The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-01-20
QUIET WEEK ON MAUI.
Teachers Meet and Elect Officers fol
Ensuing Year.
SpreckeIsville Plantation ExpeC.s
Good Crop-Cold Day.

MAUI, Jan. 1S.-The circus
company gave performances at Paia
to good audiences on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. The tent was
pitched near the depot. On Thurs
day the canvas. and other acces-
series were set up at Kahului in
rear OF the saloon. No performance
was possible Thursday evening on
account OF rain, but an exhibition
was given Friday night.
Saturday night, the 18th, some
one broke into the Paia railroad
office, and purloined the cash-box,
containing about $40 in money.
The shutter being left open, the
burglar forced the window.
w. B. Starkey took charge of tie
UIupalakua school last Monday,
the 18th. Louis Mideiros goes to
Waipio, Hawaii.
At the annual meeting of the
Maui Teachers Association held
last Saturday, the 18th, at Wal
luku, the following officers were
elected: F. w. Hardy, president !;
o. Abbott, vice-president D. Ka-
newanui, secretary; and Messrs.
Dickenson and Harris and Mrs.
Heapy, executive committee. 1t
was decided to hold the next an
nual meeting on the Saturday fol-
lowing Thanksgiving Day. There
were % teachers present.
During the week Haleakala ranch
had cattle drive and rounded up
more than AGO estrays.
1t is rumored that Spreckelsville
plantation expects of crop OF about
10000 tons.
Maunaolu Seminary has now 60
girls under its charge.
During Friday afternoon, the
18th, a meeting of the stockholders
and trustees of the Maui Telephone
Company, took place at the Paia
plantation Office.
On Jan. 18th, the Kahulri Rail-
road Co. issued a new time table.
Makawao passengers leaving Paia
at 9 AM, and Wailuku at 1:3O, can
spend about two and three-quarter
hours in the latter place. A resi-
dent of Wailuku can spend five o.
six hours in Makawao going and
returning by the train.
During Tuesday morning and
evening, the 18th, the thermometer
registered $40 in ~Makawao (Ka-
luanui), the coolest day OF the
season.
During Thursday evening, the
18th, at. the church and society
meetings of the Paia church. G.
E. Beckwith was reelected senior
deacon; II. P. Balwin, junior dea-
con; aud r. F. Engle. sup't of the
Sunday School. w. Nicholl, was
chosen trustee OF the society In
place of w. Ogg now resident at
Makaweh
There are fat cattle everywhere
on Maui. Stockmen expect to re-
trieve the losses of the last two
years in the gains of the present
one.
1t is reported that on the first of
next month D. Gull will become
superintendent of Wsiluku roads,
vice George Groves resigned.
Friday, the 18th, the schooner
Mary Dodge, Hansen master, sail
ed for San Francisco laden with
Paia and Hamakuapoko sugar.
The brig Geneva, Poultze cap
tain, will probably sail today with
a cargo of Hawaiian Commercial
Compapy's sugar.
A large schooner lowered about
outside the harbor for two days,
being prevented from entering port
by the south wind. She is the J.
D. Tallant with a consignment Of
general merchandise for the H. G.
q s. Co. With the help of the
steam launch Mohea she entered
the harbor the 18th, u days from
San Francisco.
Weather:-Kona wind nearly all
the week, with little rain.