The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-02-05
A LITERARY
PROGRAM
a-a.-.-aaa.
Makawao Society Meets
at Hamdkudpoko.
LATEST NEWS FROM MAUI
Death of, c. Long, Chief Bookkseper
at klhel Plantations
Other Notes,
Especial Correspondence

WAILUKU, Maui. Feb. "A large
number OF Maui people attended the
meeting OF the Makawao Literary socie-
~ he'd at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Nicoll of Hamakuapoko, February
l. The following program was ably rem
dered and gave much pleasure to the au-
dience:
Piano Solo, Mrs. H. a. Baldwin.
Vocal Solo. MIR. s. X. Dowdle.
Vocal Duet, Mesdames Nlcoll and
BALDWIN.
a farce in one act entitled Never Say
Die" The char acters of the drama
were:
MRS. Simon Greylock, Mrs w e. Beck
with.
FATTY. Mrs. S. Il. Taylor
Alice Chase. Miss Ethel Smith.
Simon Greylock. Mr.. w. O. Aiken.
John Bounce. Mr.. j. j. Hair.
Ralph Cheney, Mr.. w. l.. Beckwth.
7 he little play was an exceedingly hui
morous one, the Never Say Die" of the
title referring to dyeing of the whiskers
Of Simon Greylock."
DEATH OF ]. c. LONG.
J. c. Long died yester day at Kihei of
pneumonia after short illness. MIR.
Long was born in New Bedford, Mass.
old namaa ma Of Hawaii mel, having re-
SIDED here many years. For IA long Pc
Rod of time lie resided at Kilauea, Ka-
uai where he was bookkeepcr of the
plantation and deputy sheriff. After
wards he was deputy sheriff of Waikiki.
/,
Haleakala ranch and at the time of his
death bookkeeper of kihei Plantation.
Chester" Long, as he was called by his
friends, was a man of ability, genial, So
ciable and popular. The funeral VIII
take place this afternoon at the English
Church, Wailuku. Kew. William Ault Of
tiCiating.
special train will be run from PaIa
by the Kahului Railroad Company.
GENERAL NOTES
The longshoromen strike" at Kahuui
is about over. Some of the laborers came
back yesterday and today there's u
large company of the old men at work
unloading the vessels in the harbor.
Saturday evening n reception was CIV
en- Rev. william Ault and bride at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Mar
shall of Wailuku. The parlors were
beautifully decorated with palms and
ferns, and the verandas made gay win
Japanese lanterns.
A large number of Wailuku and Spreck-
'eisville people presented congratulations
and wishes for future happiness.
Miss Clara Lowrie, who Is attending
school at Irving Institute, San Francis
co. has been very Ill with pneumonia. So
serious was her illness that her mother,
Mrs w. ]. Lowrie of Spreckelsville, has
sailed to San Francisco to be with her
daughter.
BY the last mail from the Coast a de-
cided Improvement has been reported.
Mrs. Fanny Stockbridge is the guest
of Miss Turner of Waikiki.
1t Is stated that Miss Hart of Mauna-
olu Seminary will soon accept the posi-
tion OF vice principal of the Punahou
School.
Whooping cough Is epidemic among
the school children of Ulupalakua.
The Maui Sugar Company of Huelo
has ordered mill to be landed on their
sugar estate within five months.
one of the methods in use on Maka-
wac plantation for solving the present
abor problem is piece work; so much
IS paid per ton for loading cars and so
much for packing the cane from the
ield to the cars. This plan works well,
tor the Japs get higher wages and are
pleased and the plantation gets n large
amount of work done.
The cattle drive at Kahikinul is about
,nded
There was a large coating of snow on
Ialeakala during January Slst. During
he 3Oth Il thunder and lightning storm
occurred in East Maui.