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THE ASHI3URTON GUARDIAN

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BoardiitffYr<«is&. CENTRAL, TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Baking Square (Near Town Hall). RE-OPENING of the above commo i dioua and centrally situated Pri vate and Commercial Hotel.. , . 4 BROADBELT, OPBIETOB Tm prepared to *»>» —-- --... tion to Boarders and the Travelling Public m aiiT '• Weekly Board and Lodging ... £1 Weekly Board ... ••• ••• , meals at all hours. Dinner on Saturday .from 11.30. Beds (single), Is. 6d. Private Room for Ladie g S _ 62 4 a Publie Notice. ;, , y ir'Aiiconimoda-' j. e. ■MahatfSc-erb.v AUCTIONEERS, ASHBURTON. THE Proprietors wish -to-eall attention to their LAND AND ESTATE DEPARTMENT, In this Department Farms can be Leased or Sold, and Stock, Plant, &c., valued for outgoing or insemiflsfsP#iit6} (> 7 ; I £ General Land Business carefully exe cuted. Sales of Stock, Merchandise, and Genera Effects ,7'l T at ttieAuCTaoneers* and Yards adjoining . anf^T MR. BUCHANAN Attends the Jd&di&ti 'Knwald Yards on Sale days, for the Sale of every Description of Stock. jniwo "<jj WEEKLY SALES EVERY SATUR DAY, at 12.30. Auction Booms Street. Havelock 37 A T‘V:vI 1) I* i i'Yj i .*/. • COOKS. —You can advertise for a Cook in 20 words in the Herald for 1/-. ■ -CIT Tt Mr, THE A SUB UJ&t&M (G N gUBSCBIBERS in the Country are particularly requested to communicate •mth the Publishers if their papers are not properly addressed. The number of Sub scribers bait increased so rapidly that un less great care is taken in giving orders as to address and hovnlxJ-be sent J ibe papers may be left at the wrong place. All orders ‘%O orrsmDP.ii<rv::/. iriU receive our prompt attention. WEEKS AND DIXON, ; MrmiuMftfSgud- October 13,1879. ,07iIT Kim THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, irr •; a .1 CAN be obtained from the follouiug Agents, who wilt receive orders ;- - Jt M Jones I %prTrippg}* East Street East Street East Street Wakanui Seafield Wakanui Ore*t Seafield Kyle Bakaia “Alford Forest Winslow Westerfield Alford Forest Mount Someis Spread Eagle Chertsey Wsterton itop E. A. Garnett K. Sando D. Williamson M. Guiuney M Atkinson G. Leadley T. M Jones & Co. J. Lambie Wm. Cox W. C. Morgan W. Harris J. Davison ... J. Stephens T. XL Tomlinson ... P. Tiach A B. Markham & Co. _ Hudson AS k eu hfWiy. They will also oblige back of the order te nt the ’}Vq 510



Business Notices. Office Requisites, STATIONERY, &c., JUST OPENED. QOPYING PRESSES, Letter and Foolscap Sizes. € OPTING BOOKS, BRUSHES, Waterwells, Oil Paper, &c. gTEPHENS’ WRITING INKS, Blue, Black, Violet Red, &c. EDGERS, CASH BOOKS, JOUR NALS, DAY BOOKS, &c. >ANK H.M. NOTE AND LETTER ' PAPER AND ENVELOPES. -piNVELOPES, Blue and White, Conunercial and Fancy. jpENS, GILLOTT’S, MITCHELL’S, Wavyley and Pickwick. N OTE AND LETTER PAPERS: Cream and Blue, Fine, Ruled. „ Superfine, Ruled. ~ Extra ~ „ .. .. „ Waterlined. Vellum Antique, Extra Superfine, plain Satin Note, Chamois, Waterlined. Foreign Note, Colored, &c. WEEKS AND DIXON, -ff IMPORTERS OF COMMERCIAL STATIONERY, Herald and Guardian ■p' : OFFICES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



General Merchants. NL.7v IRONMONGERY BUSINESS. ORR AND Co., WILL open the Premises lately occupied as their Drapery Depart ment, corner of East and Tancred Streets, on Saturday, the 13th December, with a well assorted Stock of HOUSE FURNISHING AND 1 • GENERAL IRONMONGERY. The Success attending this Depart ment of our Business has induced us to give it special attention. To do this more effectively we will devote the Premises as above to this trade only, and trust Tthat our sedulous endeavours to meet the growing wants of this important district will in future, as in the past, be amply repaid for this addition to our Business. The following leading lines, as well as the numberless useful articles in an Iron mongers stock, will be found in value to bear favorable,comparison with any other house in the colony : McCORMACK’S REAPERS AND BINDERS. Harvesting Tools Bolts and Nuts Files and Rasps Lard and Castor Oil Machine Fittings Sewing Twine Weighing Machines Spring Balances Churns and Buckets Tubs and Cheese Vats Ranges and Grates Fenders and Fireirons Sash Cords and Weights Brass Foundry Hammers and Sledges Copper Rivets and Washers Spanners and Wrenches Blacksmiths Tools Carpenters Tools Bedsteads and Cots Perambulators Bolts’ and Springs Axes and Hatchets Gate Hinges Nails and Washers Mortice Locks Rim Locks Padlocks Augers and Boring Machines Braces and Bits Hedge Knives Rope and Ream Cord Lawn Mowers Sheet Lead and Zinc Plain Sheet Iron Galvanised Iron Bar and Rod Iron Pumps and Piping Washing Machines Wringing Machines Mangles Tin Goods, all kinds Kettles, Boilers, and Saucepans Boilers and Frames Baths and Sponges Portable Forges Guns, Breechloaders Guns, Slug and Double Barrel Powder, Shots, Caps, &c. Preserving Pans Stew Pans ■ Plated Goods Cruets Table Cutlery Spoons and Forks Scales and Weights American Stoves Colonial Ovens Camp Ovens Fencing Wire Ploughs and Harrows Chaffcutters Horse Gears ORR AND CO., Importers & General Merchants ASHBURTON AND RAKAJA.



General Merchants. MUST BE SOLD, TO MAKE ROOM FOR COMING SHIPMENTS, o NOVELTIES! NOVELTIES! NOVELTIES! ■ o WE ARE NOW OPENING OUR SPRING AND SUMMER DRAPERY The Newest Prints, from 6M per yd. The Newest Brilliants, ‘Fast Colors ’ Fashionable Navy Blue Prints, choice patterns. Angira Cloth, the Latest Novelty Best Quality Only in French Merinos Brown Hollands Dressed ~ Striped ~ Check Muslins Pique’s ~ Marcella ~ Crochet Antimacassars, from 2/11 Beautiful Lace Curtains, large variety Muslin Long Curtains ~ ~ Muslin and Lace Short Window Blinds, large variety Grey and White Sheetings, all widths Felt Carpets, spendid patterns Cocoa Mattings, in Iyd., l£yd., and widths. Leather Cloths and Table Baizes Velvet Pile Table Covers Window Hollands, all widths Flannels and Table Damasks Horrockses well-known Long Cloths Grey Calicoes White and Colored Quilts All Wool Plaids, the very best Hosiery, Corsets, Silk Scarfs, Braids, in great variety Dress Buttons, Crochet Cotton (in reels and skeins) Brooks’ 500-yd Reels Cotton, best for machine use Baldwin’s Fingering Yams Paton & Sons’ Alloa ~ Cotton and Union Sheetings Blankets, in great variety Floor Cloths, choice patterns Cocoa Mats, various sizes. o c n O O C 2; H s !* O > C/3 K niHE Above Goods are imported Direct from the Manufacturers and will be sold | remarkably CHEAP, in order to make room for coming shipments. OUR OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT IS NOW REPLETE WITH THE MOST FASHIONABLE AND SERVICEABLE GOODS. Boys’ Knickerbocker and Tunic Suits Boys’ and Youths’ Tweed Galatea Suits ~ ~ Hats, in large variety ~ Trousers and Vests ~ ~ Moleskin Trousers ~ ~ Crimean Shirts Collars, Braces, Ties, v Etc., Etc., Etc. f Men’s Tweed Galatea Sac and Paget Suits ~ Waterproof Coats ~ Blouses and Overalls (Patented), American Duck | Shirts, Scarves, Collars (Socks and Half-Hose of every description, &c., &c. SUPERIOR BOOTS AND SHOES, OF COLONIAL MANUFACTURE.' SHEARING. SHEARING. SHEARING. Eh s U a w p sga We are now, prepared for the coming season with a LARGE and WELL SELECTED STOCK of SHEEPSHEARS, including WARD AND PAYNE’S No. 38 and 79, and numerous other Brands. WASHITA, ARKANSAS, HINDOSTAN, and TURKEY STONES STOVER AND SON’S RAW AND BOILED OILS. RADDLE, LAMPBLACK, INK POWDER, &c., &c. CALCUTTA WOOLPACKS—FULL WEIGHTS. IMPLEMENTS, Etc. TO FARMERS WE CAN ESPECIALLY OFFER, AT REDUCED PRICES; Hornsby’s Ploughs, H., H.H., R. 8., and R.C., and extras for same Reid and Grey’s Double and Treble Furrow Ploughs, and extras for same Drays, 2|, 2|, and 3 axles Zigzag and Flexible Chain Harrows Cambridge and Plain Field Rollers Broadcast and Hand Sowing Machines Best Ironbark 2,3, and 4-horse Swingle Trees Cheese Presses. Bentall’s Chaff-Cutters and Corn-Crushers, all sizes Corrugated, Iron, from 6 to 9 feet, best brands Ryland’s Best Fencing Wire, No. 6 to 11 Fencing Material, Consisting of Staples, Stakes, Posts, Rails, and Wire Strainers. ALSO A VERY LARGE STOCK OF Douglas’ and Goulds’ American Pumps, Force Pumps, and Piping (I|, li and 2), and Farm and Station Stores of all kinds. WE HAVE ALWAYS ON HAND A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SADDLES, SHAFT, LEADING, AND PLOUGH HARNESS HORSE-CLOTHS IN EVERY VARIETY. WE ARE NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR REAPERS AND BINDERS FOR THE COMING SEASON. —:o:— IRONMONGERY DEPARTMENT. We beg to call special attention to the above, and have determined (to meet the ” present depressed times) to reduce prices to the lowest remunerative rates To parties furnishing we can offer advantages seldom met with, having just received a large and well-selected stock of household requisites, comprising Single and Double English and French Iron Bedsteads, Fenders, Fireirons, Coal Vases, Scuttles, Fountains, Boilers, Kettles, Saucepans, Stew and PreservingyPans, all sizes; Electro-plated, Nickel Silver, Britannia Metal, and Tinware, of all descriptions. To builders and contractors we offer special inducements, having a very heavy stock of Leamington Patent Ranges (2ft Gin to 4ft Gin); Cindrella, Queens, Victoria, Vesper,°and Kaiser Stoves, Register Grates, Carpenters’ Rim, Mortice, and Plate Hocks, and general builders’ ironmongery. . . 1 We have also on hand an extensive stock of painters’, glaziers’ and paperhangers materials, consisting of Red and White Lead, Paints, and Colors, of all kinds; Raw and "Boiled Linseed Oils, Turpentine, Varnishes, Brushes, Window Glass, of all kinds; Putty, Paperhangings, etc., otc. Carpenters and joiners would do well to call and inspect our stock of Tools. We are now landing a shipment of American Goods, containing a great variety of Tools and Yankee Notions. A large stock of Rod, Bar, and Sheet Iron, also a large and good stock of Blacksmiths and Faniers tools on hand. 0 GROCERY DEPARTMENT. THE ABOVE DEPARTMENT IS NOW WELL STOCKED WITH New SeaOsn’s Teas, in Half-Chests and Boxes Superior Mauritius Sugars, white and brown crystals and Counters Venus Twist and Black Swan Tobacco Currants, ElMne Raisins, Sultanas, Muscatell Raisins (new fruit) Jordan and Shell Almonds. Bottled Fruit, Figs, Essences, etc., etc. A Large Stock of English and Colonial Lollies, and a full assortment of Pink’s, Morton’s, and Crosse and Blackwell’s Pickles, Jams. Jellies, Sauces, Potted and Preserved Meats, etc., etc. CHINA AND GLASSWARE, We invite inspection of this Department in Particular, as we have just unpacked twenty-three crates of General Crockery and eight casks of Glassware consisting of Sets of Cut and Pressed Decanters; Water-Crafts; Tumblers ; Wino, Custard, and Jelly Glasses. INSPECT OUR STOCK BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. ERIEDLANDER BROS. 8 Agents Colonial Fire Insurance Company,



General Merchants. JUST RECEIVED Per S.S. Djnjhahi and. other ;-lato arrivals,? EXTENSIVE ADDITIONS TO STOCK OF GOODS SUITABLE FOR THE PRESENT SEASON, HOLIDAYS AND CHRISTMAS. ON SALE AT ; T. R. HODDER '■ AND;, U, Company’s, THE NEW STORES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON (opposite railway station). Y A i ■* . A large assortment of Rich Dress Fabrics, chiefly Lustres, Silk Mixed Mohairs, Orient Cloths, Satin Cloths, Grenadines, Galateas, Pompadours, Mus lins, and Prints. Newest designs in Hats, Bonnets, Cos tumes, CapeletsjFiachlis, Jackets, &c. A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF French Flowers, Ostrich Feathers, Ribbons, Scarves, Gwvbs, . Ties) in the ‘Nbw ; Tints. . -J. -J... ! H ... ~.,v . The La Figure and other new shapes in Corsets. GREAT BARGAINS IN Underclothing, Baby Linen, Cambric ' Handkerchiefs and Shirts. MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING By Competent Artistes. Hosiery, . Calicoes, ; Sheeting, Towels, ' Druggets, • - and Tweeds, To reduce heavy stock will be sold REGARDLESS OF COST PRICE. . J : CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Well fitted up with everything suitable for everybody.' TAILORING IN AIL‘ITS BRANCHES BY EFFI CIENT'HANDS. Orders promptly and correctly attended to. Boy’s, Youth’s, and Men’s Straw, Leg horn, Tuscan, Rush, Tweed, and Cloth Hats and Helmets. A Lot of Good Tuscans at Is 6d each. A Lot of Good Felts at la 9d each. BOOTS AND SHOES Best Imported and Colonial Makes at the MOST REASONABLE PRICES. GROCERY, CROCKERY, AND HARD WARE DEPARTMENTS. Well fitted up. NEW SEASONS’ TEAS. Splendid quality, not to be surpassed for prices. SUGARS—Brown, Soft, White, Yarra villa, Crushed Loaf, and Chopped. Christmas Fruits,. Currants,..Raisins, Almoudfi, Nuts : , Jams* Tart Fruitk, &c._ PRIME HAMS and OLD CHEESE with every necessary and luxury. WANTED 5000 DOZEN OF EGGS. T. R.’ HODDER ;; AND COMPANY, MERCHANT 'STOREKEEPERS. Agents for The Norwicli-tJnion Fiie Insurance Society. JKwea “ST



General Merchants. pREAT AND EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS OF THE ORE A T BAJST.KRJJTT SALE AT OUR AND CO.’S BANKRUPT STOCKS V AMOUNTING TO £8,321 12s. 20. The Cheap Sale will be con tinued from day to day up to January ist, when we expect to have all the Bankrupt Stocks purchased by us cleared out. £ a. d. 5345 io 4 2976 I IO 21 12 2 Hooper, Aitken and Go.’s Stock J. H. Pass and Co.’s Stock We are now selling the above Stocks at Less than Half Price, to effect a complete clearance. SEE PEI® LIST. DRAPERY DEPARTMENT. : Prints at 4id, sd, and 6d per yard. Brown Holland, 7d, Bd, and 9d per yard. Dressed do., 9d and lOd per yam Piinted Muslins, Gd and 7d per yard. Black Alapaca, 8d to Is per yam. Coloured Alapaca, 6d to 1s 4d per yard. Mixed Cords, 8d to Is per yard. 10 doz Ladies’ Straw Hats, Is each. 6 doz Lads’ do., Is 3d to Is 9d each. Trimmed Hats in great variety, 3s 6d to 7s 6d. Paris Trimmed Bonnots and Hats in grest .j,; variety. Ladies’ Stockings at Gd, Bd, to Is Gd. per pair. Ladies’ .Ballriggan Hpse.< la Sd to 2a Gd- j Children's 1 Socks at 2d to Od per pair. HorrocfeV Calico half price. Cotton Ticking at Gd and Bd. Linen Ticking at 8d to Is. Best Wincey, at Gd to J.B, CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. Boy’s Suits at 9s 6d to 255. Gent’s Suits at 40s, 47s 6d, to 60s. Gent’s Trousers at 8s Gd to 14s 6d. Gent’s Hats at 3s Gd, 4s Gd, 5a 9d, to 7s 7d. Boy’s Straw Hats, Is each. BOOTS 1 case Children’s Boots, slightly knocked ‘ ./ c about, Is Cd per pair. Children’s Elastic Sides, 2s 6d, 3s, and 3s 6d. Children’s Lace-up, 2s 3d to 4s 6d. Ladies’ Best Kidd Boots at 7s 6d to 10s Gd. Gent’s Boots at 8s 6d to 16s Gd. CARPETS. China Matting at 8d to Is. Cocoanut Matting at Is 9d to 2s 6d. Felt Carpet, 2s : , 2» 6d, and 3s 6d. Kidder Carpet at 2s 6d, 3s, and 3s 6d. Tapestry in great variety at 3s. Brussels at 2s 6d under regular prices. - DRESSMAKING under the superin tendence of a most experienced dress maker. All orders executed on the shortest possible notice. Charges very moderate. COME AT ONCE AND SECURE BARGAINS. ORR AND CO., IMPORTERS, ASHBURTCN AND RAKATAI