The Evening Echo, Friday, August 16, 1878.



a Tidy GIRL, as Nursemaid, and to make herself generally useful. Apply Echo Office. ♦ FOUND— A Lever Watch at Mount Somers. Owner can have the same by paying ex penses. • ■ Apply to * WM. McCLEMONTS, Carrier, Mount Somers. PUBLIC NOTICE. Licensing Act, Licensing Act Amend ment Act, 1874* THUBLIC NOTICE: is hereby given that the JT next Quarterly Meeting of the Licensing Commissioners of the Ashburton and Mount Somers Districts, will be held at the Court House, Ashburton, on TUESDAY the third day of September next, at noon, for the pur pose of. considering such applications as are authorised by the above Acts, .. ... . .. , JOHN EDGAR! BUCHANAN,' ; , Clerk of the Court. Ashburton, Augnst 3rd, 1878. BOROUGH OF ASHBURTON. - ELEcf lON of MAYOR, COUNCILLORS' AND AUDITORS.;; / -■ J HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, thdtJiih ac cordance' with the rprbvisions of ; the JMitnicipal nGorperafions Act, 1876, and the 'Regulations of Local Elections Act,. 1876, for the office of Mayor, Nine Councillors, and Two Auditors of the Borough of Ashburton, will be received at the Town Clerk’s office, Montgomery’s Buildings, in the said Bbrtttigb, bpforetbe hdar bf at Noqn on MONDAY, 26th August Tnstant. . Nominations id the. fdrin prescribed % the Acts, to be addressed to .the Returning Officer, and delivered at the said Town Clerk’s Office by the time above appointed. Tlie Nominations for the office of Mayor to be accompanied with a deposit of £io. AnAt|a|so give notice-tbat, if necessary/fhe RplL for* thd Election of Jlklayor will be taken on Mondiy, the 2nd day of September next; for the Election of Nine Coun- taken on: Wednesday, the 4th day of September next; and that the Poll for the EWctiop of Two Auditors will be taken on Friday, the' 6th day of September next. Each Election will take place at the Town ;Hall, within the said Borough, and will com mence .-at 9 o’clock in the forenoon and will close- at 6 o’clock. ’in the. afternoon, on the respective days, abovementioned. ' ' : Nomination PaperiPaui be obtained at the office of .Town Clerk." The First "Meeting of the Council will .be held: at: Hall,, . within.,the said Bdrdugb, on the 9th day of September next, at i2;o-c}pskat noon. - • • CHARLES BRADPELL, *'. Town Clerk, and Returning Officer. .i U ■■ sX&i.' ; w. v nj-‘ * * 9th August, 1878. , ;



Ol&JL U/iXV,*j uu'.uS IpooL Requsites, '0;- . &c., &c., TMPGRTED direct from the best Markets, :• and Sold cheaper than any house in Town* - - ' V A large stock of ACCOUNT BOOKS, i - /CASKETS OF STATIONERY FANCY GOODS, . '." ■ i " - 5 ' ' ' PPNS, PENCILS, &c. ; Just Opened from London, marked off a£prices never beiore 1 hifgrd of . ' • •' in Ashburton’. ,• ■ Inkstands, Stationery Cases, Date Cases, Pen Racks, Writing Desks, Paper Weights, Office Bells, String Cases, ; Invoice Piles, Letter Balances, and-every 1 Office requisite at very low prices for «ash>' v Writing Papers, Envelopes,'Pens/ Into,- Blot* ting Papers, &c., &c. ’ \. • ... Photograph ai oums, Scrap ■ Books, Purses, Ladies’ Bags, and a large number of Prize Books a.nd Cards. . t \ Church. Services arid Hymnals; ;Wesleyan and Presbyterian New Hymnals. Bibles, in various bindings. Color‘RpJ&es/Mathemaucal Instruments, Rulers, Drawing Pemilsand Pins. Drawing Papers, • Tracing-Paper, and Cloth, Indian Ink and Colors. Hair Brushes, Combs; Oil, Perfumery, Scent Bottles, Hair Pins, Brooches, Earrings, Bracelets,, and numerous other .useful articles. All to be, spld very cheap, at THE. STATIONERS’UHALL, Evening Echo Office, EAST STREET, SOUTH, ASHBURTON,



EVENING CLASSES. MR. G. D. BQILEAU, i s prepared to re ceive pupils on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from. 7to 9 p.m. For terms apply at tile Echo Office. , TO THE RATEPAYERS OF THE BOR OUGH OF ASHBURTON. jQO not- promise your votes ! As one of the oldest residents in the district, I am coming forward to contest the Mayoralty, and if elected will do all in my power to assist the Working Men of this town, and neglect my own interests to promote the above desire. . I remain, Ratepayers, .. . ’ Yours, &c., EDW. JOHN WALSH. ; TO DONALD-WILLIAMSON, Esq] Ashburton, August 5, 1878. ; QLR,—We, the Undersigned Ratepayers of O the Borough of Ashburton, beg to request that you will allow yourself to be put in Nomination for the Office of Mayor, and heieby pledge ourselves to do our utmost to secure your election to that post, should you accede to this request. We are, sir, yours respectfully, Saunders Bros. JFriedlander Bros., merchants . Alfred Roberts, manager Bank N.Z. Weymouth Roberts, corn merchant Thomas Quill, Commercial Hotel William Anderson, saddler Mitchell and Turner, merchants James Campbell, auctioneer, &c. George Compton, builder Edward Cookson, coach proprietor Geo. Eagle, boardinghouse-keeper . Octavius Digby, farmer and butcher . Geo. Parkin, builder ' John C. Bell, Coach proprietor . ' ,/ William Taylor, builder. .y Isaac Scott, builder Richard Lancaster, butcher ; Thos. Toppin, Royal Hotel George Pike, • coach proprietor Thos. Chambers, bootmaker Joseph Hyde George Johnston, blacksmith Phillip Journeaux Andrew. Wood, carrier Jas. McDonald, tailor and clothier William Smith, stable-keeper .. . Duncan Lcitch, tailor and clothier < M. Nealas, bootmaker ' .'■• Chsis. Reid, blacksmith Geo. Trickett, restaurant-keeper . ' Thos. Hicks, baker and storekeeper . . Charles Brown, coach-builder ;>-T ---■ A. Spillard, furniture warehouse ' And sixteen other Gentlemen signing the above Requisition.



- Ashburton, August s, iSyS.-;- To the Gentlemen who have-signed the above Requisition, —ln reply to your numerously signed and influential Requisition, asking me to allow myself to be nominated as first Mayor of Ashburton, having been so long connected with the place, I have much pleasure in acceding to your request, and need hardly assure you, if elected, that I will do my very best for the interests of the town. I am, Gentlemen, ' . * Your obedient servant, i ’ . . DONALD WILLIAMSON. TO THOMAS BULLOCK, Esq., ASHBURTON. SIR, —We, the undersigned residents of the Borough of Ashburton,. beg to request you will allow yourself to be placed in nomin ation for the Mayoralty, of Ashburton, and in the event of your acceding to our request, we promise to use our best exertions to ‘ secure your return ' R, W. Shearman .. J. H. Pass Joshua Tucker A. O. Aitken F.. Doherty . John Orr J. M. Cambridge Joseph Ivess Gerald D. Branson Thomas Hicks John Fowler J. D. Firth • G. Worner • H. Byrne . George Shann L ,_ . D. McFarlane ~\A E. Murphy Toseph Canning ' William Mitchell M. Nealas James Quinn Thomas Taylor W, C. Page . ! J, S. Savage G. Wood W. T, Lill John Robb. - Robert Johnstone Henry J. Edwards John Halpine Richard Bird William Geo, St. Hill J. R. Steel E. A. Garnett Thomas Dudsbn W. B. Compton C. Truckle J. E. Buchanan M. Digby George Tutty Thomas Gibson John Hefford H. Layton ' J. Ward. To the Gentlemen signing the above requisi tion : ... In reply to your numerously signed requisi tion asking me to allow myself to be nominated „ your first Mayor, I have much pleasure in complying with your request,-and should.! have the honor of being elected I will use my best endeavours to promote the interests of Ashbur ton> t am, Gentlemen, i | ;.'~i -; . - Your Obedient Servant, THQMAS iBULLQC&



TOWN SECTION. WANTED, to purchase, in or near East street, a Quarter-acre SECTION. Apply, by letter, stating price, &c., A. 8., office of this paper. .. . . .'. ’■. EAGLE’S' ' DINING ROOMS, HAVELOCK STREET, . Near to the Town Hall, Ashburton. LUNCHEON AND DINING ROOMS. Meals at all hours. S. W. BROWN, A RCHITECT AND CIVIL ENGINEER, EAST STREET, Ashburton. lf r ' NOTICE. v ; g C. FARR, ARCHITECT, &c., can be consulted at Messrs. W. Montgomery and Co. ’s Buildings, Ashburton, EVERY SATURDAY or. any commurications left at Mr. CHARLES Braddell’s Office, will be promptly attended j. :■ - r . to/ Ashburton, July 12, 1878. FOR SALE, A Second-Hand American CABINET ORGAN, by Mason and Hamlin. It has five stops and a knee swell. Elegant case. Suitable for Parlor or Church. Price cash. Apply, Echo office. CHEAP FUEL. SPRINGFIELD COAL, NEWCASTLE • ; COAL, AND FIREWOOD,.. _ SPRINGFIELD Coal can be highly recom .mended for every purpose, and the fact of its being used on the Railway must be a suffi cient guarantee of its quality.- G. PARKER & Co., Near Railway Station, Ashburton. W. R. BOYLE, jgSTATE AND GENERAL AGENT. MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON.



PRELIMINARY NOTICE. NEW FIRST-CLASS BOARDING-HOUSE. MR THOMAS: CLARKE has to announce that he tyill commence immediately the erection of a FIRST-CLASS BOARDING HOUSE, to supply a felt want in Ashburton. The House will occupy a site within One Minute’s walk of the Railway Station, and will afford the following accommodation : FIRST AND SECOND CLASS DINING ROOMS. SMOKING AND READING ROOMS. WELL VENTILATED, LARGE, AND LOFTY BEDROOMS. : PRIVATE ROOMS FOR FAMILIES. The work has been contracted for at the price of 1500, and the Hquse will be under the [supervision of an experienced manager from Christchurch.



Wanted Known, That a Single Garment may be .purchased at Dunedin Wholesale , Price, at . T. QUINN & CO’S, DRAPERY AND CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT, ' _ ° Moore Street, Ashburton.



FRUIT IMPORTED DIRECT FROM SYDNEY. J.MOOAR&CO., ' ' Wholes .le & Retail GREENGROCEf S AND FRUITERERS, REMOVED TO EAST STREET, (Shop lately occupied by Mr. Cambridge.) JUST ARRIVED A LARGE. STOCK 4 . of v Oranges, Pine Apples- - Lemons, Bananas • Apples, Vegetables Confectionery . P ‘ $ • &c., &C. Delivered tc glty patts of Ashburton.



Saunders Bros. ' Ashburton, Christchurch and ; - ~ London. MILLERS, GRAIN MERCHANTS, LAND AND COMMISSION AGENTS. NOTICE TO FARMERS. - jJgAUNDERS BROTHERS are prepared j to make Cash advances on growing crops of any description, or on grain placed in their hands for sale in any of the New Zealand Torts, Aust-raliS or London. LAND FOR SALE. 'jpIIE undersigned have" a numbefr-of excel lent Farms and other Properties for-Sale. r Can"xnake advances on land'placed in their hands for sale, or to complete purchases. SAUNDERS BROS. *r-COME AT LAST. ||£W DRAPERY ESTABLISHMENT, =■ i-'- GLASGOW HOUSE, ,-EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. GAVIN HAS great pleasure in announcing that he has Commenced Business, after much unavoidable delay, in his new premises, at MONTGOMERY’S BUILDINGS, With a Stock .of GENERAL DRAPERY AND



r CLOTHING, Which owing to the advancement of the winter Season" he -.will offer at extremely Low Prices with a view to speedy clearance. Goods marked in Plain Figures. . One Shilling Off Every Pound Purchased for Cash. BARGAINS IN all the DEPARTMENTS. C. PERCY COX, LAND AND ESTATE AGENT, AND VALUATOR, AS H B U R TO N JPpARMS to LET and SELL, .of-all Sizes and Descriptions, Improved and Unimproved, situated near in all parts of the District. 2000 Acres FREEHOLD )To be Let for 5000 •> LEASEHOLD > a term of 5 6000 SHEER,, J or 7 Years. 3197 Acres FREEHOLD ) To be Sold on 3085 „ LEASEHOLD > £ terms, with Purchasing Clause. ) Near OPAWA Railway Terminus. 1445 Acres FREEHOLD, very rich land, with Seven-roomed HOUSE, Improve ments, Orchard, etc., etc., . Within one mile of MAKIKI Railway Station, QQQ Acres near the KAKAHU, within six miles of Winchester. . LAND of all descriptions, or of any size, between th'e Rakaia, Rangatata, Ashburton Forks, etc., etc. j Money* Lent in Large or Small Sums, on Approved Security. AGENT FOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY. declaration of.war. WHEN the first note of prepaiation was sounded in the East, and the war cloud was no laiger than a man’s hand, and while the principal potentates of Europe, though breathing peace, were silently girding up their loins for a struggle as fierce in the’ encounter and more baneful in its results than any which has hitherto devastated the face of our mother earth —it was then that he sought every means in his power lo avoid fsdch - another calamity" that befel by obtaining fdr the coining winter a very Large Assortment of Horse Cloths, Oil skin Leggings, and Sou’-westers, to enable the nhabitants of Ashburton to stand a long Winter Siege. WHO HAS DONE THIS? Why, THOMAS DUD SON, i SADDLER, > Burnett Street, I And, for further emergencies, has on hand the" Largest and Best; - Stock of Saddlery and Saddlers’ Ironmongery ever exhibited in Ash burton#



B. W. MOUKTFORT, Architect. Cathedral Square, •Christchurch, and Fooks and Son’s Offices, East Street, Ashburton. ENCOURAGE LOCAL ENTERPRISE ! AND MAKE \OUR PURCHASES where you get Value feu - Your Money and a LARGE ASSORTMENT To choose from. To make room, for more New Novelties from America and other novelty markets, the (Undersigned is OFFERING., to the .public AT GREAT REDUCTIONS his present STOCK, comprising— ABOUT 80.0 NOVELS FROM 6d. UPWARDS Books on Gardening. Cookery, .♦* y * * C ' Farming, Bird-keeping, Etc., Etc., Dictionaries and Ready Reckoners, . Journals, Magazines, * --.’Song Books, Stationary, and • FANCY GOODS of every DESCRIPTION. Novelties in Enless Variety, including CARDS, DRAUGHTS, CHESS, DOMINOES, • LOTTO, and other Games. JSSS” Note the Address— A. WESTON, BOOKSELLER AND AMERICAN TOBACCONIST, DEALER IN FANCY GOODS, General Advertising Agent and Bill Poster. Agent for the Sale of the renowned Weston’s . Wizard Oil. Q.C.E. ciCA? DIVAN, East Street, near Bullock’s Auction Mart.



E. A. GARNETT, HAIRDRESSER, . .. PERFUMER, - TOBACCONIST, AND GENERAL FANCY GOODS ; . DEALER, BEGS to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and District that he has removed to No. I, Montgomery’s New Buildings, East street, and has in Stock a GOOD ASSORTMENT OF TOBACCO, CIGARS, PIPES, Perfumery, Frizzets, Plaits, : f Etc., Etc. Note the Address,— E. A. GARNETT, No. i, Montgomery’s Buildings, East Street.



MR. BRANSON, BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR, East Street, ASHBURTON. ,E. G. CRISP, g A RRI STE R . AND' SOLICITOR, - ; Ijjldg.removed his. Offices to MONTGOMERY’S BUILDINGS (Ist Floor), : BURNETT STREET, A S H. B,- U R T O N ■ JAMES BAKER, Builder, contractor, and UNDERTAKER, HAVELOCK STREET, -■ Ashburton. . • . . FUNERALS FURNISHED ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE. J UST PUBLISHED. The New Zealand Wesleyan, Price 6d. \gents for Ashburton— FURNESS AND DIXON, ; Echo Office, East Street. H, B.UDDE N , Seed Merchant, Etc., NELSON, N.Z. Fruit and Forest Trees—Ornamental Shrubs— Roses—Seeds—Plants; etc,—Packed to any part of New Zealand,



TT cr. BEISTO ACCOUNTANT, COLLECTOR, AND' GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, Prospect Buildings, East Street, Ashburton. •• Commissions of every description Executed. MRS. MOREY, jgEGS to announce to the LADIES OF ASHBURTON and Surrounding Districts that she has] OPENED A SHOW ROOM f°r ■:': * MADE UP AND FULLY - TRIMMED PAPER' PATTERNS • i . dr ALL THE LATEST FASHIONS:, FOR LADIES’ CHILDREN’S WEAR. LADIES’ OWN MATERIALS CUT OUT At Moderate Charges. MRS. MOREY, TANCRED ’ STREET /. "H . (Next to Mr. Chapman’s, House Decorator). The Central Foundry, PETER STREET, . . A S H BURT 0 NJ. W. J. n •. BEGS respectfully to inform 1 the-public of Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has now completed his foundry in Peter Street, where . Y T Castings of every description in Iron,, Brass, and other metals, will be carried on under his own superintend ence, and from the many years of practical experience he has had in America, England, and the Colonies, can guarantee to turn out work satisfactorily. . \ Highest prices given for old cast metals and brass. •• . Orders can be left at the Foundry. W. J. HESSEY, Proprietor. NOTICE! NOTICE!! NOTICE!!



REMOVAL. Firth, Pass, & Co. Beg to inform the Inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that they have REMOVED TO THEIRJEW PREMISES Next the Union Bank of Australia, EAST STREET. piRTH, PASS, & CO. take this oppolv tunity of thanking their nuiheiouscustemers who have so liberally supported them hitherto, and to solicit a continuance of their pfttloftage at the NE W PREMI 3E S, TO BE CALLED The Old Bank Stores (LATE union bank). Orders entrusted to our care will re ceivejfprqinpt attention. «. i -■ Families waited on for orders weekly, FIRTH, PASS, AND GO.; Grocers, Drapers, Ironmongers, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, &c. East Street. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. VICTORIA FRUIT DEPOT, East Street, near Orr & Co.’s, WILLIAM BIRTWELL PROPRIETOR, BEGS. to inform the inhabitants of Ashbut ; ton and surrounding districts that, having removed to more central premises, is now prc* pared at the lowest price for cash,— Fruit of all descriptions Confectionery of best quality. : Vegetables & Herbs, all kinds Potatoes, not to be excelled Poultry, regularly supplied ! Cheese, &c., &c, Pastry of the best quality kept in slock.