The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-08
PTthiaIS Of Maui to Celebrate On
March 18th.
CHAPTER OF RUNAWAY MISHAPS
Lahaina Church Soon to
Be Dedicated.
Wilder Steamship Company Makes
Liberal Offer-Shipping
Intelligence.

! MAUI, March elaborate prepare
tions are being made for the coming
ball of the knights of Pythias, to take
place during the evening of the 18th
! inst. in the Wailuku skating rink. Nc
expense is to be spared for interior
decorations, and musicians of we'll
known ability-clarionet, either, vio-
lin, piano and several guitars-will fur
nish dance music. The committees in
charge are as follows: Refreshments
Messrs. B. l.. Meyer, A Tens, G.. Hor-
ner and J. Anderson. Music-T. F.
Sanborn and ]. Schulmeister. Recep-
tion-W. H. Campbell, T. F. Sanborn,
F. S. Armstrong, G. w. Scott, E. B.
Carley and w. Martin. Floor-F. Mey-
ers, D. Quill, E. B. Carley and NJ. G.
McLane. Floor Manager-W. H. Camp
bell
This will be the third grand enter
tainment in the history of the lodge,
the two former parties having been un-
usually brilliant society events.
1t is stated that the new steamer
Helene is to alternate with the Kinau
in voyaging to and from Hilo. If true,
Maui will have an extra mail every 10
days: that is all, three Honolulu mails
weekly for the most of the time. with
one less now and then. If the w. G..
Hall would only alternate with the
Mauna Loa on the Kona-Kau route,
Maui's cup of bliss would be full.
j. r. Highly, formerly at Spreckels-
vile, is now at Kaluanui. o. G.. Gilhus,
recently in charge, will soon take up a
permanent residence on his f1ouriShing
coffee plantation in Kona.
There was quite a chapter of acct
dents in Makawao last Saturday, Feb
ruary 9th. A horse, belonging to Mrs.
Henry Robinson, took fright and ran
away. throwing both the lady and lit
tie girl into the road, and hanging the
brake upon the wire fence. The horse
was found in the cane field below the
Paia Foreign Church. No serious in
juries. The same evening. while II. a.
and B. d. Baldwin were driving to Kai-
liili. the horse, Kalakaui. took fright
at something when near Punomalei
whirled suddenly around and ran fierce
! " down the hills Haikuward. B. D.
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horse turned, but II. y. Baldwin held
the lines for a mile or more and was
found later by his cousin lying inselsi-
BILE in the road. He was badly shaken
lup. and has been confined to the house
during the week.
The dedication of the new Wainee
Church of Lahaina will take place the
18th of April. and an island native Sun
day School convention will convene in
the church on the goth of the same
month. 1t is stated that the Wilder
steamship Company has generously Of
fered TO convey Waikiki, MakawaO
and Hama Sunday School members to
and fro free of charge.
The above dates may be changed,
owing to the Easter vacation of Gov
eminent schools occurring between
April 10th and 18th.
Thirty-fve persons are awaiting tel
ephones. There seems TO be no limit to
the demand for instruments. lnclud-
ing the So. there are about 235 subscrib-
ers on the Maui Telephone Company's
list.
There are quite a number of changes
being made at Spreckelsville. Mr., F.
Meyers, head luna, has resigned re-
Gently.
William HAY Ol Edlot 10 SUM " uC-
part for Hawaii.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. c. AXtell have re-
moved from Paia and will reside in
Honolulu.
Awana of Makawao and Akanaliilii
and Kong E. Akuna, of Hama, promi-
nent Chinese residents of Maui. will
depart for their native land by the Chi
ma. which leaves Honolulu next week.
The army worm is changing Maka-
wac pastures from green to brown.
s. z. Kalama is now captain of the
Nakawao police force.
The schooner Letha Nelson, Rice
master. sailed today for San Francisco
loaded with II. G. Co.'S sugar.
During the week the arrivals in the
port of Kahului were as follows: The
barkentine Planter. Captain Dow. five
DAYS from Honolulu: the schooner II.
c. Wright. Olsen, master, p days from
Whatcom. Wash. with lumber for Ka-
hului Railroad Company, and the J
C. Glade. on the I'd from Honolulu.
The Planter will take away Haiku
and Paia sugar. \ stowaway was ar
rested aboard this barkentine, and will
be returned TO Honolulu by today s
CIaudine. He is a deserter from the
May Flint.
The schooner Eva is said 10 have
been sighted in the offing.
The weather is still and warm.