The Ashburton Herald

AND BOROUGH AND COUNTY ADVERTISER

WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE “EVENING ECHO."

VOL. 11. 394-

ASHBURTON, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1879.

Price, One Penny.



Auctioneers and Commisssion Agents BROS. & GUNDRY, (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 Timvald 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. WEEKLY SALE DAY, SATURDAY at twelve o’clock, of Horses, Pigs, Fowls, Fish, and General Produce ; also, Furniture and General Goods. Please read full advertisements on the third page. 213 Manchester Fi re ASSURANCE COMPANY. afital, £1,000,000. —Lowest Kates. Established 1824. Agent: ALFRED HARRISON, BARING SQUARE, ASHBURTON. AUNDERS’T) ROT HERS, gAUNDERS’ Jg MILLERS, GRAIN MERCHANTS, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS, ASHBURTON. Bottlers. ASHBURTON BOTTLING STORES. In connectian with the ASHBURTON BREWERY, WOOD AND CO Have on hand a Larg: L tck of ALE and STOUT, in Bulk and Bottle. ASHBURTON BOTTLING STORES. MOUNT SOMERS ROAD, Ashburton. QUINT O N B R O S. BEG to inform the inhabitants of Ash burton and surrounding districts that they have j ‘ ‘ COMMENCED BUSINESS in the above place, and. trust by attention to business, to merit a share of patronage. Bottlers of the Best Brands of \le and Stout. 9 ~r - Carriers. rn H. BREWER’S Royal Mail COACH JL • leaves Longbeach for Ashburton (viit 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, L 95 Proprietor. ECOOKSON, Willis Street, rims 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.



Painters. PAPERHANGING WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET, Ashburton. J. Pt. CHAPMAN, PAINTER, PAPERHANGER, SIGN-WRITER, Etc., Has mucli pleasure in stating that, owing to the large increase of Business, lie is now Importing from the Manufacturers— PAPER RANGINGS, WHITE LEAD, LINSEED OIL, WINDOW GLASS, BRUSH WARE, 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. 415



T. S. TUCKER, IQAINTER, JJAPER HANGER, AND GENERAL HOUSE DECORATOR, SIGN AND TICKET WRITER, Moore Street, near Templar Hall. Estimates given. 244 Builders. Ashburton steam saw mills SASH AND DOOR MANUFACTORY. G. PARKIN, Proprietor, BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR. Moore Street, Every description of Timber and Building Materials in Stock and supplied on most reasonable terms. Plans prepared and Estimates Given on the shortest notice. TINWALD BUILDING AND UNDERTAKING ESTABLISH MENT, T. WILLIAMS, Proprietor, WISHES to call special attention to the fact that he is still prepared to furnish and conduct FUNERALS in his well-known Superior Style, a VERY LOWEST RATES. Every description of Joinery Work done on the premises. BUILDINGS ERECTED ANYWHERE. All kinds of Building Materials on Sale. T. WILLIAMS, IINWALD. !■■■■■■■■■■■■—MW I —a—b - i Educational. MUSIC TUITION^ VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL. Terms, per Quarter or per Lesson, on appli cation to the Principal. SUPERIOR LADIES’ BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL, Oxford Villa, Burnett St., Ashburton, Conducted by Miss Steane. Private Lessons in French, German, and Latin, twice weekly ; Music, and Drawing in Various Styles. Preparatory School for Boys. Inclusive Terms. Business Announcement. GEORGE LADBROOK, (Near the Station, Winslow), HAS in Stock a Good Supply of Gene ral Stores, which he can supply Wholesale and Retail at the lowest current rates.



General Merchants. HOOPER, AITKEN, AND CO. For Calicos, Sheetings, Hollands, Flannels, and Blankets, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. For Fancy Dress Materials, Satin Cloths, Mantle and Ulster Cloths, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. For Ladies’ and Children’s Costumes, Ulsters, Mantles, Milli nery, Ornaments, and Feathers. TRY PIOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. For Gloves, Plain and Fancy Hosiery, Fancy Wool, Collarettes, Operettes, Squares, and Cross-overs, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. For Men’s and Boys’ Clothing, Hats, Caps, Scarfs, Braces, Merino, Cotton, and L.W. Half Hose, White and Crimean Shirts, Linen and Paper Collars, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. For Ladies’ and Children’s E.S. Boots, Slippers, Goloshes, &c., TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. For Men’s and Boys’ Watertights, E.S. Boots, Slippers and Leggings, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S.



THE CHEAPEST HOUSE I XT TO W XT . For Teas, Coffees, Sugars, and all kinds of Groceries, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. For Toilet Sets, Ewers, and Basins, Vases, Lustres and Lamps, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. For Cups and Saucers, Plates, Dishes, and all kinds of Earthen ware, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN, AND CO.’S. For E.P. Tea and Coffee Pots, Cruets, Pickle Frames, Toast Racks, and Cutlery oi every description, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.’S. For Holloware, Copper Boilers, Stoves, Ranges, Grates, F'en ders and Fireirons, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN AND CO.S. For Fencing Wire and Staples, Forks, Spades. Shovels, and Carpenters’ Tools, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN RND CO.S. For Boiled and Raw Oil, Lard Oil, White and Red Lead, and Putty, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN, AND CO.’S. For Locks and Hinges, Brass Fonndry, Files, and Rasps, Plough and Trace Chain, TRY HOOPER, AITKEN & CO.’S, VICTORIA HOUSE, HAV OCK STREET ASHBURTON.



General Merchants. The Althou.se Windmill!, THE ONLY SELF-REGULATING WINDMILL. ? . II i T i HE BROS; ASHBU RTO N. '; ; ~V.’ •



Bootmakers. PUBLIC NOTICE. BOOTS! BOOTS! T. CHAMBERS WHILE THANKING the public of Ashburton and surrour ding dis tricts for past favors, begs to infi rw them that he has received, and to arrive, at. his place of business, East-street, a WELL-ASSORTED STOCK :u : OP LADIES’, GENTLEMEN’S,;AND CHIL DREN’S BOOTS AND SHOES Of all descriptions. T. C. also calls special attenth 1 to . the Measure Department, and incites 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. M. NEALAS, ' BOOT AND SHOEMAKER, . , AND IMPORTER, . At . 'AS now on sale a Splendid Assortment of BOOTS and SHOES fot Winter, which are of the Best Quality, and will be Sold at very reasonable prices'. Note the address— M. NE ALA NEXT TO .MESSRS. ORR & CO.’S, east Street, Ashburton. Tinsmiths, &c. PUBLIC NOTICE. 7 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. BIBLES, P’rayers, and Church Services, . Hymnals for various churches.—H. M. JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. 1473 b



Chemists. ANTED MU'D'D s |#lll fe CAMBRIDGE’S Orange Quinine TONIC WINE; 'I N 6 W N , rpHAT I can be cured Tjy a few applications of Cambridge’s Chilblain Liniment, Is. GCi. a bottle. , { That' Coughs, I an( j Colds speedily disap pear after a f,ew ! doses of Cambridge’s Cough Syrup, Is. 6d.j and 25.,6d.:a bottl e . j : That Cambridge's ORANGE--QUININE tonic Wine is the best, Strengthening Medicine, known l ; nu , merous Testimonials can be seen in-its favour . w i ne bottles, 4s. 6d, ■ • That. Farmer’s and House-keepers should always have in the 'house a bottle of CAMB RIDGE’S COLIC DRINK for Gripe in Horses;, -and a. bottle. of his Driffield Whitie O il for Sore Shoulders, • Etc. •' j " That J. M. Cambridge Extracts Teeth carefully and skilfully for. 2s. 6d. ; That the Public can obtain Medicines after business hours 1 or during the night, when urgently needed, at the .Dispensary, Burnett Street. . . i 1042 J. M. CAMBRIDGE, | ■ ’ ' Medical Hall, . v ; Ashburton. Saddlers. SADDLERY 1 SADDLERY 1 J. XA.I T &.Co. (Late of Wood'Bros.), 1 -Ashburton " • H Opposite Railway Station and next Cook son’s Livery Stables); BEG to inform the pxiblic that they have purchased the above business, lately carried oh by Wood Bros., and hope, by strict attention to business, conv binecl with moderate charges, : to, still frrr ther merit a share of public patronage^ Always on hand a Large Assortm ent of ENGLISH & COLONIAL, SADDLES. COACH, ", GIG, and ' • BUGGY , H ARM E S S. SHAFT, LEADING, AND PLOUGH HARNESS. HORSE-CLOTHS In every variety, at lowest possible prices, DIRECT IMPORTERS. 104



Cards. ■ . NOTICE. MR. IRELAND, ■ having ' dissolved ■ partnership with Mr, E. H. Harris, is now carrying on business on his own account as '' ~ BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR, MONTGOMERY’S BUILDINGS, East Street, ■ ASHBURTON. V • 457 .BRANSON & PURNELL, BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, EAST STREET, ASIIBU RT 6 N ; : MR . H A RR I S , gf OLICITQR AND CONVEYANCER, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, : . .. . . East Street, : A S H B U R T 0 N. 409 M R.. MOUNTFORT, ! V' ARCHITECT, ■ Cathedral Square, Christchurch,: and Fooks and Son s Offices, East Street, Ashburton. C. E. FOOKS AND SON, j^IC ENSED ' 3 URVEYORS . AND LAND BROKERS Under the Lanil Transfer Act, Government Contract Surveyors, Briang].c, Wakanui Road, near Post-office ASHBURTON. ] RUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Tuned anl Repaired. J. C. HUGHES, D'E ACHER of Pianoforf'and Harmonium I- Cox Street, Ashburton. Orders can be left at the Echo Office. Gasfitters, &c. ' A. N,;O TICE. : , ~~ J HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE STOCK .. ! i--j , . OR GAS FITTINGS, Comprising pendants, ' ■“BRACKETS,‘ahd ' : ;v; CHANDELIERS, i -OF-ALL PATTERNS^ : And solicit an Early Inspection. S. HARDLEY, , U, -ov LIC SENSED GASFITTER, ■ :!• EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. - ; d■ ‘ . .- , , • 32a , 1 PUBLIC NOTICE. TRADE SMEN and others who intend tisipj ; j, the Ashburton Gas Company ’s Gas shouh 1 give their orders at once; have thei r’ premises fitted with Gas Fittings, ti ■" j ensure no delay when the Gas is brought., into the town. . , : " : J t C. DOLMAN, LICEI .VSKD GASFITTER, Plumber, 1 Locksmith, Whitesmith, Bell* •; hangor, -Zinc and Tin-plate Worker, H.ot and C !old Water Engineer, • TANC] RED STREET, ■ ■ ; A? SHBURTON. . N.B.—-Ariosi an Wells sunk and Pumps fitted an d repai red ; O. G-. Guttering fixed at Currr mt Rati 3s. Elect ric Bell s supplied and fitted. Orde ra punctually attended to in town and co - untry. 812. Bn siness Notices. T O MI JET A WANT Long? Felt in Ashburton, S„ CO LI .INS AND SON AVEi Ohe ned a shop in Comptons BuJldfftt 's, Moore-street, next to e’s, chettits tj f° r ie sade NF.W & SECOI ID-HAND FURNITURE ; ; . ; Gf.eyt >ry, description. Curtain Poles anc 1 Rin g s > Venetian, Spring an, 1 Roller B linds made to ord6r * IT Neat" Bigfces t price given for Second-hand ,1 furniture of all k PAIJ kTTNG IN A L L ITS BRANC carried on as usaa, l in 0013 Pap erhangingsy .Pah ~ . ds* Colors, riisl aes, Window- : gki- ,s » ;: and every reo on safe, M C 1 uttering, and Pipdn .. & GOBLINS . . PRACTICAL PAINTE, 1 ,■ AHPDg HOUSE DE ; .... Moore-street l ,-’ASj g found and 1 AND SON, RS ,* PLUM CORATOP hburton.