August "3, fS/g.'j

THE ASHBURTON HERALD,

Printed , and Published by Ho RAC Wricks ■ ami' 'Charles Dixon, Printing Office, East Street, A: ay,""August 2, 1879.



d 2 Tra,'de Directroy. Arhitckct and Civil En B. Mountfovt, East-street "AL'C riQNEERS- — Bullock 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.— Thos. Taylor, East-street Banks— -street ■VA/.miiu IS.ISE.IfIS.KSr John Candish, Moore-st, Prince Albert Boarding-ho’Use, Wills-st. •!.*• Cotton, Spanish Re.\uiurant, Havelock street. feIJILDERS, CONTRACTORS, ETC.— G. Parkin, Steam. Saw Mills, Moor-street Thos. William? t Tinwald • G. Compton- f Builder, Moore-street. and Stationers— H. M. T'ones, Baring Square. y||?> Week?, and Dixon, East-street North (next te Quill’s Hotel.) . . Bootmakers— T. Chambers, Prosr><’" i „ , M Nealas 17 . c Rast-Sf. ii. IN ealaSj Brewers anb Woodawi Co., Csmproq-.st^eep C. Bradej. Tinwald Cabinetmakers: » ' " * ..ND UNDERTAKERS- A A. Gates, Peter-street near Qu 1-ixomas Williams, C rrCaXidS^ Mary’s Buildings ■ y & y hiers—- ANiD gUrfi*™* East -Sife#r Orr arc Co % , } , mdines podder Sc. Co., &fr.W ing ' mi Son, jfdoore Street L*. - GjjjjfgftAJL PjE&t-E&s, E'fQ.=- locers, "■» 4 Eas.jt-s.tr,'e&t Orr and Co, East-street Friedlander Bi. launders’ Buddings. Hodder and Co., »- . East-steeet, X). Williamson and Co., REENGROCERS, t W. T. Davison, Mooie-stiee R. Madigah, Havelock Street. Jotels — _ East-street Hotel, Easttoet North mS WS.**- Ba * East Street. IRONMONGERS — Orr and Co., East-street Hodder and Co., Saunders Buildings. IILLINER AND DRESSMAKER Mrs. Adams, Cox-street •ainter, &-c.— . t , J: R. Chapman, Tancred-street T. S. Tucker, Moore-street. 'rjnters and Publishers Weeks and Dixon, East-street >.Ltuqy3ERS, Gasfitters, Tinsmiths, Etc.— Jfe.rdley, East Street. V ,c. Dolman, Tancred-street Joseph Hyde, Tancred-street rV cf ik°Fooks and Son, Triangle, Wakanm Road [■ailors— , Aitken and Co., Haweiock-street Centmakers — Wm. Patching, East-street. *3F/Not&ag£ in this Directory, £1 per annam. Agencies. THE ASHBURTON HERALD 2sr» Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the Evening Echo.) lshburton, wakanui, and sea, FIELD MAIL EXPRESS. SUBSCRIBERS to The Ashburton Herald, residing at and between the places will, in future, be supplied by gflodo and Olsen’s Mail Express, which Ashburton every Tuesday and Subscribers will please forward their names fco any of the Agents, or our Office, as early as possible. Subscription : By post or express, os. 6d. per quarter ; in advance, 7s. Gd. per quarter ; or 28s. per annum. The Ashburton Herald will contain all latest telegraphic and other news, grain and t&roduce market reports, and particu lar &tfention will be paid to the wants of All notices referring to the Council, County Council, and the Road Beards, will be found in the Herald. Agencies where The Herald can be obtained ; WateiTOd School W.akaiOTi Creek.. geafieM .... ».• f" Charing Cross ... NevdancL. ~ McClure .. G. Leadley .. M. Bruce . T. M. Jones .. G. S. Brown ... Ed Watkins The Agents will supply printed forms for new subscribers to sign. ASHBURTON HERALD, Published Daily. Country Edition ... 3p.m. Town Edition ... 4.30p.m. 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 Tuesda; /and Friday.



n I ; Dining Bogins. CANTERBURY DINING ROOMS (Late Anstee’s Private Hotel) TANCRED STREET, A S H B U ETON. M.. O’SULLIVAN BEGS to inform the inhabitants of the County of Ashburton, and the Tra velling Public, that lie has RE-OPENED THE ABOVE ROOMS, Ancl is prepared to afford Good Accommo dation at reasonable charges. THE BEDROOMS Will be found clean and comfortable. I Breakfast in time for early trains. Dinner from 12 till 2 p.m. Tea from 5 to 7 p.m. ALL MEALS AND BEDS, is. Roard and Lodging,. £1 per tfeek. M; O’SULLIVAN, Proprietor. 123 a Boarding Houses. ECHO DINING ROOMS, EAST STREET SOUTH, Next door to Messrs. Sando& Olsen, Ashburton. A DUPUIS begs to inform the inhabi t tants of the County of Ashburton and visitors that h& haa, opened the above. Every attention has.- been paid to making this establishment all that can be desired. Very Reasonable Charges. Tea and Coffee All Hours. Breakfast for early train ; Table d’Hote from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Tea from sto 8 p.m. A ClheE i>E Cuisine of considerable experi ence has been specially engaged for this establishment, and all that the proprietor asßs is one trial. ' M- A. DUPUIS, Proprietor. i



TEMPERATE boarding house, Model-street, Ashburton. (Late Worner’s.) • . PROPRIETOR JOHN CANDISH. nnjdT‘ ove Boarding House is 'now Open for the accommodation of Boarders; Travellers, and others. Private Rooms for Families. Breakfast... 6 a,!t). to 9 a.m. Linner ... ... 12 to % Tea 5 to 7. Board and Lodging, £1 per week. MEALS & BEDS-ONE SHILLING.- PRELIMINARY NOTICE. SPANISH RESTAURANT (Late Eagle’s Boarding House), HAVELOCK STREET, Ashburton, Near Town Hall, and Two Minutes’ walk from THIS well-situated and commodious House has just been thoroughly renovated, and is being refurnished and supplied with every comfort. Boarders and the Travelling Public will find a Good Table, Superior Accommoda tion, and Best Attention, combined with VERY! LIBERAL CHARGES. Meals : Tea or Breakfast, Is, ; Dinner, Is. 6d. Beds, Is. and Is. Gd, J . COTTON, Proprietor. 359 Cabinetmakers. TINWALD FURNITURE DEPOT. QH ARLES Jg 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, Tinwaud, (Next to Mr. Prettejohn’s, Shoe Makei. 286 Tailors. NOTICE OF REMOVAL.’ S. STOKES, 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 tofore, and solicits a continuance patronage at his new shop —Wakanui Road, near Baldwin’s Central Hotel. S. STOKES, TAILOR AND CLOTHIER. 794 Business Notices. THE ASHBURTON HERALD. AND Borough and County Advertiser. Hf ]HE following are AGENTS for the JL 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. Sando, Under the Verandah, East Street.



Wholesale and, Retail Stationer;.!, &c. BOOKS! B(' ' CLEARING C Reduction of ss. in the Pound. WEEKS AND DIXON to call special attention to their Clearing-Out Sale 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. Particular attention is invited to their Largo and Varied Assortment of . Church Services, Wesleyan and Presbyterian Hymn Books, some of which are in Very Elegant Bindings, all to be Sold Out at 25 per cent, reduction.



REDUCED PRICE LIST.



The Little Gamp on Eagle Hill, 3s. Gd. Sceptres and Crowns, 3s. 6cl. Fah'y 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 Bs. 04? Favorite Fairy, Tales, 2s. Bd. • The Fairy Spinner, 3s, Hall’s Vineyard, a Temperance Tale, 3/6. Top Good for Anything, 2s. 4d. Priiipe IJbheley Hubble, 3,9, The Lost Father, 4s. Miss Roberts’ Fortune, 2s. Little Hazel, 3s. Gd, Washed Ashore, 2s. 4d, Turnaside Cottage, 3s. Trot’s Letters to her Loll, 3s, Gd, T.old in the Twilight, 2s. 4d. Penelope, gs, 10d, Tract Magazine, Is- 6d. On the Eve, 2s. 104- The Silver Casket, 4s. Swiss Family Robinson, 4s. Gd. Recreations of a Country Raraon, 4 s - A Cloud of Witnesses, Gs. Moody, and his Work, Gs. The Argonaut (2), 3s. 9d, each. Church Life in Australia (2), 2s. each The Home and the Synagogue, 4s. Christmas at Annesley, 3s. liiohard Baums, 4s, Sword and Garment, gs. 9d, The Land of the Sun, ss, Lectures on Preaching, 4s. 3d. Tales of Old Ocean, 3s. Gd. Military Heroes of England, 4s. F&rth and its Treasures, 4s. General Beckwith, ss. Gd, The Diary of Dampier, 3s. 6d.



Scott’s Poems, 3s. Lyric Gems of Scotland (2), ss. each, ~ . ~ morocoo binding, Os. Gd. 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 find Ashore, 2s, 3d. Sons of the Gross and Grown }s. Gd. Under the Microscope, Is. 9d. Humming Birds, 2s. 3d, City Sparrows, 2s. 3d, Conrad and Columbine, 2s. 9d. The Children and the Robin, 2s. Stories of the Apostles, Is, IQd* diversions at Holycott, 2s. 3d. The New Year’s Bargain, 2s. Child’s Corner Book, 2s. 9d, . ’J'hfi Absentee, 2s. Children of the Lino, Is. lOd, Philip and Lis 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, Gs. Once a Week (2), 3s. 9d, ea,ch, 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, eaclp Ball Room Companion, 7d. Rpady Reckoners, Gd. each Mercantile Letter Writers, Is. each Carpenters Spelling, 7d. Comprehensive Letter Writer, Is, 2d. Advice to a Mother, 2s. British History, 2s. Royal Readers, 2s. 3d. jGrannnar and Analysis, 2s. Kkb



—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 WEEKS A- N D DIN ON, PROPRIETORS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



Business Notices. B L T G H’S CANTERBURY RESTAURA NT, Papanui Road, near Post Office, Christchurch. M EARS AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY. Board and Lodging, 175., ISs., £1 a week. BEDS & MEALS—Is. Each. 452 CHERTS E Y. A . R. M A R Iv H A M (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. 423 Medicinal. O TEED MAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS V D . for CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTICN TO. PURCHASERS. The value of this well-knowrt Family Medi cine has been largely tested in all parts of the world, and by nil 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 due to the public to give a special caution avainst the use of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers arc therefore requested carefully to observe the four following distinctive characteristics, without which none are genuine : Ist—ln 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, Walwoith, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd —The name, Steedman, is always spelt with two EE’s. 4th- —The manufacture is carried on solely qt Walworth, Survey, Sold in Packets by all Chemists and Medi cine Vendors, Sold by Kemptiiorne, Prosser and Co., Auckland. 490 HEALTH FOR ALL. HOLLOWAY’S PILLS AND OINTMENT THE PILLS Purif, toe 1.;... \, correct all disorders o£ the Liver, Stomach, Kidneys and Bowels, and arc invaluable in all eu«h plaints incidental to Feiqijey,. tits ommmT is the only reliabls remedy for Bad Legs Old Wounds, Sores, and Ulcers. For Bronchitis, Diphtheiia, Coughs, Cc Ida, Gout, Itlu umatism, and all Skin Diseases it has no equal. Sold by the proprietor, Thoata» llollowat, f)33, Oxford Street, London, and by all Medicine Vendors throughout the World- GRATEFUL—COMFORTIF G. J^PPS ; 8 BREAKFAST COCOA. “ By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application oi 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. It is by 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 tq disease. Hundreds pf subtle maladies qy.g framing around us, ready to attack wherever there is'a weak point. We may escape many a fata ishaft- by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure bicod and a properly nourished frame.” —The Cizit Serv ice Gazette, SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPS AND CO Homoepathic Chemists, London.



KEATING’S GOUGH LOZKNGES. COUGHS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, ACCUMULATION OF PHLEGM. Composed of tlie purest articles. These Lozenges contain no opium nor any deleterious drug, therefore the most delicate can take them with perfect confidence. Their beneficial effect is speedy and certain. This old unfail ing family remedy is daily recommended by the most eminent physicians. In use nearly 60 years. MEDICAL TESTIMONY. 22, Cold Harbour Lane, London, July 25th, 1577. Sir, —Your Lozenge's are—excellent, and their, beneficial effect most reliable. I stiongly recommend them in cases of 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, Indian Medical Service. Dear Slß,—Having tried your Lozenges in India I have much 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. \V. B. G , Apothecary, 11.M.5. 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 appearfflrce and taste, furnishing a most agreeable method of administering the only certain remedy for 1 N TEST 1N A L or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild preparation, and is especially adapted for ehildien. Sold in tins by all chemists. Proprietor, THOS. KEATING, London, Export Chemist arid Druggist, 63 j



Complain these last six yards, : many ivy.-:*, nut ' everything iir the ■ , ... e. m tlijs ..y • I have been an -outd or patient in tho Hospi tal ; I got at times temporary relief. I could not sleep on my left side; 1 kept rolling about backwards and forwards in bed. When I got up in the morning. T would rather be in bed btrt work I had f . fetid t<>. 'Vh •' i -Je had eaten a lightmeal i round it always in iged 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 to 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. I am, Sir, „ W .;. Truly thankful, William Manson. Colombo Street, Aprfl 21, 1579. To Professor Guscott. \ ... ..., Sir, —I have been troubled with Dysentery for the last three months, so much so that I was perfectly exhausted,..the linings of my intestines peeled awa'y in flakes. I’, tried every remedy that I could hear of, but to no purpose. Hearing that you were in Christchurch, and seeing the many wonderful cures, was Induced to place myself under your treatment, and l am happy to say in one week- I : am free from the diarrhoea, and- gaining ' strength ' from your herbal treatment. ’ •■’ ;; : I am, yours respectfully, r > Ellen Brown l .- 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, 1879. To Professor Guscott. * Sir,-—I have-been troubled with Sciataea and Rheumatism since the commencement cf the West Coast diggings in 1864, where I had 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 Christchurch,- ;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 ns. \ wosV' 1564, when I crossed the ranges, of the West Coast, and was only days under your treatment. . John O’Brien. To Professor Guscott. Sir, —Plaving been troubled with asthma 1 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 1 was not able to attend to my business ; in fact, T 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, i 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 suffering so long, and spending so much money without receiving any benefit from the treat-' ment until 1 applied to you.—l remain, yours ever thankful, : ; riTAT-CI Donald Smith. Great King-street, Dunedin, May 30, To Professor Guscott, Sir,—l ‘haw to inform you that I am able to return home after your treatment of 4 weeks’ duration, having been troubled with dropsy this last 4 years. I have been tapped twice ; I have been under the doctors in OamanL and also in Dunedin, and never received any bene fit from their treatment, When my sister called qn yoi\ l.yst April you to,ld her if I would cDipe to P<t. Kikky add stap with her you would treat me for a fortnight free of charge, and after that time, if I- were no you would require no payment ; but I am happy to inform you that I feel as well as ever I felt, and free of dropsy, and can eat and sleep well. 1 tyi\s| that your flays may be long jn Dunedin. Yev\ may-be assured that I. will speak of the cure yoq have effected in me on my return home, as I leave my sistei to-morrow.- —I remain yqups ever grateful, Mrs. Isabella Eraser, St. Kilda, June 10, .IS7S. Manchester Street, . Christchurch, April 29th, 1879, To Professor Guscott, Sir, —I have been troubled with Neuralgia for a length of time, 'and have suffered the most excruciating pains'; tried everything that I could hear , of, I then saw your testimonials, in the papers, and' the “ Star. ”. I-was advised to give you a trial, but I have .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 havp been fur a length of time. I have told several the pain I suffered, and the. wonderful relief I hare had, and I would ad vise anyone troubled with Neuralgia to apply to you, as they can depend on a perfect cure. • « Yours ever grateful, H. BL Williams, . • ; Tuam street, Christchurch. To Professor Guscptt, < A • Sir,—-Having for the last four .years suffered from bad eyes, being totally blind in one, 'and from using a solution'of nitrate of silver as a lotion, which had penetrated ,my whole system, causing me the most acute pains, which, added to rheumatism, prev£nted .my.sleeping at 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 the smallest chance remained of an abatement of my sufferings,-I applied to you immediately I heard of your arrival, and the cure which you have effected would seem to many incredible, but as -I aui still here a living’proof of the success of your treatment, as can only be testified,by hundreds in Christchurch.’who knowing what I was like for so long up: to a week ago, look with astonishment at the change which you havi wrought. Wishing you many years of happi ness and prosperity iii pursuing, your useful career, I am, dear .Sir, yours respectfully, Patrick Burns. j Sexton’s Alienton House,Uv,vM _ ■ , | St, Asaph-street, Christchurch,



T-itnil HBitblwliers .-jU-.H V, ■■ VI; I ■■ raarxiit 3 ‘ r: vMi t fit .-fifcnili rii ASHBURTON HERALD AND • i; - BOROUGH & COUNTY ADVERTISER - (With which is incorporated the Evening Echo.) GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE east:street north,, Ashburton (Near the Railway Station.) rjpHE Proprietors beg to: intimate that they Have imported a first-dass “ATLAS” TREADLE -/ s . I t j»; ; : y-p, ' Printing Machine, h - FOR JOB WORK ONLY, CAPABLE OF THROWING: ®i F" 2000 IMPRESSIONS AN. HOUR Unrivalled and unequalled am the estiimaj •'. ;• / •, .) ' ... : * /■' I tionof Prmtersi. It is capable of executing the finest work in Colors & Ornamental Printing And the cost of production will, by meant of this labor-saving 1 Machinery be GREATLY REDUCED. BILLHEADS, RECEIPTS, ... NOTE HEADINGS, ENVELOPES, BUSINESS CARDS, ADDRESS LABELS, CIRCULARS, PAMPHLETS, CATALOGUI EVERY DESCRIPTION OF PRINTIN( ; Y in the BEST STYLE, and at Prices which cannot fail to GIVE SATIS F ACTIOI WEEKS -AND DIX| PRINTERS & PUBLISHEI THE ASHBURTON HERALD O} East Street North Ashburi