The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-04-28
OUR Maui NEWS LETTER
Society Matters on the Second
Island.
yoKUAwEowEo'S FIERCE FIRES
Leaves for China-lnjured Man linz
proving Under DIR. Rsymsnd's Care.
Nconshiners spirits Captured.

MAUI. April 25.-The April
injecting of the literary society was
held last evening at the residence
of DR.. Aiken of Paia- A large
number of people from the sur
rounding villages attended this
most popular social function. The
chief event of the evenings enter
Jainment was 4 comedy in two
acts entitled a Rice Pudding"
The dramatis personae were:
John Richards ............W. Nichol
DR.. Thirsite IA young physicianl....
.-.-...-...........-. ". Hardy
Mrs. Richards young wife of Rich
ards -. Miss Mile Beckwith
Marion younger sister of Richards.
........M Miss Nellie Smith
Ellen o'Shaughnessy ia cook. ..
-..-...-.-..-..-...M Mrs. S. E Taylor
Several pleasing violin solos 10y
Morris Beckwith flied in the
time between acts. Directly after
the comedy Miss Beekwith and
Nj. Nicol appeared in the rharac-
tiers of an Old couple. while the
former sang with proper feeling
that old and favorite song of Jen-
nv Lind. John Anderson. Ny
Jo." The entertainment was most
successful in every Respect.
On Tuesday evening, the 2ist. a
farewell rarty wa. given by Mrs
I. ]. Aiken in honor of Misses
Blowers and Red, who depart ~
day for their California homes af-
Ter q visit of several weeks III
Mani. Ii was a "s;llpIagHmdr"
evening. the entertainment being
of the progressive order and con
sisted ~ five different games-for-
ty-two, iackstrawS. authors. It'd
dledewinks and logOmachy.
During Friday evening. theI
18th. pleasing party was given
by Mrs ]. ". Colville 1T her beau
uful Paia residence. The twenty
five guests were happily enter /
tanned by the ever popular. pro
greSsiye game of forty-tWO.
Mrs Heapy of Wailuku mas
been in Malulani Hospital suffer
ing from a broken arm.
William Kinney. the victim of /
the Spreckelsyille accident. is still /
doing well. DR.. Raymond has had .
sole charge of the case from the
beginning.
During the Goth slight shock .
of earthquake was experienced al
Ulupalakua- Fire and smoke on
Hawaii has been recently seen
from Captain Makee's plantation.
Mcsdames Colville. Loveland
and Lindsay depart today for a
brief visit TO the mountain house
at kailiili-
Inspector Townsend is doing
Maui with quick dispatch. Du-
ring the week he has visited Ke-
alahou. keokeo. Ulupalakua. Ma
keua and some schools i'm Wal |
luku district
Two doctors, Miss Green and !
Miss May Green of New York
have been guests at Maunaolu
Seminary during the week. They |
have visited Haleakala and lao.
Awana, a. prominent Chinese
merchant Of Makawao. recently
for China in order to |
ship laDorers for a Maui planta-
ton.
The army worm has attacked
HamakualOa. MakawaO.
Weather-Pleasant and dry.
A tunnel for water is being
made by the Hamakua Ditch Co.
at kailiili 1t is TO connect two
yulches 1900 feet apart; 1859 feet
has already been completed.
On Tuesday night, the 21st.
Deputy Sheriff King surprised
party of mOOnshiners in far KOO-
au of Hama district. Four stills.
iOrty or fifty gallons of Okolehau
md the four Chinese proprietOrs
we're Captured The Cinnamon
we're taken in the act of distilling
heir contraband liquor.
Measles are breaking out here
md there in different parts of
faui.