The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-12
MISCELLANEOUS
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Bits of Paragraphs that Give Con.
densed Notes of the Day.

| OIDntUll lutdltI dSull lOllSut'
| Freight trains will run through TO
Kahuku this week.
The Andrew Welch is loading sugar
from the Mauna Loa.
Hon. Paul Isenberg is back from a
visit to the Island of Hawaii.
| The Misses Keiina will sing a ma
tive air at Emma square tonight.
Charles Hyde is down from Olaa to
spend the holidays with his parents.
Remember the Priory concert at
Progress hall next Thursday evening.
Professor Berger announces the usu-
al concert for Emma square this even
ing.
Kaumaliapili church will give fair
next Saturday evening for the benefit
of itself.
The young son of d. w. Driscol,
aged two years, died in Palama this
morning.
Mrs. Silva, wife of the dairyman,
died yesterday. and will be buried this
afternoon.
The list of officers for the ensuing
year of Castle q Cooke, Ltd, is pub
lished in this issue.
There will be meeting of the
board of officers, y. G. H., at the Bun
| galow at 1880 this evening.
The steamer James Makee is on the
marine railway for overhauling. She
will be laid up temporarily.
Colonel Peter Lee is in town in the
interest of the affairs of his late bro
ther, Martin Lee, who died last week.
\ concert was given by the band in
Emma square Saturday afternoon TO a
rather small but appreciative crowd.
FIRST class vaudeville performance
at the Orpheum tonight, and every ev-
ening this week. The program will be
varied.
The lease of the premises in the Won
Holt block, lately occupied by II. w.
Schmidt d Son, has been sold to Wall,
Nichols Co,
y. Howard Hitchcock, the artist,
and wife, returned to Honolulu yes
terday from Olaa They will reside in
the city in future.
W. w. Needham, travelling salesman
for McChesney & Sons, returned by
the Kinau yesterday morning from
| tour of Maui and Hawaii.
Frank Pacheco's celebrated dandruff
killer has been placed regularly on
sale at the Hollister Drug Co.'S store,
and at Benson, Smith & Co.'S.
r. Murata, IFS Nuuanu street. is
headquarters for straw hats for the
holidays. He also has full line of
Japanese curios at moderate prices.
Governor George Greig arrived by
the Kinau yesterday from Hawaii,
which Island he reached in schoon
err last week from Fanning's Island.
The engagement of Vida Thrum and
Miss Martha +. Colburn was ANNOUNCE
ed at a reception given at the Thrum
residence. Beretania street. last Thurs
day evening.
Male cologne and other fine per-
fumes in sets and bottles can be OBJ
tanned at Benson, Smith & Co.'S, Lid.
Nothing more appropriate for Christ
mas present.
Honolulu boys in Manila have sent
a request that all friends write TO
them and send papers. Every general
letter from Hawaii goes the rounds of
the local men.
Vice Consul w. Boyd Porter and DIR.
Carmichael returned by the Kinau
yesterday morning from Hilo, where
they went to investigate the troubles
of the steamer Columbia.
About two hundred city people and
NlSltOTS enJONeu Ine TTencn ulllIeT
and dance given at the Hawaiian no.
tel Saturday evening in honor of the
passengers by the Garonne.
l.. A. Thurston. Henry Waterhouse,
Judge A. w. Carter and George Car
ter returned Sunday morning from a
tour of Molokai and Maui. They went
over on new plantation business.
L. Il. Grant, c. Ii. Brown, DR.. w. L.
Moore, j. r. Renton, c. Motley and
Robert Hind, Jr., are among the num-
Der of residents of the Big Island to
arrive in the city during yesterday.
Something like $50 members of the
d engineers corps are engaged in caring
for the sick in the military hospitals,
/ driving ambulances and in other bran
4 ches of Uncle Sans civilian service in
| town.
Ladies of the Second Congregation
of st. Andrews cathedral are request
ed to meet in the Sunday school par
lors at o'clock this afternoon to
make preparations for a church
Christmas tree.
A fine display of Christmas bon bons
and appetizing things for the holidays
are displayed at Lewis & Co.'s the
popular grocers. Fred j. Turner, the
head salesman, has arranged every
thing in the store in his usual happy
and artistic way and is now ready for
the rush of customers