The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-01
Wailuku May Have
Electric Lighting
Plant.
A CHAPTER
OF ACCIDENTS
June Term of Circuit Court
Miscellaneous Mention From
Maui Press.

WAILUKU, May 30.-The News says:
It will be gratifying to the people of
Wailuku and Kahului to learn that
there is now a movement on foot to
install an electric plant here. Careful
estimates have been made as to the
cost of the plant and the number OF
lights which will be needed to make the
enterprise a success. Six thousand
dollars will fully equip the plant and
put it in operation, but a company Will
probably be organized with $4,000 cap
ital.
Attorney George Hons Of Wailuku.
who is taking a leading part in the or
ganization of the company, states that
there will be no promoters stock.
but that the affair will be entirely CO.
operative. Grimwood & Richardson.
who are also interested in the PROPOSE
ton, will supply a large percentage OF
the materials on easy terms.
Mr.. Hons states that if three hundred
lights can be secured as starter, the
enterprise will probably be started.
Four hundred lights will make 1T q
fairly good investment, and five hum
dred lights will make it very desir-
able one. During a brief canvas In
Kahului over forty lights were secured,
without application having been mace
to the Kahului store or the railway
company With what they and others
in Kahului will require, it is probable
that at least one hundred lights VIII
be taken there. Mr.. Hons states thal
in a brief canvas which he made IN
Waikiki he secured over $50 lights, ana
it is quite certain that over four hum
dred lights can be secured to start
with. The lights will be sixteen candle
power, and will cost seventy-fve cents
per month each, when six or more
lights are taken by onev party. From
one to five, the lights will be rated
higher per month.
AS soon as sufficient number of
lights have been secured, the enterprise
will be pushed to completion as rapidly
as possible The plant will be estab-
lished at the Maui Soda and Ice Works,
and wires will be run thence to Wal
luku and Kahului. The matter of Sc
curing a franchise and right of way
has not yet been investigated, and may
cause some delay.
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
On last Saturday Kalama Freeman.
a little Hawaiian girl, about three
years of age, was fatally burned at
Waihee.
Her mother had just made fire in
the stove to cook supper, and had left
the room for a moment. Hearing the
cries of the child she returned and
found it's clothing in flames. The little
one fingered for two days, dying. on
Monday.
On Sunday Little Billee," a former
typo of the News, was coasting down
Main street on his bike, and attempted
to turn the corner in front of Enos &c
Cos. store at full speed. His feet slip
ped from the pedal and his bike ran
full tilt against the stone coping
of the sidewalk smashing the front
wheel Little Billee described a para.
bolic curve. caroming head first against
the door of Enos & Co.'S store with
crash that walked all the babies in the
block, revealing to Billee the distinct
outlines of a ten-tailed comet. He lay
unconscious for a few minutes, but DR..
Raymond, who happened to be passing.
examined him and found that he had
suffered no serious injuries.
On Monday afternoon Mr.. de Rego.
father of Antoine de Rego of the lao
Stables, was driving spirited team
which ran away at the corner of Main
and Market streets, turning down Main
street toward the Waikiki depot.
Swerving to one side, they ran over
rock, throwing Mr.. de Rego from his
seat on the express wagon which he
was driving. He fell under the wagon
between the horses, but held to the
lines and was dragged on the ground
nearly fifty yards, before the team ran
into the fence and was stopped. Mr..
de Rego was not hurt, and the wagon
suffered but little damage
On the same afternoon William
Dunno, colored Tennesseean who was
fireman on the engine of the cane train
which runs between Waihee and Wal
lukus fell from the engine and received
a severe cut on the back of his head.
Mr. Wells. had him taken at once to
DR.. Weddick's Office, where the wound
was treated, after which he was sent
to the hospital for further treatment.
JUNE TERM OF CIRCUIT COURT.
The June term of the Circuit Court
will convene at Wailuku on June 9Th. !
There are five appealed criminal cases
and seventeen committal cases The lat |
ter will probably be enquired into by a |
grand jury and indictments filed before
trial.
There are twenty-five civil cases on
the calendar, but 1t is not likely that |
many of them will come to trial Judge |
kalua Is disqualified in a number of
cases. and another Circuit Judge. Ed
lngs possibly, will be on hand to try
such cases.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. William Thompson T. H. Davies
prize drummer, and C. Vale Sturte- |
want, another drummer for the same
house, have been selling Maui this
week.
Miss Laura Wells, daughter of Man |
ager Wells, of Wailuku, was quite sue |
cessfully treated by a Philadelphia |
oculist, and will soon be able to begin |
her studies at Bryn Mawr.
Judge Kepoikai left on last nights
Kinau for Honolulu, to attend the |
Court af Clairna which ry;ll