The Ashburton Guardian.

COUNTYfifAGRICULTURAL AND SPORTING RECORDER

Vol. I.—No. 7.

ASHBURTON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1879

Price—TWOPENCE



Auctioneers and Gommisssion Agents ALFRED HARRISON, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AGENT, ETC. SALES, Sales of Stock, Mer chandise, Furniture and Effects, also Pigs, Fowls, and General Produce. WEEKLY SALE Every SATURDAY at 12 o’clock. SALE ATTENDED. Entries can be made at my office or at the Yards. Agent for the Transatlantic Fire Insurance Company. 5 EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY, (late bullock AND CO.), ASHBURTON, General Merchants, Auctioneers, Stock, Station, Estate, and Commission Agents. Sales of Stock, Farm Implements, &c., 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 MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY, AUCTIONEER, STOCK, LAND, ESTATE, AND COM MISSION AGENT, Holds Wee Every Saturday, at One o’clock, Farm Produce, General Merchandise of every descrip tion. Full advertisements third page. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, AUCTIONEER, Stock, Land, Estate, and Commission Agent, Saunders’ Buildings, East-st., Ashburton. 277 a [Caed.] J. E. B UCHANAN & Co. Auctioneers, Land, and Estate Agents, ASHBURTON. 313 a FARMERS AND OTHERS. Messrs, acland, Campbell, & CO. are prepared to supply Farmers and others with Station Stores, Fencing Wire, Fencing Staples, Standards, &c., at Lowest Rates, and of First-class quality. AGENTS FOR THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. CAPITAL £2,000,000 INSURANCES EFFECTED AT LOWEST RATES. ACLAND, CAMPBELL & CO., 65 Auctioneers. PRE D K . PAVI T T , East Street (Globe to the Railway Station) Ashburton, Land and General Commission Agent. Orders taken for—Sydney Drays, Newcastle Coal, and Malvern (by the truck load), Build ing Materials of all kinds, Fencing Wire, Agricultural Implements, English and Ameri can, &c., &c. I MESSRS. POYNTZ & CO., A N D, STATE, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Rents and Debts Collected. Money advanced on Freehold Security. 7 Hotels. RAILWAY HOTEL WINSLOW. MR. W. HARRIS requests the publ to know that he is back at his o house, and wiahep his old friends to kno that they will receive the same go< accommodation as formerly. Priva for families. Wines ai Beer best brands. Good stablii and lodjH>oxes, with every attendance. . HARRIS, ’Proprietor. 3166



Millers, &c. SAUNDERS BROS., MILLERS, Grain Merchants, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Offices— EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Miles — GREAT SOUTH ROAD. 72 HI /TOFF AT begs to inform the , IVi inhabitants of Ashbnrton 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. JpiRE 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 Business Notice- IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & 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. Nf.atlt Bound in Cloth. The above Volume contains a lot of valuable information, and should be in the hands of every Tradesman.



Timber Merchants. TIMBER! TIMBER!! 300,000 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET OF SUPERIOR BUILDING TIMBER. ALS O j 20,000 TWENTY THOUSAND SAWN TOTARA AND BLACK PINE Jjl ENC IN G gTAKES NOW ON SALE AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, AT REDUCED PRICES. 12 Brick Manufactory. BRICKS. rpHE UNDERSIGNED having COM. PLETED iheir KILN at Ashburton, are prepared to SUPPLY BRICKS, equal tf 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, 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 ABIN E T MAKER, PICTURE ERAME 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, Chelfonniers, Chairs, Chests of Drawers, Waahstands, 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 Foies, &c. Orders promptly attended to. 13 CABINETMAKING & UPHOLSTERING ESTABLISHMENT, East Street (next Echo Dining Rooms), ASHBURTON. John JJ eec h , PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER, PAPERHANGER, &c. ALL KINDS OF REPAIRS. Furniture Renovated and Repolished, or Exchanged. 1G WANTED . KNOWN—That Visiting Cards, plain or mourning, can bo obtained printed in various styles, at the “Herald” and “Guardian” offices, near the Railway Station,



General Merchants- GREAT SALE OF THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF HOOPER, AITKEN & CO. ORR AND CO, HAVING SECURED THE ENTIRE STOCK Of the above Estate, amounting to AS >345 i os. 4c1., Have decided to give the PUBLIC the advantage of their Purchase hy 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



Chemist. MEDICAL HALL. Established 187-1. J ]\l Q AMBRIDGE ’ DRUGGIST, FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMIST, Has always in .Vtock— SPONGES—Honeycomb and Turkey Toilet TRUSSES—Common Circular, Cole’s, Sal mon and Ody’s, Mocmain, &c. ELASTIC STOCKINGS Knee Caps, Wristlets, and Anklets ; Abdominal Belts in Silk and Thread. FEEDING BOTTLES —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, 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, Gosncll’s, Briedenbach’s, Low’s, The Crown Perfumery Company’s HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES—LeaIh and Ross’s daily expected ex “ Wai tangi. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED. 2 CHAS. NEATE. m a w o MOORE STREET, o to d Q o H-1 m H 3 ASHBURTON. C2 General Storekeeper. 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 BOOT AND SHOE DEPOT. 14 SANDO AND CO., QENERAL STOREKEEPERS, TOBACCONISTS, NEWS AGENTS, &c,, &c., EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Labor Registry Office. 35 Painter. J. R. CHAPMAN, JpATNTER, GLAZIER, PAPER HANGER & SIGNWRITER, Importer of Paperhangings, White Lead, Glass, &c. The trade supplied at lowert Wholesale Prices. 17 S. COLLINS & SON, pAINTERS, PAPERH ANGERS, SIGN-WRITERS, PLUMBERS, and DECORATORS, Moore-street, Ashburton. 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., casli; 500 ditto, 3s. (id. cash ; and 1000 ditto, (ss. Gd., for prompt cash only. Weeks & Dixon. ‘OT ANTED —Servants out of Employ - V V ment to advertise for Situations in the “Herald” and “Guardian.” Only One Shilling, Cash, for fifteen words.



Baker and Confectioner. BREAD ! BREAD ! 1 BREAD ! CONFECTIONERY and BISCUITS. EDWARD TAYLOR begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and the surrounding neighborhood that lie has commenced business as Plain and Fancy Bread and Biscuit Baker, and Confec tioner in Saunders’ New Buildings, and hopes by strict attention to business, and keeping a first-class article, to merit a fair share of public patronage. BREAD—4Ib. LOAF. At the Shop ... ... s|cl. If Delivered ... ... Gd. Confectionery and Biscuits always in stock. ONE TRIAL SOLICITED. Note the Address— EDWARD TAYLOR, Bread and Biscuit Baker and Confectioner, EAST STREET, Near the Railway Station. 343a— 34 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 most reasonable terms. Plans prepared and Estimates Given on the shortest notice. 2G Carriers. B. C. SMITH, CARRIER, ETC., Moore Street, Ashburton. 25 TH. BREWER’S Royal Mail COACH . leaves Longbeach far 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 co. T. H. BREWER, L 95 Proprietor. ECOOKSON, Willis 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. Business Notices. 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 1 lard ware, 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 Good:., to soil 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 L ost, If you want Lto sell Agiicultural Implements YOU CAN DO SO, BY MAKING YOUR WANTS KNOWN IN Site Af'lilmvtou (bttitftluw, OFFICE : SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, East Street. Business Notices. BIBLES, Prayers, and Church Se rvices, Hymnals tor various churcfyes.—H. M, J ONES, Stationer, Baring j^quare.



For Sale, FOR SALE, T ° non ACRES Tussock Land, in * Lots to suit purchasers. Very Liberal Terms. 74 SAUNDERS BROS. FOR SALE, 2.000 LBS. Rye-Grass SEED. 1.000 do. Red Clover do. 30 TONS POTATOES. 75 SAUNDERS BROS. FOR SALE, SINGLE SEATED BUGGY. DOUBLE do. do. And a quantity of Livery Stable keeper’s effects. 76 SAUNDERS BROS. it mam 11 «■—■■■ hum —a—a— Amusements. RACING QLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH and 20 m. FIRST DAY. r. Handicap Hurdle Race of 40 sovs; distance 2 miles, over 8 flights of about 3ft. 6in. hurdles; nomination I sov., acceptance 2 sovs. 2. County Hurdle Race Handicap of 25 sovs. ; over 6 flights of about 3ft. 6 in. hurdles; nomination I sov., acceptance 2 sovs. ;1 f miles. District horses only. 3. Maiden Plate of 20 sovs. ; distance miles; weight for age ; entrance 2 sovs. ; district horses only, that have never won an advertised race. 4. Ashburton Cup Handicap of 50 sovs., added to a sweepstake af 5 sovs. for acceptors ; nomination 2 sovs., acceptance 2 sovs.; 2 miles. 5. Lvdies’ Purse of 25 sovs.; district horses only ; welter weights for age ; gentlemen riders, who must be members of the Ash burton Racing Club ; entrance 2 sovs.; if miles. 6. Farmers’ Plate of 10 sovs.; for horses the bona fide property of owners residing in the County of Ashburton ; no weight under 12 stone; if, miles; entrance I sov. SECOND DAY. 1. County Steeplechase of 30 sovs.; over about 2 miles of fair hunting country; weight for age; for district horses only entrance 2 sovs. 2. Racing Club Handicap of 40 sovs.; added to a sweep of 3 sovs. for acceptors; imiles ; open ; nomination 2 sovs. 3. Tradesmen's Handicap of ao sovs.; district horses only; 1 % miles; nomina tion 1 sov.; acceptance 1 sov. 4. Forced Handicap of 15 sovs.; for all winning horses at this meetiag; entrance 2 sovs.; 1% miles. 5. Consolation Handicap of 15 sovs.; for beaten horses; nomination 1 sov,; acceptance 1 sov. RULES AND REGULATIONS : Qualification fee, £2 25.; members of the Ashburton Racing Club free. No entry will be received for any of the races except on the condition that all dis* putes shall be decided by the whose decision in till cases shall bo final. County horses shall be held to inuai; horses the bona fide property of owner!* residing in the County of Ashburton pre vious to Ist September, 1879. Canterbury Jockey Club rules strictly adhered to unless otherwise specified. No protest will be entertained unless £2 2s. bo deposited, which shall be for feited should the protest, in. the opinion of the stewards, prove frivolous. All entries and nominations to be in the hands of the secretary, addressed to the Somerset Hotel, not later than 4 p.m. on October 31st. Weights to appear for first day’s handicaps on Friday, November 14th ; acceptances on Monday, November 17th, in “ Lyttelton Times,” the “Press,” and the Ashburton “Herald,” and for second day’s racing, weights will be declared at 7 p. m. on evening of Novem ber 19 ; acceptances at 9 p. m. same night. All en tries to be sealed and addressed tc to the secretary, Ashburton, enclosing entrance fees, name and age of horse, and colo’.s of the rider, .Xny jockey riding in any other than bis declared colors will be fined one sovereign. JAMES WILKIE, 4FU Hon. Sec. Public Notices SCHOOL Requisites and Artist Mate rials. H. M. JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. 473 a CiRICKEiTING Materials—Bats, Balia, ) Stumps, Knee Pads, &e., at H. M. JONES', Stationei, Baring Square,