The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-05-02
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ACTIVITY IN BUSINESS CIRCLES
Chsm,u Of Commsfe,- Lana Deals Beat
BgiI3,ns Base BAL and
Tennis.
NIawaII Herald. April ~

J. l.. Carter, the painter, has pur-
, chased hundred acres OF government
70 land at PahOa.
A tennis club was organ zed one
evening last week at a meeting held
at the home OF Miss Ivy Richard
son. The following were elected as
ofIicers: President, Or. Elliott; vice
president, Miss Ivy Richardson secre-
tary and treasurer, G. X. Hyde. The
Initiation fee was placed at ten dollars.
4 committee was appointed TO investl-
gate concerning court site and cost
Of construction.
The present Catholic church build
ing Is too small to accommodate the
number Of communicates, and larger
building will probably be erected.
The baseball game on Saturday last
between the Kilohana and Kameha-
meha clubs was closely contested. 1t
was won by Kilohanas, by score Of
II to 16.
The plantations OF John l.. Motley
and r. d. Junkins, at Olaa, each con-
tanning about 200 acres. have been pur-
chased by Hackfeld e. Co.
The machinery for Hackfeld & Co.'S
coffee cleaning plant, consisting of
cleaning, hulling, grading and grinding
machinery, will probably arrive on the
Archer.
The Chamber Of Commerce has in
process OF publication a pamphlet CAL
Iculatcd to disseminate much valuable
knowledge concerning the Island of
Hawaii.
The vcry many friends Of Miss Es her
r. Lyman will be greatly surprised to
hear % her engagement to Mr.. w. G.:
ILillbridgc, of Akron, Ohio. to whom she
VIII shorty re married Miss Lyman Is
weu-known aud very popular, and the
announcement Of her engagement will
come as a surprise to az but her most
intimate friends.
II. S. Pratt the architect and builder
q has Just finished for himself a pleasure
IS boat Of the skip-jack pattern. which Il
= % feet 2 inches over all, and fee'
: 10 inches beam. II has a centerboard
IS and a rudder Of peculiar pat ern, cal
II culated to bring her about quickly. The
boat has a draught of only eighteen
@ inches, and will carry G20 square feet
i of sail, yet 1t would be almost impos-
: sible to capsize her. She will be
y launched the early part Of next week
. Such a boat can be built for about
$500.
!, Vanilla beans are now selling at SIC
Il pound. Yet they will grow on Hawaii
q as well as in Mexico. 1t takes five
years 10 bring them to the yielding
point.
The Women's Board, or Ladies' Mis-
s!onary Society, held its annual meet
ing on the 18th instant. Mrs. Cruzan
was elected president, Mrs. Severance,
treasurer, and Coan, secretary. APP
preparations were made for the Hiio
= Free Kindergarten and for the Hawai-
. ian Bible readers. A small sum was
n also voted for the Chinese Kindergar-
ten, and n committee was appointed to
make enquiries concerning the needs OF
the japanese mission. A paper on Me-
dical Missions, which was prepared by
! Mrs. Shcclcy, Of Honolulu, was read.
i. lnu Of ha la "a
Asa Clark, died at the family residence
on Waianuenue street on Tuesday Of
, brain fever, and was buried yesterday.
Mrs. Clark was well-known kama
alma, having been born here, where she
continued to reside during her life time,
-. Her husband, the late Asa Clark. came
= to Hawaii abou, fifty years ago. His
i death occurred about ten years ago.
Mrs. Clark, who was quite aged, left
= two chIldren-a daughter, Mrs. Nall
mu, who with her husband resides on
V the old homestead. and son, who has
. been in Japan under physicians care
: for about three years. The estate,
a CONSISTING OF numerous town lots and
J, about 200 acres OF sugar cane land, is
I quite valuable.
(Hlo Tribune April 29)
q. II. Fairer has sold to II, ). Austin
1 one-half interest in ll6 acres OF land at
Kaumana for $4,000, Mr., Austin had
previously purchased the other half in
. terest from J. w. Bergstrom.
b Dr. Moore and sheriff Andrews, mem
7 bers OF the Board OF Health, request the