The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-22
TEACHERS
At STUDY
Maui Pedasogues
Take Up New
Lines.

MAUI, October 19.-Monday after
noon a teachers meeting was held In
Makawao schoolhouse, fifteen peda-
gogues of the district being present
The program of exercises consisted OF
a lecture on Comets" by D. d. Bald
win, and a paper on Closing Exercises
i'm Government Schools" by Miss r. f.
Crook 1t was decided to take up bot
any in an elementary way, using
Gray's book, How Plants Grow and
to adopt Rolfe's edition of shake
speare's Merchant Of Venice" and
Julius Caesar"
The meeting adjourned until Decem-
Der 9th, the November meeting being
omitted owing to the Island conven-
ton, to be held at Paia November
Goth.
The funeral of Leslie Alexander
Baldwin, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry A. Baldwin, took place at
his parents residence in Hamakuapo-
ko, Thursday afternoon, DR.. f. G.
Beckwith conducting the services,
both a the house and at the cemetery
in Makawao. The attendance at Ha-
makuapoko was very large, not only
many Makawao, Paia and Hamakua-
poko residents being present, but also
a large number of people from Spreck
elsville. The laborers on the planta
tion. who had known the little boy
since his birth. attended In force. The
gifts of flowers and fower-pleces were
many ond most beautiful, the koa
casket being almost concealed by the
multitude of blossoms. The pallbear-
ers were Messrs. w. II. Baldwin, B. ID.
Baldwin, w. +. McConkcy and Robert
Hogg.
Leslie was Il quiet little fellow, but
bright and CHEEKY. with "A happy smile
for everyone. He was but little more
of
his death, which occurred on the 10th.
After short struggle of but ten days,
he succumbed to dysentery, despite
the utmost efforts Of medical skill.
DR.. w r. McConkey, assisted by DR..
w. II. Baldwin, uncle of the deceased,
for whom the tug Leslie Baldwin was
despatched to Honolulu, and Or. John
Weddick, of Waialua, all did their ut
most, but IN vain.
GENERAL NOTES.
Nahiku plantation has been selling
all its California mules 1t still has
number of native-bred animals to sell:
Kihei has two baseball mines. on"
of them will play the Morning Stars at
Wailuku, on the Goth.
Rev. II. G.. Beckwith, ID. d. preached
a fine sermon in memory of William
Mckinley. President of the United
States, at Paia Foreign Church last
Sunday.
A slight shock of earthquake was
felt at Paia during the night of the
14th.
Awana of Makawao. has been max
ing very good maple sugar from
Huelo sugar cane.
On the 10th, Mrs. Dowsett and Mr..
Alexander McKibbin returned to Ma
kawao, much improved by their trip
TO California and British Columbia
Mr.. II. Z. Baldwin, while driving
along the Hamakuapoko road Tuesday
was thrown from his brake through
the stumbling and falling of his horse.
Mr.. Baldwin, though considerably
bruised and shaken up. pluckily held
the animal down by sitting on its head,
hoping that some one would come TO
aid him. No succor arriving, he cut
the horse loose from the harness and
let him go.
Frank A. Alexander. head luna of
Hamakuapoko was thrown from his
horse Thursday, Gislocating his elbow.
DIR. McConkey was summoned, and Mr..
Alexander is now doing we'll.
A japanese brakeman, while jumping
OFF the train at kahuku, Monday. was
caught by a bolt or something project
ing from the car, and was thrown un-
der the wheels, which passed over his
legs. He died on the 18th from the
injuries received.