The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-03-17
Want Roads to Hama.

MAUI March 14-Last evening, the
18th. the March evening of the Maka-
wac Literary Society took place at the
residence of DR.. w. F. McConkey Of
Paia. There was a good attendance of
the district people, who were much
amused with the evenings program:
l. Piano Solo-AlcaZar QntermeZZo).
| Observation-Disclosures. Leonard Gautier
Miss Mosser.
2. Vocal Solo-"Only in Dreams"....
Mr.. S. r. Dowdle.
| 3. Vocal Solo-"In the Deep Cold Sea"
Mr.. L: r.. Crook.
4. A farce in two acts-"A Spinster of
1 Arts .....................
Dramatis Personae:
Mr.. Kent, an old gentleman ..........
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Mr.. E. B. Carley
Miss Anastasia Kent. Miss Ethel Smith
Miss Henrietta Kent. ....... Miss Asbury
Percy Trimleigh. Mr.. Ed. Peck
Benton Maxwell. ..M Mr.. d. r. Fleming
Hiram Green, hotel servant. &.
Observation-Disclosures Mr.. w. o. Aiken
Miss Mosser and Messrs. Dowdle and
Crook received encores. The play was
of a humorous nature and created much
merriment.
The Maui Representatives have re-
recently introduced petitions in the
Legislature asking appropriations for
the completion of the government road
to Keanae and Kailua, Huelo. Con-
tractors w. A. Mckay and ]. r. Highly
have constructed good road running
from Hama through the mauka lands
of Nahiku, half of the way to
to Keanae, though the thoroughfare
from Nahiku towards Keanae is rather
hi. -hAr R,,sS nod
not only open to settlers many acres of
new land, but also should prove most
attractive to tourists and other stran-
gers to Maui. The mountain scenery
along this highway is very beautiful.
There is a most luxuriant growth of
tropical trees, shrubs and ferns, covered
with a network of vines interspersed
with rushing waterfalls close at hand
to rustic bridges crossing the roadway.
At present the descent from the new
road to the old is a dilapidated fern
trail, which in rainy weather is most
dangerous to the traveller, his horse
often plunging up to the girth in mud.
Then the pathway below zig-zags up
and down over four of the steepest and
most frightful gulches in the Territory
Some Improvement on this should sure
ly be made.
STRAY NOTES.
A st. Patrick's dance will be given in
the *. of p. Hall, Waikiki, the evening
of the 18th by some of the young men
of Wailuku.
The knights of Wailuku will give
ball in April in honor of the anniVers-
airy of the dedication of their hall.
The roads of Maui are being repaired
and improved all over the Island.
During the week petitions TO the Leg
islature. praying that the county seat
be established at Wailuku, have been
receiving many signatures in East
Maui.
Work on the new Nahiku-Keanae
ditch will be begun immediately-as
soon as the requisite number of laborers
can be conveyed thither.
1t is stated that the recent cold
weather has in some places destroyed
not the lantana-but the lantana blight,
Mrs. Philip Frear of Honolulu come
from Hawaii this week and will make
visit of ten days at Walluku and
Puunene.
Mr.. and Mrs Jared C. Smith and
child are at the Erehwon cattle station,
Kula.
Attorney Avon Crook OF Honolulu
made a brief visit to Maui this week.
Senator C. II. Dickey made flying
trip TO the Island this week on some
probate matters.
The position OF nurse at the plcnta-
tion hospitals Is rather trying one
hence there are frequent changes. Miss
Ruby Smith OF Oakland has recently