The Ashburton Guardian.

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND SPORTING RECORDER.

Vol. I.—No. 16.

ASHBURTON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER i, 1879

Price—TWOPENCE



Auctioneer* and Comznissßion Agent* EDMtSTON BROS. & GUNDRY : ' (DATE BUXLOCK AND CO.), ASHBURTON, General Merchants, Auctioneers, Stock, i Station, Estate, and Commission Agents. Sales of ; Stock, Farm Implements, &c., will be held at their Yards, Ashbur ton, and the TinwaKL Yards, on alternate TUESDAYS. CASH ADVANCES Made on Stock, Produce, &c., consigned for Positive Sale. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. 19 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 YARDS ATTENDED. ntries can be made at my office or at the Yards. Agent for the Transatlantic Fire , . Insurance Company. 5 at- —— ; —- MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY, AUCTIONEER, STOCK, LAND, ESTATE, AND COM MISSION AGENT, Hold* Weekly Sales Every Saturday, at Onei o’clock, of Horses, Farm Produce, and General Merchandise of every descrip tion. : Fulladv its third page. J.~LLOYD CRAWCEYT"”* AUCTIONEER, sock; Land, Estate, and Commission Agent, aupders’ Buildings, East-at., Ashburton. J. E. B [Card.] UCHANAN & Co. Auctioneers, Land, and Estate Agents, r - . ASHBURTON. * 313 a FARMERS AND OTHERS. MESSRS. ACLAND, CAMPBELL, & CO. are prepared to supply Farmers roßoihera with Station Stores, Fencing Wiccf,t Fencing Staples, Standards, &c., at Lowest Bates, and of First-class quality. AGENTS FOR THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. CAPITAL ... £2,000,000 NSURANCES EFFECTED AT LOWEST .. RATES. ACLAND, CAMPBELL & CO., iR . Auctioneers. pREDK. pAVI TT , East; Street (Close to the Railway Station) Ashburton, ' Land and General Commission Agent. Orders taken for—Sydney Drays, Newcastle rviM and Malvern (by the truck load), Build- of. all kinds. Fencing Wire, Agricultural Implements, English and Ameri am, &c. , Ac. 1 MESSRS. POYNTZ & CO., j/A ND, JJSTATE, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Rents and Debts Collected.. Money advanced on Freehold Security. 7 Hotel*. RAILWAY HOTEL WINSLOW. "R. W. HARRIS requests the public ' to know that he is, back at bis old _so, and wishes his old friends to know jit'they will receive the same good jommodalion as formerly. Private jggjtes of Rooms for families. Wines and 6«ef of the-best brands. Good stabling boxes, with every attendance. Wl HARRIS, 3166



Millers, &c. SAUNDERS BROS., MILLERS, Grain Merchants, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Offices— EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Mtt.t.s— GREAT SOUTH ROAD. 72 H~[% yTOFFAT 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 TIRE 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. lI7EEKS & DIXON have on Sale at VY 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 bands of every Tradesman.



Timber Merchants. TIMBER! TIMBER!! 300,000 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET OP SUPERIOR B|U ILDING 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. Brick Manufactory. BRICKS. rjIHE UNDERSIGNED having COM PLETED Jieir KILN at Ashburton, are prepared to SUPPLY BRICKS, equal tc 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, QABIN E T 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, Chettbnniors, 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, File 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, PAPERHANGER, Ac. ALL KINDS OF REPAIRS. Furniture Renovated and Repolished, or Exchanged. 1C 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 OP THE ASSIGNED ESTATE OF HOOPER, AITKEN & CO. ORE AND CO., HAVING SECURED THE ENTIRE STOCK Of the above Estate, amounting to 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 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 RAKATA. 10



Chemist. MEDICAL HALL. Esta blished 1874. J. M. C AM BRIDGE, DRUGGIST, FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMIST, Has always in Stock— 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, Mbller’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 tangi. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED. 2 C H A S. N E A T E. H 02 v-t s w W o MOORE STREET, w » d Q o hH U2 ASHBURTON. G2 General Storekeeper. j^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. Painter. 35 J, R. CHAPMAN, T>AINTER, GLAZIER, PAPER HANGER & SIGNWRITER, Importer of Paperhangings, White Lead, Glass, &c. The trade supplied at lowert Wholesale Prices. 17 S. COLLINS & SON, JpAINTERS, PAPERHANGERS, SIGN-WRITERS, PLUMBERS, and DECORATORS, Moore-streq* 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., cash ; 500 ditto, 3s. Cd. cash ; and 1000 ditto, 6s. Gd., for prompt cash only. Weeks & Dixon. WANTED —Servants out of Employ ment to advertise for Situations in the “Herald” and “Guardian.” Only One Shilling, for Cash, fifteen words.



Builders. Ashburton steai SASH AND D MANU F A C G. PARK Proprieto BUILDER AND CCL Moore Strf Every description of Timl Materials in Stock and su reasonable terr Plans prepared and Estimal shortest notic Carriers. B. C. SMI' CARR Moore Street, As: 25 TH. BREWER’S Roys . leaves Longbeach (via Waterton, Ashton, W Tinwald) daily, at 7 a.m. the same route on ari’ival ■ from Christchurch. Parcels and orders punc co. T. H. BR L 95 ECOOKSON, Wills i . MAIL COACH fr Railway Station to Green Forest, and Mount Somers, ind Friday, returning V Saturday at 3 p.m. Business Ntjti Advert] If you want If you want If you want to sell a Farh to sell a Hors to rent a Fan to buy a Hors to buy a Hou to rent a Hou to obtain Boa to sell Grocer to sell Furniti to sell Hardu to hire a Ser\ to borrow Me to sell Dry G to sell a Carr to sell Real I to seek a Site to obtain a S« to engage a f to sell Millim to sell a Hou to find a Stra to find any oi to sell a piece to find an ow to buy a secot to find anylhi .to sellAgncu’ YOU CAN DO BY MAKING YOUR WAN



For Sale. FOR SALE, r ~ nOO Tussock Land, iu Lots to suit purchasers. Very Liberal Terms. 74 SAUNDERS BROS. FOR SALE, J DOUBLE SEATED BUGGY. And a quantity, of Livery Stable keeper’s effects. ' 70 SAUNDERS BROS. Poulterer, &c. RABBITS! RABBITS!! P. HARPER, FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near the Ashburton Hotel, East Street, BEGS to inform the inhabitants • f Ashburton that he HAS OPENED in the above line, and trusts, by atdrt attention to business, and supplying bn! articles of first class quality, hopes W merit a share oi public patronage OYSTER SALOON. Hot Fried Fish and Tea and Coffee at all hours. Amusements. RACING QLUB annual 7 meeting. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH and 20TH. 1. llani) 1 ca p'"?Jilrdle^AaxFe of 40 sovs ; distance 2 miles, over 8 flights of about 3ft. 6in. hurdles; nomination X sov., acceptance 2 soys. 2. County Hurdle Rack Handicap of 25 sovs. ; over 6 flights of about 3ft. 6 in. hurdles; nomination 1 sov., acceptance 2 sovs. ; 1 '/t miles. District horses only. 3. Maiden Plate of 20 sovs. ; distance 1 % miles ; weight for age ; entrance 2 sovs. j district horses only, that have never won an advertised race. 4. Ashburton Cup Handicap of 50 sovs., added to a sweepstake af 5 sovs - f° r acceptors; nomination 2 sovs., acceptance 2 sovs.; 2 miles. 5. Ladies’ 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.; miles. 6. Farmers’ Plate of 10 sovs.; for horses the bona file property of owners residing in the County of Ashburton ; no weight under 12 stone; 1 Y wiles; 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 ; 1 Y miles ; open ; nomination 2 sovs. 3. Tradesmen’s Handicap of 20 sovs.; district horses only; lY miles; nomina tion 1 sov.; acceptance 1 sov. 4. Forced Handicap of 15 sovs.; for all winning homes at this meeting ; entrance 2 sovs.; lY miles. 5. Consolation Handicap of 15 sovs.; for beaten horses; nomination I sov.; acceptance I sov. A RULES AND REGULATIONS : Qualification fee, £2 25.; members of the Ashbui-ton 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 stewards, whose decision in all cases shall be final. County horses shall be held to mean horses the bona fide property of owners 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 unle.<a £2 2s. be deposited, which shall be fox - feitod should the protest, iu 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. \ll entries to be sealed and addressed t< to the secretary, Ashburton, enclosing entrance fees, name and age of horse, and colors of the rider. Any jockey riding in any other than nit declared colors will be fined one sovereign JAMES WILKIE, 402 a Hon. Sec. —-—mu. .11.————■ w ■ 1 ■nun—>!■». SCHOOL Requisites and Artist M «te rials. 11. M. JONES, Statio .er. Baring Square. * W *