The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-03-10
QUIET WEEK ON MAUI.
Another Coffee Planter for Hamakua-
poke.
Death of Fred Scholtz- Prominent
Men Oppose Opium License-Corn
Mills and shipping.

MAUI, March Last evening
party was given at Haiku in
honor of c. W. Dickey, who during
the week has made a brief visit
home. The ever-popular progress
i've ''forty-two" made the evening
hours pass pleasantly for six quar-
tets of players. Mr.. Dickey, who
recently returned from San Fran
cisco, is now in Architect Ripley's
office in Honolulu.
Another kamaaina of Maui has
passed away. Fred Scholtz OF
Waikiki died at Malulani Hospital
during Tuesday, the 9Th inst. Mr..
Scholtz has been well known in
Waikiki as a first-class black
smith for many years. He was
born in Germany some sixty years
ago, and was, when a young man, a
farrier in the German army He
leaves widow and several chill
dren.
Mr.. Lakeland, of Hollister & Co..
has visited Makawao and Wailuku
during the week, as has also Mr..
Reynolds of the Golden Rule
Bazaar.
Today at Paia George Hons sells
the bankrupt stock of Bow Kee at
public auction.
Miss Kate Gray of Honolulu is a
guest at Haiku. She has recently
enjoyed the cool atmosphere OF
Kailiili.
During the evening of the Goth
inst, the Maunaolu Seminary girls
will give an entertainment for the
benefit of their school. The pro-
gram, as usual, will be most elab-
crate and attractive, pretty can
tata, entitled "The Fairy Bridal"
forming one of the most interesting
features.
Edwards Gamalielson of Hama
kuapoko will depart next week for
Hilo to permanently engage in cof-
fee culture. He and his brother
have twenty acres of coffee land
near Kaumana. Mr.. Gamalielson
is deservedly popular in Makawao.
A former resident of Cuba states
that the crop of the largest planta-
ton on that island amounts to
65, 100000 pounds, or 81, 800 tons.
Spreckelsville's estimated output of
$4,000 tons is mot in it," as the
boys say.
A japanese servant of a resident
of Makawao has of late been haunt
ed nightly by a ghost. The spirit
assumed the shape of a huge ma
tive. The deputy sheriff being in
terested watched and discovered
that the uncanny visions were
caused by sleeping on the back.
Maui has four corn mills. One
at Wailuku, owned by w. A. Nc
Kay; another at Kula, owned by
Peter Joseph, and two in Makawao,
one of which belongs to A. P.
Fivella and the other to Haleakala
ranch. McKay's and Fivella's
mills are run by water power, the
other two by steam. Three of
them are small in comparison with
the Haleakala establishment,
which is a model one of its kind
large, elaborate and complete in all
its appointments
Several prominent citizens of
Maui have recently stated that
while admitting the arguments in
favor of the Opium bill Ito be of a
decidedly utilitarian nature" they
as a matter of principle could
never advocate the license of the
drug.
On Sunday, the 1st, the brig
Geneva, Paulse master, arrived
in Kahului, II days from San
Francisco. She brought about 300
tons of general merchandise for the
Hawaiian Commercial Co. and is
waiting her turn to unload. The
bark Hesper and schooner Olga are
discharging their cargoes.
Weather-During the week south
wind and trades, with some rain. !