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THE ASHBURTON HERALD,

Printed and Published by Horacs John Weeks and Charles Dixon, at their Printing Office, East Street, Ashburton, i J.uesdpy, July 29; ;t379; i\l 1



Ashburton Trade Directroy. ' :tect and Civil Engineer — ountfort, East-street A ,'t riONEERS— Eullock'and Co;, East-street Alfred Harrison, Baring Square . J. Lloyd Crawley, Saunders’ Buildings B VRRISTERS AND SOLICITORS - Messrs. Branson and Purnell, East-street Mr. Harris, Saunders’ Buildings. Mr. Ireland, Montgomery’s Buildings. Bikers, Confectioners, Etc. — rhos. Taylor, East-street BfcNKS— , , „ . , , Bank of New Zealand, Last-street Union Bank of Australia, East-street Boarding House Keepers— John Candish, Moore-st. ■ Prince Albert Boarding-house, Wills-st. J. Cotton, Spanish Restaurant, Havelock street. Builders, Contractors, Etc.— G. Parkin, Steam Saw Mills, Moor-street . Thos. Williams, Tinwald G. Compton, Builder, Moore-street. Booksellers and Stationers H. M. Jones, Baring Square. Weeks and Dixon, East-street North (next to Quill’s Hotel.) Bootmakers— • . T. Chambers, Prospect Buildings, East-st. M. Nealas, East-street Brewers and Bottlers — Wood and Co., Cameron-street Quinton Bros., Mount Somers Road Cabinetmakers— C Bradei, Tinwald Cabinetmakers and Undertakers T. A. Gates, Peter-street, near Quill s Thomas Williams, 1 inwald Chemists and Druggists— J. M. Cambridge, Montgomery s Buildings Coal and Firewood Merchants — A. Hayes, Firewood and Timber, near Rail way Station Drapers and Clothiers — D. Williamson and Co , East-street- Orr arc Co., East-street Hodder & Co., Saunhers’ Buildings. Furniture Warerooms — A. Spillard, Tancred Street Collins and Son, Moore Street Gbocers, General Dealers, Etc.— Orr and Co„ East-street Firiedlaiider Bros., East-street Hodder and Co., Saunders’ Buildings. 20- Williamson and Co., East-steeet. Greengrocers, &c. — W. T. Davison, Moore-street R. Madigan, Havelock Street. Hotels — Shearman’s Somerset Hotel, East-street Quill’s Commercial Hotel, East Street North near Railway Station Mutch and McKenzie, Ashburton Hotel, East Street. Ironmongers— Orr and Co., East-street Hodder and Co., Saunders’ Buildings. Milliner and Dressmaker— Mrs. Adams, Cox-street Painter, Sec. — J. R. Chapman, Tancred-street T. S. Tucker, Moore-street. Printers and Publishers— Weeks and Dixon, East-street Plumbers, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Etc.— S. Hardley, East Street. J. C. Dolman, Tancred-street Joseph Hyde, Tancred-street Surveyors— C. E. Fooks and Son, Triangle, Wakanui Road Tailors— Aitken and Co., Havelock-street Tentmakers— Wm. Patching, East-street. *3"Notices in this Directory, £l per annum. Agencies. THE ASHBURTON HERALD Nd Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated tho Evening Echo.) ASHBURTON, WAKANUI, AND SEA, FIELD MAIL EXPRESS. j BUBSCRIBERS to The Ashburton I Herald, residing at and “between the j above places will, in future, be supplied by j *Sa®«3k> and Olsen’s Mail Express, which leaves Ashburton every Tuesday and s&iday. -New Subscribers will please forward tfhair names to any of the Agents, or ourr (Office, as early as possible. (6d. per quarter ; in advance, 7s. 6d. per’ .quarter ; or 28s. per annum. The Ashburton Herald -will contain all. ithe 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 Herald., Agencies where The Herald can be obtained : Wakanui School ... McClure Wakanui Creek.. ... G. Leadley Seafield... ... ... M. Bruce Charing Cross ... ... G. S. Brown-. Newland. Ed Watkins’- ! The Agents will supply printed forms: j for new subscribers to sign. ASHBURTON HERAL®, Published Daily. Country Edition ... 3p. nr.. Town Edition ... 4.30p.in- are requested to> make known any irregularity in the delivery, whether in Town or Country, which shall be immediately remedied. Country Sub scribers along the Wakanui Road to the school, thence to Seafield, Cambridge, and Newland, are supplied by the mail-cart every Tuesday and Friday.



Prapery, ORE AND CO.’S GLORIOUS NEWS! GREAT REDUCTIONS IN ALL CLASSES OF DRAPERY AND FANCY GOODS, AT ORR & CO’S., £IO,OOO to be Sold at a Sacrifice. PRICES TO SUIT THEiTIMES. 4 cases of snow flake Wincey at per yard, worth gd. 2 cases Flannel, is. 2d. to is. 6d. per yard, slightly soiled, worth is. iod. e case Ladies’ Ulster Cloaks at 18s. 6d. 1 case Ladies’ Jackets at 12s. 6d. to 255. 1 bale white Blankets at 16s. 6d. to 225. slightly soiled, worth 275. 6d. .SPECIAL BARGAINS IN Calicoes D-t 3«- to 5 s - 6d. per doz. 50 doz. Laches’Cambric Handkerchiefs at 4s. 6d. LO 7s. bd. per doz. Ribbons in all s’hades at reduced prices 30 doz. Ladies’ Si r & Tics at 6d. and is. each ; •' ‘ - ■ •-/ : . 6 doz. prs. Ladies’ Foots, .stained, will be given away at ss, 9d. 20 pieces wool Tartan: will be .sold at is. 6d. per yard A . 5 doz. Ladies’ Straw Hats given away at 6d. each 2 doz. Ladies’ Costumes at half-price, CLOTHING! CLOTHING! We hold an immense stock of Cloth- i ing—Colonial, Geelong, and. Mosgiel made, in every variety and style of suits. Gent’s Ulster Coats in great variety Boys’ Suits, Boys’ Ulster Coats Gents’ Hats, Gents’ Ties Men’s Shirts at 2s. 6d. each Waterproof Coats from 15s. 6d« uip wards. As this is a Genuine Sale and all goods of first-class quality we would ask the public to call as early as possible, as a speedy clearance is anticipated. A LOT Of FELT CARPETS AT IS. 6D. PER YARD. DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT. We have just engaged a first-class Dressmaker from London, who will take charge this weelc. Good style and .perfect fit guaranteed. Dresses and Costu’mes made to order on the shortest notice-



ORE AJSTD ca, IMPORTERS,. ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA.



Wholesale and ftstail &c. j BOOKS! BOX) KB i CLEARING OUT SALE Reduction of ss. in the Pound. WEEKS AND DIXON ~jp)EG to call special attention to their Clearing-Out Sals 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. ,• . V ; ■ S \ | Particular attention is invited to their Large and Varied Assortment of Church Services, Wesleyan and Presbyterian Hymn- Books, some of are in Very Elegant Bindings, all to be Sold Out at 25 per cent, reduction.



REDUCED PRICE LIST.



The Little Camp on Eagle Hill, 3s. 6d. Sceptres aiid 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. 6d. Little Mercy, an Australian Temperance Tale, 3s. 6d. 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. 6d. Washed Ashore, 2s. 4d. | Turnaside Cottage, 3s. Trot’s Letters to her Doll, 3s. 6d. Told in the Twilight, 2s. 4d. Penelope, 2s. lOd. Tract Magazine, Is. 6d. On the Eve, 2s. lOd. The Silver Casket, 4s. Swiss Family Robinson, 4s. 6d. 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 Hunne, 4s. Sword and Garment, 2s. 9d. / The Land of the Sun, ss. Lectures on Preaching, 4s. 3d. Tales of Old Ocean, 3s. 6d. Military Heroes of. England, 4s. Earth and its Treasures, 4s. General Beckwith, 3s. 6d. ’ The Diary of Dampier, 3s. 6d,



Scott’s Poems, 3s. Lyric Gems of Scotland (2), ss. each. ~ ~ morocco binding, Os. 6d. Goldsmith’s Poems, 4s. Gd. 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. Gd. Under the Microscope/Is. 9d. Humming Birds, 2s. 3d. City Sparrows, 2s. 3d. Conracl and Columbine, f 2s. 9e. The Children and the Robin, 2s. Stories of the Apostles, Is. lOd. Diversions at Holycott, 2s. 3d. The Hew 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. Gd. The Boy’s Prize Book, ,4s. Gd. The Boy’s Book, 4s. .Gd. % / Every Boy’s Annual, 6s. Once a Week (2), 3s. 9d. each. Nails Driven Home, 2s. 3d. Nettie’s Mission, 3s. Gd. Revolt of the Field, 2s. Kate Brunton, 2s. Homely Proverbs, 2s. . ; Phrenological Works (2), 4s. Gd. each. Ball Room Companion, 7d. Ready Reckaners, Gd. each : v- Mercantile Letter Writers, Is. each Carpenters Spelling, 7d. Comprehensive Letter Writer, Is. 2d. Advice" to a Mother,' 2sh ’ x : * c ' I 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 WEE K S AN D DIX 6N, PROPRIETORS, EAST ASHBURTON. , - • ; :



: Business Notices, B L I G M’S CANTERBURY; RESTAU RANT,. • Papanui Road, near Post Office, ; Christchurch. MEA L S ' AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY.. Board and Lodging, 175., 18s. , £1 a week. BEDS & MEALS— Is. Each. 452 CHERTSEY. A. R. MARKHAM (Next Montgomery’s, Chertsey), GENERAL STOREKEEPER, HAVING ’taken over the store of Messrs. Orr and Co., and increased the stock, is prepared to supply first-class articles in Grocery, Drapery, Ironmongery.. etc. Agent for THE ASHBURTON HERALD. 4 2 3 Medicinal. OTEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS O FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETII. CAUTION TO PURCHASERS. The value of this well-known Family Medi cine has been largely tested in all parts of the world, and by all grades of society, for upwards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned exten sive sale has .induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which in OUTWARD APPEARANCE so closely resemble the ori ginal as to have deceived many purchasers. The proprietor therefore feels it clue to the public to give a special caution against the use of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested carefully to observe the- four following ’distinctive characteristics, without which none are genuine':—- 1st —In every. case the words JOHN STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH, SURREY, are engraved. on the Government Stamp affixed to each packet. ' 2nd—Each Single Powder has directions for the dose, and the words, John Steedman, Chemist,. Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd —The name, Steedman, is always spelt with two EE’s. 4th —The manufacture is carried on solely at Walworth, Surrey. ; Sold in Packets by all Chemists and Medi cine Vendors. : Sold by Kemftiiorne, Prosser and Co., Auckland. 49° - • I . . iIEAI.TU FOii ALL. V PILLS AND OINTMENT THE PILLS Purify tiie Lioo.l,'correct all disorders of the Liver, Stomach, Kidneys and Bowels, and are invaluable in all com, plaints incidental to Females. THE OINTMENT is the only reliably remedy for Bad Legs Old Wounds, Sores, and Ulcers. For Bronchitis, Diphtheria, Cbuah.v Cc Ids, Gout, lllrfumutism, and : all Skin: Di leases .’it -has no equal. Sold by the Proprietor, TnoiiAa Holloway, 533, Oxford Street, London,' and by all Medicine Vendors throughout the World* GRATEFUL—COMFORTIFG. JgPPS’S BREAKFAST COCOA. “By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, atid-by .'a careful application ol 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. -a If isffiy tne 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.arc.imd us, ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fata ishaft by keeping ourselves well fortifiedvwith pare blood and a properly nourished frame.” —The Ctzii Service Gazette . ’ : I SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPS AND CO' Homoepathic Chemists, London.' KEATING’S COUGH LOZENGES,: COUGHS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, ACCUMULATION OF PHLEGM. Composed of the purest articles. These Lozenges contain no opium nor any deleterious drug, therefore the most. delicate, can take " them with perfect confidence. --THeii" beneficial effect is speedy and .certain. This old unfail ing family remedy is "daily recommended by the most eminent physicians. In use nearly 6o years. MEDICAL TESTIMONY. 22, Cold Harbour Lane, London, July 25th, 1877: ~S ir,—Y our.,Lozenges are,.excellent, ~and their beneficial effect most reli a hie. I sti ongly recommend them in cases of oough and asthma. You are at liberty to state this as my opinion, formed from many years’ experience. J. Bringloe, M.R.C.S.L., L.S.A., L.M. -Mr. T Keating, t; Indian Medical Service.- Dear Sir.-t-Having jtried yonr|Lozenges in India I have ’ much v pleasure in testifying to their beneficial effects in, cases of Incipient Consumption, Asthma and Bronchial Affec tions. 1 have prescribed them largely with the best results. : W. B, G , Apothecary, H.M.S. Keating’s Cough Lozenges are sold by all Chemists, in tins of various sizes, each having the words “ Keating’s Cough Lozenges ” engraven on the Government stamp. 637 KEATING’S WORM TABLETS; A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, both in appearance;and taste, furnishing a most agreeable method. of. administering the only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild preparation, and 1 is especially adapted for children. Sold in tins by all chemists. Proprietor, THOS. KEATING, London, Export Chemist and Druggist. 637 j



Medlelaal; _ Testimonials. Tuain Street,, Christchurch, April 28/ 1879. To Professor Guscott. Sir, —I have been troubled with Livei Complain these last six years, many times not being able to attend to work. I have tried everything in the’ shape of patent,, medicines. I have beet!'an' outdoor patient in the liospi tal.j-Z.got.at .times temporaryj'elieb could not sleep on my‘left side ; I • kept rolling about backwards and.forwards in bed. . When I got up in the morning, I would rather be in bed but'work I had to attend to.- ; Whea l had eaten a light meal I found it always lodgecl in my.stomach. Always costive, a great palpi tation,. pains across the, chest, more particu larly under* the left breast, always a violent pain between the shoulders, felt just the same as if any one was pouring water down my back, feet always cold.' Happened to get one of your bills when you came tp ~St._ Asaph* street, which explained to me the symptoms I «was laboring under. —When. I. applied ; ,to you, you told me all my symptoms, and guaranteed me a perfect cure, which, I am happy to say, you have done through your herbal treatment. I should recommend those troubled with Liver Complaint ta place themselves under your treatment.' :: , • ..; "y' ; .1 am, Sir, ’ . ; : r ~ ’ : | | f Truly thankful, ~ • WI LLIAM Manson. Colombo Street, ' April 21, 1879. To Professor Guscott. SiR,--I have been troubled with Dysentery for the last three months, so much sol that-I was perfectly exhausted, .the linings of; my intestines peeled away in flakes. ■ I tried every, '•emedy that I could hear of, but to no purpose, blearing that you were in Christchurch, -and seeing fhe many wonderful cures, .was induced to place myself under your treatment, tail'd I am happy to say in one .week I am free from the diarrhoea, and gaining strength from your herbal'treatment. < ' I am, yours respectfully,: - Ellen Brown. I give you this testimonial for the benefit o others, as I know there are a great many, others’ suffering from the same complaint in Christchurch. Borough Hotel, Manchester'Street, Christchurch, April 21, IS79'. To Professor Guscott. . v : Sir, —-I have been troubled with Sciataca and Rheumatism since the commencement cf the West Coast diggings in 1864, where I had j to leave through medical advice, and went to Melbourne, and thence to Sydney* and then I thought I would try the tropical climate of; Queensland, and only found temporary relief. I came to Christchnrch, and - tried doctors of the best -medical repute,- and got no. better. Thinking that it was useless to go any further I gave up all hopes of being restored ;; I could scarcely walk, and staying at an old friend’s, he advised me to consult.you, and I am happy to say I am in as perfect health as I was in 1864, when I crossed the ranges of the West Coast, and was only ten -, days under your treatment., ' John O’Brien. - To. Professor Guscott. : : Sir, —Having been troubled with asthma for the last seven years, on several occasions I; have been propped up in bed, and many times I had to get up and walk to get a breath of air, and had become so bad that I was not able to attend to my business ; in fact, I had become a burden to myself and the people with whom; I was stopping. When I came to you you told me all my symptoms,-which gave me confidence to place myself under your treatment, and, being a believer in herbs, and seeing the large assortment in your establishment, and also the references from other sufferers the same as myself, in looking back to the time of my suflering so long, and spending so much money without receiving any benefit from the treat ment until I applied to you.—l remain, yours ever thankful, T \ - - UdNAiiD Smith....;.. Great King-street, Dunedin, May 30. To Professor Guscott. Srß,—l have to inform you that I am able to return home after your treatment of 4 weeks’ duration, -haying beeif Jroufcl&l SfltH dropsy this last 4 years. I hayf beenf tapfed fcwieeqr .1 have been under the doctors in. Oamaru, and also in Dunedin, ; and'never received any bene fit from -:their treatment. - When-imy sister called: on y,qu last April you told her if I would come to St. .Kildaand stop with her you would treat me for ! a fortnight free *of charge/- and after that time, if I . were no bet ter/you would require no payment; but lam happy to inform you that I feel as' vveU'as' ever I felt, and free of dropsy, andean eat and sleep' well. I trust that your days' may be long in Dunedin. Ycu ■may be assured that I- will .speak* of the cure you have effected in me on my.return home, as I leave my sistei to-morrow.—-I remain yours ever grateful, Mrs. Isabella' Fraser. St. Kilda, June 10, 187 S, \ • * Manchester Street, - i Christchurch, April* 2 9 th, 1879, To Professor Guscott, . . bt . .P/J 1 Sir, —I have been troubled with Neuralgia for a length of time, and have suffered the most excruciating pains; tried ei erything that I could hear of, I then saw your testimonials Jib the papers, and. .the S.taiv” I was advised to give you a trial, but I liave. this to say that I am perfectly free from pain. ' I can eat and sleep well, and* am not disturbed at nights or meal times as I have been for a length of time,! I have told several the pain. I suffered, and the wonderful relief I have had, and I would ad, vise anyonetroubled- with Neuralgia to apply to you, as they can depend on a perfect cure, Yours ever grateful, ' : '"’ ■ : : H, B, Williams, j - Twain street, Christchurch. To Professor Guscptt, . . . Sir,—Having fo r the last four years suffered from bad eyes, being totally blind iri one, and from using a solution of nitrate of silver as a lotion, which had penetrated my whole system, causing me the nlofet acute pains,* which; .added to rheumatism, prevented* my sleeping qt-night, - and rendered my life absolutely burdensome to me, I have consulted and been treated by doc tors in different parts of Canterbury, as also in the Christchurch Hospital, but without obtain ing the slightest relief. Determined to leave 'no stone unturned while tlie smallest chance remained of an abatement of my I applied to you immediately J heard of your arrival,;. and tlje cureijvhich you havp hffgptgd would seem to many. incredible, but as I* uni stiil here a livii?g ! prt>®f of the": successhofbycnir j trdatmenf, as* can only be testified by hundreds in Christchurch, who knowing what f \yas like for. SO long up to a Week’ ago, look with astonishment at the cliange which; you have wrought. Wishing you mp.riy years of happi ness" and prosperity'fin-•pur'suifigf your useful career,* I am, dear Sir, yours respectfully, : ‘ ’ - Patrick .Burns. Sexton's Allcnton House, ; j St. Asaph-street, Christchurch. -



Winters wawrvKa:;! ZZZZZZ T H E ASHBURTON HERALD ,gi "G' ANI) r BOROUGH & COUNTY; ADVERTISER (With which is incorpox-ated the ■t .*f .5 » Evening Echo.) GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE EAST STREET NORTH, ASHBURTON (Near the Railway Station.) rjpHE Proprietors beg to intimate that they have imported a first-class Vt ;' “ATLAS” TREADLE =■■ Printing Machine, FOR-JOB WORK ONLY, CAPABLE OF TH R O W.I NG : O F 2000 IMPRESSIONS AN “ HOUR Unrivalled and unequalled in the eatima ; tion of Printers. : ENVELOPES, .0 . v ; : ■ ' ■ .ii i BUSINESS CARDS,, A n ik? .a . It is capable of executing the finest workiri " : ; Colors & Ornamental Printing And the cost of production will, by meana of this labor-saving Machinery, be GREATLY REDUCED. BILLHEADS, -^RECEIPTS, .a : ' NOTE. HEADINGS, .ssUqW pMsrfwSC " ; ■ 3 /■[ Circulars, PAMPHLETS, 4 J J. H M G CATALOGUES. . t ;r :•! .1 0 r . • -i AJ iL hr r I hit Si h .•. TTlfitl ’ ; '-.‘iHliA - . ■ ■•' nr cl- oka ig&TjOH EVERY x DESCRIPTION OF PRINTING iI.I AV /■ IT ,KOTiiU£DiaA ■. AH, in the BEST STY.LP, hSi| •*a yq/Th ■ K , .objaio I .w 4 at Prfpgs which cannot fall to GIY E SA TI SEA 0 TION • •,r•' •' r tv- .-.v.-.r *•:«' aIXnH UtrAtii stsinO : ; ,5 h>’3rt-. .ho-fVs'liT 1 -sv: jjjpof. . Ji j i n % u n ;m&A TcAS ..nr Ji;/?VujT .btoUbY WEEKS GAND DIXON ?HERS, y o .1 u the Ashburton OFFICE, tf- UiV-itt a East ? Street Ne'RTH Ashburton. . ■ -.■As-ntivy. tint .. •.