The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-15
NEW HALL AT PALA.
People of Maui Are Always Up
and Doing.
VAN CAMP INCIDENT IN COURT.
Ladies Aid society Makes S1O-Bicy-
cIes Can't Climb MOuntains-Wil-
liam Kinney Doing Well - Mrs.
Lindsay Entertains = Maui Tel. Co.

1 LINDSAY IHltItdiIle Lei" u
MAUI, April 11.-During the 10th a
most pleasant evening was spent by a
party of young folks at the residence
An evening among the worlds celebri-
ties" The game was Of the progressive
| kind, and six quartettes of players at
as many different tables made guesses
as to the identity of various portraits
as they were successfully presented to
view. Miss Blowers and Mr.. w. NichOl
won first prizes. After refreshments,
solos and college songs gave pleasing
finale to some pleasant hours. Among
those present were Mrs. Damon of Ho-
noluIu and Misses Rea and Blowers of
California.
Money is being subscribed to build a
public hall at Paia. The intention is,
after the $4,000 asked for is subscribed,
to call a meeting, of the subscribers and
organize regular company. A lot of
land will be purchased in the vicinity
of the Paia depot and a hall constructed.
The shares are placed at SO each, and
residents of Waikiki, Kahului, Spreck-
terest in social affails will be solicited
for subscriptions.
Such a building is very much needed
in which ''literaries,' dances, recep
tons and exhibitions of public enter
tainments can be held.
Recently papers were served on Cap
tain Miller of the brig Lurline in rela-
ton to the irregular departure of
Ira Van Camp from the country. Du-
ring Wednesday, the Sth, the case came
before the Wailuku Court and was con-
tinued until the 23d Of May.
The regular meeting Of the trustees |
of the Maui Telephone Co. was post
poned for three or four weeks, owing to |
the absence OF several trustees in HO- |
nolulu. The matter to be brought up |
at the next meeting is concerning the |
proposed extension of the telephone |
line into Hama district.
Another addition is being made to |
Mrs. H. B. Bailey's residence at Maka-
wac. Mrs. Bailey's is the only place in |
Makawao district where the tourist |
or transient visitor can be accommo-
dated. She has now SIX guest rooms at |
her command.
Spreckelsville will shut down for sew
eraI days during the week in order to |
place a new molasses tank in position. |
Dr. r. 1. Moore is in Hama. 1t is |
stated that he will visit Makawao aft1r |
three weeks.
Mr. Ainsworth, formerly of the Ka-
hului Railroad Campany's office, is
keeping the bogks of Waikiki planta-
ton.
w. Hay of Paia, a well-known resi- |
dent of Makawao district, departs to- |
day for Scotland.
Bicycles will not do for the slopes OF
Recently a Punahou stu |
dent attempted to ride a wheel from |
to mauka Makawao. He |
was obliged to get off six times and |
walk much of the way. But machines
have been found most useful in Lahai- |
ma, Waikiki and Spreckelsville.
The Ladies Aid Society realized |
about $40 from their recent ice cream |
festival and lecture by Rev. ]. Oyabe |
in the Paia Church.
J. w. BergstrOm of Honolulu has |
been tuning musical instruments on |
this side of Maui. He says that the |
new organ for the Hilo Foreign Church |
will be about twice as large as the only |
pipe organ on Maui.
William Kinney, who lost both legs |
in a recent accident at SpreckelsvilIe, |
is doing we'll at the Waikiki Hospital. |
He says that the plantation railroad |
engineer was not at all to blame. 1t |
was his own fault.
During the 5th the schooner Jenny |
Ward, Christensen master, arrived in
Kahului, Is days from the Coast. She
brought general merchandise for Paia !
and Hamakuapoko plantations and |
lumber for Kahului Railroad Co.
During the 9th the bark Leahi, John
sen master, arrived from Newcastle.
She made the voyage in rs days and
brought a cargo of coal for the Ha-
Yaiian Commercial Co.
The brig Lurline has cleared and will
sail today for San Francisco.
The P. c. Funk is loading with sugar.
Weather-Pleasant, with strong
rades-clouds of red dirt at Spreck-
9lsville.