The Ashburton Guardian.

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND SPORTING RECORDER

3§.

ASHBURTON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1879

Price—TWOPENCE,



Auffittieta .and Commisssion Agents HARRISON, AUCTIONEER, Of MMISSION AGENT, . V ; . ETC . J . TT AMD SALES, Sales of Stock, Mer chandise, ; Furniture and Effects, also Tigs, Fbyrls, 4nd General Produce, SALE . SATURDAY at 12 o’clock. SALE ATTENDED. ntrief cau.be made at my office or at the - J ' Yards. Agent for the Transatlantic Fire «’[ m .-.lnsurance Company.; • - 5 ;?(tfTB EULLOjCK AND CO.), : : r.. 3 'A .§ H BURTON, General Merchants, Auctioneers, Stock, • 'Station!^"- Estatejv and < Commission Sales Faria Implements, A®., will be held at their Yards, Ashbur ton,’ and the Tinwald Yards, on alternate'TUESDAYS. cash-advances Made on Stock, Produce, &c., consigned . for Positive Sale. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. 19 [Card.] J gDch an a N & Co. Land, and Estate Agents, A S*H BURTON. 313 a X / . r AMD OTHERS. MESSRS. ACLAND, CAMPBELL, & CO. Aro to supply. Farmers ; others with; Station/Stores, Fencing nre," Fenejng Staples, Standards, &c., at . Lowest Rates,' ahd First-class quality. . :' •; .* AGENTS FOR THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. INSURANCES EFFECTED AT LOWEST -T/ vr , RATES. , • ■ ACLAMD, CAMPBELL & CO., 65 ■ Auctioneers. E K E D K AVI T T , East Street (Close to the Railway * " STATION)-AsHBURTON, ; . Landam) General Commission Agent ■ -, Order* token Drays, Newcastle Coal, and Malvern (by the truck load), Build ing- Materials ’ of all. kinds. Fencing Wire, Agricultural Implements, English .and Airier!- esn, &cl, &'c- i MESSRS. POYNTZ & CO., AM D, J 1 STA TE, ‘ | fj'f a*'?} ;; Aid)' ' ' AGENTS. ■ Rtfntsand’lfebts Collected. ~ ; ifoflay advance# bn -febebdld Security. 7 Money- can kH RuriffiMing your ,Sta ;:J tioneryand Account feOpks, for cash, at Hfraldj’ and^“Guardian ” Whole .D sale StoUoneiT lltepst, Saunderß’ Build ngf, near Station. ■I ft£ *•'■'l wl R S. G O T T’S house, Durham Street South,: is:ti £s■ y ;.o,hur e h. mid Lodging, 20s. .. ! Beds and AS H B U RT 6 N .H ERA ID, . Published Daily. ; r.rj j-: tull / tUBSCKIBERB are: requested to make 'say- irregularity in the delivery, Towtt br Country, which shall -'JWT t.,i; . , ; < Immediately remedied. Country Sub iu : (ndben along rite Wakanui Road to the * M IbVli V' L‘i J li/t • ~; , ;i%fcoDl, thetioe tpSeafiold, Cambridge, and ■ckod. are supplied by the mail-cart Tuesda; and Friday



'I Millers, &c. SAUNDERS BROS.. MILLERS. Grain Merchants, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Oitices— EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Mills— GREAT SOUTH ROAD. 72 H *]\ ,I"OFFAT. 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. JjIIRE 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 j 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 canned out. ' Claims are met with promptitude and liberality. Agents for Ashburton— SAUNDERS BROS. 6 THE ASHBURTON HERALD. AND Boeocgh and County Advertises. TRE following are AGENTS for the Sale of the “ Ashburton Herald” in Town: — j H. M Jones. Stationer, East Street, next Friedlander Bros. ' E. A. Garnett, Perfumer, Hairdresser, Etc., Montgomery’s Buildings. * (T Sando, Under the Verandah, East S'xeet. I \\J ANTED KNOWN, that Envelopes VV and Notepaper can be obtained, t wholesale or retail, at unusually low rates at the “Herald” Office, East-street North. 642



Timber Merchants. TIMBER! TIMBER!! 300,000 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET OF SUPERIOR li:U ILD IN G TIMBER. ALSO, 20,000 TWENTY THOUSAND SAWN TOTARA AND BLACK PINE JpENCING gTAKES NOW ON SALE AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, AT REDUCED PRICES. 12 Brick Manufactory; BRICKS. rpHE UNDERSIGNED having COM PLETEL .heir KILN at Ashburton, axe prepared to SUPPLY BRICKS, equal tc any made in the Colony, at any Statior up or down. Samples to be seen at the Company 1 Offices, Ashburton, Rakaia, and V inalow 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. 11 Cabinetmakers. T. A. GATES, ABINET MAKER, PICTURE FRAME MAKER, AND UNDERTAKER, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASHBURTON. 4 SPTLLARD’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 & UPHOLSTERING ESTABLISHMENT, East Street (next Echo Dining Rooms), ASHBURTON. John Mee ch , PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER, j PAPERHANGER, Ac. 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. GREAT SALE OK THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF HOOPER, AITKEN & CO. ORE AND CO, HAVING SECURED THE ENTIRE STOCK Of the above Estate, amounting to p£5.345 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 for CASH. SALE OF THE DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, AT THE PREMISES BATELY OCCUPIED BY J, H. PASS AND CO. SALE OF THE IRONMONGERY, FURNITURE, CROCKERY & GLASSWARE, AT THE NEW PREMISES OK HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO. BOTH SALES WILL COMMENCE ON SATURDAY, 27th SEPT. ORR AND CO., ASHBURON AND RAKAIA. 10



Chemist. MEDICAL HALL. Established 187 L J. M. c T " MEKIDCiK DRUGGIST, FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMIST, Has always in Stock— SPONGES—Honeycomb and Turkey Toilet TRUSSES—Common Circu'ar, Co e’s, Sal mon and Ody’s, Mocmain, 6cc. ELASTIC STOCKINGS Knee Caps, Wristlets, and Anklets ; Abdominal Pelts in bilk and Thread. FEEDING POTTLES—Mather’s, Maw’-, I can’s, Stocker's, Ayrton and Saun ders’, O’Connell’s. INFANTS' FOODS—Liebig’s, Hard’s, Neavc’s, Ridge’s, Ncstie’s. COD LIVER OILS—De Jongh’s, Lang ton's, Moller’s, Foxe’s, Southall Bros. PERFUMERY—Piesse and Lubin’s, Rim mel’s, Gosnell’s, ! rieclenbach’s. Low’s, The Crown Perfumery Company's HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. HOMCEOPATHIC MEDICINES— Death and Ross’s daily expected ex “ Wai langi. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED. 2 w ! H 1 W j o ; C HAS. NEATE. MOORE STREET, o d Q O I ASHBURTON. G2 General Storekeeper. A SHBURTON gTORE. The Oldest Established Business in the County of Ashburton. D. WILLIAMSON AND CO., DRAPERS, GROCERS, IRONMONGERS, TEA, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Tire Best House in Town for MEN’S, BOYS’, AND YOUTHS’ READY-MADE CLOTHING. CELEBRATED ROOT AND SHOE DEPOT. 14 SANDO AND CO., “ ENERAL STOREKEEPERS, \JT TOBACCONISTS, NEWS AGENTS, &c, 5 &c., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. La non Registry Office. 35 Painter. J. R. CHAPMAN, JpATNTER, GLAZIER, PAPER HANGER & SIGN WRITER, Importer of Papcrhangings, White Lead, Glass, Ac. The trade supplied at lowert Wholesale Prices. 17 S. COLLINS & SON, jpAINTERS, PAPERHANGERS, SIGN-WRITERS, PLUMBERS, and DECORATORS, Moore-streei Ashburton. Country orders promptly attended to, and the quality of Work and Materials Guaranteed. Public Notices. WANTED KNOWN—That we arc now Selling 250 Cream Laid Commercial Envelopes for 25., cash ; 500 ditto, 3s. (id. cash ; and 1000 ditto, os. Cd., for prompt cash only. Weeks & Dixon. AITANTED Known, the “Ashburton ’ * Herald” circulates throughout the Provincial District of Canterbury.



For Sale. FOR SALE, T ? rino Tussock Land, in * Lots to suit purchasers. Very Liberal Terms. 74 SAUNDERS BROS. STUD SHEEP. w 7E have a number of Wilson’s Cele brated Merino RAMS for Sale. 177 SAUNDERS BROS. Builders. Ashburton steam saw mills SASH AND DOOR MANUFA C T O R Y. G . PARKIN, Proprietor, BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR. Moore Street,’ Every description of Timber and budding Materials in Stock and supplied on most reasonable terms. Plans prepared and Estimates Given ou ti e shortest notice. 2(3 Carriers. B. C. SMITH, QENERAL CARRIER, ETC., Moore Street, Ashburton. 25 m H. BREWER’S Royal Mail COACH .8 - T leaves Longbeach for Ashburton (via Waterton, Ashton, Wheatstone, and Timvald) daily, at 7 a.rfi., returning by I the same route ou arrival of 3 p. in. 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, and Mount Somers, every Tuesday, and Friday, returning Wednesday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Poulterer, &c. RABBITS! RABBITS!) P . HARPER, FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near the Ashburton Hotel, East Sited. BEGS to inform the inhabitants 1 1 Ashburton that he HAS OPENED n the above line, and trusts, by strict attention to business, and supplying but articles of first class quality, hopes t merit a share o t public patronage OYSTER SALOON. Hot Fried Fish and Tea and Coffee at all hours. 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, Ac., for sale at lowest current prices. I R. McKERROW A .CO., GRAIN M E R C II A N T RAKAIA. 60 EATING AND SEED POTATOES. TUST RECEIVED A few Tons of f| Good Derwent POTATOES for Sale, Cheap. GEORGE JAMESON, 07 Ashburton. | 117 ANTE out of Employ- j V inent to advertise for Situations in ne “Herald” and “Guardian.” Only One Shilling, for Cash, fifteen words. 1 THE “Herald” is published every • evening, thus giving every day’s news. This is better than buying a Six penny weekly.



Business Notices. BL M. J ONES, Baking Square, LAW & ■COMMERCIAL STATIONER BOOK AND MUSIC SELLER. Toys, Fancy Goods, Violins, Strings, Concertinas, Ac. Magazines, English Papers, & Periodicals j by each Mail. j Bookbinding Executed with Despatch 15 O. L C. THE VICTORIAN LIVERY AND BAIT STABLES ARE OPEN E D, TANCKED 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. Fad die Horses and carriages on hire. U.~C. m PAPERHANGING WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET, Ashburton. J. R. CHAPMAN PAINTER, PAPERHANGER, SIGN-WRITER, Etc., Has much pleasure in stating that, owing to the large increase of Business, he is now Importing from the Manufacturers- - PAPERIIANGINGS, WHITE LEAD! LINSEED OIL, WINDOW GLASS, BRUSH WARE. 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 the trade executed under personal superin tendence. Competent workmen sent to all parts of the country. ESTIMATES GIVEN. Advertise. If you want fto 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 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 anything you have Lost. If you want Ito sell Agricultural Implements YOU CAN DO SO, BY I i MAKING YOUR WANTS KNOW. j THE ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE : SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS,' East Street.