Ashburton Trade Directory.

Accountants and Commission Agents— . Charles Braddell, Montgomery’s Buildings H. J. Bristo, Prospect Buildings, East-st. W. R. Boyle, Moore-strect. F. Pavitt, East-st. Architect and Civil Engineer— S. W. Brown, East-street S. Farr, Montgomery’s Buildings B. Mountfort, East Street Auctioneers — Bullock and Co., East-street Saunders Bros., Ashburton

Barristers and Solicitors— Mr. Branson, East-street Mr. E. G. Crisp, Montgomery’s Buildings Messrs. Harris and Ireland, Montgomery’s Buildings. Mr. C. W. Purnell, Montgomery’s Build ings Bikers, Confectioners, Etc.— Thomas Hicks, Tancred-street Thomas Taylor, East-street, Sando and Olsen, Eass-street Banks— Bank of New Zealand, East-street Union Bank of Australia, East-street Boarding House Keepers— J. G. Anstee, East-street Eagle’s Dining Rooms, Havelock Street Guilders, Contractors, Etc.— G. Parkin, Steam Saw Mills, Moor-street Thos. Williams, Tinwald G. Compton, Builder, Moore-street. Booksellers and Stationers— A, Weston, Prospect Buildings, East-street street South Weeks and Dixon, Stationers’ Hall, East- Bootmakers— J, Chambers, Prospect Buildings, East-street M. Nealas, East-street Brewers and Bottlers— Wood and Co., Cameron-street Cabinetmaker — Joseph Rule, Moore-street. Cabinetmakers and Undertakers — T. A. Gates, Peter-street, near Quill’s G. Parkin, Moor-street Thomas Williams, 1 inwald Carrier— G. F. Scott, Cameron-street Chemist and Druggist— J. M. Cambridge, Montgomery’s Buildings Charles Neate, Moore Street. Coal and Firewood Merchants— F. Doherty, Peter-street A. Hayes, Firewood and Timber, near Rail way Station F. P. Leßreton, Burnett-street.

Drapers and Clothiers— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Orr arc Co., East-street Firth, Pass, and Co., Old Bank Store, East street W. Gavin, East-street T. Quinn & Co., Moor-street Engineers and Founders— Edwards and Lee, Engineers, Smiths, etc., Burnett-street W. J. Hessty, Central Foundry, Peters-st Furniture Warerooms— A. Spillard, Tancred Street

Grocers, General Dealers, Etc.— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Orr and Co„ East-street Firth, Pass, and Co., East-street Friedlander Bros., East-street Sando and Olsen, East-street F. Doherty, Peter-street Greengrocers— W. T. Davison, Moore-street J. Mooar & Co., East-street Hairdressers— E. A. Garnett, East-street Hotels— Quill’s Commercial Hotel, near Railway Station Shearman’s Somerset Hotel, East-street Central Temperance Hotel, Havelock Street Ironmongers- Orr and Co., East-street Aitken and Co., Havelock-street S. Ilardley, East-street Ladies’ Clothing Establishment— Mrs. Morey, Tancred Street. Painter, &c. — J. R. Chapman, Tancred-street Teague and Sons, Burnett-street Photographer— E. Teague, Tancred-street Printers and Publishers— \\ eeks and Dixon, East-street Plumbers, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Etc.— J. C. Dolman, Tancred-street Joseph Hyde, Tancred-street S. Ilardley, East-street Saddlers—' Thomas Dudson, Burnett-street Surveyors— V C. E. Fooks and Son, ETit-street Tailors— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Tentmakers— Sando and Olsen, East-street Tobacconists— E. A. Garnett, East-street A. Weston, East-street Watchmaker— J. P. Parker, East-street, near Bullock’s

#P"lNOtices in this Directory, £i per annum.

WEDNESDAY, NoVEMatft 1878.]

THE EVENING ECHO.

Printed and Published by Horace ■ John Weeks, and Charles Dixon, at their Printing Office, East Street, Ashburton Wednesday, November 27, 1878*



COMMERCIAL PRINTING. NEW MACHINERY JUST ERECTED. rHE Proprietors of the Evening Echo have much pleasure in announcing that their New Jobbing Printing Machine, by Connisbee, is now in full working order, and that they aie prepared to Execute Orders Superior and Cheaper to anything ever yet turned out in Ashburton, and, in future, can Guarantee Despatch in all orders entrusted to them. WEEKS & DIXON, Printers and Publishers, Evening Echo Office, Ewt Street, Oct, 8,1878.



Iromongery. leAmington ranges i AMERICAN STOVES, REGISTERED GRATES COLONIAL OVENS. A firie assortment of the above, Builders should inspect ou. stock. GARDEN TOOLS.] Steel Rakes „ Spades „ Forks Rakes and Hoes Combined Weeders Orr & Go., IMPORTERS OF HARDWARE.



Fruiterers. FRUIT IMPORTED DIRECT FROM SYDNEY. T H/r OOAE AND CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GREENGROCERS & FRUITERERS, REMOVED to EAST STREET,g (Shop lately occupied by Mr. Cambridge. TUST ARRIVED A LARGE STOCK OF Oranges, Pine Apples Lemons, Bananas Apples, Vegetables Confectionery &c., &c. Delivered to all parts of Ashburton. W. T. DAVISON, GREENGROCER AND FRUITERER, Wholesale and Retail. Fresh from Christ church daily, from one of the Largest Growers. MOORE STEET, Ashburton. 47



Bakers' Notices. BAKER’S NOTICE. TAYLOR AND LILL BEG to inform their numerous cus tomers, and the public generally, that on and after the first day of Novem ber, and until further notice, they will supply BREAD at 6d. per 41b LOAF, Made from the Best Flour in Canterbury, and by a First-class Practical Baker. invited. TAYLOR & LILL, Bakers, Confectioners, & Pastrycooks, East Street, Ashburton. BREAD. BREAD. BREAD. 6d. per 41b. Loaf. THOMAS HICKS, Baker and Con fectioner, Tancred Street, is now supplying First-class Bread, at 6d. per 4ft> Loaf, delivered to all parts of the District, or at the Shop. note— THOMAS HICKS, THE PIONEER BAKERY, Tancred Street, Ashburton Business Notice. HOW TO PROCURE A SEWING MACHINE EASILY. 'JpHE GREAT ADVANTAGE OFFERED by ORR AND CO. By the TIME PAYMENT SYSTEM places the SINGER HOUSEHOLD and HOWE MACHINES within easy reach of all. Payments—Weekly or Monthly. ORR & CO., Sol* Agents for the above Machines in Ashburton,



Drapery* GRAND SHOW OF New Goods E are now opening up a second shipment of UnTEW goods, Consisting of Gents.’ Black Satin Hats Gents.’ White Shirts Gents.’ Black Cloth Suits Gents.’ Double and Single Breasted Suits Gents.’ Felt Hats Gents.’ Kid Gloves Gents.* Colored Shirts EEOWEBS. io boxes New Flowers 5 ~ New Feathers 30 ~ New Ribbons 50 shades of Bonnet Silks to match’New Ribbons PGPUHS & 51EK8. A large assortment of real Irish Poplins, direct from Pirn Brothers, of Dublin. PRiPiTS. 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, io 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



Business Notices. droning ‘(&tW PUBLISHED DAILY. Country Edition, for the Trains and Coaches, 3 p.m., Circulated at Tinwald, Hinds, Ashton, Waterton, Willowby, Longbeach, Green street, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, Westerfield, Wakanui, Seafield, Dun sandel, Selwyn, Burnham, and the Junc tion. Town Edition, 4 p.m., Circulated in every direction. The Bbst Medium for Advertising. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. £ s. d. In advance, per quarter - -060 „ „ (posted) .086 „ ~ (coach or train) 086 „ per annum - - I 2 6 „ ' „ (posted) -2 .15 6 • Or delivered to all parts of the Town 6d. per week. COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL PRINTING Of Every Description at the Lowest Prices. STATIONERY, BOOKS, STATUARY, FANCY GOODS, &c., &c., J MPORTED direct from the best Ma rkets, 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 o 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 lor cash. Writing Papers, Envelopes,*Pens, Inks, Blot ting Papers, &c., &c. Photograph AiDums, Scrap! Books, Purses, Ladies’ Bags, and a large"number of Prize Books and Cards. Church Services and Hymnals,’|Wesleyan and Presbyterian New Hymnals. Bibles, in various bindings, Color Boxes, Mathematical Instruments, Rulers, Drawing Pencils and 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, Evening Echo Office, EAST STREET, SOUTH -ASHBURTON, WEEKS & DIXON, Pjtomßroßs,



Business Notice. GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. fjpHE Proprietors beg to intimate that they have imported an “ATLAS” TREADLE Printing Machine, FOR JOB WORK ONLY, CAPABLE OF THROWING OFF 2000 IMPRESSIONS AN HOUR, Unrivalled and unequalled in the estima tion of Printers. It is capable of executing the finest work in Colors & Ornamental Printing And the cost of production will, by means of this labor-saving Machinery, be GREATLY REDUCED. BILLHEADS, RECEIPTS, NOTE HEADINGS, ENVELOPES, BUSINESS CARDS, ADDRESS LABELS, CIRCULARS, PAMPHLETS, <*■ CATALOGUES. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF PRINTING in the BEST STYLE, and at Prices which cannot fail to



WEEKS AND DIXON; PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS, THE EVENING ECHO OFFICE, East Street, Ashburton. GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. jgPPS’S BREAKFAST COCOA “By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestioi. 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 sav< 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 weal point. We may escape many ‘a fata shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pare bleed and a properly nourished frame.” —The Chi Set vice 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, Kidneys and Bowels, and are invaluable in all com* plaints incidental to Females. THE OIHTMENT is the only reliable remedy for Bad Legs, Old Wounds, Sores, and Uloers. For Bronchitis, Diphtheria, Coughs, Colds, Gout, Rheumatism, and all Skin Diseases it has no equal. V : ' ''l '' ■ ■ ■ 1 cl*:, "i V; k Sold by the Proprietor, Thomaw Holloway, 533, Oxford Street, London, and by all Vendors throughout; the World*



Drapery. MRS. MOREY, / gEGS to announce to the LADIES OP ASHBURTON and Surrounding District! hat 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 At Moderate Charges. MRS. "MOREY,:.. TANCREDSTREET (Next to Mr. Cliapm ’s, House Decorator. Watchmaker. WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, i £B& ft UJJjI OPTICIAN, ETC., ETC. ALWAYS on Sale a Large Stock of Englisl, Geneva, and other Watches ; French, American, and other Clocks ; Con cave and Convex Spectacles ; Reading Glasses; Wedding and other Rings ; Barometers, Ther mometers, Eye Protectors, Goggles, Pocket Knives, Scissors and other Cutlery, by Rogers, Arrived per Star, brig, from New York, six cases of American Clocks—all new styles. J. P. PARKER, WATCHMAKER, JEWELLER, &c. Two doors above Bullock & Co.’s Auction Rooms); EAST STEI’T, ASHBURTGN.



Bootmakers. M. NEALAS, BOOT & SHOE IMPORTER, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON, (Next to Orr & Co.) HAS just received a New Stock, per ship “Lutterworth” from England, of the best Imported Goods and Latest Fashions. A LARGE STOCK of Colonial Goods from the Best Makers, in consequence of Large Consignments, will be SOLD AT VERY REASONABE PRICES. £3TOur own make, sewn or pegged, of every description to order, • : Repairs attended to. T. CHAMBERS, BO 0T ' A N D SH O E M-AKE R, / . 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 CHAMBERS, PROSPECT BUILDINGS (Next to Montgomery’s), EAST STREET- ' V General Grocer. O 3 0 *< M & C/2 d a 3 w F 3 fi 2 ■< > H 2 H _ . W O ptf - td htj <d m * B & K > H > P- H O > §s in & * a ig o H P h-« 1 o o cj cr > *» 55 a n> p f rv *g V< <s P 05 3 IS f'S' (D tz. L_J O J» 54 o 3 : >H O td ■lgj 5 p i g 55 W 3 n td n> - w “ HH. td C/2 5- H 6 O £. cj. . o ’ td > O H-< CD w P h-< ® O e * p <j p- > Wo JD O H- W "3 O o 2 P H-J CD hh >-* r< P »—< Q h o O CD >-i