The Ashburton Herald

AND BOROUGH AND COUNTY ADVERTISER

WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE “EVENING ECHO.”

Vgl. 11.—376.

ASHBURTON, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1879.

Price One Penny.



Auctioneers and Commisssion Agents T VK :-; . ' ' • ■■■■■•:■• MESSRS. BULLOCK & CO. {C..J. EDMISTON, P. A. EDMISTON 5 : - AND W. H. GUNDRY), V ASHBURTON, General : Merchants, Auctioneers, Stock, . Station, Estate, and Commission Agents. /"<;• v;.:.; Sales of Stock,; Farm Implements, &cl, .will-beheld at their Yards, Ashbur ton, and. the Tinwald Yards, on ' alternate TUESDAYS. ' CASH ADVANCES j Made on Stock, Produce,' &c., consigned "v : ;; 'V : : for Positive Sale. .. ' ' r - BULL OCK AND GO. ALFRED HARRISON, Baking Square, Ashburton, AUCTIONEER, STOCK, ESTATE, & COMMISSION AGENT. WEEKLY SALE DAY, SATURDAY ; at twelve o'clock, 6f Horses, Pigs, Fowls* Fish, and General 'Produce ; also, Furniture;' and General Goods. ; Please readfull advertisements on the third page. 213 Manchester Fi re : ASSURANCE COMPANY. ■ apital, .£1,000,000.-—Lowest Rates. Established 1824. Agent: ALFRED HARRISON, BARING SQUARE, ASHBURTON.



Painters.



PAPERHANGING WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET, Ashburton. J. II CHAPMAN, PAINTER, PAPERHANGER, SIGN-WRITER, Etc., Has much; pleasure in stating that, owing to the largo increase of Business, he is now Importing from the Manufacturers— PAPERIIANGINGS, [■ i ■ WHITE LEAD, LINSEED OIL, WINDOW GLASS, ' BRUSHWARE, And all the necessaries of the Trade, and is therefore in a position to compete with any house in Canterbury for price and quality. Every description of work in the trade executed under personal superin tendence. Competent workmen sent to all parts of the country. ESTIMATES GIVEN. 415 P T. S. TUCKER, AINTER, /N LAZIER, * jr jpAPER HANGER, AND GENERAL HOUSE DECORATOR, SIGN AND TICKET WRITER, Moore Street, near Templar Hall. Estimates given. 244



s ATJNDERS’ J^ROTHERS, MILLERS, GRAIN MERCHANTS, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS, ASH B U R T 0 N. Bottlers. ASHBURTON BOTTLING STORES. ; ; I* connectien with the ASHBiUR TON BREWERY, • WOOD and cc ;V. ■. * ;: ■ Ha.ye;on;hsind a Largj £ cck of \: ALE and STOUT, in Bulk and Bottle. ASHBURTON BOTTLING STORES. MOUNT SOMERS ROAD, Ashbukton. • QUI N T O N B R 0 S. BEG to inform the inhabitants of Ash burton and surrbuuding,districts that they have ' in the above place, and trust by attention to business, to merit a share of patronage. -Bottlbhs op the Best Brands op its. ; »;., ANi> Stout. ' ' ! 9' ers. m H. BREWER’S Royal Mail COACH . x »1; leaves Longbeach fer Ashburton (vii Waterton, Ashton, Wheatstone, and Timrald) daily, at .7 a.m., returning iby the sane route on airriyal of 3 p.m. train fri>m.:Christchurelhj ; j:> a i Parcels and orders' punctually attended ifc °' T. H. BREWER, , .195 : -Broprietorl. c i f CO.OKSON,*WiIIis Strbet^runs the ; .&S4MAdLfiOOAjOH..ufrbm j >Ashburton •.fci-Railway.'Station to t Gree- Street, £ Forest, and. Mount Somers, every Tuesday ( a 1 -Friday, . returning Wedn§s^ a y !and .. «Q+.iv(jay at 8 p.m. '



TEAGUE & SONS, PAINTERS, GLAZIERS, PAPER HANGERS, AND GENERAL DECORATORS, BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON (opposite mail OFFICE.) AST SIGN WRITERS TO THE TRADE. 2C Builders. A SHBURTON STEAM SAW MILLS SASH AND DOOR MANUFACTORY. G. PARKIN, - Proprietor, BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR. - Moore Street, Every description of Timber' and Building Materials in Stock and supplied on most : reasonable terms. Flans prepared mid Estimates Given on the shortest notice. TIN WALD ' BUILDING AND UNDERTAKING ESTABLISH MENT, T. WILLIAMS, Proprietor, JT7TSHES to call special attention to , V the fact that he is still prepared to furnish and conduct FUNERALS in his well-known Superior Style, a VERY LOWEST RATES. Every description of Joinery; Work done ; , on the premises. BUILDINGS ERECTED ANYWHERE. .All kinds of Building Materials on F'de. T. W 1 LUAM's, - 1 1NWALX) ; Annbuncemeni " LADBROOK, I {Near .the Station, Winslow), TTAS in Stock a Good Supply of Gei 11 ral Stores, which he can supj Wholesale and Retail at the lowest currc rates.



General Merchants. HOOPER, AITKEN, AMD CO. Fpr Calicos, Sheetings, Hollands, Flannels, and Blankets, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. , ' ' ' • . ..v ‘ ; ■ : ■ ' ; For Fancy Dress Materials, Satin Cloths, Mantle and Ulster Cloths, ; TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. For Ladies’ and Children’s Costumes, Ulsters, Mantles, Milli | nery, Ornaments, and Feathers. TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. j ' ’' ", ■ • • . - . .. . • For Gloves, Plain and Fancy Hosiery, Fancy Wool, Collarettes, Operettes, Squares, and Cross-overs, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. For Men’s and Boys’ Clothing, Hats, Caps, Scarfs, Braces, Merino, Cotton, and L.W. Half Hose, White and Crimean Shirts, Linen and Paper Collars, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. For Ladies’ and Children’s E.S. Boots, Slippers, Goloshes, &c., TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. ! . v : • ’ . . . ■ . : . , ‘ • For Men’s and Boys’ Watertights, E.S. Boots, Slippers and Leggings, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S.



THE CHEAPEST II O U S E I 3sT T O "W 3ST .



For Teas, Coffees, Sugars, and all kinds of Groceries, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. For Toilet Sets, Ewers, and Basins, Vases, Lustres and Lamps, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. For Cups 2nd Saucers, Plates, Dishes, and all kinds of Earthen ware, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN, AND CO.’s. For E.P. Tea and Coffee Pots, Cruets, Pickle Frames, Toast Racks, and Cutlery ot every description, TRY HOOPERj &ITKEN AND CO.’S. For Hollo ware, Copper Boilers, Staves, Ranges, Grates, Fen ders and Fireirons, HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.S. For Fencing Wire %nd Staples, Forks, Spades. Shovels, and Carpenters X G0 IS,1 S , TRY HOOPER, AITKEN RND CO.S. For Boiled and Raw Oil, Lard Oil, White and Red Lead, and ?utty, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN, AND CO.’S. For Locks and Hinges, Brass Fonndry, Files, and Rasps, Plough and Trace Chain, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN & CO.’S, VICTORIA HO US E, HAV OCK STREET, ASHBURTON.



Cards. NOTICE. R. IRELAND, having dissolved partnership with Mr. J. E. H. Harris, is now carrying on business on his own account as BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR, .IN - ' MONTGOMERY’S BUILDINGS, East Street, ASHBURTON. 457 BRANSON & PURNELL, BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON MR. HARRIS, SOLICITOR AND CONVEYANCER, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, East Street, ASHB U R T ON. 409 MR. MOUNTFORT, ARCHITECT, Cathedral Square, Christchurch, and Fooks and Son s Offices, East Street, Ashburton. L C. E. FOOKS AND SON, ICENSED SURVEYORS AND LAND BROKERS Under the Land Transfer Act, Government Contract Surveyors, Triangle, Wakanui Road, near Post-office. ASHBURTON. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Tuned anl Repaired. J. C. HUGHES, TEACHER of Pianoforl°and Harmonium Cox Street, Ashburton. Orders can be left at the Echo Office.



Gasfitters, &c. NOTICE. S + HARDLEY, LICENSED GAS FITTER, EGS to notify that he is now prepared ) to execute any orders entrusted to him with despatch. Estimates given on the shortest Kitchen Ranges fitted with High-pres sure Boilers. Electric Bells supplied and fitted. Artesian Wells sunk. Pumps fitted and repaired. . 798 PUBLIC NOTICE. TRADESMEN and others who intend using the Ashburton Gas Company”® Gas should give their orders at once to have their premises fitted with Gap. Fittings, to ensure no delay when the.Gr*" is brought into the town. J. C. DOLMAN, LICENSED GASFITT/ER, Plumber, Locksmith, Whitesmith, Bell hanger, Zinc and Tin-plato T Yorker Hot and Cold "Water EQ' gjjiggry TANORED STREET, ASHBURTC’n. N.B.—Artesian Well's sunk and Pumps fitted and repaired; Oy. G. Guttering fixed at Current Rates. Electric Bells supplied and fitted. Orders punctually attended to in town and country. 812. Business Notices. TO MEET A WANT Long Felt in Ashburton, S. COLLINS AND SON AYE opened a shop in Compton’s Buildings, Moore-street, next to Neate’s, chemist, for the sale of ' NEW & SECOND-HAND FURNITURE Of every description. Curtain Poles and Rings, Venetian, Spring and Roller Blinds made to order. Highest price given . for Second-hand Furniture of all. kinds. PAINTING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES carried on as usual in town or country. Paperhangings, Paints, Oil Colors, Var nishes, Window-glass, and every trade requisite on sale. Guttering, and Piping found and fixed. S. COLLINS AND SON, PRACTICAL PAINTERS, PLUMBERS, ‘RAND HOUSE DECORATORS} Moore-street, Ashburton. ' 588



Fruiterers, &c. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. W. T. DAVISON. ! <;]!kkn«k<k;er and fruiterer, BEGS to inform his customers and the : public that he has REMOVED to the Shop lately occupied by Mrs. Morey, next to J. R: Chapman’s, Tancred Street. Fresh vegetables, salads, herbs, etc. Orders Delivered Regularly. W. T. DAVISON, Wholesale and Retail Greengrocer and Fruiterer, Tancred Street, Ashburton. 315 Poulterer, &c. RABBITS! RABBITS!! P. HARPER, FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near the Ashburton Hotel, East Street, BEGS to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton that he HAS OPENED; in the above line, and trusts, by strict attention to business, and supplying but articles of first class quality, hopes to merit a share of public patronage OYSTER SALOON. ; Hot Fried Fish and Stewed Eels, from 6 to 11 every night.



General Storekeep A USEFUL NOVELTY. Most Favorable ; opportunity ■ ■' I .. TO SAVE MONEY. i DISCOUNT of SEVEN AND A HALF Per Cent, will be alio wed to all ! CASH CUSTOMLErsI by, | Friedlander Bros., EAST STREET. : 828 ■ . * Educational. MUSIC T U I T I O N, VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL. Terms, per Quarter or per Lesson, on appli cation to the Principal. SUPERIOR LADIES’ BOARDING AND ' DAY SCHOOL, Oxford Villa, Burnett St., Ashburton, Conducted by Miss Steane. Private Lessons in French; German, and Latin, twice weekly ; Music, and Drawing in Various Styles... | Preparatory School for Boys. Inclusive Terms. j



Bootmakers. PUBLIC NOTICE. BOOTS! BOOTS! T. CHAMBERS/ . ,THA-nphlftCoi 'Y? Ashburton and surrour ding dis tricts for past favors, begs to inf,, rn them that he has received, and to arrive. at his place of business, East-street, » ' WELL-ASSORTED STOCK OP LADIES’, GENTLEMEN’S, AND. CHIL. DREN’S BOOTS AND SHOES ; Of all descriptions. i T. C. also calls speci al attenth 1 to the Measure Department, and incites the gentlemen of Ashb’jrton to inspect the superio r class o ? Sp.wn Boots and Shoes he is no w making. Riding Boots, Shooting Boots, Walking Boots and Shoes, Cricketing Boots and Shoes, and Run' ning Shoes. WORKMANSHIP unsurpassed. A PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. *T. CHAMBERS, PRC/SPECT BUILDINGS, Next to Montgomery’s, East-street. M. NEALAS, BOOT AND SHOEMAKER, AND IMPORTER, HAS now on sale a Splendid Assortment of BOOTS and SHOES fo* Winter, which are of the Best Quality, and will be S,old at very reasonable prices. Note the address— M. NEALA NEXT TO MESSRS. ORR & CO.’S, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



T r Cabinetmakers. T. A. GATES, CABINET-MAKER, UPHOLSTERER, AND PICTURE-FRAME MAKER SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASHBURTON, Opposite ■ the Railway Station. Manufactory, Peter Street. CHEAP E~S~T HOUSE IN CANTERBURY Carpets, Rugs, Oilcloth, Bedsteads, Chairs Mattrasses, Tables, etc. All kinds of Furniture, Shop Fittings, Picture Frames, and Household Requisites made to order. FUNERALS FURNISHED. TINWALD FURNITURE DEPOT. c HAR L E S RADER CABINET MAKER, FURNITURE DEALER, &c. . Venetian and other Blinds, Curtain Poles, Oxford and other Picture Frames made to order., Repairs Executed with Despatch, Note the Address— Great South Road, TinwaiA), (Next to Mr. Prettejohn’s, Shoe MaVei.^ 288 Saddlers. SADDLERY! SADDLERY! i , T A I T & Go. (Late of Wood Bros.), Ashburton (Onoosite Railway S tation and next Cook son’s Livery Stables), to inform the public that they have purchased the above bus.ness, r.i.atejy carried on by Wood Bros., and iiiope, Say strict attention to ppsiness, cow ! ifeined'swith moderate charges, ;co still fur ibheiMnerit a share of : public patronage. /Always on hand a Large Assortment of EENGLISH & COLONIAL SADDLES. aSOACH, 'GIG, and BUGGY harness fSHAFT, LEADING, AND PLOUGH HARNESS. H O R S E - C L O T. H S Jin every variety, at lowest; possible prices, DIRECT IMPORTERS. -iruci