The Ashburton Guardian.

COUNTY AGRICUTULRAL AND SPORTING RECORDER.

Vol. I.—No. 25.

ASHBURTON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1879

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jjtaetionaers and Commisssion Agents AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AGENT, l-:;■;! • "etc. X AND SALES, Sales of Stock, Mer chandise, Furniture and Effects, also Fowls, and General Produce. weekly” sale Every SATURDAY at 12 o’clock. 'sale YARDS ATTENDED. ntries can be made at my o£3ce or at the Yards. Agent for the Transatlantic Fire Insurance Companjy. 5 EDMIBTON BROS. & GUNDRY (late BULLOCK ANJ> CO.), ASHBURTON, Merchants, Auctioneers, Stock, Station, Estate, and Commission enis.' Sales oi Stock, Farm Implements, &c., will be held at their Yards, Ashbur ■ . " ton/ and the Tinwald Yards, on alternate TUESD AYS. . CASH ADVANCES Made bn Stock, Produce, Ac., com igned for.Poaitive Sale. JEDMISTON BROS. & GUNDiIY. 7 ■'7""7 ' " • : 19 B. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY, : AUCTIONEER, '• ESTATE,- AND COM j >; 7 . MISSION AC»£NT, , Holds Weekly Sales Evory Saturday, at ; *CNie d’<dock, of Horses; Farm Produce, AWtd General MetchandisL of every descrip ■JtSatk: ■ : ' y ■ , Poll advertisements third page. LLOYD CRAWLEY, StOOK, Land, E3TAT)3, iND COMMISSION Aobht,*" ; Saunders’ Buildings, TEast-st, Ashburton. ,!!■■!. < • ,;l ■ '■ -sin ■ ■ ; ■ : , 7 £Oa*d.] . J“- TJI T>U CHANAN & Co. • Jk D mint :■ • nr" « ! i ''77'' , -‘ : 7 ' La nd, and Estate Agents, ASH B URTON. 313 a farmers; .and others. AC iS HD, CAMPBELL, & ?0. are pritpa .red to supply Farmers M^Uiccfi .with. Sti ktion i Stores, Fencing Pgiming StVip les. Standarda, &c., at •ofO^fi-classqualiiy. TS‘,«V .IAGENTS FOR THE • JGDYAL iNSUtR ANCEjCtJM^ANY. CAPTTATj /U. .7 ; t)00 INSURANCES j EFIFECTED AT LOWEST ..jfj .KJxTESi: : 1 ■ ■!_ _ c lumpbbll & co., 65 : Auctioneers; pR E D 3L, p.A.VT TT , 7 : Statii on} Ashburton, Laid Snd Gei lend Commission Agent. Orders bUceR fij Drays, Newcastle Ooal> > ft«d, Malvei'a <by the truck load). Build ing ; <jt r all kinds,') Fencing Wire*: Agricultural'. Inap peuenCs English and Anieri-. can,&e.. &c. .1 > ;i - MESSRS;. POYNTZ & CO., A N D, E S T A T E, fi IU AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. ?-.• ißen+ia wnd Debt* Collected., ifoaey admurtbed oP' Freehold gebtirity. 7 11.! .> 1 LWAY HOTEL WINSLOW. m, W, HARRIS ,‘to knbw thst he is . back ai _ aiiiit Witnaa tila 4na«/1b < honaili pfohes Ms bid Inezes WVAJA .lAjIQIAMO ; unto&tibn as ipirmerly. of KooiiiS for families. Wi Beer of'the.' Good. ftl.lA'WMka'tviX’Afl Wlfll AMMt nttnnf WOK.UI'. uiw; iMfSUlla» • , VlOUu a’, id lobse bdxbs, with, every attem ZZ "W ‘ HARRIS, e‘rr ■ • . PaOPRIETOR. -lU = } • '



Millers, &c. j SAUNDERS BROS-, MILLERS, I { Grain Merchants, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Offices— EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Mills— GREAT SOUTH ROAD. 72 Hiy /TOFFAT 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. JURE 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 ara met with promptitude and liberality. Agents for Ashburton — SAUNDERS BROS. 6 Business Notice. IN BANKRUPTCY. rEKS & DIXON have on Sale at their Office, East Street North,- - PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT. Also, — FORMS of TO LET and FOR SALE. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN , DIRECTORY FOR 1879. ON SALE at the “ HERALD " Office, Saunders Buildings, East-street. Price : Two Shillings and Sixpence. Neatly Bound in Cloth. The above Volume contains a lot of valuable information, and should be in the anda of every Tradesman.



Timber Merchants. TIMBER! TIMBER!! 300,000 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET OF SUPERIOR BJUILDING TIMBER. A LSOj 20,000 TWENTY THOUSAND SAWN TOTARA AND BLACK PINE JIENCING g TAKES NOW ON SALE AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, AT REDUCED PRICES. 12 Brick Manufactory. BRICKS. rjIHE UNDERSIGNED having COM. PLETED -heir KILN at Ashburton, are prepared to SUPPLY BRICKS, equal te any made iu the Colony, at any Station up or down. Samples to be seen at the Company’s Offices, Ashburton, Rakaia, and Yinslow 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 promises of the best Materials, and at the lowest rates. 11 Cabinetmakers. T. A. GATES, AEINET 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 & UPHOLSTERING ESTABLISHMENT, East Street (next Echo Dining Rooms), ASHBURTON. John Meech, PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER, PAPERHANGER, &c. ALL KINDS OF REPAIRS. Furniture Renovated and Repolished, or Exchanged. 11TANTED KNOWN—That Visiting VY Cards, plain or mourning, can be obtained printed in various styles, at the H TToralrl ” Q-nd fimir/Haii offiCßßj 116 Hr Herald ” and “ Guardian the 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 p£5.34S Iq s. 4<C 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 OP THE DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, AT THE PREMISES LATELY OCCUPIED BY J, 11. PASS AND CO. SALE OT THE IRONMONGERY, FURNITURE, CROCKERY & GLASSWARE, AT THE NEW PIEMISES OP HOOPER, AITKIN AND CO. BOTH SALES WIIL COMMENCE ON SATURDAY, .7th SEPT. ORR AND CO., ASHBURON AN! RAKAIA. 10



Chemist. MEDICAL HALL. Established 1874. J. M. O 1 * 5 * 10015 ’ DRUGGIST, FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMIST, lias always in ir’tock — S p ONGES—Honeycomb and Turkey Toilet I'RI T ce , Ciicnlar, Cole s, bal m ■ GdyT, Mocmain, cVc. Ac n pTf~* c S Ivncc Caps, Abdominal Belts in Silk a,.' d Wl FEEDING BOTTLES- ~ Dean’s, Stocker’s, Ay ders’, O’Connell’s. Matbea’s, Maw’s, ttoo aad Saun- INFANTS’ FOODS—Liebig’s, Haiti’s, Neave’s, Ridge’s, Nestle’s. COD LIVER OILS—De Jongh’s, Law ton’s, Mdller’s, Forte’s, Southall Bros. PERFUMERY—Piesse and Lubin’s, Rim rnel’s, Gosnell’s, Kriedenbach’s, Low’s, The Crown Perfumery Company’s HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. HOMCEOPATHIC MEDICINES —Loath and Ross’s daily expected ex “ Wai tangi. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED. 2 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. The Best House in Town for MEN’S, BOYS’, AND YOUTHS’ | READY-MADE CLOTHING. CELEBRATED ROOT AND SHOE DEPOT. 14 SANDO AND CO., STOREKEEPERS, TOBACCONISTS, NEWS AGENTS, &c,, &c., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Labor Registry Office, Painter. SO J. R. CHAPMAN, JpAINTER, GLAZIER, PAPER- , HANGER & SIGNWRITER, 1 Importer of Paperhangings, White Lead, Glass, &c. The trade supplied at lowert Wholesale , Prices. 17 1 S. COLLINS & SON, pAINTERS, PAPERHANGERS, SIGN-WRITERS, PLUMBERS, and DECORATORS, Moore-strem Ashburton, Country orders promptly attended to, and the quality of Work and Materials < Guaranteed. Public Notices. WANTED KNOWN—That we are now j Selling 250 Cream Laid Commercial Envelopes for 25., cash ; 500 ditto, 3s. (id. _ cash ; and 1000 ditto, Gs. Gd., for prompt cash only. Weeks & Dixon. f ¥lTANTED—Servants out of Employ ' V ment to advertise for Situations in Herald” and “Guardian.” Only One Shilling, for Cash, fifteen words.



For Sal< 13,000 FOR SA ACRES T\ Lots to st Very Liberal SAUN STUD SH w c have a nu tuber brat-ed Merino RAMS i£o SALTS Builder ■ “—“ - ttnpgj Ashburton SASH AN*. MANU F A C G. PARK Proprieto BUILDER AND CO Moore Stri Every description of Timl Materials in Stock and su reasonable ten Plans prepared and Estimal shortest notic Carriers. B. C. SMI’ CARR Moorb Street, Asi 25 TH. BREWER’S Roya , leaves Longbeach (via, Waterton, Ashton, \\ Tinwald) daily, at 7 a.m. the same route on arrival from Christchurch. Parcels and orders punc to. T, H. BR 195 ECOOKSON, Wills t , MAIL COACH fr Railway Station to Green Forest, and Mount Somers, and Friday, returning V Saturday at 3 p.m, Poulterer, & RABBITS! RA; p. harp: FISHMONGER AND : Near the Ashburton Hotel BEGS to inform the Ashburton that he E in the above line, and tr attention to business, and articles of first class qua merit a share of public pat) OYSTER SALO



Nbtices. H. M. Jo Baking Square, r LAW & COMMERCIAL STATIONER; BOOR AND MUSIC SELLER. Toys, Fancy Goods, Violins, Strings, Concertinas, Ac. Maf'azines, English Papers, & Periodicals by each Mail. Bookbinding Executed with Despatch 15 0.1, c. T#E yjGTQRjIAN LIVERY AND, BAlpi £R jE ,0 PE ? E tP. STREET, ASHBURTON, v S. § $jK £ tty t*tK Mfe ifta k JJEGS to anno "wß2Mf| he has taker. ■’ifced/.’i (late Boll’s Western .u * have been tlioroughly reno. now afford extensive accoramo farmers and travellers. L S- Good attendance guaranteed, and mode rate charges. Saddle Horses and carriages on hire. u.~c. 147 PAPERHANGING WAREHOUSE, TANORED STREET, r Ashburton. J. R. CHAPMAN, PAINTER, PAPERHANGER. SIGN-WRITER, Etc., Has much pleasure in stating tliat, owimr to the large increase of Business, ho is now Importing from the Manufacturers - - PAPER HANGINGS, WHITE LEAD, LINSEED OIL, WINDOW GLASS, BRUSHWAPE, 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 superiu tendonce. Competent workmen sent la all parts of the country. ESTIMATES GIVEN. 41 Advertise. Ik 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, j to find any.hingyou have lost, U If you want (to sell Agricultural Implements YOU CAN DO SO, BY MAKING YOUR WANTS KNOWN IN THE ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE : SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS, East Street.