The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-31
Mr.. JAS. R. RENTON
Manager Of the Hanakla Mill
Company Dead.
HIS ILLNESS A BRIEF ONE
One of the Prominent kamaainaS
of Hawaii Nei-Young in
Years.

james Robert RentOn, manager Of
Hamakua Mill. Hawaii, died at that
place on Tuesday morning last at >
o'clock The said news reached Homo
lulu by the Inter Island Companys
steamer Mauna LOa yesterday morning.
The intelligence had been telephoned
from Hamakua Mill to Kailua. Word
was received in Honolulu by Theo. H.
Davies & Co, Tom May and others, and
d letter came to Manager Geo. Renton,
of Eva plantation, a brother of de-
ceased.
Announcement of this death comes
as a genuine shock for the reason that
exactly week prior to his demise, Jas
r. Renton left this city for his Hawaii
home and was in excellent health in
every way and in his customary good
spirits. He had been visiting here
with friends and relatives for fort
night
The illness Of Mr. Renton was of but
few days duration and it's nature is
not positively known. Several of the
passengers by the Mauna Loa said that
they heard an attack of apoplexy
brought on the end. Another report
was that there was an old intestinal
trouble. The latter is probably correct.
James Robert Renton was one of the
best known residents of the group and
was esteemed highly by all FOR his In
tegrity and his many manly qualities
Those who were close to him by kim
ship or association will long and sim
cerely mourn his taking off in the prime
OF life. He had already made a success
which was due entirely to his own in
dustry and intelligence. By the plan
tatlon men he was considered one of
the 'ablest managers in the business
and those in his employ and those do
ing business with him always spoke of
him with appreciation of his fairness
and sense of justice and right. He was
a Mason Of the thirty-second degree.
Deep sorrow came into the life of
Jas r. Renton just a year ago to a
week. His wife had gone abroad ON
trip for the benefit of her failing health.
AS the months sped by tidings of her
condition became alarming and the
husband crossed 1000 miles of the Pa
chic, the American continent and the
Atlantic ocean to be at the bedside of
his ailing loved one. Two days after
Mr.. RentOn reached his wife in Eng
land, she died. He felt the loss with a
keenness that was apparent and pain
full
AS boy Mr.. Renton attended school
in Honolulu. He was said to have been
the brightest scholar of his day in the
academy conducted by Mr.. A. T. Atkin-
son In the years agone. AS a lad de-
ceased, with his continuous good
humor, was general favorite. James
Robert Renton was SO years of age on
July last. He had been manager for
the Hamakua Mill Co. for sixteen
years. Before that he had been on the
cane estates Of his father in Kohala.
which place may be called the family
home. Such was the popularity of de-
cedent in kohala district, that all holi-
day celebrations announced were post
poned indefinitely on the fact of his
death becoming public The remains
were brought to Kohala for interment
Mr.. RentOn was a true friend of the
Hawaiians. He had strong sympathies
for the Islanders and gave all within
reach practical assistance. He was not
son OF the country. He was born in
Australia and brought here when a
small child.