The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-05-19
BLIGHT is
KILLED.
kula Potatoes and
Corn Are Do
ing Well.

| MAUI, May 16.-The Kula corn and
potato planters are feeling greatly en-.
couraged. No blight or rot or any
other pest has damaged their young
plants for two anC one-half months
past. This is most unusual, for within
a month or six weeks after planting
the enemy has invariably appeared
| during the past two or three years and
utterly destroyed the growing crops.
The Portuguese settlers are especially
| fervent in their prayers that the pres
| ent good fortune continue.
There was large attendance of
| Makawao and Puunene people present
| at the May evening of the literary So
ciety, held at the residence of Mr.. and
| Mrs. j. j. Hair of Hamakuapoko, We'd
nesday, the 18th. The program Of en-
tertainment, every number Of which
received a hearty encore, was as fol-
lows: G) Quartette, Misses Couledge
and Steele, Messrs. d. c. Lindsay and
8. r. Dowdle; (2) Vocal solo, Mrs.
Nicoll; (3) Trio. Mesdames Hair and
Nicoll and Miss steele; (4) Vocal solo.
Mr.. Dowdle; (5) Vocal solo, Mrs. Dora
Won Tempsky; CO. Recitation, 1.-The
Comet" Miss Burgner; % Vocal solo,
Miss Couledge; (S) Quartette, Misses
Couledge and Steele, Messrs. Lindsay
and Dowdle; (9 Reading, with shad-
ow pictures. During the evening quite
sum of money was collected in a
manner best explained by quoting the
invitation issued to local residents:
This birthday party is given to you;
'Tis something novel, It's something
new;
We send you each little sack
Please either send or bring it back,
With as many cents as years you're
old:
We promise the number shall ne'er be
told.
Or if your age you don't wish to tell,
A dollar in the sack will do as well.
Well known friends will furnish fine
entertainment,
That will amaze and surprise you, but
cost no payment.
Then We'll give you something to eat;
1t may be sour, it may be sweet;
The ladies all, with greetings most
hearty,
Hope you'll attend your own birthday
party"
The baseball game at Wells Park,
Waikiki, on the afternoon of the 10th,
between the Morning Stars and the
Kahuluis, was most exciting. The lat
ter took the lead in scoring and were
thought to be winners until the fourth
inning, when the Stars overlook them
and Won by the score Of to 4. Kru-
ger pitched for the Kahuluis and Jack
son and the younger Kruger curved
the ball for the Stars. The Stars ex-
pect Kruger the younger to succeed
To oh t., ha lot % Il
nolulu.
STRAY NOTES.
The Wailukus and the Lahainas play
baseball at Waikiki tomorrow after
noon. The Wailukus will give the
Lahainas luau in lao valley after the
game.
Since the heavy rains have ceased
the Japanese beetles are again attack
ing Maui's vegetation in force.
Benjamin d. Baldwin, formerly as
sistant manager Of Puunene, is now
permanently settled as manager of
MAXWELL plantation of Kauai. Mr..
and Mrs. Baldwin will be much missed
by Maui friends.
Friday, the Sth, Sayanaga waived
examination and was committed to the
grand jury by District Magistrate
Charles Copp of Makawao The
charge entered was burglary upon the
premises of Policeman All Sam of
Kula.
The meteorite that recently fell on
Hawaii was seen by native vaquero
from the slope Of Haleakala. He de-
scribes 1t as resembling a fiery sea
serpent.
The Makawao Polo Club does not
~ - No. Il i'll
aration for the June tournament in
Honolulu. However, meeting will be
held soon to decide the matter.
The Waikiki baseball nine is doing
an unusual amount of practicing re-
Gently, hoping thereby to vanquish the
Stars on the oath.
Normal Instructor King is at Ulupa-
lakua on his way through Kaupo, Ha-
ma and Koolau.
Friday afternoon, the 18th, the La
dies Reading Club met at Mrs. d. c.
Paia.
This week the central at the tele-
phone Office put the time ahead just
80 minutes. Father Time, on Maui,
abides in the telephone office.
This morning the steamer Nebras-
kan arrived in Kahului. After dis
charging her cargo of merchandise
here she will take on sugar and de-
part for Honolulu.
Wednesday, the 18th, the barkentine
Fullerton arrived in Kahulu with a
cargo of crude oil on board. She was
towed from San Francisco by the |
steamer Whittier in ~ days. She |
her cargo of oil into. the shore
tanks in Is hours and yesterday she |
departed for Lahalna to make way for |
the Nebraskan. The Whittier, having |
her cargo of petroleum at |
Honolulu, is expected to pick up the |
Fullerton today at Lahaina.
Weather-Strong trades most of the |
week; very warm and still today.
FROM THE MAUI PAPER.
A farewell entertainment was given
10 Miss M. e. Alexander and Miss
Mary PHI at Maunaolu Seminary,
Paia, Friday evening, May 1. The
anf arfainmant consistad 30 uawaiio