The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-10-17
WEEK
ON MAUI.

Fred G. Baldwin the son of Hon, and
Mrs. II. p. Baldwin of Puunene. last
Wednesday evening In New York City.
was keenly felt by Maui people who.
since the operation OF the 5th, have
shared the hopes and fears OF his rela-
tives inspired by the daily cablegrams
from New York.
Born (Aug 2, 1SSD but "a years ago
at Haiku, only one year out of Yale.
the striking down of so young n mai.
at the beginning of what promised to
be bright career seems inexpressibly
sad.
Fred" who always made friends
but never an enemy, will be much
missed In the polo club, on the plan
tation, and in the community general
ly. Yesterday flags were flying at
half-mast at the railroad office and
other places in Kahului as token OF
mourning.
WATER DIVIDING DEVICE.
In accordance with the courts deci-
sion as to the division of the water Of
Polipoli Spring, government engineer
Hugh Howell has designed and for
warded to kula a contrivance for ap-
portioning the water described as fol-
lows: A large rectangular box which
Is to be placed in the spring is divided
into halves, lengthwise. The water IL
to be admitted into one of these
halves through numerous perforations
In the side Of the box. The other half
Is divided into two unequal compart-
ments. one twice the size of the other,
into the larger one of which the spring
water is to be admitted through FIVE
holes, 1-2 inch in diameter, and into
the other or smaller one, through
three holes of the same diameter. The
eight holes are on line with each
other just six inches above the bottom
of the box.
Two pipes, each la inches in diam
eter, Will convey the water from the
compartments to its destination, one
to Ulupalakua and the other to Kula.
The Ulupalakua IA inch pipe will
drain the compartment filled from the
five holes and the Kula Ia inch pipe
Will drain the other compartment. hav-
Ing only three holes. This unique box
was made to Mr. Howells order at the
kahului r. r. machine shop
JAPANESE SUICIDE.
Early last Saturday morning, the
7th, Japanese patient at Puunene
hospital committed suicide by hanging
himself to the rail of the veranda with
his obi. He had been sick for some
time with typhoid fever, and getting
discouraged put an end to his life.
| At 10 o'clock a. M. Miss Scott, the
night-nurse, In making her rounds no.
ticed him In his bed In the hospital
ward, but at three, he had disappeared
and was found later dead, suspended
from the veranda rail with one foot
resting on the ground.
During the forenoon of the same day,
Sheriff Saffery called a coroners Jury
which decided that the case was one
Of suicide.
FORMER SLAVE DIES.
John Talent, who died at Lahaina.
sept 20, was Maui kamaaina of more
than forty years residence. He was
or African descent and was formerly
slave I'm the Southern States. At the
time of his death. he was about 80
years Of age. AS sugar-boiIer I'm
early times he was well-known all
over central Maui, especially ON the
Haiku and Waikiki plantations. where
he boiled many a crop of sugar.
odd john" as he used to be called
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