The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-05-14
A BUDGET
FROM MAUI

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MAUI. May s.-During sunday. the
9Th William Goodness. a well-known cit
ten ~ Maui and kanaaina OF thirty or
forty ycars standing, died at his home
In WnilulSu
During the eth burial services accord
Ing to the rites OF the Episcopallan
Church were read by Rev VIM Ault
both at the house and ut the grave In
the pretty cemetery In lao valley Mos
srs. \. 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 fam.liarly called all over the ISL
and. was born IN Paris France, some
scventy-two years ago. w"en young
child. his family removed to America
ana his boyhood days were spent In the
Rocky Mountains, where his father led
tho life OF hunter and trapper. later
MIR. Goodness served as a scout for the
Federal Army during the civil War A
few years after the Re.eIlion. in 1865,
he was head carpenter at the old planta-
'tion at Haiku, Maui. After several years
he abandoned the occupation of car
penter and became rancher. and In
company with Messrs. Henry c.. Tread
way. Charles Arnold md Henry Roberts
leased of the Government the large cat
tie range In Kula known as Waiohuli,
now the property of w. -. Cornwell. BY
the raising of cattle and horses he
amassed IA comfortable fortune. Giving
up the ranch for the last seven or eight
years he has been the keeper of a livery
stable in WailulSu. MIR. Goodness at one
time ran for Noble to tho Hawaiian Leg
islature on the National Reform party's
ticket but was defeated, Three children
survive him-Guy. Ellen and Peruvla.
At 10 p, m. Tuesday, the 9TH, j. +. Brit-
tan committed suicide a, 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
ascrbed to dependency. Several times
recently he has been heard to say that
he was tired of life. At the lime of his
death he was keeping DOCKS for Macfar-
lane and Companys branch liquor store
at Wailuku. Formerly Britain was a
luna for the Wailuku Sugar Company.
He leaves n widow and several children.
Weather-Extremely warm, with a
light Kona wind.
delayed Correspondence
MAUI, May 4.-During last evening, the
Sd, the May meeting of the Makawao
Literary Society took place at the pretty
home of Mr.. and Mrs. i. +. Baldwin,
Paia.
Most propitious weather aided in rem
dering the attendance of Makawao and
people IA large one.
The following program, entitled Sci
ence Evening"" was "a pleasing change
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.
2. Quartet, kathleen Mavourneen,"
Mrs. Nicoll, Miss Forbes; Me ssrs. Nicoll
and Baldwin.
g. Medical Science, DIR. W. T.. McCon-
key.
4. Chemical Experiments. George Bald
win
s. Vocal Solo, Mrs. F. F. Baldwin.
c. The horoscope, S. X. Dowdle.
T. Progress in Transmitting Mes
sages," e. b. Carley.
s. Trio, Rest inee on This Messy Pill
low" Mesdames Hair and Nicoll, and
Miss Forbes.
DR.. McConkey was compelled to omit
reading his carefully prepared paper on
bacteriology owing to a professional cal.
The audience listened with much inter-
est to the disqulsitions on astronomy,
chemistry. physics and electricity, and
the musical part of the program gave
much pleasure not only for its own sake
but also by the way of contrast. Mr..
George Baldwin showed himself an ex-
pert in the handing of solids, liquids
and gases.
Mr.. Dowdie illustrated his talk on 1.-The
Gyroscope" by revolving the small wheel
OF a bicycle.
Mr.. Carley traced the developments OF
electricity from the time of the ancient
Greeks to the present moment. In speak
Ing of Hawaii nei he said the early man
ner of transmitting messages by the old
chiefs was by the use of relays OF cour-
ers or runners specially trained for the
purpose. He compared this primitive
method with the system of wireless te-
legraphy now in vogue.
After Ice cream and cake the people
departed at q later hour IMAM Is Gus
tomary.
GENERAL NOTES.
Fifteen acres of cane were burned at
during the Goth
Peaches have been rlpening in the Ma
kawao section for several weeks.
May Day was not generally celebrated
by Maui schools.
Through the courtesy of Delegate Will
COX, packages of garden seeds have re-
GENTLY been distributed among Maui plan
tation managers, school teachers and
others.
The Kahului Railroad Company has re-
Gently added fine, powerful engine to
their rolling-stoCk and have named II
'Haleakala." 1t is being used In hauling
heavy machinery, etc, to the new
5preckelsville mill.
Miss gilbert Is the guest OF her sis
ter Mrs. T. NJ. Church OF Kahului. She
came from San Francinsco by the last
rip of the brig Lurline.
Miss May Damon OF Honolulu is being
by her cousins, the F. +.
OF Paia-
On the 1st, Miss MCGOWAN OF Erehwon
cattle station, Kula, departed for a visit
10 her home In New Zealand. She will
be away four months.
April 18th Manager II. A. Baldwin OF
returned from his trip to
California. Mrs. Baldwin remains for the
present In Honolulu. her two little chill
lren being quite Ill.
DR.. Frear. the Honolulu dentist, is at
the residence or Mr.. w. IL. Beckwith.
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