The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-20

co. OF MAUI

MAJI. February is.-Tuesday after
noon. the lsth. at $3.50 p. m, the stock
holders Of the Maui Telephone Co. held
their annual meeting at the Paia plan
tation Office. Two directors. X. A.
Baldwin and w. F. Engle. were elected
for three years. the other directors
holding over. The following officers
were re-elected: II. p. Baldwin. pres
ident: w. s. Nicoll. secretary; E. c.
Carley, treasurer, and c. d. Lufkin,
auditor.
The recommendation contained in
Superintendent f. b. Carley's report
for the expenditure of $1,000 for i'm
provements was adopted. This In
cludes the purchase of two new tables
of improved patent for switchboards to
hasten the transmission OF messages
from the office, the procuring of about
a hundred new instruments to take the
place of all the old ones still in use,
the building of two new lines to Ha-
makua poko and Makawao. and general
line work.
The company is at present rebuild
ing the line from Paia depot to the
Paia plantation camp. The Superin-
tendent states that the damage done
to wires and posts by the Kona of
January IS was the greatest by any
storm since the establishment of the
telephone on Maui. The cedar tele-
phone posts withstood the gale much
better than the redwood.
NOTES.
The steamer Claudine departed for
Honolulu on Tuesday instead of We'd
nesday to give opportunity to have her
hull and boilers inspected by Messrs.
Bolles and Bulger.
The Olinda House property was sold
recently to Manager H. A. Baldwin of
the Maui Agricultural Co. at the up
set price.
Friday evening, the 9th, sparring
exhibition took place at the Wailuku
skating rink.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffin of san Francis
co, who have travelled in many coun-
tries. state that their trip UP Halea-
kala last Friday night was one of the
most delightful of all their experiences.
They found ice about 5000 feet from
the top.
AS far as II can be ascertained Capt.
Weedon of the Nebraskan is attempt
ing to obtain a license to carry pas
sengers to San Francisco from Kahu-
1ui on the up trip and between the
Islands, but not from the Coast to the
islands because it would compel the
steamship to cease conveying kerosene
oil and other explosives, and then to
obtain a full passenger license would
necessitate an expensive equipment of
life rates. etc. At present the Nebras-
kan has accommodations for 10 or IL
passengers
Yesterday Mrs. Randall Won Tempsky
gave an afternoon tea at her residence
in Makawao. Forty ladies much en-
joyed the sociability of the occasion.
After the event two ladies in a brake,
while driving out of the gate, turned
too short and overturned the vehicle.
The ladies were thrown to the ground
and badly injured.
Saturday evening, the 10th, a fare
well party was given in honor of Miss
Genevieve Dowsett of Wailuku who Is
soon to depart on trip to the main
land. This pleasing social event was
by invitation of Miss Mollie Cummings
of Waikapu. The same evening, a
riding party by moonlight, consisting
of young people from Paia and vicinity
met at the foreign church and made
the circuit via Makawao and Haiku.
At Haiku they were most Hospitality
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. c. G..
Wnlte. 1nere were fourteen young
folk who accepted the invitation Of
Miss Nanny Engle, the promoter Of
the festivity.
Tuesday afternoon, the 18th, the mis-
sionary society met at Mrs. b. V. Ba-
zata's, Paia, and listened to a talk on
Mrs. Gulick's mission in SPAIN" by
Miss Susan Huntington of Porto Rico.
The February meeting of the Maka-
wac Literary Society will take place
tonight at Maunaolu Seminary.
On Tuesday, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G..
Cooke of Oakland. departed for Homo
lulu per Claudine after several months
spent at "Maluhia," Makawao.
BY the Claudine Of last week DR.. w.
d. Baldwin of Honolulu arrived on Ma
vi and made a brief visit. By the same
steamer d. c. Lindsay of Paia return
ed to Maui after several months spent
in California.
Contractor w. ]. Moody Is about to
build the new Paia depot for Kahului
r. r. Co. He will also construct the
new Wailuku station.
The Kona gale of January 18th ruin
ed the potato crop of several Kula
farmers 1t caused the tops to wither
and die.
The bark Olympic with a cargo of
sugar cleared on Wednesday from Ka-
anapali for San Francisco. She sailed
yesterday.
Weather. = Light southerly winds.
Dry.