The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-10-31
DR.. AIKEN
IS DEAD

MAUI, october 27.-Thursday after
noon, the 26th, DIR. Perley j. Aiken of
Makawao died of pleurisy and a COM
plication of diseases after long Ill
ness.
DIR. Aiken was the son of the late
Rev. VIM. Aiken Of Knoxville, Tonnes
see, and was born at McConnelsville,
Ohio Sept. 5th, 1s41. He was educated
at Washington College, Pennsylvania,
which he left before graduation with
other college boys to enter the north
ern army as member of the Ander-
son Cavalry. Becoming invaded
home, he left his company, but upon
recovery of health re-entered the army
as a member of the signal corps in
which he served as sergeant in charge
of a station at Georgetown Heights I'M
I'll the end of the rebellion. He then
entered Jefferson Medical College of
Philadelphia, from which he gradual
ed and began the practice of medicine
in Cleveland, Tennessee. From there
he went to Virginia City, Nevada, and
then to Woodland, Cal. After serving
as medical director of the Soldiers
Home at Yountville, Cal, for several
years, he came to the islands in 1894
as government physician at Paia.
| About ten years ago he was compelled
owing to failing health, to give up his
profession and since that time has been
an invalid.
DIR. Aiken was married to Julia Drill
la Smythe of Newark, Ohio, Oct. j,
1867. Besides his wife he leaves six
children: Albert C. and Perley B. Ak
en- of San Francisco, w. o. Aiken, Mrs.
F. w. Hardy, Dr. G. S. Aiken and Irene
b. Aiken, all residing in Makawao. DR..
Aiken was an eminent commander Of
the Knights Templars of Woodland,
32nd degree, and will be buried accord
ing to masonic rites at Makawao, on
Saturday afternoon, Rev. VIM. Ault of
Waikiki to officiate. A special train
Will be run from Wailuku to Paia to
convey the masons to and fro.
DIR. SPINOLA DEAD.
On Monday, DIR. Spinola died at Paia
Plantation hospital, where he has been
for short time under the care of DR..
w. F. McConkey for malignant tumor
of the throat.
DR.. Spinola was born in the Azores
some Go or 40 years ago and was a
regular graduate of Portuguese med
zeal school, He was resident of Ho-
nolulu for ten years before recently
coming to Paia, Maui. The funeral
took place at Paia on Tuesday, Father
Charles of Makawao officiating.
THE DOUSE CASE.
On Monday, a change of venire to
Honolulu in the Dcuse case was grant
ed by Circuit Judge Kepoikai. Among
| reasons urged by Judge Humphreys to
grant this change were, that the Homo
lulu doctors would charge 5000 to come
! to Maui as witnesses, that Lahaina
Japanese might make trouble if dis
I satisfied in any way with the legal
4 procedure, and that 1t was probab BILE
that jury could not be obtained at
Lahaina.
Though the trial jurors were dis
missed, Judge Kepoikai has been hear
ing civil matters during the week.
NEW TENNIS CLUB.
! Tuesday evening, meeting was held
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. /.
Lowell of Paia for the purpose OF or
ganizing a tennis club. There were
quite number present and 90 ladies
and gentlemen became charter men,
bers OF the new association which is
( to be known as the Racquet Club. -
The members of the club are limited
! to the employees of the Maui Agricul-
! tural Co, and their families. Mr.. and
/ Mrs. ii. A. Baldwin We're elected hon
orary members. The following officers
We're chosen: ID. c. Lindsay, president:
Miss Cunningham, secretary; w. A,
Engle, treasurer, and VIM. Whitesides,
manager OF the court.
NOTES.
The Japanese who are taking the
coal off the wrecked Spartan now are
obliged to dive beneath the water and
collect it in handouts. The water is up
TO their necks.
The evening to be devoted to the sale
of fancy articles by the Makawao La
dies Aid Society has been postponed
till December The Ladies' Guild of
Wailuku will hold their bazaar in the
X. of p. hail. the evening of Novem-
Der IS.
Manager d. C. Lindsay of Paia Is in
Honolulu for a ten-day visit.
.On Monday Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Bald
win of Haiku departed for a several
months visit to the mainland.
On Thursday the 3-masted schooner
| Allen A. departed from Kahului for
Tacoma.