The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-18
DRIED UP PASTURES SAVED BY
THE WELCOME DELUGE.
Davies O. Co.'S Big Sale-Maui Tele-
phone Company Changes Its Quart
ers-New Store for Nahiku.
Maui. December 16. 1so7.

The last few days storm from the
north has been threatening and slow
ly gathering, and commenced last
night with peals of thunder and vivid
flashes of lightning, but the rain held
off until about this morning. Now
il is pouring down steadily and pien-
tifully and will do great good to par
ched and dried up pastures in all por-
tions of the Island. Swarms of de-
structive peluas, or army worms ms
called by some, have been through
Makawao pastures of late. rendering
them as dry as though burned by fire,
and the rain has come just in time 10
drown them out, and start the grass
afresh 1t is hoped it will continue
long enough to render the benefit
lasting.
Mr.. II. o. Hogg, for several years
timekeeper at Hamakuapoko, goes TO
Honolulu shortly to accept a position
as book-keeper in Alexander & BALD
wins new commission house there.
William II. Bailey, Jr., of Oakland
takes Mr.. Hogg's place at Hamakua-
poko.
Alexander & Baldwin have charged
their plan as to their warehouse here
and will have it in Kahului instead of
Wailuku, as previously reported. 4
lot has been secured near the school
house. and building operations will .be
commenced very soon. Mr.. j. =. Cooke
is. general manager of the Hawaii end
of the business.
Foreign jurors got home from their
Lahaina outing yesterday afternoon
and evening, for which they are truly
thankful.
\ new store is soon to be opened al
Nahiku, under the ownership of the
w. f. Pogue and S. Fukuda. The
lumber is on the ground, and the new
building will be put up as rapidly as
possible. The site chosen is severa,
hundred yards from Nahiku landing
on the trail towards Hama Mr.. Fu.
kuda will have charge of the bust.
ness, and everything that coffee plan.
ters and farmers may need will be
sept on hand. Thus we see the nu
| cleus of future Nabiku-ville. The
next addition should bs.a schoolheuse
There will be, by the early part Of
next year, about sixty children OF
school age there and in the neighbor.
hood. without means of instruction
and immediate action should be talk.
en-.
On Tuesday next all of the stock
remaining in Theo. Fl, Dayies & Co.'S
Paia store will be sold at auction, by
Auctioneer Hons. Everything must
go, and it will be chance for good
bargains.
The building now occupied by the
above firm has been secured by the
Maui Telephone Company, who will
establish their Paia central office
therein.
Superintendent f. b. Carley ant
family will occupy the cottage bach
of the store building.
Mr.. c. II. Dickey plans to move the
building occupied by the tax and LAND
offices, from its present location, to
the lot adjoining the above stor,
| building
Miss Ethel Smith of Paia goes tC
| Honolulu on SATURDAY. for n month:
visit with Mrs. j. n. Wright.
Mr.. w. T. Robinson, Of Wailuku
goe to Honolulu Saturday for a visi
there with his family.
School children and also teacher
are happy in the prospect of the com
ing Christmas vacation, which begins
tomorrow in the public schools. Paii
| Institute has week vet to runA
Surveyor Wall has been survevip,
for the changes in the Kahului Rail
road Company's tracks at Paia. III,
last two days.