The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-03-24
HiIo Society Treated to Two
Matrimonial Events.
COFFEE PLANTERS STATISTICS.
Acreage in Coffee frees Increased 100
Percent-New Roads of Mauna Com
pany a Great Improvement -Santi-

HILO Hawaii, March 19.-Among
the passengers leaving per Kinau are
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Spencer, of Wal
mea, who were married in Hilo on Mon
day, the 10th inst. The wedding was
one of the largest and most elaborate
affairs given in Hilo for some time. The
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Kaihenui
the parents of the bride, was made more
commodious for the great number Of
guests invited by building a splendid
lanai. The decorations were most taste
fully arranged and pretty festoons hung
| gracefully in all parts of the house.
The bride, Miss Christiana Leeloi, never
| looked better than when she appeared
in her wedding gown, rich and hand
some conception in pearl satin, with
lace and pearl passementaire trimmings
on the bodice. The skirt, which was
plain, hung in long vatican train from
the neck. A sister of the bride, Miss
Leeloi acted as a maid of honor. She,
too, looked very pretty in pink silk and
| lace.
Promptly at 7:30 p. m. the bridal par
| ty entered and Rev. c. w. Hill, in
! few neatly chosen words pronounced
the pair man and wife. Congratulations
were extended by the many present,
and later the floors were cleared for
| dancing.
On the following day (Tuesday) a
most sumptuous lunu was spread be-
| fore some two hundred or more guests.
1t was a veritable feast, and the large
number of guests enjoyed regaling
themselves with the many tempting
good things.
Many useful as well as elegant pres
ents were received by the young couple,
who will make their home in Waimea,
where Mr.. Spencer is engaged in the
cattle business.
= very quiet wedding occurred on the
10th inst. at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Rose, when Miss Mary Rose
was married to Mr. William Lindsey
of Waimea. The wedding took place in
the evening, and was strictly family
affair. Rev. c. w. Hill performed the
ceremony, after which the happy couple |
received the congratulations of the rela-
tives, and then sat down to feast upon |
the excellent collation. prepared by the |
parents of the bride. Mr.. and Mrs |
Lindsey left for their future home at |
Waimea on the following day. The |
good wishes of their many friends go |
with them.
One of the delightful social events of
last week was a picnic on Cocoanut
Island, given by Mr.. and Mrs. E. d.
to a few friends and visitors
in Hilo. The day was charming and the
bathing most exhilarating.
The coffee planters of Olaa have been
busily engaged in compiling a few in
Leresting statistics relative to the coffee
in their district, and the re-
markable progress being made in this I.
growing business, as shown by these ac
eumulated facts, will certainly be read
with interest by all. Up to date there
are planted in coffee trees between six
teen and seventeen hundred acres,
which is exactly double the number of
acres in growing coffee last year at the
same time. 1t is expected that within a
few months they will have planted q
900 acres. The population of Olaa is
now estimated at 500, only a small pro-
portion of whom are whites. These fig i
ures show an increase of 100 per cent.
since last year. A number of new
homes have recently been erected in the
district One of the most notable i'm I
is the new road being con-
structed by the Mauna Coffee Company,
Of which P. Peck is manager. The road
when completed will be about mile
long, and runs from the volcano road,
mauka TO their plantation. Four thou
sand feet have already been graded, g.
BOO feet of which have been ballasted.
1t will be an excellent piece of road
when finished.
Since the completion of the road
through Honomu gulch it is justly said
to be the finest stretch of road on this
side of Hakalau. With the building Of
the bridge across the stream il will
make it the finest road on the HamakUa
side of the island
Gilbert F. Little goes to the metropo-
lis on business connected with Supreme
Court cases. He will return by next
Hall, stopping at Kailua to attend Cir ,
cult Court there
E. D. Baldwin goes to Hon )lulu this
Kinau.
Henry Deacon, manage: of Pepeekeo,
leaves for Honolulu today.
E. j. Weight of Onomea will be a
passenger per Kinau today.
Olaf Sorensen, who arrived this week
from Honolulu for the purpose OF meas
uring the steel bark Santiago, reports
her measurement for registration as
9O1.70 tons. For the past year she has
been running under provisional regis
ter, but now She is a full ,1edged Ha-
waiian.
The Henry Willard and Santiago are 4;
loading sugar this week, the former for
New York and the latter for San Fran
cisco.
Mr.. E. w. Barnard of Laupahoehoe
expects TO take off about two and a
half tons of coffee from his place this {
season. |:
Hil0 and uioi bo-1 |