The Ashburton Guardian.

COUNTY AGRICUTULRAL AND SPORTING RECORDER.

Vot. L; NO. ,22.

ASHBURTON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 18795.'

Price—TWOPENCE



Auctioneers and Oommissaion Agents ALFRED HARRISON, AUCTIONEER, commission agent, • Etc. • ■ Sales of Stock, Mer chandise, Furniture and Effects, also Pigs, Epwls,. ,and General Produce. WEEKLY SALE Every SATURDAY at 12 o’clock. SALE YARDS ATTENDED, ■ nines can'be made at my office or at the ■ , ;;: Yards. . . ... . , Agent forthe Transatlantic Fire Insurance Company. 5 EDMISTON BROS. & SUNDRY CO.), mu jußTcnania, Auctioneers,' Stock, Commission ib« w cmoek. Farm Implements, &c., , .will be held at • their Yards, Ashbur ton, and the Tihwald Yards, on ,;;; l iiit^ti-jn]^SDAYs. : ; s i ADVANCES - . Mmh on . Stock,' .Produce, &c., consigned j-'.'.i-U i., : |i» Pwdtive Sale. \ ’EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. ■ - 19 pR JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY, .AUCTIONEER, LAND,/ESTATE, AND COM MISSION AGENT, Hbldi Weekly Sales Every Saturday, at One o’clock, of : Horses, Farm Produce, . end General Merchandise of every descrip tion. ■ Full advertisements third page. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, AUCTIONEER, '' Btoox, Land, Estate, and Commission Agent, Saunders’ Buddings, East-st., Ashburton. -«7a T [Cabd.] UCHAN AN & Co. J. E. B Auctioneers, Land, and Estate Agents Af S H B U R T*o N. 313 a ■*"’ IpARiiBRS And;others., CAMPBELL, & ..jjyjticoi and others- with? Station Stores, Fencing Lowest Rates f and of First-class quality. ,>:o jcgbntS FOR THE ■ COMPANY. .01 ... r £2,000,000 INSURANCES EFFECTED AT LOWEST RATES. • ; : 7 . AOLAND, CAMPBELL & CO., 1 Auctioneers. TJ RED K . pAVI TT , ■ i EaSt : ’ Street (Close to the Railway .!*4*/*- ; ; . ‘ ... Lind, and General Commission Agent.; . . >; , i'. Order*taken for~Sydncy Drajis, ,N pwcastle . Goal, and Malvern (by the. track.load}. Build ing .Materials of all kinds. Fencing Wire,' . Agricultural Implements, English and Ameri ' ] can, &c., &c. i ; MESSRS, POYNTZ & CO., ir.' '■ AN D, $ T A T ,E, ‘ 1 GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Renta and .Debts Collected. i: ’ Money advanced on-Freehold Security. 7 Hotels. RAILWAY HOTEL ..’ 1 WINSLOW. W.HARBJS requests the public :t>Mf knowthat ie,ia back at hia old it«nd wishes his-old friends to knew '.they fwill: receive the same ! good ition >tjf formerly. • Private of Rooms for'familiee. Wines and {j best'brands. Good stabling bakes, with every attendance. (r ‘ " pKorauTOK. 3166



Millers, &c. SAUNDERS BROS.. MILLERS, Grain M erchants, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Offices— EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Mills — GREAT SOUTH ROAD. 72 HTITOFPAT begs to inform the IVI inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that his NEW FLOUR MILL AT WAKANUI HAS COMMENCED WORE, And hopes, by strict attention to busi ness, and turning out a First-class article, to merit a shart'bf public support. ■ Special attention paid to Gristing, and Farmers from a distance can have their Grist ground by return. 31 Insurance. THE LONDON & LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital— Fully Subscribed, £1,500,000. JURE INSURANCES of all kinds taken at lowest rates, special attention being given to Stack, Farm, Building, and other Agricultural Risks. Applications by letter for insurance will be promptly attended to. The London and Lancashire being purely a Fire Company, the whole of its resources are available to meet Fire claims and this feature will at once commend itself to the public, for the resources of the Company can never be applied to the settlement of Life Claims or Marine Losses, but every penny of its Capital (the whole of which could be called up at j any time), together with its reserves, are j available for Losses by Fire, and offer a complete guarantee that all engagements will be fully carried out. Claims are met with promptitude and liberality. Agents for Ashburton— SAUNDERS BROS. 6 ■ Business Notice. IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & DIXON have on Sale at their Office, East Street North,- • PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT, Also, — FORMS ok TO LET and FOR SALE. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN DIRECTORY FOR 1879. ON SALE at the “HERALD" Office, Saunders Buildings, East-street. Price : Two Shillings and Sixpence. Neatly Bound in Cloth. The above Volume contains a lot of valuable information, and should be in the bands of every Tradesman.



Timber Merchants. TIMBER! TIMBER!! 300,000 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET OF SUPERIOR BJU ILD IN G TIMBER. ALSO, 20 t OOO TWENTY THOUSAND SAWN TOTARA AND BLACK PINE JpENCING g TAKES NOW ON SALE AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, AT REDUCED PRICES. 12 Brick Manufactory. BRICKS. rjIHE UNDERSIGNED having COM PLETED fheir 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 Coir.pany'i Offices, Ashburton, Rakaia, and Y 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’ Iron mongery, &c., imported direct from Eng land. Goods to order manufactured on the premises of the best Materials, and at the lowest rates. II Cabinetmakers. T. A. GATES, ABINET MAKER, PICTURE FRAME MAKER, AND UNDERTAKER, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASHBURTON, 4 SPILLARD’S Cabinet making and uphol stery Manufactory, and Ware house, next to the Union Bank, Tancred street, Ashburton, Sitting Room and Bedroom Tables, Couches, Cheffonniers, Chairs, Chests of Drawers, Washstauds, Commodes, Chim ney Glasses, Toilet do., Whatnots, Dress ing Tables, Cradles, Children's Cots, Bassi nettes, Basket Ware, Bedsteads—double, single, iron, and wood; Mattresses, spring, hair, wool, and flax; Beds, feather, woollen, and cotton-flock; Bolsters and Pillows, do., do.; Carpets, Rugs, Floorcloth ; Mats and Matting Fibre, Cocoa and China; Fenders, Fire Irons and Japanned Ware ; Galvanised Baths and Buckets ; Kitchen Tables ; and English and American Chairs. Blinds—Venetian, Wire Gauze, Common Roller, and Spring ; Curtain Poles, &c. Orders promptly attended to. 13 CABINETMAKING & UPHOLSTERING ESTABLISHMENT, East Street (next Echo Dining Rooms), ASHBURTON. John Mee ch, PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER, PAPERHANGBR, &c. ALL KINDS OF REPAIRS. Furniture Renovated and Repolished, or Exchanged. 16 WANTED KNOWN—That Visiting Cards, plain or mourning, can be obtained printed in various styles, at the “Herald” and “Guardian” offices, near the Railway Station



General Merchants. f '>V*« GREAT SALE OP THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OP HOOPER, AITKEN & CO. ORR AND CO., HAVING SECURED THE ENTIRE STOCK Of the above Estate, amounting to i os. 4d, Have decided to -give 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 CASH. SALE OP THE DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, AT THE PREMISES DATELY OCCUPIED BY J, H. PASS AND CO. SALE OF THE IRONMONGERY, FURNITURE, CROCKERY & GLASSWARE, AT THE NEW PREMISES OP HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO. BOTH SALES WILL COMMENCE ON SATURDAY, 27th SEPT. ORR AND CO., ASHBURON AND RAKAIA. 10



Chemist. MEDICAL HALL: Established 1874. ’*yu. 4 j. iCc^ ME — DRUGGIST, FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMIST, Has always in Stock— SPONGES—Honeycomb and Turkey Toilet TRUSSES—Common Circular, Cole’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—Liebig’s, Hard’s, Neave’s, Ridge’s, Nestle’s. COD LIVER OILS—De Jongb’s, Lang ton’s, Moller’s, Foxe’s, Southall Bros. PERFUMERY—Piesse and Lubiu’s, Rim mel’s, Gosnell’s, Uriedenbach’s, low’s, The Crown Perfumery Company’s HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES—Leath and Ross’s daily expected ex “ VVai tangi. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED. .0 HA S. NEA TE. H CO SH s w o .MOORE STREET, w # cl O O h-1 zc ASHBURTON. 02 General Storekeeper. gTORE. The Oldest Established Business in the County of Ashburton. D. WILLIAMSON AND CO., DRAPERS, GROCERS, IRONMONGERS, TEA, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. The Best House in Town for MEN’S, BOYS’, AND YOUTHS’ READY-MADE CLOTHING. CELEBRATED BOOT AND SHOE DEPOT. 14 SANDO AND CO., STOREKEEPERS, TOBACCONISTS, NEWS AGENTS, &c,, &c., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.. Labor Registry Office. 35 Painter. J. R. CHAPMAN, jpAINTER, GLAZIER, PAPER HANGER & SIGNWRITER, Importer of Paperhangings, White Lead, Glass, &c. The trade supplied at lowert Wholesale Prices. 17 S. COLLINS & SON, PAINTERS, PAPERHANGERS, SIGN-WRITERS, PLUMBERS, and DECORATORS, Mooue-strebi Ashburton. Countiy orders promptly attended to, and the quality of Work and Materials Guaranteed. Public Notices. WANTED KNOWN—That we are now Selling 250 Cream Laid Commercial Envelopes for 25., cash ; 500 ditto, 3s. Gd. cash ; and 1000 ditto, Cs. Gd., for prompt cash only. Weeks & Dixon. WANTED —Servants out of Employ ment to advertise for Situations in the “Herald” and “Guardian.” Only One Shilling, for Cash, fifteen words.



Builders. Ashburton steam saw mills SASH AND DOOR MANUFACTORY. O. PARKIN, Proprietor, BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR. Moore Street, Every description of Timber and Bu'lding Materials in Stock and supplied on most reasonable terms. Flans prepared and Estimates Given ou tl e shortest notice. 26 Carriers. B. C. SMITH, CARRIER, ETC., Moore Street, Ashburton. 25 TH. BREWER’S Royal Mail COACH , leaves Longbeach for Ashburton (via, 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 to, T. H. BREWER, 195 Proprietor. ECOOKSON, Wills Street, runs the . MAIL COACH from Ashburton Railway Station to Green Street, Alford Forest, aiid Mount Somers, every Tuesday, and Friday, returning Wednesday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Business Notices. Advertise. If you want ('to sell a Farm, to sell a Horse, to rent a Farm, to buy a Horse, to buy a House, to rent a House, to obtain Board, to sell Groceries, to sell Furniture, to sell Hardware, to hire a Servant, to borrow Money, If you want -j to sell Dry Goods, to sell a Carnage, to sell Real Estate, to seek a Situation, to obtain a Servant, to engage a Salesman, to sell Millinery Goods, to sell a House or Section, to find a Strayed Animal, to find any one’s Address, to sell a piece of Furniture, to find an owner for Anything, to buy a second-hand Carriage, i to find anything you have Lost, If you want Ito sell Agricultural Implements YOU CAN DO SO, BY MAKING YOUR WANTS KNOWN THE ASHBURTON HERALD, OFFICE : SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, East Strf.et, FARMERS ! FARMERS ! FARMERS ! r; mcKerrow and co., RE 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 Cornsacks, Wool packs, &c., fur sale at lowest current prices. R. McKERROW & CO., GRAIN MERCHANT-?, RAKAIA. 60 EATING AND SEED POTATOES. JUST RECEIVED —A few Tons of Good Derwent POTATOES for Sale, Cheap. GEORGE JAMESON, 97 Ashburton.



For Sale. FOR SALE, T 9 A*-® l ®® Tussock Land, in •*• j)UUU Lots'to suit imrcliasera. Very Liberal Terms. 74 SAUNDERS BROS. STUD SHEEP. W E have a number of Wilson’s Cele brated Merino RAMS for Sale. 177 SAUNDERS BROS. Poulterer, Sue. RABBITS! RABBITS I I P . HARP ER, FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near the Ashburton Hotel, East Street. BEGS to inform the inhabitants it Ashburton that, he HAS OPENED in the above line, and trusts, by stri<t attention to business, and supplying fcui articles of first class quality,' hopes t merit a share ol public patronage OVSTER SALOON. V Hot Fried Fish and Tea and Coflee at all hours. Amusements. RACING OLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY", NOVEMBER 19x11 and ami; FIRST DAY. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race of 4a sovs; distance 2 miles, over 8 flights of about 3ft. 6in. hurdles; nomination' 1 sov., acceptance 2 sovs, 2. County Hurdle Race Handicap of 25 sovs, ; over 6 flights of about 3ft. 6 in. hurdles; nomination I sov., acceptance 2 sovs. ; 1y 2 miles. District horses only.’ 3. Maiden Plate of 30 sovs.; distance 1# miles; weight for age ; entrance 2 sovs. p district horses only, that have never won. an advertised race, 4. Ashburton Cup Handicap of 50 sovs.,. added to a sweepstake of 5 sovs. for .. acceptors ; nomination 2 sovs., acceptance! 2 sovs ; 2 miles. 5. L. hues’ Purse of 25 sovs.; district horses: only; welter weights for age; gentlemen) riders, who must, be members of the Ash burton Racing Club ; entrance 2 sovs. ; 1)4 miles. 6. Farmers’ Plate of 10 sovs.; for horse the bona Juie property of owners ri-ydin in the County of Ashburton ; no weigh under 12 stone; Iyi miles;, entrance sov. SECOND DAY. 1. County Steeplechase of 30 sovs.; ove about 2 miles of fair hunting country weight for age; for district horses only entrance 2 sovs. 2. Racing Club Handicap of 40 sn'vm added to a sweep of 3 sovs. for accept®* p 1 % miles ; open ; nomination 2 sovs. 3. Tradesmen’s Handicap of 20 sovs. p district horses only; miles; nomina tion 1 sov.; acceptance 1 sov.; 4. Forced Handicap of 15 sovs.; for an. winning horses at this meeting; entrance* 2 sovs.; miles. 5. Consolation Handicap of 15 sovs.j; for beaten horses; nomination 1 sov.;, acceptance I sov. RULES AND REGULATIONS : Qualification fee, £2 2a.; members of thus Ashburton Racing Club free. No entry will be received for any of fh* races except on the condition that all dos>- putes shall be decided by the steward!®, whose decision in all cases shall bo fittolL County horses shall be held to. meat horses the bona fide property of owne'S residing in the Comity of Ashburton pre vious to Ist September, 18791 Canterbury Jockey Club rules strict adhered to unless otherwise specified No protest will be entertained unlo.*s £2 2s. be deposited, which shall be fot feited should the protest, in the opinion of the stewards, prove frivolous. All entries and nominations to be in the hands of the secretary, addressed to the Somerset Hotel, not later than 4 p.m. on. October 31st. Weights to Appear for first; day’s handicaps on Friday. November 14th ; acceptances on Monday, Novemben I7th, in “ Lyttelton Times,” the “Press/" and the Ashburton “Herald,” and fop second day’s racing, weights will he declared at 7 p.m. on evening of Novem • ber 19 ; acceptances at 9 p.m. same night. \ll entries to be sealed and addressed U to the secretary, Ashburton, enclosing, entrance fees, name and age of horse, ao«. colors of the rider. Any jockey riding in any other than hint declared colors will be fined one sovereigi . JAMES WILKIE, 402 a Hon. Sec. i mmmmtern BIBLES, Prayers, and Church Servient Hymnals tor various churches.— H M JONES, Stationer, Baring Sqwu«