The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-27
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Bits of Paragraphs that Give Con.
densed Notes of the Day.

Rat traps for sale at W. W. Dimond
& co.
The Boston Lyrics at the Orpheum in
said Pasha" tonight.
The band played the Australia off as
usual yesterday afternoon.
A Board of Health meeting is called
for 8 o'clock this afternoon.
Armstrong Smith is again on duty at
the Board of Health office.
A concert will be given by the band on
the grounds of the Executive.
Jack McVeigh is again on duty at the
Board of Health office.
A reward is offered for a lost diamond
brooch. Return to the Arlington hotel.
The road bed on King street in front
of the opera house is being torn up and
relaid.
w. H. Pain and w. f. Hassen have
gone to Lanai on Paalawai plantation
business.
Matt Mccain and family returned by
the Kinau last night to their home al
Lahaina.
Hawaiian Lodge F. & A. NJ. meet this
evening at 1880 o'clock. Installation of
Officers.
A ladys gold butterfly scarf pin has
been lost, Finder will please return to
Star office.
The engagement of Attorney B. L.
Marx and Miss Eloise Castle has been
announced
Charles f. Dunwell was fined So and
costs for leaving his horse hitched in
front of a saloon.
Charles H. Atherton was a passenger
by the Australia for the mainland. He
will be away sometime.
Do not stop cleaning your premises
use plenty of disinfectants such as we
have; Hebron Drug Co.
Thos G. Thrum publisher of Thrum's
Annual, announces that it Will appear
shortly after New Years.
Saturday will be payday in Govern
ment Offices Warrants will have to
be presented before ~ o'clock.
For the New Year, B. F. Ehlers & Co.
offer a fine assortment of handker-
chiefs, fans, silver novelties, etc.
Arrangements are being completed
for the New Years reception at the Y.
NJ C. A. from II to 2 next Monday
The joint committee of the Young
Peoples societies of the city churches
will meet at the Y. NJ. c. A. at $3.50 this
evening.
DR.. Day is at Waialua today to see a
patient. DR.. Emerson is under he
weather, so that the Board of Health is
rather short handed.
There was no money left of the APP
preparation for repairs and improve
ments to school houses during the
Christmas vacation.
A commission has been issued to
JOnn RlCe 0ODertS TO take testimony III
the matter of the late Mrs. Eliza Luce
at Baumaris, Anglesey, North Wales.
All the members of the Amateur Or
chestra ere earnestly requested to be
present at rehearsal tomorrow, Thurs
day evening at O'Clock at the Y. NJ.
c. A. Hall.
Acknowledgement Cooper stated to the
Cabinet this morning that the ashes of
plague patients cremated on quarantine
island would in future be returned to
their relatives.
San Franciscans in town believe that
the Australia can not escape a quaran-
tine at the Coast, as California people
are more afraid of the plague than of
any other contagious disease.
| L. Ahlo is suing the Waialua Agricul-
tural Company to quiet title 20 a piece
of land adjoining defendants planta-
| ton. The property is an interest in a
plot containing $50 acres.
| Choice building lots at the town Slcl
of the McCully homestead are offered
! for sale on easy terms of payments
Apply to F. Wundenberg at Magoon's
Office or to j. Lightfoot on the adjOin-
| ing premises.
A difficult job in heavy freight NOV.
| ing was accomplished on Saturday
evening by the Merchants Stevedore
| Company. 1t was the moving of a safe
weighing 1900 pounds from the fourth
story of the Judd building and replac.
| ing it with another larger one. The bis
safes We're taken up and down the ele-
| vator shaft.