The Ashburton Guardian.

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND SPORTING RECORDER.

Vol I. N 0.36.

ASHBURTON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1879

Price^TWOPINGE.



Auctioneers and Comznissslon Agents HARFLISON COMMISSION AGENT, itc:/: ■■■■■•■ Saids W fetwt, Mer chandise, furniture and Effects, also PigS£’ Edwls/ and General Produce. SALE.; jßyeiy at 12 o’clock. salle attended. ninescan be made at my office or at the T‘- , J r Yards. ■■ rdnt, for, tile Transatlantic Fire j:u ‘lrißtirahce Company. BROS. &; GUNDRY JCi j CO.), G^eral'j- sezjsaDta r Auctioneers, Stock, j',.S^tipn^. 1 arid Commission Ram Implements, &c., _wiß,he. held-at their Yards, Aahbur ’ ton, arid the Tin wald Yards, on *lteniate-YDES7>ATS. ..v^]a v^jirANicis '• Madepri Stock, Produce, Ac., consigned EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. W [Cabd.] t Vf DUCHANAK J; Ji, & Co. Fa ■_> , .• , ctioneers, Land, and Estate Agents, ASH T O N. Sl3a FARMERS AND OTHERS. 3RS; ACLAND j CAMPBELL, & l. 1 ‘ are prepared to supply Farmers SffiTotivwir' %ith' Station StOrfeSL Fencing StapheA,'Btariditfdsi Ac. ,«f & wort’Rides; And of First«olasa• quality. AGENTS TORTHE COMPANY. -CAPITAL ~^E2iOQO,OOO INSURANCES EFFECTED AT LOWEST , r - RATES. 65 , CAMPBELL & CO,, 1 l Auctioneers, -.w D K . P A V ITT, 'i(€i,cisE ; ‘to Trite’ Railway " station)Ashburton, .. i . tafii andGerieral rdramission Agent Co^aSd^falvcw (bythTtruckload), Build. Wjf M*lri»liiratnaßr kinds; ; Fen<;lpg..Wire, Agricultural Implements,! English uijd Ameri ■CS»»iAoi<:46C.cr[('/;:;’oL'! ?:rtwJo'l V; 1 v.rfi'jf'o nit : T E ’ GENERAL commission agents. i : >l. l Renta wuLDebta Collected. - Money advanced-on-Frecbold Security. 7 E»:^OWN— That Money can your.St v ...miie^.wdiA^unt'.Books, tote cash, at Sadrs’; .Biiifa* ngs, near Station. . .. il'isß. Scott ■s . .IMPERIAL: BOARDING HOUSE, . ‘ ■ r l]iUriiiun Street South; ■ - ’ • -9 5 RES TcHU RC H. : . bo-iciu';-; ,' y .• Retir'd tend Lodging, 86s; r '.' Beds and Meala, I*, <saoh. 500 a -'-/ASHBURTON HERALD, Published Daily. fURSCIBIDERS sre regucsted to make , wn- Etregularity ln thedelivelcy, 'f.yV-T: M!'. , , ' , whether in Town or Country, which; shall nmlherimmedietelyTemedied. Country Sub •idowsi*-’ i\ <•; ;; *>dflHberfc tfce Wakanuj Road to the school;, thesioo to Seafleldi Cambridge, and -jD.dfewliwtdi we.;«pppliud[ '.'fa: the wail-cart wi?rtd#7 ?



Millers, &c. SAUNDERS BROS., MILLERS, Grain Merchants, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Offices— EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Miles— GREAT SOUTH ROAD. 72 HI IT OFF AT begs to inform the , JVI 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. -pIRE 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 thno), 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 Advep.tiseh. fl IHE following are AGENTS for the I . Sale of the “ Ashburton Herald” iaTown : H. M. Jones, Stationer, East Street, nest Frjedlapdep EfOR, B. A. Qabhett, Perfumer, Hairdresser, Etc., Montgomery’s Buildings. K., Rando, 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 •: 642



Timber Merchants. TIMBER! TIMBER!! 300,000 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET OF SUPERIOR, BjUILDING TIMBER. ALSO, 20 t OOO TWENTY THOUSAND SAWN TOTARA AND BLACK PINE ENCI Ifi gTAKES NOW ON SALE AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, FAST STREET, ASHBURTON, AT REDUCED PRICES. 12 Brick Manufactory. BRICKS. rjIHE UNDERSIGNED having COM. PLETED jheir KILN at Ashburton, are prepared to SUPPLY BRICKS, equal lo any made in the Colony, at any Station up or down. Samples to be seen at the Conpany'* Offices, Ashburton, llakaia, and V,inslow W. MONTGOMERY & CO [ Limited] Saddler. WMT~AN DERSON, 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. 11 Cabinetmakers. T. A. GATES, Q AB I N E T MAKER, PICTURE FRAME MAKER, AND UNDERTAKER, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASHBURTON. 4 SPIL LARD’S CABINET MAKING AND UPHOL STERY Manufactory, and Ware house, next to the Union Bank, Tancred street, Ashburton. Sitting Room 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, fdqgle, 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, Ac. Orders promptly attended to. 13 CABINETMAKING & UPHOLSTERING ESTABLISHMENT, 1 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, 16 117 ANTED KNOWN—That Visiting 1 V _ 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 or THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF HOOPER, AITKEN & CO. ORR AND' CO., HAVING SECURED THE ENTIRE STOCK Of the above Estate, amounting to ios. 4 d„ 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 for CASH. 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 ON SATURDAY, 27th SEPT. ORR AND CO., ASHBURON AND RAKAIA. 10



j Chemist. M ]■: D I C A L H A LL. Established 1874. J. M. c AMIiKIDGI: . DRUGGIST, FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMIST, Has always in Stock— SPONGES—Honey com!) and Turkey Toilet 1 RUSSES— Common Circular, Coe’s, Sal mon and Ody’s, Mocmain, Nc. ELASTIC STOCKINGS Knee Caps, Wristlets, and Anklets ; Abdominal Pelts in Silk and Thread. FEEDING POTTLES—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, Ncstle’s. COD LIVER OILS—De Jongh’s, Lang ton’s, Mdller’s, Foxes, Sou ilia 11 Pros. PERFUMERY—Piesse and Lukin's, Rim mel’s, Gosnell’s, Priedenbach’s, Low’s, lire Crown Perfumery Company’s HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES—Death and Ross’s daily c-rpected ex “ VVai tangi. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED. CHAS. NEAT E. H i 02 MOO.HR street, ASHBU R T O N. O a' o o SH CO ' hF C2 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., Q_ENERAL STOREKEEPERS, TOBACCONISTS, NEWS AGENTS, Ac,, Ac., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Labor Registry Office. 35 up tvmntmsursmTmximmm wjbmrir! mwanexptx^'f^m Painter. J. R. CHAPMAN, jpAINTER, GLAZIER, PAPER HANGER & SIG NWRITER, Importer of Papevhangings, "White Lead, Glass, Ac. The trade supplied at lowert Wholesale Prices. 17 S. COLLINS & SON, ■jpAINTER S, PAPERIIA NG ERS, SIGN-WRITERS, PLUMBERS, and DECORATORS, Moore-strep, i Ash bukton. 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, Cs. Gd., for prompt cash only. Weeks & Dixon. XX J ANTED Known, the “Ashburton » » Herald ” circulates throughout the Provincial District of (Canterbury.



Por Sale. FOR SALE, T ~ ACRES Tussock Land, in * O Lots to suit purchasers. Very Liberal Terms. 74 SAUNDERS BROS. STUD SHEEP. have a number of Wilson’s Cele brated Merino RAMS for Sale.. 177 SAUNDERS BROS. Builders. Ashburton steam saw mills SASH AND DOOR MANUFACTORY. G. PARKIN, Proprietor, BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR. Moore Street,. Every description of Timber and Budding Materials in Stock and supplied on mosv reasonable terms. Plans prepared and Estimates .Given oii ; t! e shortest notice. ■ ' U-'v . 2C Carriers. B. C. SMITH, jgpNERAL CARRIER, ETC., Moore Street, Ashburton. m H. BREWER’S Royal Mail COACH X. leaves Longbeach for Ashburton (via Waterton, Ashton, Wheatstone; and Tinwald) daily, at 7 a.in., returning by the same route on arrival of 3 p. m. train from Christchurch. Parcels and orders punctually attended co; T. H. BREWER, L 95 Proprietor. E. COOKSON, Wills Street, runs the . MAIL COACH from Ashburton Railway Station to Green Street, Alford Forest, and Mount Somers, every Tuesday, and Friday, returning Wednesday and Saturday at 3 p.m. ' Poulterer, &c. RABBITS! RABBI TS ! \ P . HARPER, FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near the Ashburton Hotel, East Sheet, BEGS to inform the inhabitants f.j Ashburton that he HAS OPENED in the above line, and trusts, by stein attention to business, and supplying but article - of first class quality, hopes t merit a share of public patronage OYSTER SALOON. Hot Fried Fish and Tea and Coffee at all hours.. FARMERS f 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 jfiaend in their hands either for sale or shipment to the English or Colonial Markets. A Large Stock of Cornsacfcs, Wool packs, Ac., for side at lowest current juices. R. McKERROW & CO., GRAIN MERCIIAN IS, RAKAIA. CO ' | | : _ ■ [ EATING AND SEED I'OTA TOES, f JUST RECEIVED— A few Tons of I Good Derwent POTATOES for Sale, [ Cheap. f GEORGE JAMESON, • }. 07 Ashburton. j WANTED —Servants out .of Employ- ; ment to advertise for Situations in j ne “Herald” and “Guardian.” . Only | One Shilling, for Cash, fifteen words. , ! MIKE “Herald” is published ever X evening, thus giving every, day news. This is better than buying : a SI < penny weekly.



Business Notices. H. 'M. Jon es, Barino Square, LAW & COMMERCIAL STATIONER BOOK AND MUSIC SELLER. Toys, Fancy Goods, Violins, Strings, Concertinas, &c. Magazines, English Ptipers, & Periodicals by each Mail. Bookbinding Executed with Despatch 16 O. I c. THE VICTORIAN LIVERY AND BAIT STABLES _■>* , ARE O P E NE TANCRED STREET, ASHBUrSn, 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 guara’ iced, and mode rate charges. Saddle Horses and carriages on hirA. XJ. C. m PAPERHANGING WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET, . Ashburton. J. R. CHAPMAN PAINTER, PAPERHA^CiER, SIGN-WRITER) Etc., Has much pleasure in stating that,, owing to the large increase of Business, lie is now Importing from the Manufacturers- • PAPER HAN GINCS, WHITE LEAD' LINSEED OIL, WINDOW GLASS, BRUSH WARE, And all the necessaries of the Trade, and is therefore in a position to copapiste with any house , in Canterbury for price and quality. ; Every description of work'ih the trade executed under personal superio tehdehce. Competent workmen sent to all parts of the country. ■ ESTIMATES GIVEN. :. ; , . ......; -ii Advertise. If you want f tosell a Farm, to sell a Horse,, to rent a Farm, to buy a Horse, to buy a House, to rcnt-n-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 Milliner)’ 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, . to find any;hing you have Lost . If you want (to sell Agricultural Implements YOU CAN DO SO* MAKING YOUR WANTS KNOW*. IN THE ASHBURTON HERALD. OFFICE : SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, East Street.