The Ashburton Guardian.

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND SPORTING RECORDER.

Voju I.—No. 27'

ASHBURTON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1879

Price—TWOP£N£&' ; '...



Auctioneers anil Commigssion Agents AtFRED HARRISON, AudOONEER, COMMISSION AGENT, SALES, .Sales of Stock, Mer chandise, Furniture and Effects, also Pigs,;Fowls, and General Produce. iWEEKtV" SALE. at 12 o’clock. SALE ATTENDED. ntriea can be made at my office or at the J;ii- q -„l! Yards. Agent fotthe Transatlantic Fire T ; Insurance Company. 6 EROS. .. A GUNDRY ,. . 5 ASHBURTON, GfinerM.Merchirits.Auctioneers,s Stock, Statmn,-. Estate, and .Commission Salea d?:sfe>ek, J Farm Implements, Ac., will hft iel(p at , their. Yards, Ashbur ton, aai; "the. Tinyrald Yards, on ' : ' -; iGASHrADVANCES: ... Made on Stank, Produce, Ac., consigned ■ ! : ■ : for Positive Sale. EDMISTON BROS, & GUNDRY. 1 • 19 {Cabs.] J gOOHAN A N & „ Co. Pioneers, Land, and Estate Agents, ASHBURTON. 813 a and others.—*- rjCSSBS. ACIiAND, CAMPBELL, & BtijbJlyFaSiners 1 bodtltein tmK Station Stores,'Fencing; Wine, Staples, Standards; Aci And dfFirljt-cla«i quality. HGYAL: r COMPANY. ,L. £i,oqo,ooo EFFECTED AT LOWEST o}-Inonien: - m. / : 4CI,ANP, -ffenn «-„T x ,..,-iiso RE’D JC . pAV IT T ' iCi/dSB ‘ TO THE RAILWAY r ./ Station) .Ashburton, Lahd and "General - Commission Agent, or-^SJdney-Drays, : Newcastle C^ArAtM^erti(Kybhednltcklcad),< Build, t^Ratenafe^ Agricultural 11 igfiemUnts, English and Ameri ait 4crf!Ad:«j-i:!;;> i;;-.;:,' ;■) - •• t <-i vtolwai Oiorr h; ; z; & c 0. , ;. ; ’ jx s T A T E > GINKRAL COMMISSION AGENTS. ■”■ Renta and Debts Collected. Mondy adranoedon Freehold Security. 7 -STRAND 3Oti KNOWNr-T^tMoneycan saved,; by ybuc Star ..tj^aery.and,Apisqwfe Jo^kf,, Jor .cash, at vJfct/f H«raid ”;***« Ojnufe”; m ? ie. / «slP;:StetAoj^«^ ; Budd ings, neas~ ‘aeill; B 8; S:G O T T’S ‘'Bp^RUING'^OUSE, -.vorr csuofl DuTham Street South,’ vo.'J ild-if bao:i ; Mil yoM.!E»wtf® ito fc'fid4gi«& acteo:,-.-.,- tiOtiioh J'.oi irtnr r>n S'-'ly; ■ -- r i*n UAa "^r.Veßch.- 509 a Ol«!I j .' URTON .H E RAL D, 1 > _ ,r. Fablisbed Daily; ■ L J UfeSCRIBERS arA requested, to mako • aiUTfi' ml • In ■ ■ the^adeliVery, ' in Town or Country. whioh shall -i»,m r. cm ’' W'usßnedmtely remedied. . Country ;Sub bribersialong itlie Wakanui -RpAd to the *■«;! Loz.r: . . b'.is sdbool; iheiaoe;to SMdeld, Cambridge, and .T‘>'U «. s. * - Newlaiid, are supplied by the mail-cart J. i c ■ „ ■ , - L<i/a arnry Tweids: «nd Friday,



1 Millers, &c. SAUNDERS BROS., MILLERS, Grain Merchants, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Offices— EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Mills— GREAT SOUTH ROAD. 72 H iy/fOFFAT begs to inform the , . IVi inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that his NEW FLOUR MILL :!Zl :_at:.wakanui HAS COMMENCED WORK, And hopes, by strict attention to busi ness, and turning out a First-class article, to merit a share of 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. jpiRE 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 - eing 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 he called up at any time), together with its reserves, are 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 THE ASHBURTON HERALD. AND Borough and County Advertiser. I\HE following are AGENTS for the Sale of the “Ashburton Herald” in Town : H. Mi Jones. Stationer, East Street, next Friedlander Bros. E. A. Garnett, Perfumer, Hairdresser, Etc., Montgomery’s Buildings. K. Sando, Under the Verandah, East Street. I i WANTED KNOWN, that Envelopes and Notepaper can be obtained, wholesale or retail, at unusually low rates at the “Herald” Office, East-street North.



Timber Merchants. TIMBER! TIMBER!! 300,000 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET OF SUPERIOR B’U ILDING* TIMBER. AIS O 3 20,000 TWENTY THOUSAND SAWN TOTARA AND BLACK PINE JjIENCING TAKES HOW ON SALE AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, EAST STREET, ASHIiURTON, AT REDUCED PRICES. 12 Brick Manufactory. BRICKS. rjIHE UNDERSIGNED having COM. PLETED Jieir KILN at Asliburton, are prepared to SUPPLY BRICKS, equal l< any made in the Colony, at any Station up or down. Samples to be seen at the Company k 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’ Iron mongery, <fcc., imported direct from Eng land. Goods to order manufactured on the premises of the best Materials, and at the lowest rates. 11 Cabinetmakers. C 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 Roo n and Bedroom Tables, Couches, Chetfonniers, Chairs, Chests of Drawers, Washstands, 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, andflax; Beds, feather, woollen, and cotton-flock; Bolsters and Pillows, do., do.; Carpets, Rugs, Floorcloth ; Mats and Matting Fibre, Cocoa and China; Penders, Fire Irons and Japanned Ware ; Galvanised Baths and Buckets ; Kitchen Tables ; and English and American Chairs. Blinds —Venetian, Wiro 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, PAPERHANGER, &c. ALL KINDS OF REPAIRS. Furniture Renovated and Repolished, or Exchanged. 1C tTTANTED KNOWN—That Visiting VV Cards, plain or mourning, can be obtained printed in various styles, at the “Herald” and “Guardian” offices, near the Railway Station



General Merchants. GREAT SALE OF THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF HOOPER, AITKEN & CO. ORE AND CO., HAVING SECURED THE ENTIRE STOCK Of the above Estate, amounting to £S,34S i os. 4d, Have decided to give the PUBLIC the advantage of. 1 their Purchase by SELLING the ivhole of the DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS and SHOES, IRONMONGERY, FURNITURE, CROCKERY & GLASSWARE AT ABOUT HALF THE USUAL PRICE for CASH. SALE OF THE DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, AT THE PREMISES RATELY 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 ON SATURDAY, 27th SEPT. ORR AND GO., ASHBURON AND RAKAIA. 10



Chemist. M E D I C A L II A L L. Established 1874. J. M. c am,!e,dr *. DRUGGIST, family and dispensing chemist. Has always in Stock— SPONGES—Honeycomb and Turkey Toilet 1 RUSSES— Common Circular, Coe’s, Sal mon and Ody’s, Mocmain, &c.' ELASTIC STOCKINGS Knee Caps, Wristlets, and Anklets ; Abdominal Pelts in Silk and Thread. I'EEDING POTTLES—Mather’s, Maw’s, Dean’s, Stocker’s, Ayrton and Saun ders’, O'Connell’s. INFANT S’ FOODS—Liebig’s, Hard’s, Ncave’s, Ridge’s, Nestle’s." COD LIVER OlLS—Dejongh’s, Lang ton’s, Mdlle'r’s, Foxe’s, Southall Bros. PERFUMERY ; —Piesse and Luhiu’s, Rim mel’s, Gosnell’s, Priedenbach’s, bow’s, The Crown Perfumery Company’s HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES—Leath and Ross’s daily ejrpected ex “ tVai . tangi. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED. C H A S. NEATE. m h-( S H a o MOORE STREET, t) W n 9 6 i ■in. i-3 A S II 13 U R T O N. G2 General Storekeeper. SHBURTON gTGRE. 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, Ac. The trade supplied at lowert Wholesale Prices. 17 P S. COLLINS & SON, AINTERS, PAPERHANGERS, SIGN-WRITERS, PLUMBERS, and DECORATORS, 1 Moore-stree,i Ashburton. Country 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. (id. cash ; and 1000 ditto, 6s. Gd., for prompt cash only. Weeks* Dixon. All ANTED Known, the “Ashburtc * v Herald ” circulates throughout tl Provincial District of Canterbury.



For Sale. FOR SALE, T 2 00<0 Tussock Land, in 1 <J s'-*' Lots to suit purchasers. Very Liberal Terms. 74 . SAUNDERS BROS. STUD SHEEP. ‘ , yy r E have a number of Wilson’s Cele brated Merino RAMS for Sale. 177 SAUNDERS BROS. Builders. SHBURTON STEAM SAW MILLS SASH AND DOOR MANUFACTORY. G . PARK IN, Proprietor, BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR. Moore Street, Every description of Timber and Building Materials'm Stock and supplied on must ' reasonable terms. Plans prepared,and Estimates Given on tie shortest notice. : 26 Carriers, ’ V: B. *C. SMITH, CARRIER, ETC., - Moore Street, Ashburton, t ;25 1 m H. BREWER’S Royal Mail COACH J_, leaves Tiongheach 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. n *p ECOOKSON, Wills Street,* runs the , MAIL COACH, from Ashburton Railway Station to Green Street, Alford Forest, and Mohnt Somers, everyTueaday, and Friday, returning Wednesday and Saturday at 3 p.m. B t. 1 Poulterer, &c. RABBITS! RABBITS!! P. HARPER, | FISHMONGER AND POULTERER. ’ j Near ‘the Ashburton Hotel, East Sheet. j, BEGS to inform the inhabitants t i a Ashburton that he HAS OPE’.4ED q n the above line,-.and trusts, by I 't: attention to business, and aupplyh jg bu* articles of first class quality, hcipea t merit a share of public patronage OYSTER SALOON, Hot Fried Fish and Tea and Coffee at all-hours. ■ FARMERS ! FARME jRS ! FARMERS I r. mcker’row and ,co., Cash Purchasers of Wool, Grain, 7 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., for sale at lowest current prices. R. McKERBOW & CO., GRAIN MERCHANT ;, RAK'AIA. 60 | _ ■ \ EATING AND SEED POTATOES. XUST RECEIVED —A few Tot O Good Derwent POTATOES for Cheap. GEORGE JAMESON 97 Ashb 18 Of' ,■ Sale, urton. Servants out V nient to advertise for ‘ no “Herald ’’ and “Guai One Shilling, for Cash, fifte f Employ iituations in linn.” Only nr words. THE “Herald” is evening, thus gi news. This is better t penny weekly. published every ,ving every day’s n buying a Six



Business Notices. H M. Jones, Baring Square, LAW COMMERCIAL STATIONER BOOK AND MUSIC SELLER Toys, Fancy Goods, Violins, Str ugs, Concertinas, Magazines, English Papers, & Periodicals by each Mail. Bookbinding Executed with Despatch 15 O.LC. THE VICTORIAN UVEBY AXD BAIT STABLES ARE OPEN E D, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON, Next St. Stephen’s Church. S. STEEL BEGS to announce to. the public that he has taken the above Stable* (late Bell’s Western Repository), which have been thoroughly renovated, and cam now afford extensive accommodation for farmers and travellers. Good attendance guaranteed, and mode rate charges. Saddle Horses and carriages on hire. . U. C. » PAPERHANGING WAREHOUSE,. TANCRED STREET, ASBBURTpy. GHMTO n ore?: ..." • , ■ ; ; _ . paperhangek,. SIGN-WRITER, Et* v ffa? much pleasure in stating that, owintr to the large increase of-Bcsniim; nor Importing from the Ma mjfactorers- - TAPER ii ANGIN GSi WHITE LEAD' LINSEED OIL, WINDOW GLASS, BRUSHWAREV And all the heoossaries of the and* is therefor* in a pqsition to coinpeto with any house ihCanterbury for price andl quality.. ' trade executed r hhd*r" peraonaf superio. tendence. Competent workmen sent lo» all. parts ofthecopatiy. . ESTIMATES GIVEN.. 41 ju want rto seil a Farm. to sell a Horse, to rent a Fantt, 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, you want ( to sell Dry Goods to sell a Carriage, to sell Real Estate, to seek' a Situation* to obtain a Servaai, to engage a Salesman-, to sell millinery ChiMfe* to sell a-House or to find a Strayed Animal, to find any one’s Address, to sell a piece of Furniture, to find an owner for Anything. I to buya second-hand Carriage. < to findany.hing you have Lost. >ou want Ito sellAgucultural Imnlemert* YOU CAN DO SO, BY 'making YOUR WANTS KNOW* % n 1X... ry r’s IN THE ASH BURTON HERALD. ■ OFFICE ! SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, East Street.