The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-07-16
NEWS FROM MAUI.
The Monthly Meeting of the Lite
rary Society.
MAUI, July Il.


MAUI, July Il.
Friday, the 18th inst, the monthly
meeting Of the Literary and Social
Club took place in the pretty parlOrs
of Mr.. and Mrs. CT. +. Wilder of Ka-
huIui. MakawaO, Spreckelsville, Wal
Iuku aud Kahului were fully repre-
sented. Through the Iurtesy Of Su-
perintendent Wilder train was run
from Paia, and three crowded coaches
pulled into the seaport village some
what after s p. M. H4makuapoko
people chartered the sugar tramcars,
and enjoyed a merry run of three and
a half miles to Paia depot.
Ev- ming breezes blew gently and
from an azure sky "yOu pale moon
shone in all its splendor. 1t was as
perfect night as when julie leaned
against the balcony and fondly gazed
at Romeo.
The brief but well-rendered pro-
pramme was as follows:
l. Instrumental Quintette--.......
Messrs. Gilhus, Atwater, L. Is.
Dickey and w. o. Aiken.
2. Kee cni oIo .'''' Miss MiI FIe eop
4. Duet, piano and viOlin-.......-
Messrs. Gilhus and Atwater.
<. Vocal Solo. Mr.. G.. w. Baldwin.
6. Piano Solo, ..,...,.. Mrs, Laidlaw.
Z, Recitation-.,-...... Mr.. Bluxome
s. Instrumental Quintette-.""....
The bass viOl, Gas big as house,"
was one of the sensations of the even
ING. Mrs. Laidlaw was recalled, as
also was Mr.. Bluxome, whose "dra
matte fire" and clever elocutIon were
oreatly appreciated. After some de-
liphtfnI salad and sleep-destroying
coffee the shrill engine whistle broke
i'm uDon veTandah tete-a-tetes. and
soon il was homeward bound to the
music of guitar and bass viOl mingled
with the echoes of college songs.
STRAY sCRIBBLINGS.
M. 4. Hooking has recently sold
KailiIli to the Hamakua Ditch Com
pany.
mis- court under shady trees.
A big haul of fish was made at ha-
huluf this wrek-70 bags.
III G.. GrOtheer, recently head luna
at Spreckrl vile, was the recipient OF
All ovation on his return To- San Fran
cisco. A hundred coup'es danced IN
his honor at Maennerbund Hall.
NJ Tshal e G.. Hitchcock made q
flying visit to Kahuiui and Hama this
week on his way to- Mahukona, as al :
so did V. V. Ashford Esq. ell route TO
Hamakua court.
Miss Louise Moore of Honolulu is
rusticatiug at Miss Greene's in Maka-
wac.
MIR G.. l.. Wight and Miss Helen
Wilder are visitors at KahuIui.
Miss Hammond is to leave Mauna-
olu Seminary. to- accept a position at
Kamehame a School.
William s. Wilcox, an old kamaai-
ma of Ulupalakua, is living now at
Newport, r. L.
Vacation visitors are flying about in
every direction.
The water famine is 20 severe in
Kulu that several families have been
Obliged temporarily To emigrate.
Most of the schools of Maui held
closing exercises during Thursday and
Friday, the 18th and 18th. 81. An
thony school, at Waikiki, closed dur
ing "Wednesday and gave fine eX-
hibition of music, vocal and instru-
mental.
On Friday, the reception day at
waiIuku aud Waihee drew large au-
dieuces of parents and friends.
Thursday the Haiku school gave
rhetOrIcals in the native church, and
the large assemblage Of natives wer-
addressed by Rev. Kanumiumi and
G.. III. Dickey.
On the same day Hamakuapoko
school closed its doors after an inter
estIDg programme.
On Friday an elaborate schedule OF
rhetorical events was much enjoyed
by the patrons of the Paia school.
The same day John Kalama Esq.
and w. l.. Holokahiki E-q. of Homo
lulu, congratulated Makawao sch oil
children upon the events of the pau
kula" day OF 1894.
On Saturday, the 18th inst, the J. ID.
Spreckels, Captain ChTi Hanson, de-
parted for the Coast with small cargo
of thirty tons of sugar. Mesdames
ChristiausOn and BOwles and Miss
Ness were passengers.
Ine schooner Maid II Orleans, Nc
Iieod master. arrived in ort Satur-
day, twelve days from San Francisco.
Sine brought 1000 packages for the IA
hului store. The schooner sailed on
her return trip yesterday, the 18th inst,
Weather delightful, if all mention
of dryness is omit d.