The Ashburton Guardian.

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND SPORTING RECORDER

Sf&Ei-l. NO. : 27.'

ASHBURTON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1879

Price—TWOPENCE



4Lvet£MT«Mr»*iui Ooxrimisasion Agenta A&UfiD HARRISON, AUCTIOHEKK, COMMISSION AGENT, __ p ETC* T and SALES.SaIeo of Stock, Her- Sutdiie,' Furniture and Effects, also and.Generis! Produce. SALE 'iATUBpAT a*l2 o’clock. -* ! SALE IyS^DS^BtENDED. ntntMm. bo made at my office or at the Yards. Agent for the Transatlantic Fire Insurance Company. 5 TTtMOSTON BROS. & GUNDRY . ; v (lath bvllocr and c0.),- W ; ;;:asb»ijiito.n, llwuiril Merchants, Auctioneers, Stock, Estate, and Commisaion Agents."" Sal-Tf Stt>ck, Farm Implements, &c-, wfflbeheld attbeir Yards,- Ashbur 'Ji && A»d tlm Yards, on ... v ■ - -; t’O V-.r;!,'CASS'ADVANCES - ' Made on; &c., consigned ; lpE Sale. BROS. & GUNDRY. J. E. B [Gabd.] UCHANAN & Co. Auctioneers, Land, and Estate Agents, -S?A S H B U R T O N, 313 a FARMERS AND OTHERS. ACLAND. CAMPBELL, & .|fjGO. prepared supply Farmers i , Stores, Fencing • isss*• Standards,;'da,at 'Etia^daiM;4(iali^r. AGENTS’FOB THE ROVAt INSURANCE COMPANY. •“! £2,000,000 ■ ! iWkIifcANCES EFFECTED AT LOWEST ij, 1 ;,... .rates. ■ ' ACLAND, : CAMPBELL & CO., 66 - Auctioneers. RE D K . AVITT, East Street (Close to the Railway ;-J Station) Ashburton, - Load and General Cotamhsion Agent. Ordera taken for-r Sydney Drays, Newcastle .Cesl, and Malvern Jby the thick load), Build 'mg.M»U>rials 'Of all: kinds. Fencing Wire, AgdcUltttrtlvJinplahents, English and Amen* ;clSi‘Ac.'i:Aei ■ V; ' « MESSRS. POYNTZ & CO., JgJ STATE, no';!. {! «’V " J 4#- r : GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Rents and Debts Collected. Money advanced on, Freehold Security. 7 1 Hotels. RAILWAY HOTEL J WINSLOW. MR. W. HARRIS requests the publi< to know that he is back at his old house, aad wishes his old friends to knou . they. will receive the- same good as formerly. Prirati - Itopnjs for families. Wines anc Beer' of the’best brands.- Good stabling ; .. and lpqse boxes, with orery attendance. V :: ."- ’■ . ——; ! HARR IS, . * Proprietor . 31 6i fANTED KNOWN-That Money can . , v -belsaved bypurchasingyour Sta tionery and AcoQVwtßookß.for cash, at the ‘“Herald” and “Guardian” Whole* Saunders’ Build rr-’T Niojoi iVffcinsn.: . ; -U- • JJ[. RS. ScOTT’S BOARDING HOUSE, 'h! k »>('l Durham Street South, ’’Z.frPt#. BISTCHURCH, fjfh : \ —, ’ ■ Hoard’and Lodging, 20s. iJW.i.,;, j* , ■ , .



Millers, &c. SAUNDERS BROS., MILLERS, Grain Merchants, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Offices— EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Mills— GREAT SOUTH ROAD. 72 HTlf OFF AT begs to inform the , IVI inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that his NEW FLOUR MILL 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. 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 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 Boeough and County Advertiser. THE following are AGENTS for the Sale of the “ Ashburton Herald” in Town: — ,H. M. Jones, Stationer, East Street, next Friedlander Bros. B. A. Garnett, ' Perfumer, Hairdresser, Etc., Montgomery’s Buildings. K. Sando, Under the Verandah, East Street. WANTED KNOWN, that Envelopes and Notepaper can be obtained, wholesale or retail, at unusually low rates at the “Herald” Office, East-street North. "\TCTANTED Known, thrt TWENTY YV Words are inserted in this Column for ONE SHILLING prepaid, and FORTY Words for TWO SHILLINGS prepaid.



Timber Merchants. TIMBER! TIMBER!! 300,000 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET or SUPERIOR BJUILDING TIMBER. ALSO, 20,000 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. rpHE UNDERSIGNED liavir.g COM. PLETED iheir 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, j SADDLER AND HARNESS MAKER, j 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. 11 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, 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, 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 A UPHOLSTERING ESTABLISHMENT, East Street (next Echo Dining Rooms), ASHBURTON. John Mee ch , PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER, PAPERHANGER, Ac. ALL KINDS OF REPAIRS. Furniture Renovated and Repolished, or Exchanged. 1G WANTED KNOWN—That Visiting Cards, plain or mourning, can be obtained printed in various styles, at the “Herald” and “Guardian” offices, near the Rai> w ay Station



General Merchants. GREAT SALE OF THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OP HOOPER, AITKEN & CO. ORE AND CO., HAVING SECURED THE ENTIRE STOCK Of the above Estate, amounting to i os. 4d, 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 CASH. SALE OF THE DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, AT THE PREMISES LATELY OCCUPIED BY J, H. PASS AND CO. SALE OF THE IRONMONGE RY, FURNITURF, CROCKERY & GLASSWARE, AT THE NEW PREMISES OF PIOOPER, AITKEN AND CO. BOTH SALES WILL COMMENCE ON SATURDAY, 27th SEPT. ORR AND CO., ASHBURON AND RAKATA. 1®



Chemist. M E D 1 C A I, ii A L 1,. Estaiu.imieo LS7-I. J M C AM l: RID GE> DRUGGIST, FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMIST, lias always in .Stock— SPONGES— Honeycomb ami Turkey Toilet TRUSSES—Common Ciicn’ar, Co u’s, Sal mon and Ody’s, Mccinain, Ac. ELASTIC STOCKINGS Knee Caps, Wri.stlets, and Anklets ; Abdominal Pelts in Silk and Thread. FEEDING POTTIES —Mali icr’s, Maw’s, Dean’s, Stocker’s, Ayrton and Saun ders’, O'Connell’s. INI* AN IS* FOODS—L’cbig’s, Hard’s, Nerve’s. Ridge’s, Nets 'c’s. COD LIVER OILS—I)e Jonah’s, Lang lon’s, MbTer’s, F’ose’.s, Southall Pros. PERP’UMERV—Piesse and Lulnn’.s, Rim mel’s, Gosnell’s, i.riedenbi.ch’s, Low’s, 1 he Crown Perfumery Company's HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. lIOMCKOPATHIC MEDICINES—Death and Ross's daily e.rpccled ex “ tvai tangi. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED. Eh zfl I—i s w a Q C HAS. N E A T E. tsiooKE stiieet, f d o o HH XT t-3 A S II B U 11 T O N. General Storekeeper. A SHISU R T O N OTO R E . 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’ READV-MA D E CLOTIIING. CELEBRATED BOOT AND SHOE DEPOT. . 14 SAN DO AND CO., STOREKEEPERS, TOBACCONISTS, NEWS AGENTS, Ac,, Ac., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Laisou Reoistev Office. .‘55 Painter. J. E. CHAP M A M , J} A INTER, GLAZIER, PAPER HANGER A SIGNWRTTER, Importer of lAipovhangings, White Lead, Glass, Ac. The trade supplied at lowcrt Wholesale Prices. - IT S. COLLINS A SON, p AINTE lIS, PA PE P. 11A N< 1 EPS, SIGN-WRITERS, PLUMBERS, and DECORATORS, Moowm-sthe»t Ash v.v uroN. Country orders promptly attended to, and th.e quality of Work and Materials Guaranteed. Public Notice.!. WANTED KNOWN—That we are now Soiling 250 Cream Laid Commercial Envelopes for 25., cash ; 500 ditto, 15s. od. cash ; and 1000 ditto, (is. (id., for prompt cash only. Weeks A Dixox. VRTANTED Known, the “Ashburton • * Herald ” circulates throughout the Provincial District of Canterbury.



For Sale. FOR SAT r - non A ? RIiS Tu ? JjUUU Lots to snr 74 Veiy Liberal 1’ SAUAT STUD SHE have a number of bratcd Merino RAMS for 177 SALAT Builders. A SHBURTON STEAA SASH AAT D( MANU F A C G . PA 11 K Proprietoi BUILDER AND COl Moore Stre Every description of Timb Materials in Stock and suj reasonable tern bums prepared and Estimat shortest notio Carriers. B. C. SMF QENERAL CARE Moore Street, Ast 25 rn H. BREWER’S Roya I . leaves Longbeach (via Waterton, Ashton, W Tinwald) daily, at 7 a.m. the same route on arrival ' from Cliristchurch. Parcels and orders punc cu. T. 11. BR 195 ECOOKSON, Wills f . MAIL COACH fr Railway Station to Green Forest, and Mount Somers, sind Friday, returning V Saturday at 3 p.m. Poulterer, & RABBITS! R A P . HARP FISHMONGER AND Near the Ashburton H‘>te BEGS to inform the Ashburton that he I hi the above line, and t attention to business, and articles of first, class (jut merit a share oi public pat OYSTER SAL Hot Fried Fish and Ti



Business Notices. IX. M. J ONES, Bakino 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 O. IC. THE VICTORIAN LIVERY AND BAIT STABLES ARE OPENED, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON, Next St. Stephen’s Church. S. STEEL BEGS to announce to the public that he has taken the above Stables (late Bell’s Western Repository), which have been thoroughly renovated, and can now afford extensive accommodation for farmers and travellers. Good attendance guaranteed, and mode rate charges. Faddle Horses and carnages on hire. u.~c. PAPERHANGING WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET, Ashburton. J. R. CHAPMAN, PAINTER, PAPERHANGER, SIGN-WRITER, Etc., Has much pleasure in stating that, owing l to the large increase of Business, he is now Importing from the Manufacturers— PAPER HANGINGS, WHITE LEAD. LINSEED OIL, WINDOW GLASS, BRUSH WAKE, And all the necessaries of the Trade, and is therefore in a position to compete with any house in Canterbury for price and quality. Every description of work in iho trade executed under personal superin tendenco. Competent workmen sent la all parts of the country. ESTIMATES GIVEN. 41 Advertise. If you want f 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 ( to sell Dry Goods, to sell a Carriage, 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 tind 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 ; to find any king you have Lost, If you want Lto sell Agricultural Implement* YOU CAN DO SO, BY MAKING YOUR WANTS KNOWN IN THE ASHBURTON HERALD, OFFICE : SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, East Street,