The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-15
,TalGS Worth Telling
HOMETOWN UAppENlNGs,

HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS,
We notice that Mrs, Ken Johnson,
wife OF the popular druggist has got
100 feet OF new clothesliue for her back
yard, YOU can't keep Hometown
down,
As we sauutcrcd up Church street the
other day. We noticed that George |
sheldon was mailing up the hos holes
In hts back fence and cutting down
tho burdocks. George believes In pro-
gress,
our wife being an invalid, and we
not being able to keep u hired girl, |
that family washing and ironing falls
to Nv. We had our wash out ON the
line ON Monday before 10 o'clock lnI
tho morning Perhaps there's some
woman In town who can beat the
record,
The strawberry festival given by
/ Mrs. George Crane ON Wednesday
evening was an enthusiastic success, as
all her social functions are, We were
present, and, after eating two quarts.
OF berries and rooiung "Shoridan's
| Ride" we went home with feeling
that the day had come when the editor
was recognized for his worth,
We understand that certain of our
citizens are talking about holding out
Inducements for u cooper to open u
shop In Hometown, We trust that the
move may amount To something We
lack that feature of metropolis, aud
the banner can be counted ON TO do
lts fun share to forward all enterprises
We have long thought that clothes
cleaning emporium would pay here
Mr. Henry Teller, the successful
merchant, returned from New York u
day or two ago, whore he had been to
g order fan ana winter goods. lie says
New York seems to be improving but
not ~ fast az Hometown. lie return
cd to fud that over thirty rods Of new
board sidewalk had been built on
Cherry street during hs absence.
We are panied to learn that Mrs
Scott white, one of the leaders OF our
four hundred met with painful ac-
z cldonl the other day She used her
knee to hoist u tramp off the back
stops and the collson was of such
force that she broke her knee cap. She
thinks the tramp may have had u brick
/ In his hind pocket for just such emer'
, gonoles.
3d. We congratulated Farmer Henry
Deoring last week on being the proud
. father Of twins II now transpiref
that we made mistake Instead Of
his wife being the mother Of twins hC
a was tossed over fence by II bull and
( had three ribs broken, We apologize
( for the mix-up and are sorry fol
llenry's broken ribs.
A COW got into the fire engine house
Sunday night ana chewed up most o.
the hose and ate off the bell rope
while three hogs were found in The
% Baptist church Monday afternoon. Il
e Hometown Is ever to become n grea
, city these things must be rendered i'm
possible.
Last Saturday evening after sewing
two patches on our Sunday trousers
! ana cleaning ana pressing them, VIZ
} hung them out TO dry An hour later
! we found that they had been stolen
. This viii explain why we were not IN
, our accustomed place In church on
, Sunday The human being who will
deliberately steal pair Of trousers
; from the editor Of weekly paper and
Knowing that they are his only pair fol
churchgong deserves n worse fate thar
our indignation will allow us TO men.
ton II seems TO Ms as n civilization
= had been turned back half n century,
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