The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-25

this district the stories of destruction
have come. There is also serious com
plant that the avocado pear trees hav,
been attacked in many localities.
is not known that any trees have beer
killed but the pears are of small sizt
and unsatisfactory quality.
W. c. BORDEN PASSES AWAY.
Though he had not been in the bes
OF health for some time. there was ne
intination that death would overta kt
W. G. Borden as suddenly as it did or
Tuesday. Although q septua genarian
he had been able 20 proceed TO work
at $50 Tuesday morning, but at
o'clock he was taken i'll and returned
home from the HiIo Market Company
where he was employed as bookkeeper
to his home on Volcano street He
sank rapidly. and DR. Stow was called
at noon time. He lost consciousness
and passed away shortly after one
o'clock The immediate cause was heart
failure
The deceased was a kamaaina in Hilo
He came here first from New England
as a whaler many years ago, but re-
turned, to the States several times. He
used to conduct a stationery store on
Waianuenue street. He leaves a wife
and a large family Deceased was q
veteran of the Civil War and was a
G. A r. man. He was in receipt of
a pension, which was lately increased
on account of his increasing feebIeness.
The funeral took place yesterday
morning from the residence TO the
Catholic church and thence TO the GEM
etsry. The attendance Of sorrowing
friends was very large.
GENERAL ITEMS.
DR.. F. W. Taylor and Miss Annie
Horner We're married June 6 at the
residence of the brides father at Ku-
kaiau. A grand reception was given
bride and groom at the home of ]. NJ.
Horner on the Saturday evening fol-
lowing. DIR. Taylor is from Port La
tour, Nova Scotia, and is now practfc-
ing al Paauilo, and both Doctor and
Mrs. Taylor are very popular in the
district in which they reside
About a thousand punches of bananas
were sent to Portland from Hflo by the
steamer Hilonian.
Miss Deyo left in the Hilonian for
where she will spend her
vacation.
Work on the new high school building
has commenced in the putting up of a
temporary structure to house plans,
tools, etc, during construction of the
building.
The Lei Mamo Quintet Club and Geo.
Fl. Williams were the HiIo representa-
lives at Kohala ditch opening exercises
,n Monday The club furnished music
or many events in connection with the
Itch opening and played aloha De"
rs sendoff to the Honolulu visitors
1T their departure. The musicians who
composed the quintet We're A. C. Baker,
VIM K. Ragdale, Henry Rose. Umiumi
Iatsu, Ben Brown. Jr., Chas Kalauao.
Very good progress is being made in
he rehearsals for the spectacular
Santiago" play to be given at the
lrmory on the evenings of July third
lad fourth. Mrs. A. G. Curtis has the
management in charge
Miss Amy Hill left HiIo for Honolulu
% join her sister Florence and go
Eence TO California, where they will
-isit a sister, Miss Agnes Hill, in
Fresco. Miss Hill will enter Pomona |
College this fall
4
20. left in the schooner Marston for |
he Coast on a holiday trip. He ex-
ects to return in about two months.
Mrs. L. t. Walsh is the new librarian |
f Hilo library.
Mr.. and Mrs James C. Traylor have
the marriage of their sister, /
.leanor Devices Sheriff, to Mr.. Frank
n Joseph Vierra, on Monday, June 4,
t Washington. d. c.
The new concrete bridge over the Ka-
ue stream at Papaikou was finished |
y Contractor Nunez Fernandez last l.
and was accepted by Super
isor j. Il. Moir on behalf of the County
Hawaii on Monday. 1t is sixty feet
l length and is in every sense a cred
able job 1t is the first bridge of the
ind built by the county and it will I'M
Oubtedly be followed by others of SIM
ar construction.
A motion for default to be entered |
sainst the defendant in the case of the
irst Bank of Hilo against p. Peck was
card on Tuesday by Judge Parsons u
nd granted. The suit involves an I
mount of $S309.21
J. Castle Ridgwav, the Tribune SAYS
reference TO an item in the Adver-
ser that he was going to Washington
take a position, left Hilo without
his intentions, and the pub
generally was surprised at the news
his departure. Had it been known
AT he was about to go to Washing
n with the possibilities that he would
It return, a farewell reception would
doubt have been accorded him. Mr.
dgway occupied prominent position
Hilo, socially and in the business :
orld. and had many friends who, re- h
citing to lose him from their midst,
i'll wish for him elsewhere the success
S abilities should command"
COD LIVER OIL. j..