The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-09
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

Mr.. and Mrs l.. Turner entertained
the Monday Evening Whist Club at
their home last week. After the play
ing the hostess served delicate refresh
ments.
A jolly party, consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Turner, Capt. and Mrs.
Mcdonald, Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt, Mrs.
Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Mumby, Miss
Dauphney, Miss Mabel Hitchcock. Miss
Eaton, Captain Fitzgerald, Captain
Matson, Bert Schoen and Captain
Johnson. enjoyed a delightful evening
aboard the Santiago, as guests OF Cap
tain Johnson, last Thursday evening.
Manager and Mrs Walker, OF Ooka-
la, entertained some 40 guests at
dancing party, given at their spacious
plantation home. The house was
splendidly decorated, and the broad,
lanais festooned and enclosed for a
dance hall. Many were present from
Hamakua, Hakalau, Hilo, Laupahoe-
hoe and other places, and a truly jolly
evening was spent
Land Office, under Surveyor e. /. Bald
win, Puma coffee lands brought high
figure. Lot II, Kamaili 1915 acres, was
purchased by Mr.. Callaghan at the up
set price, $492.25; lot IL, Kamaili 96.9
acres, was secured by F. w. Thrum for
$1,O25, upset price being $4S450; lot
IA, Kamaili, went to G.. E. Thrum for
S2,35O 1t contains 99.2 acres, and was
appraised at $54S.90. Lots at Kupuhua
sold to d. w. X. Waiwai and j. Kama,
the first, % acres, paying $42, and the
latter "a acres for $72.
Tax appeal cases will be heard in
Hilo next week and the week follow
ing The managers of Papaaloa and
Hamakua are coming in to offer their
opposition. p. Peck, Judges Barnard
and Hitchcock constitute the,Board of
Appeals.
News of the death of Mrs. Colin Nc
Lennan's mother at Anaheim reached
Mr.. McLennan this week. Her daugh-
ter was with her at the time of her
demise.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Luscombe, aged months, died yester-
day morning, after an illness of less
than II hours. The attack was of the
nature OF Inflammation OF the stomach
and bowels.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. Gulick, who have
been visiting Mrs. Severance, Mrs. Gu
lick's sister, leave for their Honolulu
home this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Lewis, OF
Oakland, who arrived in Honolulu on
the Morning Star, are visiting Mrs.
Lewis relatives, DR.. Wetmore, of Hilo,
and Mrs. Deacon, of Pepeekeo
The families of Judge Hapai and G.
E. Richardson have returned from the
Volcano, where they spent a couple or
weeks.
Mrs. Newell, of Alameda, Cal, moth
er of Mrs. l.. A. Andrews, is visiting
her daughter.
Invitations are out for a social dance
at the beautiful home of Manager Ross
at Hakalau.
Miss Isabel Kelley, formerly of Hilo,
but now a teacher in Honolulu, is
spending her vacation amongst her
many friends hereabouts.
Mr.. J. Kelshaw, Marshal of Paso Ro-
bles, Cal, has been at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. e. e. Richards for the
past week. He goes to Honolulu this
evening.
The Misses Perry who have been at
the Volcano House for a few weeks,
leave for home per Kinau.
Mrs. A. B. Loebenstein is a guest Of
Mrs. Walker, at Ookala. -
Mrs H. S. Townsend and family
have gone to Booganville for recrea-
ton and rest. -
The Annie Johnson, Matson master,
arrived on the 9th ult. with four pas
sengers, full cargo of merchandise,
several mules and horses and COW.
The bark Santiago, Johnson master,
left port this morning with a full load
of sugar and 13 passengers: Mrs. An
ME Horner, sister, maid and two chill
dren; Frank Winter, Mrs. Barnes, Mr..
and Mrs. Morrell and child, Mr.. Van
alta, e. e. Carvey and J. w. Berg
strom, Jr.