The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-11
A BUOG[T
FROM MAUI
W. Goodness, Well
Known Settler,
Dead.
HIS LONG AND
ROMANTIC LIFE
Suicide of j. F. Britain Of Wailu-
ku-Mdkawao Literary
Society.

MAUI May s.--During Sunday, the
5th. William Goodness, well-known cit
izen of Maui and a kamaaina of thirty or
forty years standing, died at his home
in Wailuku.
During the 9Th burial services accord
ing to the rites of the Episcopalian
Church were read by Rev. VIM. Ault
both at the house and at the grave in
the pretty cemetery in lao valley. Mes
srs. A. N Kepoikai, w. T. Robinson.
Charles Copp, Max Erhardt, VIM. Bailey
and j. V. Kerr acted as pali-bearers.
Mr.. Goodness, or BILLY Goodness as
he was Familiarity called all over the ISL
and, was born in Paris, France. some
seventy-two years ago. Wnen a young
child, his family removed to America
and his boyhood days were spent in the
Rocky Mountains, where his father led
the life of a hunter and trapper. Later
Mr. Goodness served as scout for the
Federal Army during the Civil War. A
few years after the Resellion, in 1868,
he was head carpenter at the old planta-
ton at Haiku, Maui. After several years
he abandoned the occupation of a car
penter and became rancher, and in
company with Messrs. Henry G. Tread
way, Charles Arnold and Henry Roberts
leased of the Government the large cat
tie range in Kula, known as Waiohuli.
now the property of w. =. Cornwsll. By
the raising of cattle and horses he
amassed a comfortable fortune. GIVING
up the ranch, for the last seven or eight
years he has been the keeper OF q livery
stable in Wailuku. Mr.. Goodness at one
time ran for Noble to the Hawaiian Leg
islature on the National Reform party
ticket, but was defeated. Three children
survive him-Guy, Ellen and Peravia.
At 10 D. m. Tuesday, the 7th, j. F. Brit
tan committed suicide al his nome in
Wailuku He shot himself under the
right ear, the ball going through his
heart and coming out on the left side of
his body. The cause of ne suicide is
ascribed to dependency. Several times
recently he has been heard to say that
he was tired of life. At the time of his
death he was keeping books for Macfar-
lane and Company's branch liquor store
at Wailuku. Formerly Britain was
luna for the Wailuku Sugar Company
He leaves widow and several children
Weather-Extremely warm, with a
light Kona wind.
delayed Correspondence
r. MAUI, May 4.-During last evening, the
f3d, the May meeting of the Makawao
Literary Society took place at the pretty
home of Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Baldwin,
Paia.
Most propitious weather aided in rem
dering the attendance of Makawao and
Spreckelsville people large one.
The following program, entitled Sci
from the farces, tableaux, ETC., ordinarily
presented, and more in accord with >the
| name of the association:
l. Reading, What We Know About
Mars F. w. Hardy.
g. Quartet, Kathleen Mavourneen,
Mrs Nicoll, Miss Forbes; Messrs. Nicoll
and Baldwin.
| 8. Medical Science. DR.. w. F. McCon-
key.
4. Chemical Experiments, George Bald
| win. 4
| 5. Vocal Solo, Mrs. F. F. Baldwin.
6. The Gyroscope, S. R. Dowdle
| Z. Progress in Transmitting Mes
sages,'' E. B. Carley.
8. Trio, REST 1nee on This Messy Pill.
| low Mesdames Hair and Nicoll, anG
Miss Forbes.
DR.. McConkey was compelled to omi
reading his carefully prepared paper OF
bacteriology owing to a professional call
The audience listened with much inter
est to the dispositions on astronomy
chemistry, physics and electricity ant
the musical part of the program CAV
much pleasure not only for it's own SAX
but also by the way of contrast. MI
George Baldwin showed himself an ex
. pert in the handling of solids, liquid
and gases.
Mr.. Dowdle illustrated his talk on 9Th
Gyroscope" by revolving the small whee
of a bicycle.
electricity from the time of the ancien
Greeks to the present moment. In speak
ing of Hawaii mel he said the early man
ner of transmitting messages by the oil
chiefs was by the use Of relays Of coul
iers or runners specially trained for tn
: purpose. He compared this primitiv
method with the system of wireless tt
! legraphy now in vogue.
After ice cream and cake the peopl
} departed at a later hour lnan is Gu.
tomary.
GENERAL NOTES.
Fifteen acres of cane were burned
Spreckelsville during the 18th.
Peaches have been ripening in the M;
May Day was not generally celebrate
by Maui schools.
Through the courtesy Of Delegate WI
cox, packages of garden seeds have r
Gently been distributed among Maui plal
tation managers. school teachers al
> others.
The Kahului Railroad Company has r
Gently added a fine, powerful engine
their rollfng-stock and have named
"Haleakala." It is being used in haulil
- heavy machinery, ETC., to the ne
ID Spreckelsyille mill.
q Miss Culbert is the guest of her 81
V ter, Mrs. T. M. Church Of Kahului. s.
!. came from San Francinsco by the Ia
- trip of the brig Lurline.
- Miss May Damon Of Honolulu Is bel
entertained by her cousins. the F.
Baldwins Of Paia-
On the 1st. Miss MCGOWAN of Erehw
;. cattle station, Kula, departed for wi
- to her home In New Zealand She "
be away four months.
April 18th Manager H. A. Baldwin
Hamakuapoko returned from his trip