POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close 13 follows For Christchurch and North at io a.m. j. p.m,, and 7.30 p.m., daily. For Chertsey at 10 a.m; daily. ‘ For Ralcaia at 10 a.m., and 4 p.m. daily. For Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.15 a.m. daily. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 10.15 p.m.- and 3 p.m daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on 1 uesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m. For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeacli, a 3.15 p.m.' daily. . W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST

The Evening Echo. FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1879.

Weslevan'Tea Meeting.— Last night the Wesleyans in the Ashburton district celebrated the first anniversary of the Cameron-street chapel by a tea meeting, held in the building itself. At six o’clock the tables were ready, supplied and attended by the following ladies : —Mrs. Lucas and Miss Compton; Mrs. John Orr and Mrs. Weeks; Mrs. Marten and Miss Steane ; Misses Clark and Watkins ; Mrs. Le Breton and Mrs. Dixon ; Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Mossman; Mrs. Andrews and Miss Andrews. About 150 people were -present at tea, and. after full justice had been done to the dainties the tables were cleared, and the benches rearranged in position for the public meeting and sacred concert that followed. At this meeting Mr. John Orr was chairman, and addresses were delivered by—Mr. John E. Buchanan, one of the trustees of the chapel, who stated that something like £IOOO debt remains on the chapel and parsonage, and urged upon the congrega tion-greater efforts to clear off the incubus ; the Rev. Mr. Marten, who gave a very hopeful account of -the church’s financial affairs, showed that year by year th e income had increased and Avas still increa ing. The church was only a year old, services having, for some years before the building,was commenced, been conducted in the old Library Hall, and they had commenced with a very small number of people. As the district had increased in population so had the church with

it, and from 20 members in 1875, thoy. liad risen to 75 members in 1873. They began with two local preachers, but now they had eight, and though anything in the shape of a religious awakening had been absent from the district, they were satisfied in prayer and faith that the Lord would bless his work. The Rev. Mr. Smalley spoke for an hour on the necessity of prayer, illustrating his subject by many racy anecdotes. The members of the Choir Union sang several sacred pieces with fine effect, the soloists being in.ex cellent voice and well up to their work, while the choruses bore evidence of care ful practice. Mr Weeks accompanied.. After the usual votes of thanks, the. meeting terminated shortly after ten o'clock.

The Through Line.— Dunedin papers say the opening of the through line from Christchurch to Invercargill has. been fixed to take place on the 22nd. Little is known as to the arrangements for convey ing passengers upon the occasion, nor as to who are likely to be the recipients of invitations for the opening trip. . Reaper and Binder Trial at Tinwald. —A trial of reapers and binders will take place on Wednesday next, in a field be longing. to John Carter, Esq., Tinwald. The trial is to be held under the auspices of the Ashburton A. and P. Association, by a Committee of which body it will be conducted. Entries for the competition .'will'be received up to Monday next by Mr. C. A. Calvert, Secretary to the Asso ciation. . .

The Canterbury Eleven.—Up to last accounts by telegram from'Melbourne last night, the scores in the Canterbury arid Bohemian match stood: Canterbury, first innings, 197 ; second innings, 105 : total, 302 ;—against Bohemians/ first in nings, 236 ; second, 67 for two wickets : total, 303, giving them the victory. The Governor and Ministers. A telegram from the “ Otago Daily Times ” Wellington correspondent says:—Rumors are current of further disagreements be tAveen the Governor and Ministers. A few days ago the “ New Zealand Times ” denounced Mr. Wood’s appointment to the Legislative Council as a job, and appealed to the Governor to prevent any further nominations to the Upper House. It is said noiv that this article was either inspired by His Excellency or that he fortliAvith showed a strong desire to adopt the advice given in it in preference ’• to that tendered him by Ministers..

Fire Brigade Item. —In addition to the cloth for' uniforms aud helmets re ceived from Home recently by the Dune din Yolunteer Fire Brigade, four of Tyntall’s respirators, and one of Clemen’s controlling-nozzles have come out. The latter is comparatively; a iigav patent. ~ It is used for going very near a fire, and diminishes the heat considerably through a stream of Avater coming through a per forated ring round the end of the nozzle. The Avater is stopped at the nozzle by screAvinga cone-shaped valve in the inside, and as the Avater cannot be suddenly cut off, there is no danger of the hose burst ing.

A Flaav in the By-Laws.—At the Dunedin, police Court 011 Wednesday a cabman pleaded, to a charge of driving his carriage Avithout lights after sunset, that he Avas not plying for hire at the time. The case Avas dismissed on this account, the by-IaAV of the Borough of Dunedin providing that the cab must be plying for hire.

The Crops South.—All over the dis trict (says the “ North Otogo Times ”) the crops are looking much better than even the most hopeful Avould have expected a month or two ago, aud the average may fairly be set doAvn as very little beloAV that of last or of former years. The effects of the drought are seen in some places by the unusual shortness of the straAv, and in others by the thinness of the crop. South of Oamaru the latter effect is chiefly observed, the nature of the coun try happily preventing the hot Avinds from doing anything like the mischief they perpetrated nearer here. The extreme dryness, however, operated in the direction indicated, and injured what, in an ordinarily good season, Avould have been a splendid crop. NotAvithstanding this, hoAvever, the Avheat and oats on the other side of the Horse Range, no less than those. on this side, will turn out Avell. The. Avelcome rain of Tuesday, Avill do Avonders to the large area of oats green. Harvesting operations, which were becoming general, will naturally be re tarded fora-short time, but any loss in, that direction will be fully compensated.

The Bishop and his Boy.— lt is said that an English bishop Avas recently on a visit to a reA r erend doctor Avho is a promi nent Episcopal clergyman in NeAv York, and the doctor instructed a coloured boy in his service to knock at the bedroom door of the lord bishop early in the morning and say, “My lord, the boy.” Accordingly, the next morning the boy, someAvhat dazed at so much grandeur, knocked at the bishop’s door, Avho called out, “Who’s there ?” The boy responded, “ The Lord my boy.”

Strangers coming to reside in Ashburton need not be at any loss to find the best estab lishment to visit and purchase their- drapery clothing, and general stores. Leaving the Railway Station and turning down Havelock Street, they will see the establishment of A. 0.. Aitken & Co., who are now offering .special advantages, which exceed any before offered to the public. Keeping at all times a very large and exceedingly well assorted stock of all classes of goods, bought in the best mar kets and on the most favoiable terms, enables them —to use trade parlance—“ to do the thing well ”; in fact the goods offered by them ave sucli as cannot be excelled either in quality or price by any house in the trade and are marked at such prices that making any abatement is unecessay, and the most inexperi enced are enabled to buy their goods as favorably as the best judges.— Advt.

THE REAPER AND BINDER TRIAL AT RICCAREON.

BY A PRACTICAL AGRICULTURIST. The great trial of Reapers and Binders, to Avhich so many had looked forward, came off yesterday in Mr. Boag’s paddock at EendaltoAvn, under every circumstance that could be desired to exhibit eacli machine at its best. The Aveather Avas beautifully fine, Avithout being excessively hot —a nice, cool, gentle air moving, Avith out any disturbing Avind; the straAv about three feet long, and all standing up ; the ground level and smooth, and neither sandy nor cloggy; Avhilst the large field offered long, even stretches that gave the quantity to he reaped by each machine AA T ith very fewjturns. Under such an unusual combination of faA r ouring circumstances, Ave had expected all the machines to have Avorked so perfectly that the judges Avould have been puzzled to detebt faults enough to set aside any of the competing machines to enable them to select the best. But in this avo Avere at ' ‘once, undeceived, as it soon became evident that only one of the machines Avas pursuing the even tenor of its Avay without interruption, and laying its regular line of straight and tightly bound sheaves as evenly as loaves of sugar on a grocer’s shelf, Avhile all the others were con stantly stopping, and each exhibiting some conspicuous characteristic fault.

The first to approach from the gateway was the Marsh “ Harr ester King,” from the simple uncomplicated machinery of which so much was expected. Even at a distance it was at once seen that it was drawn by two weak, ill-matched horses, which were puffing and staggering with their excessive exertions ; and the con fused jumble of sheaves the machine turned out—most of them so loose that they might have been slipped out of the wire, even in their green condition showed that the judges would not require to look twice in that direction. Next in order of locality and in merit came the great Wood and Co., of America, repre sented by the great Wood and Co., of Christchurch; but it was very evident that the great Americans were not going to add another to their immense array of medals. The binding was tighter and more regular than that of the “ Marsh,” but not tight enough, and there were too many heaps not bound at all where the machine had been stopped and put back to clear it from'accumulations caused by the revolving arms carrying a sheaf over which they ought to have thrown off. Neither horse 3 nor driver looked happy, and the extra wide cut was evidently a mistake, as it was purchased by dimi nished speed, more distress to the horses, and more strain on everything. Almost everyone on the ground had seen the Wood machine making better work than than it was then doing, and surprise was general that the machine had not been more carefully and ably placed in such a competition. Osborne’s machine came next, and presented a great contrast, with its splen did horses, which entirely concealed its heavy draught, and were worthy of the farm on which they were working. That is saying a good deal, as few farms in the world could show such teams as those of Mr. Boag. The skilful driver, and the complete careful preparation of the ma chine, added to the power of the excellent team, did all for the Osborne that could be done to place it well before the public. Its cut was good and its sheaves were well and tightly bound, and came off with con siderable regularity, but the straws in dif ferent parts of the slieaf crossed each other at various angles, and more ears found their way to the wrong end of the slieaf than in the M-'Cormack. The M‘Cormack machine had a good, though not an equally good, team of horses, so that the one-fifth less draught shown by the dynamometer would never have been suspected by the lookers-on. The driver was an excellent one, but he seemed to have nothing whatever but driving to do, as we did not see a hitch of any kind occur to the machine, whilst the straight lateral motion of the collecting apparatus put every straw in its right place and right direction, and left no ears in the bulks. Its progress was so steady and uninter rupted that with 21 inches less width of cut than Wood’s,. 13 less than Osborne, and 3 less than Marsh’s, it finished its work ivithin 19 minutes of Wood’s, within 3 minutes, of Osborne’s, and 1 hour and 27: minutes before the Marsh—the latter machine,. however, seemed to have been allotted more than its fair share of ground to cut.

The judges really had nothing to do. Their verdict Avas unanimous, and any boy on the ground could have pointed out AAhat their aAvards must necessarily have been. In the hand binding contest a M‘Cor mack and a Marsh Avere at work, but it was evident from the first that it was not a contest be’ween the machines, hut between the men who had undertaken to bind on them. The machines Avorked at half Avidth and half pace, and kept stopping to wait for the binders who flung off their sheaves as fast as they could bind them in any slovenly Avay, until, in both cases, they gave up the unequal con test between man and machine as per fectly hopeless, and no prize Avas awarded.

An old farmer, on paying his rent, told his landlord he Avanted some timber to build a house, and Avould be much obliged to him if he Avould give him permission to cut down what Avould ans Aver his purpose. The landlord answered peremptorily, “No.” “Why, then, sir, Avill you give me enough to build a barn?” “No.” “To make a gate, then 1” “ Yes.” “ That is all I Avanted,” said the farmer, “ and more than I expected. ”

TO-DAY'S COURT.

Before A. LeGrand Campbell, Esq., R.M. POLICE CASES. CATTLE TRESPASS. Several parties were fined 3s. per head of cattle left straying on the public roads. FURIOUS DEFYING. John Smart, for furious driving, in East-street, was fined ss. and costs. Edwin McGreen, for the same offence on Boxing Bay, was similarly mulct. LARCENY FROM A DWELLING. George Johnstone, on remand, was again brought up on this charge. Mr. Ireland appeared for the defendant. J. It. Steel said ho purchased section No 105 from Bullock and Co. Could not swear to there being a register grate in the room of the house lie bought. The house was subsequently sold to Mr. Moss man by him, through Messrs. Bullock and Co.

John Gilchrist said he was a saddler, residing in Ashburton. He knew the accused, and had lived with him. Had been in the house and in the front room. There was a five-place, but could not swear to there being a grate in the room. Could not swear to having seen the stove pro duced. Had seen a clock in the room, but would not swear to its being on the mantel-piece, or on a side-table.

Sergeant Felton said he must ask to withdraw the case, as the evidence as to proof of ownership was insufficient, and nothing clear was made as to the title. His Worship dismissed this case on the ground stated. The accused was then further charged with the larceny of a boiler. Edwin Mossman, sworn, said he pur chased a section of land and a house in Burneti-streefc. There was a copper boiler fixed outside the house in brickwork. He wrote to the accused not to remove it, as it was particularly pointed out to him as one of the articles he had purchased with the section at the sale. This was on the 3rd of January, and he bought the pre mises about 3 weeks previous to that date. The boiler was on the premises the clay previous to the 3rd, and was then fixed in the brickwork. The boiler outside the Court being a galvanised iron one, and the information being for the larceny of a copper boiler, the case was dismissed. Mr. Ireland said the case Avas a “trumped-up one,” and had been done through some spite. His Worship said the case ought clearly to have been a civil one. He would dis miss all the charges, and alloAv costs for three witnesses, etc., amounting to £7 Gs. Sergeant Felton asked his Worship to allow the police to hold over the articles outside the Court, as the proof of owner ship had not been made by anyone ex cepting the accused, who ivas lately a bankrupt: His Worship ordered these things to be held by the police pending the inquiries relative to the bankrupt’s estate.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[special to association.] London, Jan. 15. The French Government intend to ter minate all treaties of commerce with England in January next. The liquidators of the Glasgow Bank have declared a dividend of Gs Bd. A reduction in the rate of discount is expected. Jan. 14. Yellow fever has appeared in Jamaica, and is rapidly spreading. The German Government is vigorously supporting the Sydney Exhibition. In an explosion in the Rhondda mine, at Pontyfield, GO persons were killed. The French Minister of War has sud denly resigned. Jan. 15. Two thousand Communists have received an amnesty. The signature of the Presi dent to the pardon will be definitely attached to-morrow.

A tremendous fire has taken place in New York. A large Avholesale clothes’ store Avas completely destroyed; esti mated loss, tAvo millions.

AUSTRALIAN

[By Submarine Cable.]

Brisbane, Thursday.

During a salute by the volunteers on the opening of Parliament, a cannon ex ploded, killing two and wounding two. .Mr. M c llwraith moved a vote of want of confidence. The debate has been adjourned. Melbourne, Thursday. Bush fires are ranging in Gippsland. The Bush railway station has been des troyed. Geo. Martin and Co. have failed. It is stated that the liabilities are large, princi pally to English creditors. Port Darwin, Wednesday. IGO Chinese have arrived from Hong Kong. Sydney, Thursday. The captain of the immigrant ship Here ford has been fined £SOO for neglecting the water apparatus. At Father Chiniquy’s lecture at Mudgee an alarm of fire was raised. A stampede ensued, but there were no casualties. The fire was a hoax. Mr. Augustus Morris has accepted the Secretaryship to the Exhibition. Montgomery lias been committed for trial for the Government House jewellery robbery, and other charges. The new steam launch Lillie Denham, valued at £IBOO, was burnt this morning.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

From the New Zealand Press Asso ciation to the “Echo.”

Auckland, Thursday. The mail steamer will probably be detained ten days for repairs of machinery by Frazer and Tinne. The mail will pro bably go to Sydney by a Union boat. The forging of a crank pin for the mail steamer will be done at Mort and Co. s, Sydney, and the fitting by Fraser and Tinne, in this city. A telegram from Sydney says it will be brought on by the Hero, which leaves there on January 2L The fitting and turning will take about 36 hours. Neav Plymouth, Thursday. Mr Parris has been appointed a com missioner to go to Wanganui to inquire into the statements made by Parema Tumhaiki and Hariata Terapu in their petition addressed to the House of Repre sentatives. Mr Parris leaves here at once for Wanganui.

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS.

London, Jan. IG.

Proposals have been submitted to the Colonial Institute to hold a Colonial Ex hibition in London.

Paris, Jan. 16.

Martel, a Moderate Republican candi date, has been elected President of the Senate.

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, Friday. By news received by the mail from London, it is stated that Mr. Russell has been offered £SOO on his bargain to return the horse Musket to England, but refused. Musket is in Melbourne, and will reach Auckland by the Hero. The Wesleyan Conference opened this morning. Dunedin, Friday. A hot scrimmage at the Presbyterian Synod over the disposal of the surplus of the Education Fund, amounting to six hundred pounds per year, terminated in a resolution being carried that the money be devoted to the Endowment of a Chair of Moral Philosophy. This makes the second theological chair established by the Synod. A protest against the decision was signed by thirteen of the most influen tial members. One of the ministers said that nine-tenths of the people of Otago were perfectly indifferent how the money was dealt Avith.

At the Police Court to-day an elderly Scotch woman named Luckie was ordered to pay a fine of five pounds and costs, or suffer one month’s imprisonment, and also bound over to keep the peace, for com mitting an aggravated assault on an Irish Avoman tAvice her size. The victim of the assault presented a frightful picture, her eyes and their surroundings being of a dark chocolate color, and she exhibited a parcel of hair, sufficient for a chignon, Avhich had been torn from her head. Christchurch, Friday.

The Commissioner of Railways, Mr W. Conyers, has ordered from America six engines more powerful than any here for the South Island. The order went last mail.

Bassingthwaite, late publican and store keeper, Rangiora, was charged Avith frau dulent insoßency before the R.M. Court this morning. Accused Avas remanded for a Aveek. Bail was taken in two sureties of £SOO each, and himself in £IOOO. A parcel of 25 Fire and Marine Insur ance shares Avere disposed of by auction yesterday at four shillings per share. . Some parties Avho have taken out licen ses for trout fishing complain that a few holders of licenses are fishing with adul terated bait. A meeting Aviil be held to induce the Acclimatisation Society to place conditions oh the licenses next year against this practice. Wellington, Friday.

Mr. G. M. O’Rorke is elected chairman of the Commission on Higher Education. The City Council last night, after warm debate, negatived a motion to appoint Mr. Climie Drainage Engineer. The minority, then, to secure an adjournment, began to talk against time, and kept it up till near daylight Avithout any result.

It avas Not Going Then. — A Avag Avent to the station of one of the railroads one evening, and finding the best car full, said in a loav tone, “ Why this car isn’t going ?” Of course there Avas a general stampede, and the AA r ag took the best seat. In the midst of the indignation the Avag was asked, “ Why did you say this car wasn’t going V’ “ Well, it Avasn’t then,” replied he, “ but it is noAV. ”

Sparks prom the Railway. —Much da mage has of done to growing crops adjoining the line of railway by sparks from the engine funnels igniting the stand ing corn. We clip the following paragraph on the subject from a contemporary : The responsibilities of the railway department •for injury done by sparks of fire from passing locomotives present themselves to the Commissioner for Railways from a pe culiar standpoint (says the “ New Zealand Jurist”). A recent netice from the hand of that authority layr down the following proposition : —“ Notice is hereby given to all persons owning or occupying lands ad joining the railway baundaries, that the planting of gorse is very dangerous from the liability of such hedge to take and spread fire from engines. And all those who plant gorse on railway boundaries will be held responsible to make good the da mages to the railway works, should fire be communicated thereby. ” Seeieg that the “ liability to take and spread fire from engines” applies to other things as well as to gorse hedges—e.g., haystacks and. wea therboard cottages —the Commissioner might as well have extended his notice so as to include the owners of haystacks and weatherboard cottages, and all other in flammable articles, on lands adjoining the railway boundaries. ”

FRIDAY, Jajhmhv

THE EVENING- ECHO



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Business Hatlees. THE PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE AND DINING 3 ROOMS, Wills Street, Near Railway Station, Proprietor Thos. Clark, Is now open for the convenience of Boar ders, Commercial Travellers, and the Public. The house is entirely new, and beauti fully fitted up with All Comforts. Every attention will be paid to patrons. FIRST-CLASS TABLE, AND ' TERMS LI BERA L Families accommodated with private rooms; Breakfast, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. ; Dinner, 12 (noon) to 2 p.m.; Tea, 5.30 to 7 p.m. MEA L S Breakfast or Tea, Is.; Dinner, Is. 6d. SERVANTS REGISTRY OFFICE. No Charge. FRANK BROWNE, Manager. CHRISTMAS GREETINGS TO YOU ALL! CHRISTMAS PRESENTS and NEW YEAR’S GIFTS in end less variety, at WESTON’S EAST STREET NOVELTY DEPOT. Those in want of New Novelties in Christmas Cards, GO TO A. WESTON’S. Gift Books, at all Prices, GO TO A. WESTON’S. Albums, a Choice Lot, AT A. WESTON’S. Children’s Books and Fancy Stationery, GO TO A. WESTON’S. Silver and Plated jewellery, GO TO A. WESTON’S. Beads, Fans, and all kinds' of Ball Requisites, GO TO A, WESTON’S Piesse and Lubin’s, Gosnel’s and Rimmel’s Choice Perfumery, . GO TO A. WESTON’S. All kinds of Fancy. Goods, Books, Sta tionery, &c., go to A. W. WESTON,,. , . HAIRDRESSER, TOBACCONIST, AND BOOKSELLER, East Street, Ashburton.



PHOTOGRAPHY. MILLION PRICES. jjyp. E. TEAGUE begs to announce that he intends reducing the price of Photographs for the Holidays, to— Cards ... ... 9s. per dozen. Cabinets... ... 255. Notice.—This Gallery will Permanently Close on 14th T instant. TREYORTON BUTCHERY. Jm ASKER begs to inform the , JL public of Ashburton and district that he has commenced business as a BUTCHER,. in his HIS NEW PREMISES, TREVORTON, And hopes by strict attention to business, combined with cleanliness and civility, to merit a share of patronage. N.B.—None but the best quality of meat supplied. Families waited upon daily for orders. 202 NOTICE. WEEKLY CUSTOMERS \RE requested to pay up all Xjl ARREARS, for the Evening Echo to the 4th Jan, 1879, to the Collector. In consequence of the large circulation it is fotmd impracticable to send the collector. Weekly subscribers are there fore requested to pay the runners every Saturday after the above date. New quarterly subscribers should send in their names at once, commencing with the New Year. WEEKS & DIXON, Proprietors. Dec. 31, 1878. J. CAMPBELL, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, MOOEE STEEET, ~jp>EGS to announce that he has com menced business, and is prepared to make ©very description of Boots and Shoes of the best material at moderate prices. To arrive—Boots and Shoes of every description at very low prices. Remember the address. 210 HAMS. HAMS. SPLENDID CHRISTMAS HAMS At ORR & CO.’S *



Advertisements for the evening Echo must be sent in not later than 3 p.m. with the number of insertions written plainly on the copy, ...otherwise they will be inserted till countermanded, and charged accordingly. Special notices can be received up to 3.30 p.m. for insertion over the Leader, but will be charged double scale. Special Notices. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. A LFRED HARRISON begs to announce that on or about the' Ist Feb., 1879, he will open a NEW AUCTION MART In Baring Square. A. H. will make a specialty of Sales of Furniture and Effects, Sales of Stock and Merchandise. ALFRED HARRISON, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AGENT, &c., . HAVELOCK STREET, ASHBURTON", Near the Town Hall. 213



THE JjJVENING JhJcHO NEWSPAPER AND GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE, Has Removed to new buildings, East street North, near Post Office, and next Quill’s Hotel. THE LARGEST STOCK OF MACHINE CASTOR OIL IN ASHBURTON !! COME to SANDO & OLSEN’S if you want to buy really good machine castor oil, and oil-feeders. 246 WE have much pleasure in intimating to our friends and the public generally that we have this day taken into Partnership Mr. Thomas Hpoper, who has for some time past been connected with our Firm. The, Business will in future be carried on under the name and style of “ HOOPER, AITKEN, & C 0.,” who will carry out all arrangements made by the late firm. Dated at Ashburton, this 9th d*y of January, 1879. A. 0. AITKEN & CO. MILLINERS AND DRESSMADING. MRS. . WILLIAM ADAMS, assisted by a first-.class Milliner and Dress maker, is prepared to make up Ladies’ and Children’s Dresses in the Newest Styles and lowest possible charges. Mbs. Adams devotes special attention to Millinery. _iS£K,'OX STREET, ASHBURTON. (Mr. Powrie's late Residence,) 272