The Evening Echo, Thursday, October 3, 1878. *“•* O ; 1



ANTED —A Few Young Ladies as Apprentices to the Dressmaking. , A. O. AIT KEN & cO. BOARD and Residence for a Respectable Single Gentleman at a Private House Terms, £i is. per week. No Family. Apply Echo Office. MATRIMONIAL. WIFE WANTED.—A settler residing within a few miles of Ashburton, with a Comfortable Home and Farm, is desirous ot communicating with a lady (one who could take charge of his house and dairy neces sary) with a view to Matrimony. -The adver tiser wishes to impress upon correspondents that he is in earnest, and the above is no hoax. First communication by letter to be addressed “ Settler,” Box 42, Ashbuiton. As the advertiser is desirous of settling tins matter as soon as possible, he requests any letters to be sent without delay.



•Just Published. Price 3d. THE CHE/ST/AH HERALD. OAN be obtained, from the Agents in Town or Country, and Echo Office. Subscrip tion 3s. per annum, in advance.



ASTRONOMY. VIEWS of the Moon and Planets Jupiter and Saturn can be obtained through a Powerful Telescope erected in the Square beyond the Town Hall, every suitable evening. FEE—SIXPENCE.



ASHBURTON BRASS BAND ANNIVERSARY. G-'-R-A-XSTID VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT IN THE TOWN TIALL, ASHBURTON, TO-NIGHT, THURSDAY, October 3RD, Under the Distinguished Patronage of His Worship the Mayor and Corporation of Ashburton, the Worshipful Masters and Brethren of the Somerset and Thistle Lodges of Freemasons, &c., &e. High-class Programme of Songs (Comic and Sentimental), Duets, Trios, and Glees; Instrumental Music ; Violin Solos, &c., hy Mr. A. Corrick, of Christchurch ; Recitations, &c., by the best local talent, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. A. Corrick, of Christchurch, and others. MTS Paige has kindly consented to preside at the Piano; Admission —Front seats, (numbered and eserved), 3s. ; Front seats, 2s. ; Back seat s, is.; Gallery, 2s. 6d, Doors open at 7.30 ; Overture at 8 sharp. £ST Seats cannot be Reserved after 8 o’clock.



I. O. O. F.j M. U. LOYAL ASHBURTON LODGE. THE usual Fortnightly Meeting will be held on FRIDAY EVENING, Oct. 4, at the Library Hall. By order, WILLIAM PRICE, P.S. PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that I have this day taken into PARTNERSHIP with me Mr. JOPIN OLSEN, of Seafield, and that in future the business will be conducted on the same premises under the style and firm of “ SANDO AND OLSEN.” Dated at Ashburton, this Ist day of October, l8?8 ' KNUD SANDO. Witness —H. J. Weeks, Printer and Publisher, Ashburton. a? PERSONAL. TF the LITERARY GENTLEMAN who i recently arrived in Ashburton is desirous of giving up his engagement for Private Board and Residence, will be good enongh to CALL and say so, paying his dues at the same time, the owner will be thankful. CARTAGE. P COLLINS being in possession of a . Good Team of Horses and a Strong Dray, is prepared to L onvey Goods or Mate rial of any Description to any part of the district on the most reasonable terms. Note the address — P. COLLINS, South Street, Ashburton. RAILWAY NOTICE. pPIE TRAINS will RUN NORTH AND OUTH as visual. EDWARD SILK, Staticrtmaster, tehtluriflP| October i, 1878.



WANTED— Apprentices for the Milliner- Mantle, and Costume Business. Apply MRS. MOREY. WANTED— An Apprentice for the Print ing Business. None but a Respectable Intelligent Boy need apply. CANARIES— Wanted to Purchase at once. Two Cock Birds, not less than two years Apply ECHO Office. WANTED - A respectable, intelligent BOY. Apply at once at ECHO Office. WANTED, Tenders for Carting 70,000 Feet of Timber about Four Miles. W. MONTGOMERY & CO. 2nd October, 1878. Ashburton. FOR SALE.—One Quarter-Acre Section fronting the North Town Belt If not sold privately within one week, it will be put up to Public Auction. For TO LET. A SIX-ROOMED HOUSE in Moore Street, well situated for a Tailor’s Shop or General Store ; also a well-finished House at Trevorton. Apply to W. R. BOYLE, / House Agent. FOR SALE. A QUARTER-ACRE SECTION in Have lock Street, on very easy terms. Apply ECHO Office. SONS OF TEMPERANCE BENEFIT SOCIETY. rHIS useful institution meets every alter nate Friday in the New Templar Hall, Moore Street. New members All information can be obtained from Bros. G. W. Andrews, East Town Belt; Iv.'Sando, East Street; Thos. Williams, Tinwald. Next meet ing on the 27th insl. A. J. ANDREWS, R.S. T. CHAMBERS, gO O T AN D SHOE MAKER East Street, Begs to notify to the public of Ashburton that he has now in Stock a Splendid Assortment of Boots and Shoes from the Best Makers, and all orders entrusted to him will have every attention. Boots and Shoes, sewn or pegged made to order of every description and the very best materials. Terms Cash. T . CIT A M BERS, PROSPECT BUILDINGS (Next to Montgomery’s), EAST STREET.



JOB LOT. DOZ. Lact : e.v Colored Josephine KID GLOVES, sHghtly spoiled, will, be sold 1/- PER PAIR._ ORR Sc CO. t i BAKERS’ NOTICE WE the undersigned Bake'S of Ashbur ton. beg -lo inform the Public that on and after the 26th August, we will 12du.ce the price of ihe Quartern Loaf to jd delivered and 6jZd over the counter,for cash. We trust that the public will soil continue to support us, and take into consideration that we are not Millers, but Bakers, and are prying a LONG PRICE for GOOD FLOUR, so that tve may satisfy the public by supplying a good article,- free from all adulteration. Let this be your motto — “LIVE AND LET LIVE” S i gnec l_ THOMAS HICKS. THOMAS TAYLOR. MASSON & GRANT.



PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the Business of Stationers, Printers, and Newspaper Proprietors hitherto carried on in East Street, Ashburton, by Smith James Furness and Charles Dixon will, in future, be conducted on the same premises by Horace John Weeks and Charles Dixon under the si.yle and firm of WEEKS & DIXON, All debts due by the late firm of Furness and Dixon will be settled by the new firm of Weeks and Dixon, to whom all debts due to the late firm must be paid. Dated at Ashburton this 18th day of Septem ber, 1878. Witness— ) 11. J. WEEKS, E. G. Crisp. 1 CHAS. DIXON. THE TAXES IN NEW ZEALAND WHO PAYS? WPIO DOESN’T PAY? WPIO OUGHT TO PAY? A HANDBOOK of Taxation-Reform, by E. Jerningham Wakefield. Price Ope Shilling. Sold at the “Echo” Office, by Mr. Doherty, near Quill’s Commercial Hotel, and by Messrs. 11. Jones and A. Wes ton, Booksellers, East Street. Orders from the country, with Thirteen pence in stamps for each copy, duly attended to by post. -pNGLISH Papers JUST ARRIVED, an On Sale at the Echo ITome News Builder Lloyd’s Weekly Punch Office : European Mail London Penny Ulus. The Irishman Reynold’s Newspaper Faiipity Reader, Young Ladies’ Journals,



BREAD. BREAD. BREAD. K. SAN DO, GROCER ETC., EAST STREET, Ashburton. gUPPLIES rea'.ly Good BREAD at s#d per Quartern Loaf, Cask, and 6d. Monthly Accounts. Families in Town and Suburbs waited on daily. Note the address, K . SAN DO , GENERAL STOREKEEPER & BAKER, East Street. WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, mm mi i» Mm mu OPTICIAN, &c., &c. ALWAYS for Sale a Large Stock of Eng lish, American, Geneva, and other Watches; French, American, and Other Clocks; Concave and Convex Spectacles.; Reading Glasses ; Wedding and other Rings ; Barometers ; Thermometers ; Eye Protectors ; Goggles ; Pocket Knives ; Scissors and other Cutlery, by Rogers. To Arrive by “Star,” brig, from New York, 6 Cases of American Clocks—all New Styles. J. P. PARKER, WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, &c. (Two doors above Bullock & Co.’s Auction Rooms), EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



CANTERBURY DYE WORKS. (Near the Pose Office) CHRISTCHURCH. J SELLARS is sUll Dyeing to Live, and • Living to Dye. Ashburton Agents: WEEKS & DIXON, Where particulars may be obtained, and Orders left. ißZEiycmiiyEißimiß i THIS EVENING AT THE TOWN HALL, Wood Turner and Venetian Blind Maker. JOSEPH RULE Moore Street. [S prepared to excel I ' e all orders for Wood Turning, Venetian Blinds, Bedsteads, Tables, and every class of Funiifu e. Window Poles on hand, or made to any si:;e.



Tl> E undersigned having received a LARGE ASSORTMENT of the undermentioned Goods wishes to inform liis numerous patrons and the public generally, that the same is just opened up and marked off:— If you want Cheap and Good Stationery, GO TO A. WESTON’S, the Cheapest Retail House in the trade. If you want Account Rooks, Day- Rooks, Pocket Rooks, Surveyors’, and every kind of Office Requisite, GO TO A. WESTON’S. If you want a Good Novel in Boards or Cloth. Magazines, Journals, Song Books, Ac., GO TO A. W ESTON’S. If you want Fancy Goods, Cheap Jewellery, Perfumery, Cards, Draughts. Chess, Walking and Single Sticks, GO TO A. WESTON’S. If you want any of the leading Daily and Weekly Newspapers or Illustrated Papers published in New Zealand, Australia, England, or Amerca, GO TO A. WESTON’S. If you Smoke, and are fond of Good Tobacco, go to a .Tobacconist, Pay a Little More, and get genuine American Tobacco, Cut and Uncut ; also, the Best Brands only kept in Havanna and Manilla Cigars AT A. WESTON’S A. W. has also a Large assortment of Wooden Pipts in G.8.D., L. H. E., F. 11.5., and oilier Brands. _ . > Meerschaum and Clay Pipes, Ambers, Ferrules, Match Boxes. Pouches, Pocket Knives, and all the requisites for smoking. Note tiie Address— A. WESTON, BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER. TOBACCONIST, NEWS AGENT, BILL POSTER, AND GENERAL ADVERTISING AGENT, (. ' East Street and Railway ; Station jA.SH?URT9Nt



NOTICE ! NOTICE !! NOTICE !!! REMOVAL. Firth, Pass, & Co. Beg to inform the Inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that they have REMOVED TO THEIR NEW PREMISES Next the Union Bank of Australia, EAST STREET. pIRTH, PASS, & CO. take this oppor tunity of thanking their numeious customers who have so liberally supported them hitherto, and to solicit a continuance of their patronage at the NEW PREMISES, TO BE CALLED ••■ < . : j J - t The Old Bank Stores (LATE UNION' BANK). Orders entrusted to our care will re * ceive prompt attention. . Families waited on for orders weekly, FIRTH, PASS, AND CO., Grocers, Drapers, Ironmongers, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, &C. East Street.



WORKER’S EIIII-PI RE- BOARDING HOUSE j(Opposite Parkins's Steam Saw Mills). R. G. WORNER begs to intimate to the IVI public of Ashburton that he has pur chased the Boarding-house recently ke'p by Mr. T. Bradford, and having made extensive alterations, he is now prepared to supply first class accommodation to boarders, and others visiting Ashburton. Meals i/-, Beer given with dinner j Beds I/- Board per week, £i. G. WORNER, Proprietor. MESSRS. HARRIS & IRELAND, BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS Will shortly commence the practice of their 'profession in Ashburton. CHARLES BRADDELL, CCOUNTANT & GENERAL AGENT. Agent for Press Company, Limited. Secretary Town Hall Company. Agent for National Insurance Company. Removed to Montgomery’s Buildings, entrance from East and Burnett Streets. W. R. BOYLE, gSTATE AND GENERAL AGENT MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON.



DR. STEWART j_y AS REMOVED to -his New Residence, CORNER OF MOORE STREET AND BEACH ROAD. FREDK. PAVITT, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. (Close to the Railway Station.) Land and General Commission Agent. JAMES PORTER, PRACTICAL GARDENER, GARDENS laid out and kept in order by day or contract All kinds of Jobbing Work done on the Shortest Notice. ISST Please note the Address — ATWORTH HOUSE, North Town Belt, near Saunders’ Mill. Orders can be left at this office. RUBBER STAMPS ! RUBBER STAMPS ! RUBBER STAMPS ! THE only Manufactory in Ashburton for these very useful Stamps, which can be made any size, shape, or design. Rubber Stamps for Cheques Rubber Stamps for Receipts Rubber Stamps for Banks Rubber Stamps for Societies Rubber Stamps for Companies Rubber Stamps for Books Rubber Stamps for Linen Stamp, Ink, and Pads supplied at Modern Prices at the EVENING ECHO OFFICE, East Street.



OF G R A I s New Goods AT '\J^ r ® are now °P en “ 1 S U P a second shipment of NEW G-OODS, Consisting of Gents.’ Black Satin Hats Gents.’ White Shirts Gents.’ Black Cloth'Suits Gents.’ Rouble and Single Breasted Suitsf Gents.’ Felt Hats Gents.’ Kid Gloves Gents.’ Colored Shirts FEOWEBS. io boxes New Flowers 5 ~ New Feathers 30 ~ New Ribbons 50 shades of Bonnet Silks to match! New Ribbons



POPLINS & SILKS* A large assortment of 7 real Irish Poplins, direct from Pirn Brothers, of Dublin. PHINTS. An immense assortment of New Prints, French Checks, and Stripes in great variety. COSTUMES. A large assortment of New Costumes are now being opened up. BOOTS & SHOES. JUST RECEIVED, :o TRUNKS NEW BOOTS. Men’s Watertights, pegged and riveted. • Ladies’ Kid Boots in great variety. Children’s Boots of every make. DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT. This department is managed by a First-class Dressmaker, with competent assistants. A PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. Prices Strictly Moderate. ORR AND CO.



WANTE D K NO W N On Hand and to Arrive A LARGE STOCK OF SADDLERY AT T. DUDSON’S,' Adjoining the Horse Bazaar. Wanted Known, STALLION COVERS AND GEAR may be had at T. DUDSON’S, ' Opposite tl|e Somerset Hotel. Wanted Known, A Large Assortment of ENGLISH AND COLONIAL SADDLES Just Arrived at r THOS. DUDSON, SADDLER. Wanted Kno»wn, THOMAS DUDSON supplies ENGLISH SADDLES from £2 10s., and Bridles from 7s. 6d. s. w. brown” AND CIVIL ENGINEER, EAST STREET, Ashburton. ’HI- CT. BRISTO ACCOUNTANT, COLLECTOR, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, Prospect Buildings, East Street, Ashburton. Commissions of every description Executed.



DRAPERY. NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!! A. O. AITKN & GO. Are [now opening up, a large and choice assortment of A"" NEW SPRING AND SUMMER DRAPERY, Which will be offered at PRICES LOWER THAN EVER. New Dresses New Fischues New Prints New Ribbons New Feathers New Flowers New Flats New Bonnets Note the address A. O. AITKEN and CO. The Pantechnicon, HAVELOCK STREET, Ashburton. MRS. MOREY, - JgEGS to announce to the LADIES OB ASHBURTON and Surrounding Districts that she has OPENED A SHOW ROOM FOR MADE UP AND FULLY - TRIMMED PAPER PATTERNS OF ALL THE LATEST FASHIONS FOR LADIES’ & CHILDREN’S WEAR. LADIES’ OWN MATERIALS CUT OUT "* i MRS. MOREY, I ,/C > TANCRED STREET •' i/ H ‘ ■ '.. 1 to Mr. Chapman 1) cms<? Decorator),