The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-04-04
WORK ON WHARF At KAHULUI is
PROGRESSING.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ID. Loveland Celebrate
the Fortieth Anniversary of Their
Wedding-Other Social Happenings.
Maui. April .. 1898.

Maui, April >, 1898.
The backbone of the storm seems
now to have been broken. The last
two days have been. comparatively,
clear and bright, now and then a
shower of short duration. but nothing
to complain of. Everybody hopes and
prays that the good weather has come.
to stay and it looks as though it had.
Everybody and every place has surely
had enough rain. In Hamal<ualoa
nearly 26 inches of rain fell during
March, and SO inches since the first of
the year. Much loss has been sustain
ed in that section of the country, by
crops being washed away. and farm
ers there feel gloomy over this years
prospects. Roads all over the Island
have suffered conSiderab bile damage.
and road boards are kept busy making
repairs.
The April literary of the Makawao
Society was held in the parlors of the
Makawao Foreign church last even
ing. Owing to the threatening wealth
er and the condition of the roads, the
attendance was slight. but very
pleasing program was presented.
Miss Simpson rendered the Minuet,
~ ''iS''s VII 'ilt Bltho' WI =. dN IOi
read "The Way Mother Did" causing
much amusement The Makawao Maie
Quartette gave a song and encore in
their usual manner. \ duet. where
are you going my pretty maid" was
sung by Miss Fleming and Mr. Hair,
in costume, and brought forth an Ell
core.
Miss Nellie Smith read "When sister
makes cake" which was illustrated by
a tableau.
Miss Simpson sang sthe Devoted
Apple" and Rev. f. T. Beckwith read
several short poems by james Whit
comb Riley, which were illustrated by
very pretty tableauX.
After the program coffee and sand
Wiches were served.
Mrs. \. W. Van Nalkenburg and lit
tie son of Hamoa, who have been Wis
iting at Kawaapae Resort, Makawao,
for the past week, return home by
next Wednesdays steamer.
Mrs. Patty, Mr.. and Mrs +. A. Mott
Smith. and the Misses Kate and Lille
Patty, expect to depart for their Hon
olulu homes Il week from today.
Dr. Berger of Ohio and DR.. f. S.
Goodhue of Wailuku, spent Thursday
night with c. II. Dickey, at Kaiku,
and yesterday went to the summit of
Haleakala. They spent last night
there and return today.
The Hawaiian Commercial and Su-
gar Company is hard at work put
ting in the piers for the new wharf
at Kahului. They have already five
sets of piers in place, and are going
right ahead with others. Large iron
pipes are sunk down ueep, and tnen
filled with concrete. They are using
piping which they had on hand. 1t
looks as though passengers viii soon
be able to step from the steamer to
the wharf, and vice versa.
On Thursday last. March 31st, Mr..
and Mrs. c. ID. Loveland of Hamakua-
poke, passed the 10th milestone of
married life. TO celebrate the event
Mrs. Loveland invited all the ladies'
of Makawao to afternoon tea, and Il
most delightful affair it proved. The
parlors were prettily decorated with
flowers and green's, and the hostess
received her guests in her wedding
gown of forty years ago. The after
noon was spent with instrumental
and vocal music, and in the enjoy
ment of refreshments The ladies o1
llamakuapoko presented Mrs. Love
land with souvenir of the occasion.
and the many others present wished
her many happy years yet TO come.
The three masted schooner OSillic
Fiord, Segelhurst master, arr we'd from
IIilo on Wednesday, in ballast, to load
sugar.
The three masted schooner Mary
Dodge got in this morning. Is
days from San Pedro, in ballast, to
load Paia and Haiku sugar.
The barkentine Mary Winkleman,
Berneche master, tows out today, en-
route for San Francisco, with fun
carpO of PAin and IIaikm smgar.