The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-06
An Expert Engineer Locating a
Power Plant.
TO GENERATE LIGHT CURRENT
SpreckeIsviiIe and WaiIuku-Small
Child Drowned-A Notable
Wedding-Shipping
Special Correspondeneel


MAUI. March 4.-Surveyor Van der
Naillen. OF the Hawaiian Commercial
Co. has been occupied in lao valley
recently trying 20 locate power
house at which electricity may De gen
Grated for the purpose OF lighting
Spreckelsville mill. The water used at
present for that purpose can De utll-
lied TO advantage in other ways. This
new departure OF the plantation is in
teresting to Wailuku residents. for II
is possible that their town may be fur
nished with electric lights II sufficient
power can be obtained from the
streams OF lao.
Monday. February 27th, a child. IS
months of age, the son OF Michael
Keelan. OF waikapu. was accidentally
drowned in a small water-hole near the
Keelan residence. The baby had
strayed away from his mother. who
was busy with household duties. wand
cred TO the small pool situated near
the house and was drowned before any
one could rescue him.
Wednesday. the LIST. Mss Julia VI.
Akana was married 70 Anthony =. Ia
wares. both the contracting parties be-
ing residents OF Makawao. The cere-
mony took place ~ the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Awana and was per
formed at l. O'Clock noon by Father
James Beissel. There were abou; 800
guests present, including Maunaolu
Seminary girls and the pupils OF the
MakawaO Government school. OF which
the bride Is a teacher. At p. m. an
elaborate and most enjoyable luau was
served at three long tables under n
large lanai OF red, white and blue
bunting. The Hawaiian viands were
many and deliciously cooked. Mr.. and
Mrs. Tavares will continue to reside
in Nakawao.
Saturday evening. February 25jh. the
postponed meeting OF the Makawao
Literary Society was held in the par
Tors OF the Paia Foreign church. The
interesting program consisted OF n
magic lantern exhibition and recita-
tons.
Monday, February 21th. Leong zee.
charged with stealing several hundred
dollars worth of money. jewelry. etc.
from Wa Kee. was committed for trial
by jury by the wailuku police court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Halstead have
been spending their honeymoon a.
Mrs. II. b. Bailey's Makawao.
Despite the dismantled condition OF
the steeple of the Paia Foreign church
large congregation listened to a fine
sermon by DR.. E. c. Beckwith on sun
day. February 26th.
Silk worms do better in wailuku
than in California. Some Matched in
Waikiki recently moulted in four days
instead OF the six days rs required IN
California
The ''cineograph man exhibited at
Wailuku skating rink the night OF the
1st. He gives another exhibition to-
night
Thursday. the End. the schooner
Olga, Ipsen master. sailed for san
Francisco from Kahului with a cargo
of II. c. Co.'S sugar.
The same day the schooner Falcon
Lindholm master, arrived. fourteen
days from San Francisco. with a gen
eral cargo. partly for Kahului and part
~ for Honoipu. Hawaii.
The schooner II. c. Wright will sal
with a sugar cargo the middle OF tn,
coming week.
Weather-Very dry In waiiuku ant
Makawao. Heavy trade winds during
the first half OF the week.