The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-31
NEWS In A NUTSHELL.
Bits Of Paragraphs that Give Con
densed Notes of the Day.

1t is Government payday.
Two bicycles for sale. See adver-
tisement.
Many new leaves will be turned over
tomorrow.
The Claudine was ten miles off at
1880 o'clock
NJ. Phillips g. Co. have a co-partner-
ship notice in this issue.
Call up 104 for your New Years
supply of meats. Central Market.
Central Union choir will hold a re-
hearsal at o'clock this afternoon.
For your New Years dinner order
your meats at the Metropolitan Meat
Market.
The Y. NJ. c. A. Bible class will stu
| dy Paul. the Miracle Worker, on Sun
day afternoon.
This is the last day of the year. Not
Il few will find it difficult to write 1898
for week or so.
Fairchild's Honolulu Shoe House
announce exceptional bargains in la
dies and boys shoes.
Gaen NJ. Fisher will address the
Young Mems gospel meeting at the
Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday Afternoon.
w. II. Nances free lecture in Har
mony hall will be at o'clock Sunday
Afternoon. Everybody invited.
y special meeting of the stoclthold-
ers of f. o. Hall g. Son is called for
Wednesday, January 5. at 10 o'clock.
The rifle range win be closed to-
morrow. Adiutant Bachelor is now
making up the scores for the last six
months.
Judge Perry has granted Isabella f.
Davis an absolute divorce from her
husband, Foster \. Davis, on the
ground of extreme cruelty.
"Old Pal" German has recovered
from severe attack of illness and will
catch for the Razzle Dazzles in the
baseball game tomorrow.
The Oahu railway will run an eX-
cursion on New Years day. The com
rany gives notice that no freight
trains will be run on that day.
All members of the Y. NJ. c. \. or
chestra must be present at the final
rehearsal tomorrow, Saturday. morn
ing, at o'clock in the large hall.
The Sisters at Kalihi receiving sta
ton are very joyful over the receipt
of piano given them on Christmas
day. They heartily thank all the con-
tributors.
raid the trustees of the Bishop estate
the sum of 1000, in payment for
land belonging to the estate condemn
ed for public use.
The Hawaiian Safe Deposit and In
fvestment Company has a notice in this
issue that George H. Carter and
Clarence II. Cooke have been admitted
as partners in the firm.
Tho nnlica ara ,yorl.ipu for cIua
to the burglary of Hollster Drug Co.
and Ehlers & Co.'S stores on Wednes-
day night. The culprit will in all
probability be run to earth before New
Years
The Tramway company today paid
into the court the sum of So 900, which
is the amount of judgment secured
against it by Mrs. Burgess. The lady's
counsel may not accept the judgment,
for the suit was for 100000.
Accompanied by Lieutenant An
drews, little Ella Wight and Edna
Gum went aboard the Baltimore, Adj
ans and Bennington yesterday, and
sold nearly $12 worth of tickets for
the benefit of the Strangers Friend
Society.
Walter C. Weldon has on exhibition
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Company "a setting of buff leghorn
eggs. These fowls in his opinion. are
the best that can be raised here. They
are hardy, good layers and splendid
eating.
Arrangements are completed for
jolly good time at the Myrtle hop this
evening, and those desiring to attend
can get tickets from the committee
at Thrum's book store or at the door.
The busses will call around for any
one If word is left with d. f. Thrum.
The officers of the Young Mems
Christian Association announce that
all the young men of the city are In
Vtted to the New Years reception and
lunch, Saturday, from IL to 2 o'clock.
The Kamehameha string instrument
club will furnish music
The trustees of the Bernice p. Bish
OPP estate today petitioned the court
to be permitted to sell the Molokai
ranch at public auction to the highest
bidder. They have received several of
fers, the highest being $15O,0OO The
ranch will be turned into a sugar plan
! tation. Charles r. Bishop gives his
approval of the scheme.