The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-14
THE OLD CHURCH CLOCK
NEEDS AN OVERLAPPING

HILO, Hawaii, Decmeber 10.-The
trustees of the Foreign church met on
Thursday afternoon of last week and
accepted, from the contractor, the new
parsonage. There was some discussion
as to cleaning and ~overhauling the
church clock which has been marking
time for Hilo for twelve years. 1t was
given to the Foreign church by DIR.
Wetmore in his wife's name. During
her lifetime, Mrs. Wetmore had made
an excellent collection of old postage
stamps. These were sold by DR.. Wet
moremore after her death. and the pro-
ceeds used to buy the clock. Until two
years ago it was taken care of by Jack
Kennedy, but his growing business has
prevented him from giving any time to
it recently, and it is now being used
by wasps and other flying things of the
air for domestic purposes.
Mr.. Haslett, night Waterman at OIaa
Mill, died very suddenly on Saturday
last. He had been in his usual health,
ard had been particularly active during
Saturday, but at a late hour at night he
suddenly collapsed and expired 1t is
supposed that heart failure was the
cause of death. The interment took
place yesterday
Preparations for the Hilo Burns
Club s dinner on 23rd of January next.
in celebration of the anniversary of
the poet s birth, are making satisfac-
tory progress. Mr.. Lindsay, secretary,
is compiling the toast list, and fixing
the various speakers. A meeting of
the club is to be held on Saturday even
ing next, to coFplete the arrangements.
The crew of a Japanese fishing boat
had rough experience in the last
storm which caught them off the coast
of Puma. There were five men in the
boat and the wind simply forced them
completely round this island. At Ma
hukona they were able to land, getting
some water, rice and salt, the latter
for preserving their fish. On the tenth
day they got back to Hilo with three
quarters of ton of salt fish, the men
being utterly worn out. For more than
two days after arriving here, the five
fishermen did nothing but sleep.
Messrs Hosmer, Watt. Thurston. J.
B. Castle and George Williams have
been exploring in Puma, Mr. Hosmer
their possibilities, and Mr.. Williams
with an eye open to agricultural pos
sibilities. Much was found of interest,
great lava cracks and old
caves. Mr. Hosmer will continue his
work there till the end of next week
when he proposes to return to Honolulu.
On Sunday morning. at 7:45 clock,
a lively and very distinct earthquake
shock was felt in Hilo. Tt came from
the same direction as the heavy quake |
of Sunday evening September 20, and
though not nearly so severe was quite |
as distinct
Olaa mill began grinding this week |
and expects to get 500 tons off to the |
Coast by the bark Annie johnson. The |
Hilo Sugar Company will probably start |
work on Tuesday while Waiakea will |
follow about January l.
Dr. f. V. Wilcox, successor to Jared |
Smith at the U. S. Experiment Station,
arrived here yesterday ON his first visit |
to the big island.
John Norton died at the Hilo hospi-
tai on Sunday morning and was buried
IN the afternoon of the same day in the
'atholic plot at the cemetery. Mr.. Nor
,on was born in Pennsylvania, coming
10 these islands about half a century
ago and before he was of age. At the
line of his death he was sixty-seven
years old. During the last eight years
lie has lived in Hilo, prior to that being
resident of Kona. While never being
Known as very rich man, Norton was
worth quite a little sum at one time in
and livestock.