The Evening Echo, Saturday, August 10, 1878.

Printed and Published by Smith JAMES Furness and Charles Dixon» it their Printing Office, East Aibburtfl* Saturday, August 19 t*7 *t '



FIREWOOD. FIREWOOD. Jg LA C K PINE FIREWOOD On Sale at Hayes’ Timber Yard. J, R. CHAPMAN, PAINTER, PAPERHANCER, SIGN WRITER, GENERAL HOUSE DECORATOR. ETC., TANCRED ST., ASHBURTON, (Nearly opposite the Union Bank). A CHOICE selection of Paperhangings, at Christchurch prices. Genuine White Lead Linseed Oil, raw and boiled 41 Brushes of the best American and English manufacture A large stock of Glass, of various sizes and . quality , Kerosene, Putty, and Glue Copal,. Carriage, Oak, & Paper Varnishes PAINTS Of every description prepared and supplied on the shortest notice. _____ WATER COLORS, from is 3d to 255. Drawing and Tracing paper, Paper Binders, File Clips, Date Cases, Ink and Pencil Erasers, Black and Colored Pencils, Colored Inks, Quill, Steel, and Magnum Bonum Pens, Pocket Books, and Purses, in immense variety, at . FURNESS AND DIXON’S, Stationers’ Hall, Ashburton.



MATTHEW SMITH. Builder and Contractor, MOORE STREET,. ASHBURTON. Plans and Specifications carefully pre pared for all branches of the trade. Jobbing carefully executed. All kinds of Building Material on Sale at Wholesale Prices. M. S. being appointed Agent for the Victoria Steam Joinery Works, all kinds of Joinery Work can be procured for the Trade. 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 Bdoks Rubber Stamps for Linen Stamp, Ink, and Pads, supplied at Moderate Prices at the EVENING ECHO OFFICE, East Street.



PIONEER BAKERY, (Next to Fowler’s) Tancred Street, Ashburton, • THOM AS" HICKS, FANCY BREAD & BISCUIT BAKER, PASTRYCOOK, AND CONFECTIONER. Pastry and Biscuits of the best quality always in stock. Tea meetings and parties liberally dealt ■with. Wedding Cakes made to order on the shortest notice. Families supplied daily in all parts of the town. ASHBURTON SHEET IRON, TIN, & ZINC WORKS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. SAMUEL HARDLEY, TINSMITH, IRONMONGER, &c., Having, commenced business in Ashburton, begs to notify that he has just received his first consignment of Selected Goods from Melbourne, consisting of IRONMONGERY, LAMPS, RANGES, ’ TINWARE, ETC, To be continually supplemented by new ship ments from the best markets, which places him in a posiiion to supply the public and trade at prices equal to any in the colony, and respect fully invites the residents of Ashburton, and surrounding dstricts to give him one trial, which will be a sufficient guarantee as to work manship and price. Suitable Workships are being erected to carry on the business in all its branches. Water Tanks manufactured at £l per 100 gallons, fitted with Brass Tap. Spouting supplied at Christchurch prices. Don’t forget the Address— SAMUEL HARDLEY, Gf-ZQjE&g Tin, iron, and Zinc Wotket, EAST STREET, Nea*.* cho OFWCE, Ashburton*



AUaUST, 1878. EXTENSIVE ALTERATIONS IN PREMISES, ORR AND CO Beg to announce that they have completed extensive al terations in their premises with a view to faeilitate their greatly increased trade, and as they are now importing all classes of goods direct from the Home manufacturers, the public may rely on getting every class of goods at extremely moderate prices. JUST OPENING UP (Ex Columbus) 49 CASES NEW DRAPERY GOODS



120 pieces New Dress Goods from 8d to 2s per yard Colored French Merino at 2s nd, 3s 3d, 3s 6d Black Alpacas at is, is 3d, to 2s 9d Black Russel Cords at is to 2s. Prints at all prices, from Sd to 9d per yard White Calicos at 5d to rod per yard 10 doz. Ladies Skirts at 3s 6d, 4s 6d, 5s 9d, 7s 3d, to 10s 6d 20 doz. Ladies’ Straw Hats at is, is 3d, to 5s 6d 24 doz. Ladies’ Cambric Handkerchiefs, hemmed, 6s per doz. 1 doz. Paris Trimmed Bonnets as patterns 60 gross New Dress Buttons, all prices 30 doz. Ladies Silk Ties with tassel and floss edge 25 pieces Brown Holland at 8d to is 4 doz. Children’s Pinafores, new style 2 cases Ladies Costumes at 22s 6d to 45s A large assortment of Hosiery 31 doz. Ladies Josephine Kid Gbves 4 doz. Ladies’ New Cashmere Dresses 2 doz. Ladies’ Lace Capes and Curiasses 3 boxes New Flowers ' 2 boxes Evening Flowers . 2 doz. White Counterpanes 10 doz. Bath Towels Antimacassars in great variety Several Trunks of Ladies’ Kid Boots, very much under . \ former prices. 2 TRUNKS CHILDREN’S BOOTS I case of Children’s Toys 1 „ „ Dolls Ladies’ Bags Gents.’ Leather Portmanteaus Gents.’ Hats and Caps Gents.’ Ties in great variety Black Velveteen at 3s 6d to 7s 6d Black Silk Velvet 18 in. and 22 in. Carpets in Brussels, Kidder, Felt and Tapestry he above will be opened up and on view in a few days.



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Advance Ashburton THE EA7 _ E3sri3SrG- ECHO NEWSPAPER AND GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE, East Street, Ashburton. i proprietors of the Evening Echo have much pleasure in presenting their numerous customers with an enlarged edition of this paper, and in thank ing the public for their very liberal support hitherto, beg to solicit a continuance. The Echo is circulated daily throughout the County and district, and offers special advantages to advertisers. Advertisements can be taken for three, six, or twelve months, on very Reasonable Terms. Auctioneers and Commission Agents liberally dealt with. Casual advertisements as per scale. ■



„ - - per annum i o Or, delivered to all parts of the Town, 6d. per week.



Commercial and General Printing .] This department is supplied with every requisite for Of every description, and for Style, Design, and Cheapness, Cannot be equalled in Ashburton or surpassed in the Colony. Billheads of any size or pattern Memorandum Forms Receipt and Order Books Circulars and Envelopes Plain and Fancy Cards Fancy Labels, any size Ball Programmes and Tickets Vellum Address Labels, Catalogues Societies’ Rules, Forms, etc., Pamphlets, Handbills, Posters of any size, Colored Inks or Paper. Mourning Cards.



j}S-NOTE THE ADDRESS— THE “EVENING ECHO” OFFICE. DPTTE-XTESS &c t 3DI3ZOJST, PROPRIETORS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON



CHARLES BRADDELL, 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. CANTERBURY DYE WORKS. (Near the Post Office) CHRISTCHURCH. J SELLARS is still Dyeing to Live, and • Living to Dye. Ashburton Agents:'" FURNESS & DIXON , Where particulars may be obtained, and Orders left. M. NEALAS, Boot & Shoe Importer EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, Wishes the public to know that he has jusn completed improvements in his' shop, and is it receipt of a Large Winter Stock of Boots . : and Shoes, of every description, which can be guaranteed as the best in the market, and will be SOLD at CHRISTCHURCH PRICES. His or dered work, sewn or pegged, is well-known to be the best in the district. . Repairs attended to. <<'J'HE EVENING., ECHO.’ Town Agent, . MR. A. WESTON,:. East Street.



NOTICE. • THOMAS WILLIAMS, Tin wald, BUILDER, UNDERTAKER, CABINET MAKER, WHEELWRIGHT, &c., WISHES to riotify to the public that he is prepared to execute all orders entrusted to his care in any of the above branches. Every description of Furniture made and repaired at Christchurch prices. One trial in this respect will satisfy. A 1 Funerals furnished and conducted at reduced prices. .As each department is under the charge ol practical men, and as T.W. employs only first class hands, customers may rely on having their orders executed in a thoroughly workman like manner. Plans Prepared and Estimates Given. Note the Address— THOMAS WILLIAM S, (Near Railway Station) Tinwald,



STATUARY! STATUARY! A * GRAND Display, of some of the jfi. Finest Models extant. • Casts from the works of the Best Masters. A Rare Chance for the Adornment of the Drawing-room, Portico, or the* Garden. ‘ FURNESS - and DIXON, STATIONERS’ HALL, EAST STREET. GRATEFUX—COMFORTING. gPPS’S BREAKFAST COCOA. “By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors’ bills. It is by the judi cious use of such articles of diet, that a constitu tion may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us, ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may, escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame.’’— The Civil Service Gazette , SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED . JAMES EPPS AND; CO*, Homoepathic Chemists, London.



HEALTH FOR ALL HOLLOWAY’S PILLS AND OINTMENT THE PILLS Purify the Blood, correct all disorders of the Liver, Stomach, Kidney# and Bowels, and are invaluable in all com, plaint* incidental to remales. THE OINTMENT is the only reliabli remedy for Bad Legs, Old Wounds, Sores, and Ulcers. For Bronchitis, Diphtheria, Coughs, Colds, Gout, Rheumatism, and all Skin Diseases it has no equal. Sold by th® Proprietor, Thoms* Holloway, 533, Oxford Street, London, and by all Medioine Vendors throughout the World* ; .-' " - ■ mmmm V