Tuesday, October 28, f%79-~\

THE ASHBURTON HERAI4)

Printed and published by Horace John Weeks and Charles Dixon, at tb*ir Printing Office, East Street, Ashburton, Tuesday, Octeb?r. ?8j ?8?f.



'entraaker. NOTICE. RE-OPENING. WM. PATCHING BEOS to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding dis tricts, that, having purchased the busi ness lately carried on by Sando and Olsen, he will continue the MANUFACTURING of TENTS, TARPAULINS, HORSECLOTHS, WAGGON TILTS, &c. LARGE STOCK ON HAND, Including— Druggets, assorted patterns Tents, all sizes Indiarubber and Canvas Uose ing Canvas, Calico, American Duck, Drill, &c. Clothes, Garden, and Plough Lines Headstalls Flax arid Hemp Halters ON SALE, AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES. The following:— Tarpaulins and Horsecloths Oilskin Suits, Men’s and Bojs’ Macintoshes, Leggings Flax and Manilla Rope Blocks, double and single FLAGS OF ALL A T ATIONS the address — WM. PATCHING (Late Sando & Olsen), East Street, Ashburton 108 a Public Notices.



General Merchants. ORR AND CO., ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA. BANKRUPT ESTATE OF HOOPER, AITKEN & Co. £5,345 10s. id ORR AND Co., j~ j~AYING Purchased the Whole of the above Stock from the Trustees, will offer it for SALE on SATU R D A Y, At the Premises Lately occupied by J. H. PASS AND Co. THE GOODS ARE ALL QUITE NEW AND IN SPLENDID CONDI TION, AND WILL BE SOLD AT Less Than Half Price FOR CASH.



C. PERCY COX, L AND AND ESTATE AGENT ANr VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for Union Insurance COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 717



THE ASHBURTON HERALD And Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the Evening Echo.) ASHBURTON, WAKANUI, AND SEA FIELD “ HERALD ” DELIYERY. SUBSCRIBERS to The Ashburton Herald, residing at and between the above places will, in future, be supplied by the Boy, at their residences, every Tues day and Friday. GREENSTREET, WESTERFIELD, UPPER ASHBURTON, AND MOUIS T SOMERS. Subscribers residing in the above dis tricts will be supplied by Coskson'“ coach. Orders received by Messrs. Tisch and R. Morgan. New Subscribers will please orward their names to any of the Agents, or our Office, as early as possible. Subscription : By post or Boy, Bs. Gd. per quarter ; in advance, 7s. 6d. per quarter ; or 28s. per annum. The Ashburton Herald will contain all the latest telegraphic and other news, grain and produce market reports, and particu lar attention will be paid to the wants of settlers. All notices referring to the Borough Council, County Council, and the Road Beards, will be found in the Hearld Agencies where The Herald can be obtained : Wakanui School Wakanui Creek.. sewlaimS'- ••• fSpreS’d Eaglf l • Mount 1 Spmera he A " ' Lfnfj'B Mr. Ginney G. Leadley Mr. Atkinson T. M. Jones Ed Watkipg Mr, Tipeh Ji. Morgan



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Public Notice. NEW TRI-WEEKLY MORNING PAPER. g^Mnufcm PRICE—TWOPENCE! PUBLISHED ON ' TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, and SATURDAYS. The size of the Guardian will be Six pages demy for the present, pending the arrival of suitable machinery, when it will take the same size permanently as the Christchurch Press. The Guardian is intended to meet the want in the County of Ashburton of a paper specially devoted to the agricultural and pastoral interests. It comes into existence in response to the expressed desire of a numerous section of the influen tial farmers, merchants, and other settlers in the country dristricts, and it purposes to supply an excellent compendium of the news of the day, derived from the most | trustworthy sources. Arrangements have been made with able correspondents in every district in the County to supply intelligence of all events of interest oe curing in their locality, while advantage will also be taken of the great facilities now given by the telegraph for securing the latest news from all parts of the colony, and, through Reuter’s Agency, of sum maries of intelligence from all parts of the world. Special attention will be given in the Guardian’s columns of matters of interest to agriculturalists, and no pains will be spared to make the Paper an indispensable item in the economy of the Ashburton farmer’s household and a welcome guest at every fireside. Travelling reporters have been retained, who will personally visit the various dis tricts ; and arrangements have been made whereby reports upon the condition and progress of the crops, &c., written by men with a practical knowledge of the subjects



The Little Camp on Eagle Hill. 3s. Gd. Sceptres and Crowns, 3s. 6d. Fairy Stories with a Purpose, 2s. Marco "Visconte, 2s. lOd. Sydney Stuart, 2s. 4d. Aunt Martha’s Corner Cupboard, 3s. 6d. In India, 3s. Gd. Little Mercy, an Australian Temperance Tale, 3s. Gd. Favorite Fairy, Tales, 2s. Bd. The Fairy Spinner, 3s. Hall’s Vineyard, a Temperance Tale, 3/6 Too Good for Anything, 2s. 4d. Prince Übbeley Bubble, 3s. The Lost Father, 4s. Miss Roberts’ Fortune, 2s. Little Hazel, 3s. Gd. Washed Ashore, 2s. 4d. Turnaside Cottage, 3s. Trot’s Letters to her Doll, 3s. Gd. Told in the Twilight, 2s. 4d. Penelope, 2s. lOd. Tract Magazine, Is. Gd. On the Eve, 2s. lOd. The Silver Casket, 4s. Swiss Family Robinson, 4s. Gd. Recreations of a Country Parson, 4s. A Cloud of Witnesses, 6s. Moody, and his Work, 6s. The Argonaut (2), 3s. 9d. each Church Life in Australia (2), 2s. each The Home and the Synagogue, 4s. Christmas at Annesley, 3s. Richard Hunns, 4s. Sword and Garment, 2s. 9d. The Land of the Sun, ss. Lectures on Preaching, 4s. 3d. Tales of Old Ocean, 3s. Gd. Military Heroes of England, 4s. Earth and its Treasures, 4s. General Beckwith, 3s. Gd. . The Diary of Dampier, 3s. Gd.



on which they write, will be secured. On this point it may be mentioned that papers have been secured written by some of the ablest and most practical pens in the colony on subjects of moment to the farmer ; and these will appear in regular succession. - The Guardian will be thoroughly inde pendent, and appears with its hands untied, and in no way trammelled by the influence of any party, its aim being, while the progress of the farming interest in the County has first place in its desires, to secure the greatest good for the greatest number. In politics it will give an honest support to thoroughly Liberal measures, and will be loyal to any Government, who, having the country’s confidence, is prepared to legislate upon a wise and liberal platform, and is capable of administering public affairs with prudence, honesty, and ability. The price of the Ashburton Guardian will be Single Copy : 2d. Terms to subscribers : In advance. Booked. Quarterly Cs. ••• 7s. Half-yearly 12s. ... 14s. Yearly 245. ... 28s. Advertising terms on application at the Office. Subscribers should order the ‘ ‘ Guardian ” at once, as the quarter commenced on the Ist October. WEJSK? AND DIXON, FEOFRIETQES, ' AgpjmFQJfc



Wholesale and Retail Stationers, &c. BOOKS! BOOKS! CLEARING OUT SALE Reduction of ss. in the Pound. WEEKS AND DIXON JgEG to call special attention to their Clearing-Out Sale of the undermentioned Books, at a Great Reduction on former prices, in order to effect a Speedy Clearance, as they intend giving up the Book Trade, and carry on the Stationery and Account Book Business on a more extensive scale. Particular attention is invited to their Large and Varied Assortment of Church Services, Wesleyan and Presbyterian Hymn Books, some of which are in Very Elegant Bindings, all to be Sold Out at 25 per cent, reduction.



REDUCED PTICE LIST.



Scott’s Poems, 3s. Lyric Gems of Scotland (2), ss. each. ~ ~ morocco binding, 6s. 6d, Goldsmith’s Poems, 4s. 6d. Sunday School Speaker, Is. 2d. Sabbath School Reciter, Is. 2d. Temperance Speaker (4), Is. 2d. each. Excelsior Reciter, Is. lOd. Afloat and Ashore, 2s. 3d. Sons of the Cross and Crown Is. 6d. Under the Microscope, 13. 9d. Humming Birds, 2s. 3d. City Sparrows, 2s. 3d. Conrad and Columbine, 2s. 9d. The Children and the Robin, 2s. Stories of the Apostles, Is. lOd. Diversions at Holycott, 2s. 3d. The New Year’s Bargain, 2s. Child’s Corner Book, 2s. 9d. The Absentee, 2s. Children of the Line, Is. lOd. Philip and his Garden, 2s. The Boy’s Book of Recreation, 4s. 6d. The Boy’s Prize Book, 4s. 6d. The Boy’s Book, 4s. 6d. Every Boy’s Annual, 6s. Once a Week (2j, 3s. 9d. each. Nails Driven Home, 2s. 3d. Nettie’s Mission, 3s. 6d. Revolt of the Field, 2s. Kate Brunton, 2s. Homely Proverbs, 2s. Phrenological Works (2), 4s. 6d. e ch. Ball Room Companion, 7d. Ready Reckaners, 6d. each Mercantile Letter Writers, Is. each Carpenters Spelling, 7d. Comprehensive Letter Writer, Is. 2d. Advice to a Mother, 2s. British History, 2s. Royal Readers, 2s. 3d. Grammar and Analysis, 2s. lOd.



REMEMBER The Sale will be held for a limited period, to make room for Consignments of Stationery, Account Books, &c., SOLD AT THE ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE WEEKS AND DIXON, PROPRIETORS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON,



Business Notices



SEALY BROS., NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN, BEG to thank their friends and the public of Ashburton for the liberal support accorded them during the past five years, and to intimate that they HAVE OPENED new business premises in East Street near the Bank of New Zealand, where they will be prepared to supply Agricul tural and Garden Seeds of every descrip tion. SEALY BROS., NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN, EAST STREET. The facilities w r e possess for testing the quality of all Seeds offered by us, and our desire to extend this branch of our busi ness, will be a sufficient guarantee that all Seeds offered by us will be such as will give the utmost satisfaction. SEALY BROS., THE ASHBURTON NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, MOORE STREET. 306 a



NEW rjIAILORING ESTABLISHMENT, THE TRIANGLE, Wakanui Road, near H. M. Jones’. G. J. F. LUBLOW, PRACTICAL TAILOR AND HABIT MAKER, Begs to announce to the public of Ashbur ton and the surrounding district that he HAS COMMENCED BUSINESS, and is prepared to execute orders equal to anything in the Colony. One trial will be sufficient as to Fit, Style, and Workmanship. Dress Suits, in various styles, and latest fashions. r i weed Suits of every kind in latest styles. Fancy Coatings and Vest ings. Cord Pants; Trousers strapped and cuffed. A good assortment of Tweeds and Cloth in Stock. Reasonable Prices will be charged, and satisfaction guaranteed. A® ..Note the address— G. J. F. LUBLOW, Wakanui Road, Ashburton. 283 a Gasfitters, &c. PUBLIC NOTICE. TRADESMEN and others who intend using the Ashburton Gas Company 's Gas should give their orders at once have their premises fitted with Gas Fittings, to ensure no delay when the Gas is brought into the town. J. C. DOLMAN, LICENSED GASFITTER,- Plumber, Locksmith, Whitesmith, Bell hanger, Zinc and Tin-plate Worker, Hot and Cold Water Engineer, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. N.B. —Artesian Weils sunk and Pump* fitted and repaired ; O. G. Guttering fixer at Current Rates. Electric Bells supplied and fitted. Orders punctually attended to in town and country. 812 Fruiterers, &c. W. T. DAVISON, REENGROCER & FRUITERER, Has on Sale — Good Oranges Lemons Dates Rhubarb, in any quantity Cocoanuts Good Potatoes Onions Cabbages Turnips Garden Seeds Thyme and Sage All kinds of Herbs Orders delivered in any part of Ashburton. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, (>ext to fowler’s, grocer), TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. Public Notices. IN BANKRUPTCY. ■j^OTICE —The “Ashburton Herald” is a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors and Creditors Acts. IF you want anything known, put it in the “ Herald” —Twenty Words fora Shilling. ASHBURTON HERALD, Published Daily. are requested to make known any irregularity in the delivery, whether in Town or Country, which shall he immediately remedied. Country Sub sribers along the Wakanui Road to the ichool, thence to Seafield, Cambridge, and Newland, are supplied by the mail-cart every Tuesday unci Friday



Printers and Publishers. THE ASHBURTON HERALD AND ' BOROUGH & COUNTY ADVERTIS R (Witli which is incorporated the Evening Echo.) GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE EAST STREET NORTH, ASHBURTO (Near the Railway Station.) rjpHE Proprietors beg te intimate that they, have imported a first-class “ATLAS” TREADLE Printing Machine, FOR JOB WORK ONLY, CAPABLE OF THROWING OF 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 REDUCE 1. 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 foil to GIVE SATISFACTION WEEKS AND DIXON PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS, THE ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE, East Street N®rth Ashburton.