Tfife A&HfctJftrOft atJAKDtAN MtlbAl HOVMIBER 9, 18§4.

Printed Mid published by the Ashburfcon Publishing Company, Ltd, at their Pteair c>rihtine office, Burnett Street Ashburton FRIDAY, November 9, 1894.



; HHARMAN BHOS., \ GROCERS AND IRONMONGERS. CHEAPEST HOUSE IN ASHBURTON FOR JROCEBIES, HAEDWAKE, HOLLOWAM, BBUSH j WABE, AND CROCKERY. : %JJV> HAVE JUST TO HAND A CONSIGNMENT OF 11, B. %. Hike c p tftheii m, AND FINEST SELECTED TURKEY OIL STONES. CUTLERY and ELECTRO-PLATED GOODS A SPECIALTY. AGENTS h,r the Famous TIGER BLENDED TEAS, We have also a Large Stock of rNDMN, CHINA, and CEYLON TEAS. These Teas are especially selected for our trade, and the Qualify we Guarantee io be Unsurpassed. They are all Pangenty Grippy, and Strong Liquoring, so that Customers wanting a Good Tea at a Low Price, w« ask them, with confidence, to Give Us a Call. ALL GOODS, SOLD AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES FOR CASH. Orders by Post despatched with Punctuality Goods Delivered in Town and Suburbs. Customers waited upon for Orders. Satisfaction is our Motto. SHEARMAN BROS, MARKET HOUSE. ASHBUBTON SHOW.. PUBLIC ffOTICfi. TNTENDING Visitors to the Ashburton Show can be Supplied with ALL KINDS OF PASTRY, BUNS, SAUSAGE ROLLS, BOILED HAM, and a Great Assortment of Small Confectionery Suitable for Picnic Parties. The Beatiful Plantations] in the Show Grounds are Splendidly adapted for Picnic Parties. Visitors can avoid the Crush at the Refreshment Bars by'taking their own lunch CALL AT T AT L O B'S OLD ESTABLISHED BAKERY, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, BEFORE 1 O r.'OLOCK SHOW DAY". •**»■ O'CLOCK SHOW DAY. § o« —■^™™™* The Best Currant Cake in Canterbury 6d per 1b ARCADE HOUSE.. Spring Goods. Spring Goods. W. W. SPENCER & CO- A RE now showing &ome beautiful NEW and FASHION ABLE SPRING FABRICS, being especially selected for the Ashburton District. We have also a nice Selection of STRAWS LACES, FLOWERS, FEATHERS, GLOVES, FRILLING, and OHEFFONS, BOOTS- BOOTS. BOOTS NEW BOOTS and SHOES for the summer weather. Men's, Boys', Ladies', and Children's of all descriptions. C&OTHIIffiL CI.OTHIH^. CLOTHINGS MEN'S TWEED SUITS, TROUSERS, COATS, VESTS, &c. SHIRTS, COLLARS, TIES, &c. SPjENOBB and CO., ARCADE HOUSE. USE LITTLE'S SHEEP DIP FLUID DIP, the best Non-poisonous Dip Used and Recommended by Owners of ovbr 5,000,000 Sheep in N.Z. alone. PRICE (in casks) 5s 6d per gallon. 1 Gallon Fluid makes 100 gallons Dip T TrprnT T?C^ T5/"\ii/'i \w* v ' T\TD I jj_ II I jrjft J.\J VY jJJhSX Uls. A POISONOUS DIP, combined with Glycerine—the outcome of many years' experience. Wonderfully Successful. Is displacing all other Poisonous Dips. Sales have TREBLED each year since introduced. EXTERMINATES VERMIN, KEEPS WOOL SOFT & BRIGHT, EA3ILY MIXED* Cheapest and BEST POISONOUS DIP in the Market. ■arnTTT vft>jnx? <In InaProved Iron KeSs) SOS Per cwt «U IJi I^KIOJI —j| ln Cases of 10> ioib packets) SOs per case One Cwt. Makes 1,000 gallons of Dip. Chief A,arent»- BLAOKBURNE * 00, OhrUtohuoh. distbict AGENTB-Miles and Co., Limited, Aahburton and Bakaia.



BOOT W U E H 0 U S E, EAST SJREET, BOOTS- BOOT*- BOOTS THHE Largest' and Best Assorted Stock in the District to Select from ALL BEST ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL MAKES IN STOCK. Our COLONIAL GOODS or« made at Our Own Factory, so that we are able to GUARANTEE SATISFACTION AND SELL AT LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICKS. Every Description of Boots and Shoes marie to order. Material and Workmanship GUARANTEED. Be sure to Call and Inspect Goorls before Buying elsewhere. 8. AJSfDEESON> B0 0 T MANU PA C T !.i }; E R AT?D IMPOK TE R, J. NICHOLAS, Manager, East street;. Repairs Done Same Day as Bbocght I mpo tanl Annouocemnnt —: Retiring from Business, : — ROBERT MURRAY PRACTICAL WATCH AJSD CLOCK MAKER, I |ESIRES to announce to his Customers and the Public generally, that he has decided to RETIRE from BUSINESS, and in order to more easily dispose of his Business has resolved to REDUCE his large and Costly Stock]by SELLING>t a great sacrifice. The WHOLE of the STOCK, comprising OVER £3000 WORTH OF WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELLERY, PLATE, ETC. Will be offered AT PRIOHJS NEVER BEFORE OFFERED to the Ashbnrtoi I public, many of the lines being reduced as much as 40 and 50 per cent. £10 10s Watches, reduced to £8 8s | £5 10s Watches, reduced to £3 15s | Eight Day Clocks to Strike, fromJlSa 6< Silver Watches from £1 5s | Very Strong SERVICEABLE WATCHES in SOLID NICKELICases, REDUCED From 21s to 15s. A veryllarge and well-selected Stock of HIGH-CLASS DIAMOND, ENGAGE MENT, WEDDING and KEEPER RINGS. GOLD AND gILVEE JEWELLERY OF ALL PRICES AT A TREMLEI¥I>OIJ* KKI)UCTIO\ OFF MARKED PRICES. STERLING SILVER AND ELECTRO-PLATED WARE AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES. Having> VERY HEAVY STOCK of Watch and Clock Repairing Materials" at present^ the PRICE of WATCH and CLOCK REPAIRS will bej GREATLY REDUCED. Watches Cleaned ... ... 5s 6d Mainsprings ... ... ... 4s 6d Clocks Repaired and Cleaned from 2a ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIQUBES. Wool. Wool. Wool. CT7E ARE PREPARED TO MAKE Liberal CASH Advances On the ensuing CLIP, and on wool entrusted to us for sale, either at ASHBURTON OR CHRISTCHURCH, Or for shipment to London where we have Special facilities to conserve Our Clients interest HAVING recently taken over the stores of the New Zeala Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, at corner of West and Havelock streets, extra facility has been acquired for the display of all Clips. MEDLASDER BROS, A BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF New Washing Fabrics. New Linen Effects, JNew Printed Nainsooks, New Mysore Zephyrs, New Pandora Cloths, New Printed Pongees. Hew Prints, New Cambrics, New Drills. New Muslins, New v Sateens, New Galateas, Etc.,|Etc. G. I, BEATH & CO., . TANCEED STREET.



' ■ •* It. B. REBTELL, COMMISSION AGENT, ARCADE AGENT FOR WALTER A, WOOD, BINDER, Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society j 10 4 Limited. Venie Flower SINGING mjEE THIRD TERM will commence 1 September 11. Miss Flower will be pleased to receive intending Pupils as early as possible at her residence, Cox Street. 9 56 Waka^uT~SiilT RE-OFENING. EDWIN ~"tHOM AS "DEGS to announce to hia friends and the public that he has REOPENED his Wakanui Mill. The superb roller plant has been completely overhauled by the expert from Manchester where it was | made, and several new machines added, I .so that flour second to none in the colony can now be produced. Me James Cookburn has the manage j ment of the Mill, bo that a perfect guarantee for the excellence of the produce is secured. Grists lefc at Mr J. Thomas' store (opposite Mr Harrison's), will be carted Free of Charge, and the gristing will be done at the lowest Rates. Edwin Thomas, PROPRIETOR. 9 183 Barrett Brothers, DKAPERS, CLOTHIERS, etc. " THE HALL, 1 EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. DEGto notify that all bnsiness "con ■--* nectiona as partners bee ween them selves and Mr H. Bairatow, Cabinet maker and Upholsterer, have been severed by mutual consent, as from May 1, 1894. ALSO, that they are now receiving their first consignments of NEW SPRING GOODS, Consisting of GENERAL AND FANCY DRAPERY, CLOTHING, MERCERY, ETC. To which they respectfully beg to draw the attention of purchasers in search of \ STERLING^VALUE. Barrett Bros. _ 9 107 Important Notice, j T HAVE pleasure in intimating that I ■*• have resolved to continue selling the remainder of the STOCK purchased f com the trustees in Mr R. A loom's -usi-afro at COST PRICE, which will be a 'savin* to the public of SEVEN SHILI,TNttS IN EVERY POUND SPENT. The stock consists of Mens', Youth 9 ', -md Boys' Clothing, Mercery, Drapery /, Boots and Shoes, Groceries^ Crockery, and Glassware, Ironmongery, Cutlery^ Tin ware, etc., together with a specially selected and large assortment of NEW GOODS opened out in each department which will be sold at a VERY" NOMINAL PROFIT FOR CASH. la heepi™ with the above lines—l have also made a large purchase of Crockerywa,re, etc , on mosfc favorable terms from Messrs Nind Ward and Co., Ohristohurch, who are relin quishing business, and will offrr the whole of these goods at SUCH PRICES that will ensure a QUICK AND COMPLETE OLWARANOE. Produce will be dealt with m the usual mauner at Market Rates. An Inspection is cordially Invited. A. LAWfiIE, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS, EAST STREET, Opposite Railway Station, ASHBURTON. Pure Blood is tiik Secret of Health ordons Blood Pi LLS c i eanse the tern oi all impure blood, cure iudigestion.con- Ptipation, liver complaint, pains in back and ides, biliousness, sick headache; remove



WHO is ib furnishes your house complete, With furniture so choice and neat, And for elegance t'would be hard to beat. And yet so very, very cheap ? Why ; ab Undmll's (of course), In Tancred Street. I have Suites and Settees and Chairs by the score, I have Carpets, Linoleums, and Mats ] for the fbor, i And Beds to lie on when your day's work is o'er, And for what you can't see please knock ab the door, At Ukdeill's in Tancred Street, For my table the Duchtsse I challenge the town, Let their names be either Jones, Smith, or Brown ! And for Ware I know no equal is found, Except in the shop which stands on the ground Known as Undkill's in Tancred street. Please Note the Addkess— TTT TTNDRILL CL f\O'B t . 11. U NDRILL Qb I.OS, ASHBURTON FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, (Next Building Society's Office), Tancred Stbeet. Landells and Preston, - Bubnett Street, Ashburtox, Agents for the AUSTRAL CYCLE AGENCY, the Largest Cycle Importer.l) in the Southern Hemisphere, injor [porated with the John Griffiths Cycle Corporation. THE AUSTRAL CYCLE AGENCY ARE THE SOLE AUSTRALIAN AGENTS FOR : Messrs Humber and Co., Ltd., Beeston, Coventry, Wolverharnpton ; The Premier oycle Co, Ltd, Coventry; The Raleigh Cycle Co, (exclusive of Victoria), Notting ham ; The St G'eorge rs Engineering Co (exclusive of NSW and SA), New Rapid, Birmingham ; The Referee Cycle Co, Ltd, London; William Bown, Ltd, Aeolua Bearings, Birmingham; The Cycle Com ponents Manufacturing Co ; Messrs Thomas Warwick and Sons, Warwick Rims, Birmingham ; The Westwood Wheel Co, Westwood Rims, Birmingham ; Messrs R F Hall Manufacturing Co, Birmingham; Meaars Harrison Carter, Carter's Gear Case, Birmingham; Messrs Thomas Smith and Sons, Saltley, Birmingham; Messrs W and A Bates, Rubber Manufacturers, Leicester ; The Auto Machinery Co, Coventry. Holding such Agencies as the above, we are in a position to cater for the Cycling community, as ro other firm in Canter bury can. WOOL. WOOL WOOL. I If E beg to intimate to those of our Clients in this district who propose send ing their wool to Ohristchurch for sale that the first sale of the season will take place on Movember 23, 1894. The premises we hare taken are com modious, and well adapted for the proper display of the clips, and being connected by railway siding there will be no cartage or double handling of the bales, and terminal charges are dispensed with. FRIEDLANDER BROS. N.B,—Please consign to Messrs Wood Bros., Piivite biding, Addington.—F.B PIANOFORTE, AMERICAN ORGAN, THEORY OF MUSIC AND HARMONY. Mrs W. Bowman Fox, Pupil of London Masters, With Certificates from Trinity College, London, WILL Commenco Teaching the above at Sauwdeks 1 Buildimis, and at her residence. r.l uevoiiton, Ashburton, on October 16, and will be pleased to make arrangements with intending pupils as soon as possible^. MRS FOX will teach on Two Evenings of the week for the convenience of those engaged during the day. Pupils prepared for Trinity College Examinations. Tfiiois : Two Guineas per quarter, to commc.net! from any date. Hi^heist testimonials from forme* pupiia JO x



Stud Notices. rtsUE STANDARD-BRED AMERICAN A TROTTING STALLION, General Tracey, Will be in Ashburton every Saturday, travelling via Willowby on Fridays, and return home via Wheatstone, Fleming ton, and Waterton every Monday. FEE—Four Guineas, Service fee ss, both payable on first service. Mares grazed free at Longbeach up to January 1, 1895. Every care taken but no responsibility. 9 208 JCN GRIGG. mo STAND THIS SEASON AT HINDS, and travel surrounding districts, HE THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE ®«. Ives. By Gorton; dam Legerdemain. For feea and further particulars apply THOS. HOLMES, 9-171 Hinds TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON, the X THOROUGHBRED STALLION YOU KG CHEVIOT In the Wakanui, Ashburton, Seafieldand Methven districts. For particulars apply 9 192 C. BENNETT, Wakanui. 'iHK CARRIAGE STALLION Toronto three years, by Texas, dam Twilight, by Traducer, (imp.), will serve a limited num ber of mares at his owner's place, visiting Ashburton once a week. W. BEGC, 9 180 Ashton. sTlj D H~O~R SESi NOTICE TO HORSE BREEDERS. | TM II J. R. BEQG'S Carriage Stallion iioomeratig' Will travel th 6 same Districts as lash year 9 146 Black wood A bdall ah \l7 It't* Stand this Seamen afc Owner's? V ? Stable, Ashburton. TERMS.—£4 4s for Season. Gocd paddocking at la 6d per week ; all care taken but no responsibility. Grooma^e fee, ss. 9 212 " MAX FRIEDLANDER, mO STAND THE SEASON at my _L Farm, Lismore, The Well-known Stallion AriryJe. By the king of stallions. Young Backer (imp), dam Blossom by LincolmHire Hero. Teems : 255, payable at first ser vice. For further particulars, apply to 1 42 L. FROST, Lismore » ~~~-~: :.z7~z r.ir"<" "_!*< ",■■■■—f^w CARSON & CO/S CASH SALE —OF— CROCKERY AND IRONMONGERY IB NOW ON, rpHB STOCK INCLUDES Tea, Breakfast, and Dinn«r Ware, Toilet Ware, Table and Fancy Glassware Knives and Forks, Potosi Spoons and Forks. Cooking (Jfcensils, Mirrors, Lamps, and Lamp Fittings, Brushes and Corn Brooms, Leather Goods, Stationery. Daiuy Requirements—Churns, Dairy Thermometers, Milk Pans, Bufcier Scales, eto Garden Tools—Spades, Digging Forks, HoeSj Rakes, Pruning Tools, etc Gorse Knives, Saws, Axes, Files, Wire Nails, Castor, Linseed and Machine Oils, Turpentine, Lamp Black, Raddle, etc. BBA Sheep Shears, Turkey Stones, Bluestone, Rein Cord, Flax Rope, etc. DON'T FORGET THE ADDRESS— C arson asse3 Co., GROCERS & IRONMONGERS, OPPOSITE UNION BANK. a FACT.—Anyone drinking Health -£* Tea and discarding all other brands will certainly add ten years to hia lite. Jusb your try it. To bo had from ail Grocers,



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