The Ashburton Herald

AND BOROUGH AND COUNTY ADVERTISER

WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE “EVENING ECHO.”

VOL. 11. 450.

ASHBURTON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1879

Price One Penny.



Auctioneers and Commisssion Agents ITIDMISTON BROS. & GUIDRY, !'J (late bullock AND CO.), ASHBURTON, General Merchants, Auctioneers, Stock, Station, Estate, and Commission Agents. Sales of Stock, Farm Implements, &c., will be held at their Yards, Ashbur ton, and the Tinwald Yards, on alternate TUESDAYS. CASH ADVANCES Made on Stock, Produce, &c., consigned for Positive Sale. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. ALFRED HARRISON, Baking Square, Ashburton, AUCTIONEER, STOCK, ESTATE, & COMMISSION AGENT. YTTEEKLY SALE DAY, SATURDAY VV at twelve o’clock, of Horse 3, Pigs, Fowls, Fish, and General Produce ; also, Furniture and General Goods. Please read full advertisements on the third page. 213 nyrß. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY, JLVJL AUCTIONEER, STOCK, LAND, ESTATE, AND COM MISSION AGENT, Holds Weekly Sales Every Saturday, at One o’clock, of'Horses, Farm Produce, • and General Merchandise of every descrip tion. ' Full advertisements third page. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, AUCTIONEER, Stock, Land, Estate, and Commission Agent, Saunders’ Buildings, East-st., Ashburton. 277 a gAUNDERS’ jgROTHERS, MILLERS, GRAIN MERCHANTS, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS, IS H BURTON.



Carriers. H. BREWER’S Royal Mail COACH JL . leaves Longbeaeh for Ashburton (vi&, Waterton, Ashton, Wheatstone, and Tinwald) daily, at 7 a. m., returning by the same route on arrival of 3 p.m. train from Christchurch. Parcels and orders punctually attended co. T. H. BREWER, Proprietor. 195 ECOOKSON, Willis Street, runs the . MAIL COACH from Ashburton Railway Station to Green Street, Alford Forest, and Mount Somers, every Tuesday, and Friday, returning Wednesday and Saturday at 3 p.m. Milliner and Dressmaker. ' MRS. ADAMS, AISTD DRESSMAKER. Ladies’ and Children’s Dresses made up in the newest styles, at Lowest Charges. Wedding and Mourning Orders promptly attended to. - Mas Adams devotes special attention to jMillinery. MRS. ADAMS, Moore Street, Opposite Mr. Boyle’s Office. 151 a



Business Notices. ;. v 1 TO MERCHANTS, TRADESMEN, AND OTHERS. STUDY ECONOMY! STUDY ECONOMY! GREAT SAYING EFFECTED BY PURCHASING YOUR STATIONERY AT THE WHOLESALE STATIONERY DEPOT. CASH PRICES: Tj'NVELOPES, Cream Laid, !-/ Per iooo - 6s. 6d. Ditto Per 500 - 3s. 6d. Ditto Printed, 1,000, ns. 6d. Notepaper, ruled, per packet of 5 Quires, from is. 6d. Large quantities at lower rates.



ACCOUNT BOOKS OP ALL KINDS. TEN PER CENT. OFF FOR CASH!!! STORES LIBERALLY DEALT WITH. WEEKS & DIXON, Wholesale Stationers HERALD OFFICE.



Painters. PAPERHANGING WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET, Ashburton. J. R. CHAPMAN, ■PAINTER, 'PAPER-HA,NGER, SIGN-WRITER, Etc., Has much pleasure in stating that, owing to the large increase of Business, he is now Importing from the Manui<a( PAPER HANGINGS, 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. 41 Brick Manufactory. BRICKS. rjIHE UNDERSIGNED having COM > PLETED dieir KILN at Ashburton, are prepared to SUPPLY BRICKS, equal t< any made in the Colony, at any Station up or down. Samples to be seen at the Company's Offices, Ashburton, Rakaia, and V, inslow W. MONTGOMERY & CO [Limited] 77a



Baker and Confectioner. OPEN THIS DAY. BREAD ! BREAD!! BREAD! CONFECTIONERY and BISCUITS. EDWARD TAYLOR begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and the surrounding neighborhood that he has commenced business as Plain and Fancy Bread and Biscuit Baker, and Confec tioner in Saunders’ New Buildings, and hopes by strict attention to business, and keeping a first-class article, to merit a fair share of public patronage. Confectionery and Biscuits always in stock. ONE TRIAL SOLICITED. Note the Address— JZ3S" EDWARD TAYLOR, Bread and Biscuit Baker and Confectioner, EAST STREET, Near the Railway Station. 343 a Business Notices. THE ASHBURTON HERALD. AND Borough and County Advertiser. THE following are AGENTS for the Sale of the “ Ashburton Herald” in Town : H. M. Jones, Stationer, East Street, next Friedlander Bros. E. A. Garnett, Perfumer, Hairdresser, Etc., Montgomery’s Buildings. K. S ando, Under the Verandah, East Street. IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & DIXON have on Sale at their Office, East Street North,- - PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT, Also, — FORMS of TO LET and FOR SALE.



General Storekeeper. THIS IS THE COLUMN THAT HAS BEEN WATCHED. dT NO SHAM SACRIFICE. K . SAN D O T)EGS to announce that he has NOW OPENED in A. Weston’s late pre mises, Prospect Buildings, with a WELL-ASSORTED STOCK in the following Branches : Grocery, Crockery, Stationery, Perfumery, News Agency, and Tobacconist. K. SANDO trusts that by strict atten tion to his business, combined with civility and moderate charges, to ensure the same liberal support that has been accorded to him during the past two years. LABOR REGISTRY OFFICE. Please note the address— K . SAN DO , PROSPECT BUILDINGS, (Late A. Weston’s). Cards. [Card.] J. E. B U C H A N A N, GENERAL AGENT,



ASHBU R T O N . 313 a G. D. BOILEAU, ACCOUNTANT AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT. SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS. Rents and Debts collected. 103 a WE, the undersigned, have this day entered into PARTNERSHIP as BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, AND CONVEYANCERS, And will practice at our Offices, MONT GOMERY’S BUILDINGS, Ashburton, under the firm of O’REILLY & IRELAND. Dated the Ist day of July, 1879. FRANCIS PHILIP O’REILLY. CHARLES WABBURTON IRELAND. 112 a BRANSON & PURNELL, BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON MR. HARRIS, (SOLICITOR AND CONVEYANCER, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, East Street, ASH B U R T ON. 109 C. E. FOOKS AND SON, CENSED PURVEYORS AND LAND BROKERS Under the Lanu Trantfer Act, Government Contract Surveyors, Triangle, Wakanui Road, near Post-office ASHBURTON.



General Merchants. SSf { . The Althouse Windmill. THE ONLY SELF-REGULATING WINDMILL. BEOS ASHBURTON.



Bootmakers. PUBLIC NOTICE. BOOTS! BOOTS! T. CHAMBERS WHILE THANKING the public of Ashburton and surrour ding dis tricts for past favors, begs to inf> rn them that he has received, and to arrive ; at his place r.f business, East-street, a WELL-ASSORTED STOCK OF LADIES’, GENTLEMEN’S, AND CHIL DREN’S BOOTS AND SHOES Of all descriptions. T. C. also calls special attentu 1 to the Measure Department, and im> ites the gentlemen of Ashburton to inspect the superior class of Sewn Boots and Shoes he is now making. Riding Boots, Shooting Boots, Walking Boots and Shoes, Cricketing Boots and Shoes, and Running Shoes.' WORKMANSHIP UNSURPASSED. A PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED T. CHAMBERS, PROSPECT BUILDINGS, Next to Montgomery’s, East-street. sSssSeß as M. NEALAS, BOOT AND SHOEMAKER, AND IMPORTER, S CLEARING OUT the whole of his Present Stock at REDUCED PRICES, previous to Removal to New Premises, next to Taylor’s Bakery, where he will open with a Large Stock of Boots of every description. Note the address— M . NEALAS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Tinsmiths, &c. PUBLIC NOTICE. JOSEPH HYDE, ■PRACTICAL COPPERSMITH AND IT BRAZIER, TIN, IRON, AND ZINC PLATE WORKER, Begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has com menced business in TANCRED STREET, where he hopes by strict attention to business, combined with moderate charges, to merit a lair share of public patronage. N.P>. —Repairs neatly executed. Business Notices. BIBLES, Prayers, and Church Services, Hymnals for various churches.—H. M, JONES, Stationer, Baring Square.



Chemists. ANTED partis sMii} OSEflfti ! 'lfvajS S&Bs mmm NOW N , CAMBRIDGE’S |j ||| Orange §f|| Quinine pit TONIC WINE. (1 mHAT Chilblains 1 can be cured by a few applications of Cambridge’s Chilblain Liniment, Is. Gd. a bottle. That Coughs and Colds speedily disap pear after a few doses of Cambridge’s Cough Syrup, In. Gd. and 2s. Gd. a bottle. That Cambridge’s ORANGE - QUININE TONIC WINK is the best Strengthening Medicine known ; nu merous Testimonials can be seen in its favour : wine Lotties, 4s. Gd. That Farmer’s and Horse-keeper l s should always have in the house a b ottle of CAMBRIDGE’S COLIC DRIINK for Gripe in Horses ; and a bottle of his Driffield White Oil for Sore Shoulders, Etc. That J. M. Cambridge Extracts Teeth carefully and skilfully for 2s. Gd. That the Public can obtain Me tdicines after business hours or during the •-night, when urgently needed, at the Dispi cnsary, Burnett Street. J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Medical B L all, Ashb* j-rton. Poulterer, &c. RABBITS! RABBI TS ! I P. HARPER, FISHMONGER AND POU LTERER Near the Ashburton Hotel, Er lS t Street, BEGS to inform the in! mbit ants ol Ashburton that he HA .s OPENED in the above line, and tru s ts, by strict attention to business, and supplying but articles of first class qua 1 Jty, hopes to merit a share of public pa 4 Nonage oysterTa/ <o0 * ; Hot Fried Fish and f jte wed Eels frblh 11lL Cr ' jr V Higllt. Guilders. A SHB o E SAW MRLLf b ASH AND DOOR M A N U F A C T O R y.. PARKIN, Proprietor, builder AND CONTRA jICTO-K. Moore Street, Every description of Timber a- p, u ßdir Mat'erials in Stock and suppli oa m „ st , reasonable terms. Pfcns prepared and Estimates .-GSvwar-on'tfc shortest notice. ’



fHotels. RAILWAY HOT EL, WINSLOW. MR. W. HARRIS requests the public to know that he is back at his old house, and wishes his old friends to know that they will receive the- same good accommodation as formerly. Private Suites of Rooms for families. Wines and Beer of the best brands. Good stabling and loose boxes, with every attendance. W. HARRIS, Proprietor. ii6a ORAM’S SOMERSET COMMERCIAL AND FAMILY HOTEL ‘ ' ASHBURTON. UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF Sir George Grey, K. C. 8., Premier of New Zealand. Sir James Ferguson, Bart., late Governor ot New Zealand, AND* ,'v Sir Charles Ducane, late Governor of Tas mania. ''JpHIS centrally-situated Hotel is pronounce I to be one of the finest in the Southern Hemi sphere. The cuisne is under '.he supervision or an eminent chef, and the proprietor hopes that' his long experience in the trade is a sufficient guarantee as to the quality of the contents ot the cellar. R. W. S H EAR MAN, PROPRIETOR. JOSEPH BALDWIN Begs to inform his friends and the public that ho Has Opened THE CENTRAL HOTEL, AT the JUNCTION, WILLS STREET AND WAKANUI ROAD, ASHBURTON, THIS commodious hotel is situated within three minutes’ walk of the Railway Station. Table d’Hote daily at 6 p. m. Luncheon on the table from 12 to 2-p.m. The Jug and Bottle Department will be made a special feature, single bottles and small quantities being supplied at the lowest remunerative rates. Only the best quality of Wines, Beei’s, and. Spirits procurable will be kept. J. BALDWIN, 540 Proprietor. Public Notices. QEORGE rjpPUCKETr MEANS TO DO BUSINESS And the under given figures show tfeax Sr® is in earnest. A call at his establisihment, East; Street, next Messrs. Orr and Co.’s,, will give further proof. Gentlemen’s E.S. Boots, 15s. to 20s Watertights, a Superior Fashionable: Article, IGs. Balmorals, very best, 20s. Bluchers, the “ne plus ultra,” 10s 6dL Gent’s. Calf Shoes, 14s. 6d., used to be 17s. 6d. Ladies’ Boots of every description!, equally low. Slippers for all feet—ladies’ 4s. 9d. tot 6s. 6d. ; Gentlemen’s, ss. 6d. to 7s. —hu leather, felt, patent, and carpet. Leggings, knee-high, 7s. ; Carters’, 15a A large choice of Boots and Shoes (aM prices) for the LITTLE ONES. Every description of Sewn, Pegged and I Rivetted Boots and Shoes made to order H promptly attended +O. H 2G7& 11 ■ i ■' I ■ in——* i Coal and Firewood. \ CHEAP TIMBER l AT !> HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS. f' BALANCE of Timber unsold at the y Auction Sale. Also, 200,000 fee | to arrive, now lying at the Waimate &* ■S I ti©m, will be disposed of AT REDUCED PRICES AT HATE S’ TIMBER YARDS, i Rast Street, Ashburton. 1027