THE ASji BURTON HERALD.

[Tuesday, June 24, 1879



Amusements. T rOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CON- V CERT IN THE TEMPLAR HALL. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH, 1579 An Entertainment will be given on the above date in aid of the WESLEYAN CHURCH BUILDING FUND. GLEES, PART SONGS. DUETS, AND SOLOS. Admission, Is 6d. Programme will shortly appear. Tickets can be obtained from Messrs. Jones, Aitlen,-.Weeks, Orr, Ashwood, Andrews, and others. 994 TOWN HALL; Lessees—Messrs. Hiscoclcs, Hayman, and Co. THE MAMMOTH MINSTRELS. The Coming Event of 1879. ’/N| RAND OPENING LEVEE; ijf SATURDAY, JUNE 28th. Further particulars in future issue. See •*’* ,'i Day Bills and Posters. THOS. KENNEDY, .- , *'l f ■ Business, Manager.. 1056 u Ji GARDINER, Advance Agent. TIME CHANGED. U D> : DATE ALTERED. ASHBURTON CHRISTY DRAMATIC COMPANY’S Entertainment. .. • SEE PROGRAMMES. Saturday and Monday Next. ASHBURTON RIGHTED, OR, /: 4he Demons of Gold. TWO PRIZES Tr.v-.. • 1 ,(10s. andss.)- , . FOR FIRST AND SECOND ’ best' recitations By Ashliurfcori'Lads "under Eighteen. ■GO IN-FOR PRACTICE, BOYS ! • <. a , l : ;, ; j i 1062



Tenders. . ~ UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. TENDERS are invited, by the Board for the following works : \ No. 29—Forming, ,&c., about two miles of' the road' rrom Wester field House to Bradfield. No. 30—Shingle repairs, Lagmlior *• 11 Road/- ' No. 31—Reforming and Shingling a portion of the Alford Forest No. 32—Erecting Timber Crate at the Narrows, Alford Forest Road. Timber supplied. ,, . No. 33—Reducing Grade of a Cutting at the Rangitata. No. 34 —Reforming road from Wes terfieid House to the River. Tenders, addressed to the Chairman, must be sCntin hot later than TUESDAY, the Ist July prox., at noon; if later, they will be rejected. O, Specifications, &c., are to be seen at the office up to six. o’clock on Monday night, the 31st instant. i ‘ ROBT. D PULLAR, Clerk. Road Board Office, Westerfield, June 12th, 1879. 1022 ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. North Ashburton River Bridge; near Mount Somers Road Crossing. iTTVRESH TENDERS are . invited for Jj Bridge reduced to 600 feet in length, and spans to be 20 feet. Plan and specifi cation canjbgs?3een at Council offices, Moore-streSt, Ashburton, and Tenders addressed to the Chairman, with a deposit equal to five per cent of the amount of tender, to be lodged not Jater than 10 JaAifc* ‘Wednesday, 2nd July next, f By order. ? yT 0 {.. 'i i \ Wm : . BAXTER, ; ' Ashburton, i County Engineer. ; June 14th, 1879. 1018 Public Notices. • BOROUGH OF ASHBURTON. / General Borough Rate. IN pursuance of the “ Rating Act 1876,” Public Notice is hereby given that it is the intention of the Ashburton Borough Council; ; at their next ordinary meeting, to be, held on Monday the 30th inst., or at an adjournment thereof, to strike a Rate ;Qi’ • One Sbiiijnh ■in the PouND-on all rateable, property within the said Borough for period commencing on the 2nd day of January,'lß79; and’ending Ph the 31st day of* December, 187 be payable in one sum on , the 31st July and that the Rate Book- is now open for Inspection at the Town Clerk’s Office, Montgomery’s Buildings, Ashburton, during office hours. CHAS. BRADDELL, —Town .Clerk.. . Ashburton, June-17, 1879. ■ 1065 ” -N; 6 T I C E. I ESTATE OF F. DOHERTY. A LL Accounts due to the above estate must be paid forthwith t > Mr. Doherty, or they will be sued for without further notice. By order of the Trustees,



Auction Sales. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25. At xi o’clock, MR. ALFRED HARRISON has re ceived instructions from the trustee in the Assigned Estate of SANDO and OLSEN to "sell by Public Auction, on their premises, East Street — 1 Bay Horse, “Mountain,” I ~ „ “ Punch,” i „ „ “Dick,” . 1 ~ Mare, “Diamond,” x Filly, x Colt, 100 Fowls, 6 Geese, I Spring Cart, X Covered Cart, X Cart-hood and Hoops, 2 Sets Cart Harness, 2 ~ 3-leaf Iron Harrows. 2 ~ 4-leaf ~ ~ I ~ 5-leaf „ „ I 5-gal. drum Colza Oil, 1 ~ ~ Boiled ~ 3 gals. Boiled Linseed Oil 1 Tub Cart Grease, 3 Cases Castor Oil, A Quantity of Empty Cases, Etc., Etc., Etc., Sale at 11 o’clock sharp, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25x11.. ALFRED HARRISON, 1047 Auctioneer. Tinsmiths, &c. PUBLIC NOTICE. JOSEPH HYDE, PRACTICAL COPPERSMITH AND 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 fair share of public patronage. N.B.—-Repairs neatly executed.



Business Notices. jSjjp E W I NDUSTEY. COFFEE, Pure and Fresh Ground Daily at ORR & CO.’S. 953 EORGE ALLEN , ACCOUNTANT, COLLECTOR, HOUSE, LAND, AND COMMISSION AGENT, Saunders’ New Buildings, Ashburton. CERTIFICATED ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY. , , ' 46 C, PERCY COX, , AND AND ESTATE AGENT AND - VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. TO LET OR SELL— CBO Acres first-class land (limestone) with good house, large stables, woolshed, sheep-yards, granaries, etc., etc., com plete ; very convenient. 320 Acres reserve, first-class land, part sub-let, sufficient to cover the whole of Government rent, etc., leaving upwards of 200 acres rent free for 2 years. Low price wanted for goodwill of lease, or would be let to a suitable tenant. 2,500 Acres ring-fenced, to be let in one block for grazing, or in blocks to suit purchasers for cropping, with or with out purchasing clausa. Town and Suburban Sections . sell or let in Ashburton and Hindhope. MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for Uni on Insurance COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 717 ty IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & DIXON have on Sale at their Office, East Street North, — BANKRUPTCY ACTS, PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT. Also, — FORMS of TO LET and FOR SALE. WANTED KNOWN—That the cheap est *.nd neitest CARDS may be had at -he



Chemists, ANTED i.iiP •' I?!. Orange Quinine N 0 W N, rpHAT Chilblains JL can be cured by a few applications of Cambridge’s Chilblain Liniment, Is. 6d. a bottle. That Coughs and Colds speedily disap pear after a few .doses of Cambridge’s Cough Syrup, Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. a botfe. That Cambridge’s ORANGE-QUININE TONIC WINE is the best Strengthening Medicine known ; nu- merous Testimonials can be seen in its favour ; wine bottles, 4s. 6d. That Farmer’s and Horse-keepers should always have in the house a bottle of CAMBRIDGE’S COLIC DRINK 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. 6d. That the Public can obtain Medicines after business hours or during the night, when urgently needed, at the Dispensary, Burnett Street. J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Medical Hall, 1042 Ashburton. Booksellers, &c. NEW BUSINESS. J . Y. W A R D, BOOKSELLER, COMMERCIAL AND FANCY STATIONER, HAS much pleasure in announcing to the inhabitants of the Borough of Ashbur ton and County, that he COMMENCED BUSINESS ON SATURDAY MARCH i, 1879, Messrs. Saunders Bros.’ Buildings, EAST STREET, NORTH, With A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF Professional Stationery, Commmercial Stationery, Household Stationery, Fancy Stationery, &c., &c., &c. LITERATURE— (In Assorted Bindings) COMPRISING ALL THE MOST POPULAR AUTHORS Also, — PRESENTATION BOOKS. SCHOOL REQUISITES IN STOCK. Colonial, English, and Foreign Papers and Magazines supplied to order.. WORK-BOXES, WRITING-DESKS, and ■ j OTHER FANCY GOODS, I AT REASONABLE PRICES. Hamilton’s Library Books on Deferred Payment. S3> = Note the address — ■ J. Y. W A R D , East Street North (Saunders Bros.’ New Buildings), ASHBURTON. 440 Coal and Firewood. CHEAP TIMBER HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS. BALANCE of Timber unsold •at the Auction Sale. Also, 200,000 feet to arrive, now lying at the Waimate Sta tion, will be disposed of AT REDUCED PRICES HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, East Street, Ashburton. 1027 SPECIAL NOTICE. WE ARE LANDING 1000 TONS Coal, (Ex Emperor and Canny Scot), AND HAVE : ! FULL SUPPLIES - ; V r T ' ‘ ■ I ON HAND, W. MONTGOMERY &jCO. ■ ' .. • '• ’ **.■■■ I [Limited], | ASHBURTON. ! Hairdresser. A. GARNETT begs to inform the Inhabitants of Ashburton and dis trict that, in consequence of Depression in Trade, ALL GOODS will be offered at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, consisting of Tobacconist, Perfumery, and Fancy Goods HAIR-CUTTING IN THE LATEST STYLES.. -• E. A. GARNETT, -MONTGOMERY’S BUILDINGS



Auction Sales. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25th. PARLOUR AND BEDROOM FURNI : TURE, SADDLE AND BRIDLE. AT TIN WALD. Messrs, bullock & co. have received instructions from Joseph Beswick, Esq. (who is leaving the dis trict), to sell at his residence, Tinwald, on WEDNESDAY NEXT, at 11 o’clock, the whole of his j HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, ' Comprising Brussels carpet, fenders i and fire-irons, parlor tables, cur tains and poles, clocks, easy chairs, folding iron chair, double and single iron bedsteads, palliasses, hair and flax mattrasses, blankets, matting, cooking utensils, garden tools, Etc., Etc. Sale at 11 o’clock. BULLOCK & CO., 1052 —597 Auctioneers. BULLOCK AND CO., AGENTS FORTTHE SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINEJINSURANCE’COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL £1,000,000. Insurances effected at the lowest current rates on all kinds of Buildings, Threshing Machines, Crops Growing and in Stack. J. DRUMMOND McPHERSON, Manager, Christchurch. TO RUNHOLDERS, FARMERS, AND OTHERS. PJpHE Undersigned have on Sale Fencing Wire No. G to 10. Standards and Stakes. Seeds— White Clover Red Clover ; ! Cow Grass Alsike Trefoil Lucerne, &c., &c. Rye Grass Seed ; , ! Coal and Firewood .'l.v Station Stores of Every Description. We are prepared to allow a very liberal discount for cash. BULLOCK .AND CO., East Street. •• Business Notice. Properties for sale AND TO LET BY ' Messrs. Poyntz & Co., ASHBURTON. FO R SAL E. | • 800 Acres Unimproved Land, near Chert sey. • T 150 Acres,: three miles from Ashburton, 70 acres in English Grass. I 150 Acres at Longbeach; Good House and Outbuildings. 10 Acres near Wakanui Township ; good stand for a Blacksmith. J-Acre in South Rakaia Township. The Central Temperance Hotel, Baring Square, Ashburton. TO LE T. j . 40 Acres of Good Land, two miles from Tinwald. J 350 Acres Good Land, Coldstream Run, Rangitata—purchasing clause. Several Houses in Ashburton, various sizes. A House and Shop in East Street. A House and Shop in the Triangle. A House, Shop, and Bakery, in the Ti’i angle. A House and Shop in Burnett Street. also, — ; S SEVERAL HOUSES IN ASHBURTON FOR SALE, j ON EASY TERMSi 1 • , / • ; ; Apply POYNTZ & CO.,| . East Street, 928 Ashburton. Public Notices. • BIBLES, Prayers, and Churfch Services, Hymnals for various churches.—H. M. JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. 473 b BIARIES. —A Few Commercial and Scribbling Diaries on Sale, Cheap, at the “ Herald ” Stationery Depot, East



General Storekeepers. GREAT SALE NOW ON T R h odder & q ompany ’ s ’ East Street, For One Month Only. SPECIAL REDUCTIONS IN . , Winter Drapery, , , : Cotton Goods, , ; ; Flannels, Blankets, and . . ' 1 .Clothing. .* , ALL NEW GOODS, & WELL BOUGHT. FOR PARTICULARS, SEE HANDBILLS. Liberal Discount allowed in each Department, viz. , .... BOOTS & 5H0E5,......... GROCERY & PROVISIONS, IRONMONGERY & FURNISHING, CROCKERY .& GLASSWARE. An early visit invited, to compare prices with any Selling-off House in the Province. FOR CASH ONLY. M T. R. HODDER & COIWPANY, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. . . U':’ A. 1046. Tailors. j " j; ' : ‘ NOTICE OF REMOVAL.; ] ■ S. STOKES, 1 TAILOR And' clothier. BEGS to remind his friends and the public that he has removed his busi ness to new shop near- Baldwin’s Central Hotel,. Wakanui Road, and would take this opportunity of acknowledging the very liberal support accorded to him her and solicits a continuance patronage at his new shop—Wakanui Road, near Baldwin’s Central Hotel. S. ' S T OLE S , if I ;■ TAILOR AND CLOTHIER. 794 T A I L ORING, ' AT ’ ' MOST REASONABLE RATES, TO; MEET THE TIMES.’ 0 ; W. L E E (Formerly Tailor to G. Fletcher, of Christ church), BEGS to announce to the Gentlemen ; of the County of Ashburton; that he has commenced the. business of Tailoring and Habit Maker, in all its branches) arid can guarantee a Good Fit and Superior Workmanship in all orders entrusted to him. , , 1 Gentlemen’s materials supplied made up in the best style, on the shortest notice. Clothes cleaned and repaired, and made to look equal to new. - L. . ALL ORDERS EXECUTED N- ' ■ AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES FOR CASH., Address— W. LEE, TAILOR, &c. , Havelock Street, Ashburton. at Hooper, Aitken & Co.’s. 1012 Milliner and Dressmaker. MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING. MRS. WILLIAM ADAMS, assisted by a first-class Milliner and Dress maker, is prepared to make up Ladies’s and Children’s Dresses in the Newest Styles and lowest possible charges. Mrs Adams devotes special attention to Millinery. ' i ■ MOORE STREET, Opposite Mr. Bovle’s Office. 272 Business Notices. I ENVELOPES, NOTEPAPER, EN- U VELOPES, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at tlio Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery



Drapery. ORR AND CO’S GLORIOUS NEWS ! GREAT REDUCTIONS k IN ALL CLASSES OF .L'>a..A.HD.fT£C M OT ■ h. a £ DRAPERY AND FANCY GOODS, ! i tti L/M' \\ys y-frrir^j ■ AT ‘ • A £IO,OOO to "be Sold at a Sacrifice. AuAl v:":.icoiMAßiLiGa .7 ! PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. ; 4 cases of snow flake Wincey at per yard, worth 9d. 2 cases Flannel, is. 2d. to is. 6d. per yard, slightly soiled, worth is. iod. 1 case Ladies’ Ulster Cloaks at 18s. 6d. 1 case Ladies’ Jackets at 12s. 6d. to 25s 1 bale white Blankets at 16sr 6d. to 2^23 slightly soiled/: worth 275. 6d. x i'V - \:r-r>/K , J SPECIAL BARGAINS.,IN. . ; Salicoes at 3s. 6d. to ss. 6d. per dozi 50 doz; Ladies’* GMbric Handkerchiefs at 4s. 6d.,t0 7s. 6d. per doz. j ‘ Ribbons in all 1 shades at : reduced prices 30 doz; Radies’ Silk'Ties at ; 6d. and; is. each > doz. prs. Ladies’’ ! Boots/Stained, I will be given away at ss. 9d. :o pieces wool Tartan will be sold at is. 6d. per yard ; doz. Ladies’ Straw Hats given away at 6d. each > doz. Ladies’ Costumes at half-price. CLOTHING* Li CLOTHING l 7 We hold, an. immense stock of Cloth hg—Colonial, Geelong, Wid ! Mosgiel nade, in every variety and style oU suits. Kent’s Ulster Coats in great variety Boys’ Suits, Boys’ Ulster Coats lents’ 'Hats/ Gents’; Ties ; : iX‘ : Vlen’s Shirts at 2s. 6d. each Waterproof Coats from 15s. 6d.up wards. '! V' Hi ii.UA ; •: j As this is a Genuine Sale and all oods of first-class . quality we,"would ask he public to call as early as possible, s 1 a speedy clearance is anticipated.. C .;• I A LOT OF FELT CARPETS AT |S. 60. PER YARD. I : DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT. We have just engaged a first-clas s Dressmaker from London, who -will ta! ; ;e charge this week. C , y : Good style and perfect fit guaranf eed. Dresses and Costumes made to order on the shortest notice. \ ./h.-r’fiV;- ■'•'l ** n 7 /.u 'j'.i •> CO.; I M POiR TE’is, ■ASHBURTON-AND TTALA.



Hotels. ORAM’S S 0 MER SE T ; COMMERCIAL AND FAMILY HOTEL, . ASHBURTON. UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF Sir George Grey, K.C.8., Premier of New,. " Zealand. ■ • : -:;r Sir James Ferguson, Bart., late Governor ot t i Ne\y Zealand, : . .vANJDr- . i ’ / ’ i" Sir Charles Ducane, late Governor of Ta£*, mania. centrally-situated Hotel is pronounce! to be one of the finest in the Southern Hemi sphere. The cuisne is under '.he supervision oi 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 of the cellar. - r’» .;\ ,R. ,W. .SHEARM-ANJ’A.! ' PROPRIETOR. I . : THE ASHBURTON HOTEL (the oldest .established in.the ; '-*■ DISTRICT) ", ’A AS been Re-erected and considerably Enlarged, and now offers to’ Tra vellers and'the General Public Accommo dation of a Superior Class, no expense having been spared in making it . second to none in the Ashburton for comfort and convenience.



SUITES OF PRIVATE ROOMS FOR FAMILIES.' : it - LIQUORS OF THE BEST QUALITY ONLY IN. STOCK. .... The Proprietors trust, by strict atten ioh to business, combined with " " MODERATE CHARGES, ■ to ■ meet with; [a, fair, share of public patronage. '• h.. - . MUTCH -&-MgKENZIE,- , •.. ' JOSEPH BALDWIN Begs to inform his friends and the public that he Has Opened THE CENTRAL HOTEL, JUNCTION, WILLS STREET AND WAKANUI R OAD, 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, Beers, and Spirits procurable will be kept. J . BALDWIN 540 . Proprietor. “ IHE VUHEATSHEAF HOTEL,” / WHEATSTONE. ; G.;; H. WI L L COCKS YYEGS' to announce that he has just COMPLE TED THE ABOVE HOTEL, which is NOW OPEN to the Public. E Y COMFORT & ATTENTION , Will be found for • TRAY ELLERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. .JQUORS OF THE BEST QUALITY. 299 :f THE PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE AND DINING ... .ROOMS, Winns Street, Near Railway Station, . • (Late Clark’s). Is 'now open for the convenience of Boar ders, Commercial Travellers, and the Public. P/IHE House is entirely new, and beauti |_ fully fitted up with Ann Comforts. > Jgvery attention will be paid to patrons. FIRST-CLASS TABLE, : : >'■! >! i AND ; TER.MS : L I B E R A L. Families accommodated with privatorooms. Breakfast, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. ; Dinner, 12 (noon) to 2 p.m.; Tea, 5.30 to 7 p.m. MEALS— Breakfast or Tea, Is. ; Dinner, Is. Gd. Board and Lodging, 255., 205., and 17s. SERVANTS REGISTRY OFFICE. No Charge. FRANK BROWNE, Proprietor.