The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-17
RURAL FOLKS
lContlnned from Paen nina

tween Hoea and Hawi power plant
Two wires are used, making 1t a me
tallic circuit outfit, and as the wires
are strung on the transmission poe,
they are transposeo at every sixth pol,
to overcome the inductive effects o.
the high potential current carried il
the power circuit. The phones will be
located in insulated booths at both
ends of the line, so as to prevent dam
age resulting should a direct short
circuit occur along the line.
Mr.. e. T. Conant and Miss Myra
Darke will be married at the Conant
home at Keakakekua, on July 81.
Mrs Russell is in Honolulu, as guest
of Mr.. and Mrs Give Davies.
Mrs. Renton Hind and her sister
Mrs. Congdon, have taken cottage at
Whitehouse, New York, for the sum
mer months.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. r. Elgin gave a
farewell dinner last Saturday night
to Mr. and Mrs. II. H. Renton.
Mrs. Grose and Miss Crosse were the
guests of Harlie Weaver and Miss
Elizabeth Weaver, last week.
A young man on the Mainland,
whose parents reside on this island
was much disturbed by accounts that
he read in the newspapers of the re-
cent earthquake, and wrote his faith
er: 81 think, from what | read about
your earthquakes, you must be taking
long chances on your lives by stay
ing on such an island l should feel
a great deal easier about you if you
would change your residence to some
other part of the world, less likely to
be shaken into ruins" 1t is just our
hysterical way of magnifying every
trifle that happens to us. Probably
there wasn't a dish cracked anywhere
on the island by the late "severest
earthquake we have had in many a
year."
Ashford Austin says that he has
about enough of mainland winters.
The county road-roller, with a train
of carts loaded with crushed stone,
spent the week emo on the road near
Honomakau. 1t would be economy for
Kohala to have a gasoline truck to do
its roao hauling, as Kau now has. It
costs more to haul by the road roller
than by horse power.
The music of the rain" after the
long drouth, was sweeter than any of
Beethoven's symphonies.
Mrs. Bryant went to town by the
Kilauea.
Mr.. Paetow gave a card party on
Thursday night.
Mr., Smeaton has been under the
weather"
Dr. Bond has to make a round trip
of ten miles every day to dress the
wounds of the child bitten by the don
key. Such cases call loudly for a hos
pital.
The road between Union Mill corner
and Hawi has been plagiarizing from
the ocean; it is decidedly billowy in
its contour, and one almost needs a
seasick remedy in going over it rapid
ly in an auto; she dips So"
Miss Glora LUZ of Puunene Planta-
ton, Maui, niece of Mr. Antonio Ca
deira, is spending a few days with
Mrs. ]. NJ. Souza.
Mrs. Barnard and Miss Barnard of
Honolulu, the mother and sister OF
Mrs. f. w. Merrill, and Judge Bar
nard, of Laupahoehoe, her brother, are
visiting at the Parsonage.
Mrs. Andrew Guild ana ner daughter
ana youngest son arrived in Kohala
last week to join Mr. Guild, who has
been "baching" it until the schools
should close. Mrs. Guild is well re-
membered here in musical and social
circles. The two elder boys are work
ing as machinists in Honolulu.
Miss Allen left on Friday night by
the Kilauea for the Volcano. She eX-
pected to motor from KGilua to Napoo'
poo and rejoin the steamer there. she
went to Honolulu on the Claudine.
Mr.. Weaver gave a party last IhurS-
day night, in honor Of his sister.
Mrs. Renton's at-home last week was
largely attended, it being the last one
before the family leave for their trip
a broad, on which they will be absent
several months.
Mr.. Kopa's congregation presented
him with a new carriage.
The water in the Ditch has been
very low.
Mrs. Thompson is visiting the Mas
ons. She expects to go to Honolulu
soon.
PAHOA.
On Saturday evening, May %, Mr.
and Mrs. Moody celebrated the first
of their son Henry by giving