The Evening Echo, TfueSday, August 9, 1878.



LIBRARY HALL, ASHBURTON. THRUSDARY, AUGUST 8. INFANT WONDERS! INFANT WONDERS ! 'J' H E ELDER BROS. MR. J. ELDER, the great One-legged Horizontal Bar and Trapeze Performer, also Champion One-legged Dancer of the World. MASTER H. ELDER (nine years old), Champion Horizontal Bar and Trapeze Performer, also Champion Clog Dancei. MASIER A. ELDER, the Infant Wonder, Infant Wonder (six years old), acknow ledged by the Press to be the greatest Negro Song and Dance Artist ever in troduced to the Colonies, who will ap pear in his Album of Songs, Dances, and Negro Sketches. Also, MR. J. McGUINNESS, the Greatest Violinist of the day, in his great imitations. PRIZES ! RRIZES I ! PRIZES !! ! TO BE Given Away Each Evening, Consisting of Watches, Sovereigns, E.P. Coffee and Tea Services, Oil Paintings, E.P. Cruets, Clocks, Meerschaum Pipes, Albums, Cutlery, etc. Admission : Front seats, 3s, with three envelopes ; second seats, 2s, with two envelopes. WANTED, a Christian Lady for two hours daily to assist another in Teaching the Pupils in a Private School.- Apply by letter addressed “ Q.,” Echo office. WANTED, a HUNDRED Good Lay ing FOWLS. Highest Price for really good ones. Apply to K. Sando, East Street. WANTED, a Tidy GIRL, as Nursemaid, and to make herself generally useful. Apply Echo Office. ' 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.



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.



TO MECHANICS, SPECULATORS, CAPITALISTS, AND PERSONS, DESIROUS OF PUCHASING PRO PERTY IN ASHBURTON. IMPORTANT SALE OF VALUABLE TOWN SECTIONS in Petei-street, Wakanui-road, and Aitken-street. 47 Half-Acre Building Allotments. 47 20 Quarter-Acre ~ „ 20 TV/TESSRS BULLOCK AND CO. have k een favored with instructions from Messrs Orr to Sell by Public Auction, at their Rooms, East-street, on THURSDAY, 15x11 AUGUST, Those valuable Town Sections, numbered 7SB» 759> 760, fronting the Wakanui road, and Peter-street ; also, that valuable Section numbered 816, Aitken-street. These Sections are very valuable for Building Sites, or for Private being only about 10 chains from the Post Office and the Railway Station, and on the main road to the principal districts in the neighborhood. 47 -Building Allotments, each Half - Acre, on the Alford Forest-road. These Allotments are conveniently situated for Private Residences, being only a few chains from the North Town Belt. The land is all broken up and sown in English grass, and very suitable for gardening purposes. The 20 quarter-acre allotments fronting the Alford Forest-troad are also very desirable for Building Sites. We would recommend intending pur chasers to make an early inspection of plans, which' can be seen at the offices of the Auctioneers. „ , The above Properties will be sold on very liberal terms viz., 15 per cent, cash, the balance by instalments running over 12 months, bearing interest at 8 per cent, per annum. Sale at 11.3°. BULLOCK AND CO. Auctioneers. SCHOOL BOOKS Just Arrived—Royal t Primers, Victoria Exercise Books, &c. w—Kciio Office, Stationer! 1 JK&IJ, £a?t-strcet,



TO BUILDERS. TENDERS are invited for the Erection of ADDITIONS and ALTERATIONS to the ROYAL HOTEL, Moor-street, Ash burton, for Mr. Thomas loppin. Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of the undersigned, East-street, where Tenders will be received up to 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 10th. The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted. S. W. BROWN, Architect. Ashburton.



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, Etc., Etc. Note the Address, — E. A. GARNETT, No. i, Montgomery’s Buildings, East Street.



as- COME AT LAST. _gp MEW DRAPERY ESTABLISHMENT, GLASGOW HOUSE, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. W. GAYIN HAS great pleasure in announcing that he has Commenced Business, after much unavoidable delay, in his new premises, at MONTGOMERY’S BUILDINGS, With a New Stock of GENERAL DRAPERY AND 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.



ENCOURAGE LOCAL ENTERPRISE! AND MAKE YOUR PURCHASES where you get Value for 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 900 NOVELS FROM 6d. UPWARDS Books on Gardening, Cookery, 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. B3T 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. CIOTR DIVAN, East near Bullock’s Auction Mart.



TO LET, nr'HKEE ACRES Splendid LAND, suited i for a market garden, just over tig Lett. Al,plyt ° A. O. AITKEN &%_ EAGLE’S DINING ROOMS, HAVELOCK STREET, Near to the Town Hall, Ashburton. LUNCHEON AND DINING ROOMS. Meals at all hours. s. w. BROWN, AND CIVIL ENGINEER, EAST STREET, Ashburton. NOTICE. g C. FARR, ARCHITECT, &c., can be consulted at Messrs. W. Montgomery and Co.’s Buildings, Ashburton, EVERY SATURDAY or any communications left at Mr. Charles Braddell’s Office, will be promptly attended 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, gSTATE AND GENERAL AGENT, MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. NEW FIRST-CLASS BOARDING-HOUSE. MR THOMAS CLARKE has to announce that he will 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 and the House will be under the supervision of an experienced manager from Christchurch.



FRUIT IMPORTED DIRECT FROM SYDNEY. J. MOOAR & CO., , Wholesale & Retail GREENGROCERS AND FRUITERERS, REMOVED to EAST STREET, (Shop lately occupied by Mr. Cambridge.) TUST ARRIVED A LARGE STOCK J 0F Oranges, Pine Apples Lemons, Bananas Apples, Vegetables : i Confectionery. &c., &c. Delivered to all paits of Ashburton.



MR. BRANSON, BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR, East Street, ASHBURTON. E. G. CRISP, gARRISTER AND SOLICITOR, Has removed his Offices to MONTGOMERY’S BUILDINGS(istFIoor), BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. JAMES BAKER, Builder, contractor, and UNDERTAKER, HAVELOCK STREET, Ashburton. FUNERALS FURNISHED ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE, A A ■



Saunders Bros. HAVE to LEND upon TOWN SECTIONS and othei FREEHOLD PROPERTY. £4, CO r\r\r\ to be INVESTED ir (LftjUUU FREEHOLD Security. T O to be ADVANCED in jOLivJ Sumß 0 f £iqo and upwards. Preference given to town sections and house .securities. £2o. , to be ADVANCED on GROWING CROPS, LIVE STOCK, andother AGRICULTURAL Security.



Messrs SAUNDERS BROS. have for Sale, Situated on the NORTH BANK of the RAKAIA, 4000 acres, partly improved, S9O ~ unimproved 675 ~ fenced 760 ~ 400 of which are nowin Turnips 72 ~ unimproved 4°° n WAKANUI DISTRICT. 490 acres, 130 of which are ploughed 201 ~ highly improved 201 ”, House, Stable, &c, in „ 93d ~ a ‘2OO yy Sixty Acres four miles from the Township. Several Valuable Town Sections. DRAUGHT HORSES. THE Undersigned have FOR SALE a Number of Broken and Unbroken COLTS viow to be seen in their Paddocks, adjoining the Ashburton Domain, SAUNDERS BROS.



NOTICE TO FARMERS, HORSE BREEDERS, AND OTHERS. THE Advertisers are prepared to Receive HORSES for Sale by Public Auction or Privately, and to make Liberal Cash Advances on same. Good PADDOCKS and Plenty of FEED wr Stock. SAUNDERS BROS. C. PERCY COX, LAND AND ESTATE AGENT, AND VALUATOR,’ ASHBURTON pARMS 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 V a term of 5 6000 SHEEP ) or 7 Years. . 3197 Acres FREEHOLD )To be Sold on 3085 „ LEASEHOLD with Purchasing Clause. ) easy terms. 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. 900 Acres near the KAKAHU, within six miles of Winchester. LAND of all descriptions, or of any size, between the Rakaia, Rangatata, Ashburton Forks, etc., etc. Money Lent in Large or Small Sums, on Approved Security. AGENT FOR UNION INSURANCE COMPANY.



DECLARATION OF WAR. WHEN the first note of ■ preparation 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 to avoid such another calamity that befel Plevna, by obtaining for the coming 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 DUDSON, SADDLER, Burnett Street, And, for further emergencies, has on hand the Largest and Best Stock of Saddlery and Saddlers’ Ironmongery ever exhibited in Ash burton. CARDS and Boxes, Mavor’s Spelling, Royal Readers, Slates, Pencils, Copy Books, Drawing Books, and other school Requisites to be obtained at our premises, East-street, Ashburton, FURNESS AND DIXON, jC'A i‘ Stationers’ Hall,



STATIONERY, 600K,‘l STATUARY, FANCY GOLDS School Requsitls, &c., &c.,



MPORTED direct from the best Markets, And Sold cheaper than any house in Town, A large stock of ACCOUNT BOOKS, CASKETS OF STATIONERY, FANCY GOODS, PENS, PENCILS, &c., Just opened from London, marked Joff at prices never before heard of in Ashburton.



Inkstands, Stationery Cases, Date Cases, Pen Racks, Writing Desks, Paper Weights, Office Bells, String Cases, Invoice Files, Letter Balances, and every Office requisite at very low prices for cash. Writing Papers, Envelopes,fPens,|lnks,|jßlot ting Papers, &c., &c. Photograph Aioums, Scrap Books, Purses, Ladies’ Bags, and a large number of Prize Books and Cards. Church Services and Hymnals, Wesleyan'_ r and Presbyterian New Hymnals, Bibles, in various bindings, Color Boxes, Mathematical Instruments, Rulers, DrawingPencilsand 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 sold very cheap, at THE STATIONERS’ HALL t Evening Echo Office, EAST STREET, SOUTH, ASHBURTON, •



EC- T- BRISTO ACCOUNTANT, COLLECTOR, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, Prospect Buildings. East Street, . Ashburton. Commissions of every description Executed. MRS. MOREY, gEGS to announce to the LADIES OF ASHBURTON and Surrounding Districts that she will OPEN 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 At Moderate Charges. MRS. MOREY, TANCRED STREET Next to Mr. Chapman’s, House Decorator). Open Saturday Next.



The Central Foundry, PETER STREET, ASHBURTON. W. J. HESSEY, BEGS respectfully to inform the public of Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has now completed his foundry in Petei Street, where Castings of eveiy 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, Sc Co. Beg to inform|the Inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that they have REMOVED TO THEIR NEW PREMISES 3 Next the Union Bank of Australia, EAST STREET. piRTH, PASS, & CO. take this oppor* tunity of thanking their numeious cust«mers who have so liberally supported them hitherto, and to solicit a continuance of their patronage at the] new premises, To BE CALLED 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. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. VICTORIA FRUIT DEPOT, East Street, near Orr & Co.’s, WILLIAM BIRTWELL PROPRIETOR, BEGS to inform the inhabitants of Ashbur ton and surrounding districts that, having removed to more central premises, is now pre« pared to supply, 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. . I Pastry of Uie test quality kept in stock*