nOtHe IdlcnI was
successfully carried out:
A good old Scotch song-Mr. Hutchins
Vocal duet......-Mr. and Miss Tougher
Recitation. Master Ronald Kennedy
Song. .. -...... Mr.. G.. G.. Kennedy
Recitation ......-....-... Miss MACEDONIAN
Native airS....-.-- .-----..- -.-...-.. Miss Roy
At the close Of the programme, each
number having received the hearty
applause of the audience, Mrs. Ken
nedy unfolded q. novel and original
plan of entertainment. The guests
who had been decorated with blue
ribbon by the hostess were to select
fagot, ignite it on the hearth, and
until it was burnt amuse the other
guests by story. Much merriment
was afforded by those selecting a
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. @. Curtis and r. Tougher
were the story tellers. Refreshments
and then Aud Lang Syne ended an
evening pleasantly to be remembered.
It is whispered that we are to have
literary and s0cial society once more.
The unmarried, with one or two ex-
ceptions. are to constitute the MEM
bers, each member to have the priv
ilege of inviting one married couple
to the entertainment. Mrs. E. 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
assistance.
MIR. j. w. Mason, after visit to
Kona and Laupahoehoe looking up
coffee lands, returned to his first love
OIaa, and intends clearing one hun
dred acres of land Immediately, pre-
paratory 10 planting.
Mr.. Geo. Weight, Onomea Sugar
Companys head overseer, Is home
agai,, from "A short visit to the Coast.
The phonograph at the Court House
the 81 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
rushing down the flume on To the car
rier. The little fellow was dragged
out pretty badly bruised, but no bones
broken, miracuinusly enough.
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
The bark Harvester sailed for San
Francisco, Wednesday, February Goth,
with I6, $50 bags sugar, 2,114,3i4 fbs.,
valued at $50, 40 is.
The rough weather on the I'd inst,
forced the Kinau To give up discharg-
ing freight ut Papaikou.
The bark Annie Johnson * 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-
bic to save anything.
Wilder's Steamship Company was
well represented Sunday, the 4th inst,
in HIlo bay-Likeiike, Kinau, XII
lauea Hou and Hawaii.
The steamer Kinau will probably
return to- Honolulu without u pound
OF sugar freight.
The steamer Hawaii came in Sun
day morning with Warren Goodale,
Esq, and DIR. r. Il. Williams as pas
sengers-