The Ashburton Guardian.

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND SPORTING RECORDER.

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ASHBURTON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1879

! Price—TWOPENCE.



•juo rti vfersSffo •}<»<}jsjtto;! Min; . X ANPOBAEESy of. Stock, Mor . Jsf J,ii) JLIU .‘JOOOiUfI jit!o-jC>a vfilanwi* wot I vo-h >■■. Wgt, Mad.Oeitetal Prodvce. S WEEKIK'rrSAiE:/ o'clock. ‘ «A£e v !:'iui< r. int-, ~.±X.rn\.:' : ■ • - ' my officeor-atth© j/j-jiJx!' - : -■•>"■':- -VilUO/i /lA . £;.' !: Agd*t*oWtfce aktiwrtlMtib Fire - ; ' na; Ttadra»«6-X3bmpaSy. 6 ' ■**»■* "~y /■ i|, ' r • >: -'' ! Jj lo W« on, h uctjoneero, .Stock, ' and y.Cwnnuwion J;u% in'-s.’.oj: iplcmentß.&c., f.-Yawfa, Aikhwr iralo Yards,. Oft .' -<.** cashlAdvances ;...- Kadoom Stocky Produce, . Ac. (consigned to ;■ ;if •.?•*— EDMISTON BROS. & -GUN-PRY. ■f »U ( • -■■■•-.. -19 J. :'; i XQjaO».3;'V : ; : ue>HA jj A N & ’ Co. Land, and EMM6 Agents, -•*s*H B Yl T ON. it: -l.i £•> . :Vii 5«, « t»; dlSa ASfDGtHSI^ icnc^ng &a,at ei9v uSSgMmffiW -niß “ a J ROmfc-EfifiURANCE COMPANY. Xlia-!i3i ioix J '; :;;tornfi9,flOO,OW) o-t ■itJciuUi&Kt -iaati .to v.<; .oh---/ ■ INSURANCES EFFECTED AT LOWEST -* <no ni.iisfTrßATEß-’urr to ffi-i Ol(t }o Juil; ;•’« V 69 ,o»oIo-/on «n: to'v/ , li-ffl .miLbss-i’-L t): % ■',-. RgfltU fiifil -Coal* Sio r holViiir-,* Bjyf T _ iScSkdJi'lßuitdK a MYNtk&CO., avjivtif -.»ci inJ.i.-.'i« . L<#MjN]oß» v : .t'IA ; -finoifiijH V/ , GEN*i(tAt CPiMieSIOIT aoents: n al* gaanders’ r Build' nitixl moUfa ti(i .iirj'M IMPERIAL'-SOaRDINGHOUSE, won mtmXfWN rfflw "Olwllg-s:, O>A »®BtT eaa:DoRoO:H a4> 1o ohhHtili m> i:.i■'(■'•* x i .awAflii, Jli'K.-vzr,;; Jo> ov ;o ~; •iMmis *i:*. r ,i[o v- —•-.... T... -f ... A«mT|Or HERALD? Jo j f rt , •/ o/:ii QCIMMBmhH; raqueatvd-toiißake Oot fai-john K-ioci •: r iJOffioliiO.- .;uxv/,; 6ogda)«ngr t ta( tt»« 4aUvwy, %• '°ri‘||i lij wi9Hdnr,



Millers, &c. SAUNDERS BROS., MILLERS, Grain Merchants, AJfD G ENER AL COMMISSION AGENTS. Qnricxs — East : street, ashburton. Muxs— GREAT SOUTH ROAD. 72 . _ iJjUL .InlfitMttots of Ashburton Khd surrmmdipgdistciCtathathis NEW MILL AT WAKANUI HAS WORK, Afld: hopes, by strict attention to busi ness, and, turning Rirat-fclaas article, to merit s share of public support. Special attention- paid tp Gristing, and -Farmers from a ,distance can have: their Grat ground ; • / :31 Insurance. THE LONDON & LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. .Capital—Fully Subscribed, £1,600,000. IRE INSURANCES of all kinds taken at lowest rates, special attention ,neih£ given to Stack,Farm, Building, and oilier Agricultural Risks. L AppUcatipns,by Tetter for insurance will bo ,promptly attended to. ‘, .The,., London and.. Lancashire being pbrtiyji Fire'! Companyj the whole of . its I I", ' , .. ‘ ‘ ' are available to meet Fire claims isnd this feature 'will at once commend itself to the public, for the resources of the Corapanycah never be applied to the settlement of Life Claims or • Marine Louies, but every penny of its Capital (the whole of which could be called up at n*iy time), together with its reserves, are available for Losses by Fire; and offer a complete guarantee < that all engagements toill be fully carried out. ‘Claims axe-met with,.promptitude, and liberality. ..Agents fa* Ashburton— | 9 ; I T®B HERALD. , i ' Aim ■ - : BdEQpan 'Coptrnr ' Apyphtmeh. ,are, AGENTS Tor, th J n'psto. pf the.,, ‘lAwnrito Herald iriTown fit! -Mi. :JonbSw Stationer, East Stree dent Friedlander Bros. 8l!A : :GifeimrT, Feriumer; Hairdresse: ,'' Buildings. ;s.j Saimb, Under the Verandah, Ea l- ; S*reet. 'Hdrf ■; that Envelopes (r y' 'dhd pan be obtained, WHoieoaleor retail. low rates at the “ Herald ” Office, East-street North. 642



Timber Merchants. TIMBER! TIMBER!! 30djK)0 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET OF SUPERIOR. BjU IL DING TIMB ER. AllfO, 20,000 TWENTY THOUSAND SAWN TOTARA AND BLACK PINE ENDING gTAKES NOW ON SALE. AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, EAST ASHBURTON, AT REDUCED PRICES. - • 12 Brick Manufactory. B.RiC K S. fJIHE UNDERSIGNED having COM. PLETED their KILN at Ashburton, are prepared to SUPPLY BRICKS, equal tc any made in the Colony, at any Station up or down. ■ Samples to be seen at the Company'« Offices, Ashburton, Rakaia, and V, inslow, W. MONTGOMERY & CO [Limited] 32 Saddler. ~~ WM. ANDERSON, SADDLER AND HARNESS MAKER, Ashburton, HAS always in STOCK a complete assortment of every description of Saddlery , Harness, Whips, Saddlers’lron mongery, &c., imported direct from Eng land. ,Goods to order manufactured on the premises of the beat Materials, aqd at the lowest rates. .11 Cabinetmakers^ T. A. GATES, QABIN,BT, M A K E R , PICTURE FRAME MAKER, ....AND ■ UNDERTAKER, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASHBURTON. 4 SPILLARD’S OABINET MAKING AND UPHOL , STERY Manufactory, and Ware house, next to the Union Rank, Tancred street, Ashburton. Sitting Room and Bedroom Tables, Couches,. Chetfonniers, Chairs, Chests, of , Drawers, Washstands, Commodes; Chitai-' ney Glasses, Toilet do., 'Whatnots, Dress ing Tablesj .Crazies, .Ghfldren’s C6ia f ' BaSu 1 - nettes(,;Bj&ke£Ware, Rbdstehdß—Rouble, single, iron, ahd wood •, Mattresses, spring, hair, wool, and flax; Beds, feither : woollen, and cotton-flock; Bolsters and Pillows, do., do.! ‘ Carpets, Rugs, Floorcloth ;, ’ Mats and ’ Malting Fibre, Cocoa land ’ China; FenderSj Fire frons and Japanned Ware ; Galvanised' Baths and Buckets; Kitchen Tables 5 ahd' English and American Chairs. Blihds-r-Yenetjan, Wire Gauze, Common Roll&t, and Spring ; Curtain Poles, &b,’ 1 i Orders promptly attended to. 13 CABINETMAKING & UPHOLSTERING ESTABLISHMENT, East Street (next. Echo: Dining Rooms), ASHBURTON. ; John -M b.e ch, PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER, PAPERHANGER, &c. ALL KINDS OF REPAIRS. Furniture Renovated and Repolished, or Exchanged. I 16 I rtTANTED KNOWN—That Visitii VIV Cards, plain or .mourning, can 1 obtained printed in' Various styles, at t] “ Herald” and “Guardian" offices, ne the Railway Station



General Merchants. GREAT SALE OF THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF HOOPER, AITKEN & CO. OER AND CO., HAVING SECURED THE ENTIRE STOCK ; : Of the above Estate, amounting to "£S, 345 i os. 4(1., HaVe decided to give the PUBLIC the advantage of their Purchase by SELLING the whole of the DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS and SHOES, IRONMONGERY, FURNITURE, CROCKERY & GLASSWARE AT ABOUT HALF THE USUAL PRICE fob GASH. SALE OF THE DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, AT THE PREMISES LATELY OCCUPIED BY J, H. PASS AND CO. SALE OF THE IRONMONGERY, FURNITURE, CROCKERY & GLASSWARE, AT THE NEW PREMISES OF HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO. BOTH SALES WILL COMMENCE | i i ON ■ SATURDAY* 27th SEPT. ORR AND CO., ASHBURON AND RAKAIA. 1©



Chemist. MEDICAL HALL. Established 1874. J. M. C~ MBEIDGE ' DRUGGIST, FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMIST, Has always in Stock— SPONGES—Honeycomb and Turkey Toilet TRUSSES—Common Circular, Co e’s, Sal mon and Ody’s, Mocmain, &c. ELASTIC STOCKINGS Knee Caps, Wristlets, and Anklets ; Abdominal Belts in Silk and Thread. FEEDING BOTTLES—Mather's, Maw’s, Dean’s, Stocker’s, Ayrton and Saun ders’, O’Connell’s. INFANTS’ FOODS—L’ebig’s, Hard’s, Neave’s, Ridge’s, Nes,Vs. COD LIVER OlLS—Dejongh’s, Lang ton’s, Moller’s, Foxe’s, Southall Bros. PERFUMERY—Piesse and Lubin’s, Rim mel’s, Gosnell’s, P.rieclenbach’s, Low’:-, The Crown Perfumery Company’s HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. HOMCEOPATHIC MEDICINES— Death and Ross’s daily expected ex “ VVai tangi. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED. 2 CHAS. NEATE, MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON. 62 General Storekeeper. A SHBURTON s TORE. The Oldest Established Business in the : County of Ashburton. D. WILLIAMSON , AND CO., DRAPERS, GROCERS, IRONMONGERS, TEA, WJNE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. The Best House in Town for MEN’S, BOYS’, AND YOUTHS’ READY-MADE CLOTHING. CELEBRATED ROOT AND SHOE DEPOT. SANDO AND CO., QENERAL STOREKEEPERS, TOBACCONISTS, NEWS AGENTS, &c,, &c., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Labor Registry Office. ■. 35 Painter. P J. R. CHAPMAN, AINTER, GLAZIER, PAPER HANGER & SIGN WRITER, Importer of Paperhangings, White Lead, Glass, &c. : The trade supplied at lowert Wholesale Prices. 17 P S. COLLINS & SON, AINTERS, PAPERHANGERS SIGN-WRITERS, PLUMBERS, and DECORATORS, Moore-strebi Ashburton. Country orders promptly attended to, and : the quality of Work and Materials Guaranteed. Public Notices. WANTED KNOWN—That we are now Selling 280 Creani'Laid Commercial Envelopes for 25., cash; 600 ditto, 3s. 6d. cash; and 'looo ditto, 6s. 6d., for prompt cash only. Weeks & Dixon. ANTED Known, the "Ashburton v v Herald ’’ circulates throughout the Provincial District of Canterbury.



For Said. for Sale, T 2 non ACRES Tussock Land, in 1 OjUUU Lota to suit purchasers. Very Liberal Terms. 74 SAUNDERS BROS. . STUD SHEEP, have a number of Wilson's Cele brated Merino RAMS for Sale. 177 M-UNDERB BROS. Builders. Ashburton steam saw mills SASH AND DOOR manufactory. Gv-RARKIN, ■‘Proprietor, BUILDER; AND CONTRACTOR. • Moore' Street, , Every descriptions'Of! 'i’uriber ,-antl ■ Budding Materials hi, §{oiek, And*supplied oh 'most ; terms.■! ■*. ’*■ Plans, prepared ahd Estimates Given ou tl:e shortestriotice. •• Carriers. B. C. SMITH, CARRIER, ETC., Moore Street, Ashburton. 25 ■ TH. BREWER’S Royal Mail COACH , leaves Longbeach for Ashburton (yiH Waterton, Ashton, Wheatstone, and Tinwald) daily, at' 7 a.m.,' returning by the same route on arrival! of 3 p;m. train from Christchurch. * Parcels and orders punctually attended 195 T. H. BREWER, Proprietor. ECOOKSON, Wills Street, runs the , MAIL COACH fEorfipAshburton Railway Station Alford Forest, and Mount Somers* evetty Tuesday, and Friday, returning.; -Wectaesday and Saturday, at 3 p.m. Poulterer, &c.' v ;! RABBITS! RABBITS ! ) P. HARPER, And poulterer •; Near the.Ashburton Hotel, East Street; BEGS to inform the inhabitants .1 1 Ashburton that he HAS OPENED < •n the above line, and trusts, by strict 1 Attention to business, and,applying but ( articles of first elate! quidity,) hopes i merit a share of public patronage OYSTER SALOON. Hot Fried Fish arid Tea and!Coffee at all hours. '< -,—i ■— ■ ■■ mm . FARMERS ! FARMERS ! FARMERS ! R. McKERROW AND CO., Cash Purchasers of Wool, Grain, and all kinds of Farm Produce, and are also • prepared to make Liberal CASH ADVANCES on the above placed in their hands either for sale : or shipment to the English or Colonial Markets. A Large Stock of Comsacks, Wool packs, &c., for, sale at. lowest current prices. R. McKERROW & CO., GRAIN MERCHANTS, RAKAIA. 60 EATING AND SEED POTATOES. JUST RECEIVED —A' few Tons of Good Derwent POTATOES for Sale, Cheap. GEORGE JAMESON, 97 Ashburton. AT ANTED—Servants out of Employ V ment to advertise for Situations -in ne “Herald” and “Guardian.” Only One Shilling, for Cash, lifteor words. THE ; “ Herald ” is published every • evening, thus giving every day’s news. This is better than buying a Six penny weekly.



Business Notices. H. M. ‘‘ijj ON ES, BAitiNO' Square, LAW & COMMERCIAL STATIONER BOOK, AND MUSIC SELLER. Toys, Fancy Goods, Violins, ,Strings, Concertinas,. &c. , - Magazines, English Papers, & Periodicals by each Mail . . Bookbinding Executed with Despatch 15 0. J. c. THE VICTORIAN LIVERY AND BAIT STABLES ARE OPENED, tancred street, Ashburton, Next St, Stephen’s Church. ■ | S. STBE L. .' . .X>EGS to announce to the public that • ;Jl) he has taken the above Stables : ' (late Bell’s' Western Repository), which , have 1 been thoroughly ! renovated, and cau now afford extensive accommodation for farmers and travellers. Good attendance guaranteed, and mode rate charges. . S addle Horses and carriages on hire. PAPERHANGING WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET,. Ashburton. J. R. CHAPMAN PAINTER, PAPERHANGER, SIGN-WRITER, Etc., Has much'pleasure in stating that, owing to the large increase of Business, he is now Importing from the Manufacturers— PAPERHANGINGS, WHITE LEAD! LINSEED OIL, WINDOW bLASS, BRUSHWARE, And all the necessaries of the Trytde, and is, therefore inra position' tocompete with any houSe in Cahtefbury for ! pribe and quality.. ' trade executed under- < personal Buperia tendonce. Competent worianeu aeUt to all parts of the cpuutryi ESTIMATES GIVEN. ■ ■- . . .41 Advertise. If you want ' to sell a Farm, • :to sell a Horse, to rent a Farm, to buy a Horse, .tqbuy a House, . , to rent .a House, to obtain Board, to sell. Groceries, to sell Furniture, to sell Haidware, —tahire-abervaxit,,, to borrow Money, If you to ;sell: Dry Goods * to sell a Carriage, to sell Real Estate, to seek a Situation, If you want to obtain a Servant, to engage a t Salesman, to sell Millinery Goods, to sell a House or Section, to find a Strayed Animal, to find any one’s Address, , to scll-aipieoer ofFurrutnfcfc, to find an owner for Anything, to buy a second-hand Carriage, to find anything you have l ost, .to sell Agriculturallmplemci*i« YOU CAN DO SO, BY MAKING YOUR WANTS KNOW. IN THE ASHBURTON HERALD. ! OFFICE : SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, East Street,