The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-11-10
COMMENT ON new APPOINTMENTS
Cinnamon Gamble and
Murder Results.
Coffee Planters Meet and MAJ e
Preparation for Caring
for Products.

ing new under the sum-" but under
Hilo's sun, there appears a new attrac-
ton which is claiming the attention of
neighboring farmers. A visit to the
Tribune office, and glance at the agri-
cultural display there, will convince
even an old Kansas farmer that Olaa
is the place to grow corn; and if, as
Mr.. Fulcher declares, that TWO and-a-
half crops could be raised annually,
good citizens may expect soon to see
coffee planters direct much of their
time and energy towards hog raising.
D. H. Hitchcock has raised great guam
titles of the fattening product on his
place at Pohakuloa this year, and the
samples are excellent. Mr.. Fulcher
has solved the most perplexing prob
lem-that of properly curing the corn.
He simply bends the stalks down and
the ears are perfectly cured in short
order. w. S. Terry exhibits a sample
of taro grown on the grounds of the
Hilo Boarding School. The plant
stands nine feet high and bears an i'm
mense root. The display of coffee
berries is most encouraging.
Apropos of coffee, the planters of
0laa held most interesting and en-
thusiastic meeting at Mountain View
last week. Many important matters
were discussed in regard to picking,
cleaning, drying, etc., and the question
arose as to the advisability of estab-
fishing a number of cleaning plants or
having one center plant, it having been
-rumored that the Hilo Electric Light
Company would furnish such a plant.
A committee of investigation will re-
port at the next meeting. Realizing
the great benefits TO be gained by these
meetings and desiring to reap even
greater benefits through listening to
the experiences of the many, the or
ganization voted to hold future meet
ings in Hilo, where so many more
could attend from town and outlying
districts.
The recent appointments to the office
of Circuit Judge, and resultantly to
that of Sheriff of Hawaii have been
the subject of conversation since the
arrival of the Kinau. From remarks
generally made an caves dropper might
conclude that the consensus of opinion
is that in the appointments of Sheriff
Hitchcock to the judgeship and Sheriff
Andrews of Maui to the consequent
vacancy in the office of sheriff, the
Executive have selected substantial and
able representatives for these Offices;
but upon all sides the question is ask
ed: why send man from Maui as
sheriff of Hawaii? What's the matter
with giving the position to Hawaii
MANI"
Residents on Waianuenue street are
in tears this week, as they view the
stakes driven into their pretty gardens
by Surveyor Baldwin. The meaning
of all this is that the tall and stately
old palms and handsome shade trees
and hedges grazing the front boundary
of the Severance place, Hon. F. S.
Lyman's, A. B. Loebenstein's the old
Reed place and others are to be levelled
TO the ground to give way to the
widening of the street. Work will
proceed as soon as the Government and
the property owners can settle upon the
adjustment of claims for damages, etc.
The regarding and repairing of
Church street improves that thorough
fare wonderfully.
Work of completion has many times
been delayed on the Rawlins' soap fac
tory, but it looks now as though the
mill is almost ready to begin opera
ton.
The steamer Hawaii took freight for
Pohoiki and Kona yesterday and left
at a. m. today A large part of her
cargo consisted of household goods,
poultry, etc, belonging to Mr.. and Mrs.
Cockburn who with their family are
passengers for Kailua, Kona, where
they will take up their home. Hilo
friends say their farewells to the fami-
~ with reluctance.
Mrs L. T. Grant of the Hilo Hotel
entertained party of friends at cards
Friday evening. After a few spirited
games Mr. Wakefield prepared most
delicious welsh rarebit and the party
spent some time over their repast.
The same evening witnessed a jolly
gathering at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. R. Wilson, where a number of
friends were Toasted. s temporary
music stand was built on the lawn
and around it the Hilo band arranged
themselves and discoursed lively airs
for couple of hours.
The hotel has been well-flled ever
since the doors were thrown open by
the new management. This week it
has been crowded as have been all the
available cottage rooms. There are
rumors about the building. of new
hotel
c. W. Walton, manager OF Pahala
plantation, and his party including
Mrs. and Miss Patty, Miss Kimball and
Master Walton are spending the week
in town. They are domiciled at the
hotel.
Geo. N Day, who has been employ
ed in the general merchadise store of
E. n. Holmes. for more than year