The Ashburton Guardian.

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND SPORTING RECORDER

Vol. L—No. 4.

ASHBURTON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1879

Price—TWOPENCE



Alctioneera and Oommiaiaion Agents EDMISTON BROS. & 6UNDRY, (IiATE BUIXOCK AND CO.), -4 ASHBURTON, General Merchants, Auctioneers, Stock, Station, Estate, and Commission '-Agents. Salee of Stock,Farm Implements, &c,, ' will beheld at their Yards, Ashbur ton, 1 and the' Tinwald Yards, on alternate TUESDAYS. CASH ADVANCES Had* on Stock, Produce, &c., consigned for Positive Sale. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. 19 ALFRED HARRISON, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AGENT, rrc. jQAND SALES, Sales of Stock, Mor chandise, Furniture and Effects, also PigSj Fowls, and General Produce. Every SATURDAY at 12 o’clock. SALE YARDS ATTENDED. Entries can be made at my office or at the -A- Yards. , Agent for the Transatlantic Fire Insurance Company* 5 rR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY, / V AijGTipMESB,.. STOCK, LAND, ESTATE, AND COM .• MISSION AGENT, Holds -Weekly Bales Every Saturday, at O*S; o’clock, of Hones, Farm Produce, and General Merchandise of every descrip tion. vertisementa third page. j; LLOYD CRAWLEY, AUCTIONEER, Stock, Land, Estate, and Commission . Agent, Saunders’ Buildings, Sast-at, Ashburton. mm [Card.] J jgUCHANAN & Co. Auctioneers, Land, and Estate Agents, ASHBURTON. 313 a p RED K . pAVITT, East Street (Close 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, &£., Ac. r MESSRS. POYNTZ & CO., AN D , Jg STATE, AND general commission agents. Renta and Debts Collected. Money adyanced on Freehold Security. 7 Surveyor, Civil Engineers, fce. C. K FOOKS AND SON, »U*VEYORS AND LAND BROKERS . . Under (he Land fransfer Act, OoVXRNMXNT CONTRACT SURVEYORS, Triangle, Wakanni Hoad, near Post-office ' ASHBURTON. S 3 Hotela. RAILWAY HOTEL WINSLOW. r% W. HARRIS rsqusite tbs pub! te kaow that he ia back at bia o •» and Irish** Us old frianda to lint they will racaiva the same go H formerly. Pern - ifer familis*. Winssw Good otabui «t with every attsndsxwi HARRIS:



Millers, &c. SAUNDERS BROS., MILLERS, Grain Merchants, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Offices— EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Mttxr— GREAT SOUTH ROAD. HItyrOFFAT begs to inform the ( JVi 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 s 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 are met with promptitude and liberality. Agents for Ashburton— SAUNDERS BROS. 6 Business Notice. IN BANKRUPTCY. rEXS & 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 1870. 0 N SALE at the “ HERALD “ Office, Saunders Buildings, East-street. Price i Two Shillings and Sixpence, Nbatmt Round ut Cloth. a ntifiyi Volume eptuaip* a lot p|



Timber Merchants. TIMBER! TIMBER!! 300,000 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET OF SUPERIOR BUILDING TIMBER. ALSO, 20,000 TWENTY THOUSAND SAWN TOTARA AND BLACK PINE ENDING gTAKES NOW ON SALE AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, AT REDUCED PRICES. 12 Brick Manufactory. BRICKS. rpHE UNDERSIGNED having COM PLETED cheir KILN at Ashburton, are prepared to SUPPLY ERICKS, equal tc any made in the Colony, at any Station up or down. Samples to be seen at the Company's 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 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, Chelfonniers, 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, andflax; Beds, feather, woollen, andcotton-liock; 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 e e o h, PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER, PAPERHANGER, &c. All KINDS 0? RETAILS. Furniture Renovated and Repolished, or Exchanged. WANTED KNOWN—That Visitin Cards, plain or jmourUihgj Cftß I obtained printed, in various BtyleS| at U H Herald’ 1 end M Guardian 11 p/!ice»| pc



General. Merchant^. GREAT SALE ASSIGNED ESTATE HOOPER, AtTKEN & CO. ORR AND CO., HAVING SECURED THE ENTIRE STOCK Of the above Estate, amounting to £5, 345 1 os. 4A, 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., ASHBUEON AND EAKAIA. 10



Chemist. MEDICAL II A 1. L. Established 1874. J. M. C AMBRI D G E, DRUGGIST, FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMIST, Has always in sblock SPONGES—Honeycomb and Turkey Toilet TRUSSES—Common Circular, Cole’s, Sal mon and Ody’s, Mocmain, &c. tXASTIC 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. Holler’s, Foxe’s, Southall Bros. PERFUMERY—Piesse and Lilian's, Rim mel’s, Gosnell’s, P.riedenbach’s, Low’s, The Crown Perfumery Company’s HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. HOMCEOPATHIC MEDICINES—Loath and Ross’s daily expected ex “ VVai tangi. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED. 2 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 READY-MADE CLOTHING. CELEBRATED BOOT AND SHOE DEPOT. SANDO AND CO., 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, Wliite Lead, Glass, Ac. The trade supplied at lowert Wholesale Prices. 17 S. COLLINS & SON, pAINTERS, PAPERHANGERS, SIGN-WRITERS, PLUMBERS, and DECORATORS, Moore-street, Ashburton. Country orders promptly attended to, and the quality of "Work and Materials Guaranteed. Booksellers, Stationers, &c. H. J ONES, Baring Square, LAW & COMMERCIAL STATIONER, BOOK AND MUSIC SELLER, Toys, Fancy Goods, Violins, Str'ngs, Concertinas, Ac. Magazines, English Papers. & Periodicals, by each Mail. Bookbinding Executed with Despatch. .. WANTED KNOWN—That we are now Selling 260 Cream Laid Commercial Envelopes for 25., cash j 500 ditto, 3s. Gd. cash ; and 1000 ditto, 6s. Gd., for prompt cash only. Weeks «fe Dixon. WANTED-.- Servants Out of Employ* mei.it to advertise % Situations in tilt) m)4 ft Guardian. Only Vm Cash, (os Msm w'jrds.



Baker and Confectioner. BREAD! BREAD! 1 BREAD! CONFECTIONERY and BISCUITS. EDWARD TAYLOR begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and the surrounding neighborhood that he lias commenced business as Plain and Fancy Bread and Biscuit Baker, and Confec tioner in Saunders’ Now 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 ... ... sid. If Delivered ... ... Cd. Confectionery and Biscuits always in stock. ONE TRIAL SOLICITED. Note the Address— J2SS" 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 Building Materials in Stock and supplied on most reasonable terms. Plans prepared and Estimates Given on the shortest notice. 26 Carriers. B. C. SMITH, CARRIER, ETC., M-—-• Ashburton. 25 TH. BREWER’S Royal Mail COACH , leaves Longbeach for Ashburton (vi& 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 f 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 I lard ware, to hire a Servant, to borrow Money, If you want to sell Dry Goons, 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 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 l ost, If you want Ito sellAgiicultural Implements YOU CAN DO SO, BY MAKING YOUR WANTS KNOWN IN f k gsltkiUtt tSmmliiut, option ! SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ■East Street, WANTED KNOWN-That Money can be saved by purchasing your Sta tionery and Account Bboks, for cash, at the ( LHotakl" and Guardian " Whole sale Stationery i>epot. SaundoiV jQuild’ ItyP) pcnp&fttlon, ' ' ■*"” ' " '



For Sale. FOR SALE, T 'I non ACRES Tussock Land, in * O jOUD Lots to suit purchasers. Very Liberal Terras. SAUNDERS EROS. FUR SALE, 2.000 BUSHELS Rye-Grass SEEP. 1.000 do Red Clover do. 1.000 do. Ci.v Grass do. 3° TONS POTATOES, SAUNDERS BROS. FOR SALE, SINGLE SEATED BUGGY. DOUBLE do. do. And a quantity of Livery Stable keeper’s effects. SAUNDERS BROS. Amusements. RACING (JLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, NOVEMBER itym and zoth. FIRST DAY. 1. 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 1 sov., acceptance 2 sovs. ; 1y 2 miles. District horses only. 3. Maiden Pi.ate 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 of 5 sovs. for accepioisj 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.; IYz miles. 6. Farmers’ Plate of 10 sovs.; for horses the bona Jide property of owners redding in the County of Ashburton ; no weight under 12 stone; i'/i miles; entrance 1 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; m iles ; open ; nomination 2 sovs. 3. Tradesmen’s Handicap of 20 sovs.; district horses only; miles; nomina tion 1 sov.; acceptance 1 sov. 4. Forced Handicap of 15 sovs.; for all winning horses at this meeting; entrance 2 sovs.; 1 % miles. 5. Consolation Handicap of 15 sovs.; for beaten horses ; . nomination I sov.; acceptance 1 sov. RULES AND REGULATIONS : Qualification foe, £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 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 unless £2 2s. be deposited, which shall be for feited should the protest, in the opinion of the stewards, prove frivolous. Ail entries and nominations to be in the hands of the secretary, addressed to the Somerset Hotel, not later than 4 p.m. on October Slst. 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 0 p.m. same night. All entries to be sealed and addressed to to the secretary, Ashburton, enclosing entrance fees, noma and age of horse, and colors of the rider. Any Jockey riding In any other than his declared color# will no fined one sovereign, JAMES WILKIE, 402si lion. See, Public KoWcm CjCHOOL Requisites and Aftfct Mato* rials.- H. Mi JONES, 'Stattonof; Daring Sqitafei mi Cricketing Maters Stump#, K uoo Rada, , #4. * n. a». jymJi’i .