The Ashburton Guardian.

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND .SPORTING RECORDER.

Vol. I 1 No.

ASHBURTON, SATURDAY.

Price—TWOPENCE.



'; cT;i v AUCTION KER, EMISSION AGENT, .ooismT ETC * X AND M - Stook,Mer- chan disc, iTdimtune and Effects', also 1 ;i(i W^IdF^AEE" Every- £UHOfIDMi at* 12 o’clock. '’ l §^E' r YA :^I>S^;^T!^Nl>EP. ' nines can be at tbe .noa'irjcWsiA . .^£^s££?” Fire EDMB&bsr 'Bros. 1 & gUndey (LATH BULLOCKAJO» 00.), ASHBuIfON, flfmiwl BfSr^ffit^ c Afaiitidni66r8 1 , Stock, Station, Estate, and Commission Agents. Sales ot Stock, Farm Implements, &c., AehbUT- U:toHi!~mgL ibe-i : T».wald ;i Yards, on “■81? JiS JiiiC-AjSfJr^IJVjAJsECE.S .,.. j .- i Vr.l. le. EDMISTON BROS & GUNDRY. J: OJHANAN & Co. m-.-:- '"'m-r \ - ; Agents^ BURTON, 313 a FA§M?R3 Ain> OTHERS. rds, die. , m -cuss .quality. Wire, jiw* .ho .;» .-.irrsT’i MS AGENTS FOR THE jCQMFANY, CAPITAL ,; ,>«i - 0; r,, rr £2,000,000 WfT' ACLAND, CAMPBELL & CO., «$* ifcivr ni Allctionecra. C'.-Cih: !>;!f '!vj . ■ ; CREDK. T> AVI TT , t n3-«floiehr. , nj> l« ..III*!::'v. <f' .7.' .-■/,• East iicaa. „ 0 Land and General-Commission Agent. lii®rd^ake»fi^§y4n^J^JgfjNewwtlei Tthaa so -.r~Ti 7 jj.'~T HT!n "~'Z, ■ - ■"■" £B-—MESSRS POYNTZ & CO:, A &9tiri JjJ M. A T B,i ■f7lV1 s> ' r " ! 7 r (T--> - " kan»' GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. . . Bents andT)obta Collected. hiUt ii. TO VjV. « P . ? _ jro,?.-. ■’ ■ f'. ' ,*•> f Security. f Moneyca* be saved by. purchasing your StoJ ;oan± r ßookfl, for. cash, si Herald' 1 ' Whole mßg'StatigpeayDeputy-Saunders’ -Build "ffrJSßLftiSafc ' o Tiff fn ten'■ Hotels. TEL. 'Winslow/ (i knorrs is back at -bis old receive in 3«j ( T Pmate ihCs ahd tea-ot rofjjthftr ng oojiea, wnn every attendance. >T~~i I *-? ■I. TKoi 0 jfl f : -hot , asooH ddioJ.ldi> ; 'T—^> r .,••: . , . ■. i 3 , ; VdT -qolW nf - , 3166 I.int in i!Ji?vT6.nl:-:’}';, ««£*■ haa ,1970 eii7/.i n.odhia . f :n ' [ fJ4 !? RiBr'«S -C.O T T’S Nousfii ©lwe*WXtATOj G' l r i f Mf Muoo iwwFldJ 9r.R-1 £o;» RC H. sd I, >■•■/.' TT*lr'r\ von \a-A-* Bmrd and Lodging, 20s. Jtanrqrio'f ■;■,.[ -■ • 10l ifta .9mßcdb»diid.iCealß« Is. each.,. «»a



Millers, &c. SAUNDERS BROS., MILLERS, Grain Merchants, GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. -Offices*— • jEAST STREET, . ASHBURTON. Mills— I GREAT SOUTH ROAD. 72 •FFAT begs to inform the ‘inhabitants of Ashburton H. jond surrounding districts that his 1 i "' ‘ MILL ( . HAS COMMENGiiD WORK, And. hopes,' by‘strict attention to busi ness, aria a- first-class article, to xrierit a share ofpubfic support. ! Special attention paid to Gristing, and Fanneftf from adistance can have their Grist ground by return. ’ 31 THE LQNDON & 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 I other Agricultural Bisks. 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 arid this ; feature will at once commend itself to the public,, for. the resources of the Company can never be applied to the settlemoht pf Life Claims or Marine Losses, hut every penny of }ts Capital (the whole of which could be called up at any time), together with its reserves, are for Losses by Fire, and offer a coipplete guarantee that all will he fully carried out. Claims are met with promptitude and liberality. Agents for Ashburton— .SAUNDERS BROS. THE ASHBURTON HERALD. AND Borough and County Advertiser. f|IHE following are AGENTS for the JL Sale of the “ Ashburton Herald” in Town: — EL. M. Jones. Stationer, East Street, next Friedlander Bros. E. A GarNrtt, Perfumer, Hairdresser, Etc;, Montgomery’s Buildings. K. Sa?ii>o, Under the Verandah, East S-reet. WANTED KNOWN, that Envelopes and Notepaper can be obtained, wholesale or retail, at unusually low rates , at the “ Herald ” Office, East-street . North. «42



Timber Merchants. TIMBER! TIMBER!! 300,000 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET OF SUPERIOR BUILDING TIMBER. 20,000 TWENTY THOUSAND SAWN TOTARA AND BLACK PINE ENC IN G O TAKES F S NOW ON SALE AT Samples to be seen at the Corr pany'i 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, &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, QABIN E T M A K E R, PICTURE FRAME- MAKER, AND UNDERTAKER, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ■ ASHBURTON. 4 SPILL ARD’S /CABINET MAKING AND UPHOL iV./ STERY Manufactory, and Ware house, next to the Union Bank, ‘ Tancred street, Ashburton. Sitting Room and Bedroom Tables, Couches, Cheifonniers, 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 \yopd; 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; 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 31 eech, PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER, PAPERHANGER, &c. ALL KINDS OF REPAIRS. Furniture Renovated and Repolished, or Exchanged. 16 WANTED KNOWN—That Visiting Cards, plain •or can be -obtained printed in various styles, at the “ Herald ” and “ Guardian” offices, near the Railway Station



General Merchants. GREAT SALE Assigned estate HOOPER, AITKEN & CO. GRR AND CO., HAVING SECURED THE ENTIRE STOCK Of the above Estate, amounting to ios. 4<3., 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 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



Chemist. medica l h a l l. EST.4BLX.SHKI) 1871. J. M. C 7m “ ID<: K> DRUGGIST, FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMIST, Has always in Stock— SPONGES—Honeycomb and Turkey Toilet TRUSSES—Common Circular, Co e’s, Sal mon and Ody’s, Mocrnain, &c. ELASTIC STOCKINGS Knee Caps, Wristlets, and Anklets ; Abdominal Belts in Silk and Thread. FEEDING BOTTLES—Mather’s, Maw’s, Dean’s, Stocker’s, i.yrton and Saui - ders’, O’Connell’s. INFANTS’ FOODS—Liebig’s, Hard’s, Neave’s, Ridge’s, Nestle’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, Briedenbach’s, Low’s, The Crown Perfumery Company’s HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. HOMCEOPATHIC MEDICINES—Leath and Ross’s daily expected ex “ Wai langi. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED. 2 General Storekeeper. g T O 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’ READY-MADE CLOTHING. CELEBRATED BOOT AND SHOE DEPOT. 14 SANDO AND CO., QENERAL STOREKEEPERS, TOBACCONISTS, NEWS AGENTS, Ac,, &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 S. COLLINS & SON, JJAINTERS, PAPERHANGERS, SIGN-WRITERS, PLUMBERS, and DECORATORS, Moore-strebi Ashburton. Country orders promptly attended to, and the quality of Work and Materials Guaranteed. MBBMHHBHMHBBnMMBnMBTWCmv Public Notices. WANTED KNOWN—That we are how Selling 250 Cream Laid Commercial Envelopes for 25., cash ; 500 ditto, 3s. (id. cash ; and 1000 ditto, Ca. 6d., for prompt cash only. Weeks & Dixon. \\T ANTED Known, the ‘‘ Ashburton » ” Herald ” circulates throughout the Provincial District of Canterbury.



For Sale. FOR SALE, T n OHO Tussock Land, in * D jOUL) Lots to suit purchasers. 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. 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 must reasonable terms. Plans prepared and Estimates Given on tie shortest notice. 26 Carriers. B. C. SMITH, QENERAL CARRIER, ETC., Moobe 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, LOS 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 i Wednesday and Saturday at 3 p.m. • ‘ .. : Poulterer,: &c. RABBITS! RABBITS!! | P . HARPER, FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near the Ashburton Hotel, East'Street. BEGS to inform theinhabitants .1 Ashburton that he HAS OPEISED n'the, above line, and trustsjicby attention to business, and supplying bid I articles of first class quality, hopes t j merit a share oi public patronage ’ j OVSTER SALOON. Hot Fried Fish and Tea and Coffee at all hours. FARMERS ! FARMERS ! FARMERS ! R, McKERROW AND GO., 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. McKERBOW & CO., GRAIN MERCHANT.!, RAKAIA. CO EATING AND SEED POTATOES. JUST RECEIVED —A few Tons of Good Derwent POTATOES for Sale, Cheap. GEORGE JAMESON, 07 Ashburton. BIBLES, Prayers, and Church Service* Hymnals for various churches.— H M. JONES, Stationer. Baring Square FORMS PRINTED —“To Lot” and “For Sale ” —can be obtained at the Herald Office, SEWING Machines and other Requi* sites. H. M. JONES, Stationer. E c., Baring Square. 47?*



Business Notices. H M. ’ JoV... Earing 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. X c. 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 lias taken the above Stablee (late Bell’s Western Repository), which have been thoroughly renovated, and can now, afford extensive accommodation for fanners and travellers. Good attendance guaranteed, and mode* • rate charges.' Saddle Horses and carriages on hire. . uf c. PAPERHANGING WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET, .' Ashburton. J. R. CHAPMAN PAINTER, PAPERHANGER, SIGN-WRITER, Ext., Has much pleasure in stating that, owinv to the large increase of Business, he is aov liiportino from the Manufacxosbb*- • PAPERIIANGINGS, WHITE LEAD, LINSEED OIL, WINDOW GLASS. BRUSHWAFE, 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 thu trade executed under persona! superiu tehdence. Competent workmen ’sent b all parts of the countryC ' ESTIMATES GIVEN. si 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 ( to sell Dry Goods to sell a'Carriage, -to sell Real Estate, to seek d Situation, to Obtain a Servant, to engage a Salesman. . to sell MiUincry 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 -band Carriage, :to find any.hingyou have 10-t If you want fto sell Agricultural Impiemei YOU CAN DO SO, MAKING YOUR WANTS KNOW. IN THE ASHBURTON HERALD. OFFICE : SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, East Street,