The Ashburton Herald

AND BOROUGH AND COUNTY ADVERTISER

WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE “EVENING ECHO.”

Vbi£ 11.— 510. V t i * { > (:

ASHBURTON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26. 1879.

Price One Penny.



Auctioneers and Commisssion Agents ALFRED HARRISON, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AGENT, ■ ; ...’.j.', ."etc. ••• . SALES, Sales of Stock, Mer chandise, Furniture and Effects, also Pigs, Fowls, and General Produce. WEEKLY SALE Every SATURDAY at 12 o’clock. SALE YARDS ATTENDED. ntries can be made at my office or at the "Yards. Agent for the Transatlantic Fire : ; Insurance Company. 5 IjIDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY 'J 1, I (late bullock and CO.), ASHBURTON, General Merchants, .Auctioneers, Stopk, Station,; Estate, and Commission Agents., /;> jt •/.:«. 1 . Sales of;-Stock,; Farm Implements, &c., will be held,at .their Yards, Ashbur ton,; i and • the , ;Tinwald Yards, on alternate TUESDAYS.. « CASIL ADVANCES Made on Stock, Produce, &c., consigned 7 :;;;for Positive Sale. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. - _ ;r. ;\& “jIyTR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY, IVX ' AUCTIONEER, ’ STOCK, LAND, ESTATE, AND COM MISSION AGENT, Holds Weekly-Sales Every Saturday, at One o’clock; of -Horses, ; Farm Produce, and General Merchandise of every descrip tion. • r Full advertisements third page. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, .AUCTIONEER, . Stock, Land, Estate, and Commission v*; • . Agent, ; : , ... Sajjiidera’ Buildings, East-st., Ashburton. 277^ J. O [Cabd.] UGHANAN & Co. "Auctioneers,. Land,, and Estate Agents, ASHBURTON. 313 a



Bootmakers. PUBLIC NOTICE. BOOTS! BOOTS! T. CHAMBERS TTTHELE THANKING the public of VY Ashburton and surrour ding dis tricts for past favors, begs to inf* in them that he has received, and to arrive, at his place of business, East-street, a WELL-ASSORTED STOCK LADIES’, GENTLEMEN’S, AND CHIL DREN’S BOOTS AND SHOES Of all descriptions. T. C. also calls special attentn 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, IS CLEARING OUT the whole of his Present Stock at REDUCED PRICES, previous to Removal to New Premises, next to Taylor’s Bakery, where he will open with a Large Stock of Boots of every description. Note the address— M. NEAL AS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



Hotels. JOSEPH BALDWIN Begs to inform his friends and the public that he Has Opened THE CENTRAL HOTEL, AT THE JUNCTION, WILLS STREET AND WAKANUI ROAD, 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. BILLIARDS ! BILLIARDS !! IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABOVE M. RYAN BEGS to announce that he has leased the large and commodious Billiard Room (the best in the district), and has erected TWO ALCOCK’S BEST FULL-SIZED BILLIARD TABLES, And hopes to receive a fair share of po/tron &£* G • 469 a RAILWAY HOTEL WINSLOW. V4TR. W. HARRIS requests the public 111 to know that he is back at his old house, and wishes his old friends to know that they will receive the same good accommodation as formerly. Private Suites of Rooms for families. Wines and Beer of the best brands. Good stabling and loose boxes, with overy attendance. W HARRIS, Proprietor 3166 Tinsmiths, &c. PUBLIC NOTICE. JOSEPH PI YD E, 73RACTICAL COPPERSMITH AND I BRAZIER, TIN, IRON, AND ZINC PLATE WORKER, Begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has com menced business in TANC RED STREET, where he hopes by strict attention to business, combined with moderate charges, to merit a fair share of public patronage. N.8.-—Repairs neatly executed.



s iUKDERS’ JgROTHERS, MILLERS, GRAIN MERGHANTS, :,j j::u : jin AND GENERAL COMMISSION - i AGENTS, Y A S H BUR TO N.



, Poulterer, &c. RABBITS! RABBITS!! , P. HARPER, FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near the Ashburton Hotel, East Street. BEGS to inform the inhabitants i f Ashburton that he HAS OPENED in the above line, and trusts, by stn»a attention to business, and supplying bu! articles of first class quality, hopes t nierit a share of public patronage OYSTER SALOON. Hot Pried Fish and Tea and Coffee at all hours. WANTED— Servants out of Employ- T 'y ment to advertise for Situations in ne VHerald” and “Guardian.” Only One Shilling, for Cash, fifteen words.



Business Notices. TO MERCHANTS, TRADESMEN, AND OTHERS. STUDY ECONOMY!. STUDY ECONOMY! GREAT SAYING EFFECTED BY PURCHASING YOUR STATIONERY AT THE WHOLESALE STATIONERY DEPOT CASH PRICES: 'C'NVELOPES, Cream Laid, -L' Per iooo - 6s. 6d. Ditto Per 500 - 3s. 6d. Ditto Printed, 1,000, us. 6cl. Notepaper, ruled, per packet of 5 Quires, from is. 6d. Large quantities at lower rates.



I Cards. BRANSON & PURNELL, BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, EAST STREET, ASItBU R T O N “ THE ASHBURTON HERALD,” PUBLISHED EVEHY EVENING. Price—ONE PENNY. A DVERTISERS are reminded that the /*. “Evening Herald ” commands the largest circulation in the Borough and Suburbs daily, and the prices for adver tisements are very reasonable. Casual Advertisements—2s. per inch, cash. Wants—2o words for Is. Quarterly Advertisements, as per ar rangement.



EINE Cream-Laid ENVELOPES, No. 6 ; extra secure shape, ONLY 9s. 6d. per 1000; s°°, 55.; 250, 35., N E T T CAS 11. ALSO, — BANK NOTE AND LETTER PAPER WEEKS & DIXON, DIRECT IMPORTERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STATIONERS, ASHBURTON “HERALD” OFFICE. vrrtrr* igaanwg.



Chemists. SUMMER BEVERAGES. A SHILLING X Packet of , ' A \>\ K L Tpf «t!s (: m fW&S&M !_ CAMG!?!DGE’s|iI p Orange || Quinine pii gj TG;!I3 WINE. Sj CAMBRIDGE’S GINGER BEER POWDER will make Two Gal lons of Sparkling Gin ger Beer. Full directions given. JUST RECEIVED, a supply of 5 5 pints and 3 pints GASOGENES. Lemoii Syrup, Raspberry Vinegar Fijian Lime Juice Persian Sherbet . Effervescing Lemonade Powder. Fruit Essences of all kinds. J. M. CAMBRIDGE,, Chemist, MEDICAL I-I.ALL. 1042 Ashburton. Milliner and Dressmaker. MRS. ADAMS, jyjTLLINEE. AND DRESSMAKER. Ladies’ and. Children’s Dresses made up in the newest styles, at Lowest Charges. Wedding and Mourning Orders promptly attended to. Mrs Adams devotes special attention to Millinery. MRS. ADAMS, Moore Street, Opposite Mr. Boyle’s Office. r a Surveyor, Civil Engineers, &c. C E. FOOKS AND SON, r I CENSED a U RVEYORS AND LAND BROKERS Under the Land Transfer Act, Government Contract Surveyors, Triangle, Wakamu Road, near Post-office ASHBURTON. 33 TO FRUITERERS, CONFECTIONERS, ' AND OTHERS. TENANCY Show Cards, neatly printed— -1 ' “Finest Lemonade and Cordials” —on Sale; at the Herald Office. CtCHOOL Requisites and Artist M de rials. 11. M. JONES, Statin ter, Baring Square. ? V-B



ACCOUNT BOOKS OF ALL KINDS. TEN PER CENT. OFF FOR CASH!!! STORES LIBERALLY DEALT WITH.



WEEKS & DIION, Wholesale Stationers HERALD OFFICE.



J General Merchants. LARGE SHIPMENTS OF ALL KINDS OF MERCHANDISE, Ex “Lurlinc,” “ Oravi, “Adelaide,” and “ Glenloi’a. ” M ERGHANDISE. r|IHE undersigned having made extensive alterations, and having just received ex “Lurline,” “ Orari,” “ Adelaide,” and “ Glenora,” A LARGE AND SUPERIOR ASSORTMENT OF ALL KINDS OF merchandise, now beg to intimate to their customers and the public at large, that they are enabled to OFFER THESE GOODS AT UNPRECEDENTEDLY LOW PRICES. They particularly request them to inspect their newly-opened Stock of CROCKERY, I-lOLLOWWARE, & IRONMONGERY. AGRICULTURAL. THE FARMERS’ attention is invited to the well-assorted Stock of CLOVERS, consisting of Carter’s selected White and Red Clover, Cow Grass, Alsyke, Rape, Turnip, and Gorse Seeds, and having determined to REDUCE THE PRESENT STOCK, Purchasers may rely upon obtaining a First-class Article at lowest possible figures. FRIEDLAOTDBR BROS. ASHBURTON.



TH I S IS THE COLUMN THAT HAS BEEN WATCHED. ruO SHAM SACRIFICE. Sando & Co. BEG to announce that they have OPENED in A. Weston’s late pre mises, Prospect Buildings, with a WELL-ASSORTED STOCK in the following Branches : Grocery, Crockery, Stationery, Perfumery, News Agency, and Tobacconist. SANDO & CO. trust by strict atten tion to business, combined with civility and moderate charges, to ensure a con tinuance of the liberal support that has been accorded during the past two years. LABOR REGISTRY OFFICE. Several female servants open to engage ment. Please note the address— SAND O & CO. PROSPECT BUILDINGS, (Late A. Weston’s). H »r» P - - t.-w .» * **r. s.r.ir±j Timber, &c. TI M HER! TI MI3E R! ! 300,000 OF SUPERIOR BUILDING TIMBER,! Also, 20,000 SAWN STAKES, Now on Sale at Hayes’ Timber Yards, East Street, Ashburton, at reducedj prices. 557 a



Business Notices. A SHBURTON STEAM SAW MILLS J±. SASH AND DOOR MANUFACTORY. G. PARKIN, Proprietor, BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR. Moore Street, Every desertion of Timber and Budding Materials in Stock and supplied on most reasonable terms. Plans prepared and Estimates Given on tl e shortest notice. 20 B. C. SMITH, ENERAL CARRIER, ETC., Moors Street, Ashburton. 25 Gr m H. BREWER’S Royal Mail COACH Jl . leaves Longbeach for Ashburton (via Waterton, Ashton, Wheatstone, and Tinwald) daily, at 7 a.in., returning by the same route, on arrival of 3 p.m. train from Christchurch. Parcels and orders punctually attended co. T. H. BREWER, 195 Proprietor. Tjl COOKSON, Wills Street, runs the Hi, 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. JM. rs. Scot t’s IMPERIAL BOARDING HOUSE, Durham Street South, CHRISTCHURCH. Board and Lodging, 20s. Beds and Meals, Is. each. 509 a M-i-r-ssirrycssm i. rz*s* v THE ASHBURTON HERALD. AND Borough and County Apvertisrr. f"3 |HE following are AGENTS for the Sale of the “ Ashbiu ton Herald” in Town : £T. M. Jones, Stationer, East Street, next Friedlander Bros. E. A. Garnett, Perfumer, Hairdresser, Etc., Montgomery’s Buildings. K. Sando, Under the Verandah, East g »*reet. WANTED_ KNOWN, that Envelopes and Notepaper can be obtained, wholesale or retail, at unusually low rates at the “ Herald ” Ofliee, East-street North. u 12 AN TED Known, the “Ashburton * ’ Herald ” circulates throughout the Provincial District of Canterbury.



Business Notices. J ONES, Baring Square, LAW & COMMERCIAL STATIONER BOOK AND MUSIC SELLER. Toys, Fancy Goods, Violins, Strings, Concertinas, &c. Magazines, English Papers, & Periodicals by each Mail. Bookbinding Executed -with Despatch 15 PAPERHANGING WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET, Ashburton. J. R. CHAPMAN, PAINTER, PAPERHANGER, SIGN-WRITER, Etc., Has much pleasure in stating that, owing to the large increase of Business, he is now Importing from the Manufacturers— PAPERI-lANGINGS, 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 superiu tendence. Competent workmen sent io* . all parts of the country. ESTIMATES GIVEN.



Advertise, If YOU WANT 'to sell a farm, to sell a Horse, to rent a Farm, to buy a Horse, to buy a House, to rent a House, to obtain Board, to sell Groceries, to sell Furniture, to sell Hardware, to hire a Servant, to borrow Money, If you want -<( to sell Dry Goods, to sell a Carriage, to sell Real Estate, to seek a Situation, to obtain a Servant, to engage a Salesman, to sell Millinery Goods, to sell a House or Section, to find a Strayed Animal, to find any one’s Address, to sell a piece of Furniture, to find an owner for Anything, to buy a second-hand Carriage, I to find any.hing you have Lost, jj If you want lto sell Agricultural Implements YOU CAN DO SO, BY MAKING YOUR WANTS KNOWS IN THE ASHBURTON HERALD, OFFICE : SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS, East Street,



TY VANTED Known, the TWENTY V? Words are inserted in this Column for ONE SHILLING preoaid, and FORT'/ Words for TWO SHILLINGS prepaid. lITANTED KNOWN—That Money can VV bo saved by purchasing your Sta tionery and Account Books, for cash, at the “ Herald” and “Guardian” Whole sale Stationery Dep6t, Saunders’ Build ngs, near Station. HAVE you Lost Anything f—Tell the finder through the llekald for a Shilling. If he is honest he will bring it to you without a reward, but you can bait a finder of shaky morals by a tempting offer of remuneration for his trouble. All or a Shilling. "0[ AYE you Found Anything that don’t- \ .*l.l belong to you, and wish to act on f' the square ?—Bring a Shilling to ilUC'b Herald’s Advertising Clerk. He’ll"put " : your qualms .of conscience at rest, and find the owner through the Twenty-Words-fo**- a-Shilling-Column.