The Ashburton Herald

AND BOROUGH AND COUNTY : ADVERTISER

WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE “EVENING ECHO.”

-Vol. n.—465.

ASHBURTON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1879

■I Price One Penny. '



Auctioneers and Commisssion Agents BROS. & GUNDRY, 'J >'■ (late bullock AND CO.), . A SHB U.R TO N, General Merchants, Auctioneers, Stock, J- - Station, Estate, and Commission - Agents: Sales of Stock, Farm Implements, &c., will be held at their Yards, Ashbur ton, and the Tinwald Yards, on . alternate TUESDAYS. CASK ADVANCES Made on Stock, Produce, &c., consigned for Positive Sale. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. • g • ; , : : : •• • ■ 19 ALFRED' HARRISON, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AGENT, ' • r 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. Entries can be made at my office or at the |•■7. Yards. Agent for the Transatlantic Fire ! . Insurance Company. 5 -R. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY, AUCTIONEER, STOCK, LAND, ESTATE, AND COM' ■r/, : . MISSION AGENT, Holds Weekly Sales Every Saturday, at One o’clock, of Horses, Farm Produce, and General Merchandise of every descrip tion. ' : Full advertisements third page. b/j J. LLOYD CRAWLEY,. • AUCTIONEER, Stock/. Land, / Estate; /and : Commission ’■. ■ ■ Agent, Saunders* Buildings, East-st., Ashburton. 2?7a ■■ B AUNDERS’ T>ROTHERS, M I LLERS, GRAIN MERCHANTS, lv ' AND ~. / i/ijl; GENERAL. COMMISSION a:: d)iim - AGENTS, ./;/•:. /.A S H:BUR T O N s J -1 ~~ /:/// / 7 [Card.] Jg -gU C HANAN & Co. /Auctioneers, Land, and Estate Agents, /r/:;: A s h b u r t o n . 313 a hiismt -i . i ; &.Z:D./BOILEAU,: - ///..; ../ - ACC OU N TAN T ' art < :. / v-.’i:;. •; j.-; ■ AND .. . , -> _ GENERAL/COMMISSION AGENT, -r ; SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS. Rents and Debts collected. 103 a Business Notices. ;THE ASHBURTON HERALD. Bokouoh and Counts; Advertiser. n IHE following are AGENTS for the -mJL.-r Sale of the ‘ ‘ Ashburton Herald” tin,-Town :— : Jones, Stationer, East Street, next Friedlander Bros. r E. A. Garnett, Perfumer, Hairdresser, Etc., Montgomery’s Buildings. ■4 S K,/ Sando, Under the Verandah, East Street. 7 " - 7 7;



Bootmakers. PUBLIC NOTICE. BOOTS! BOOTS! T. CHAMBERS WHILE THANKING the public of Ashburton and surrounding.dis tricts for past favors, begs to inf* rn them that he has received, aiid to arrive, at his place c.f business, East-street, a WELL-ASSORTED STOCK or LADIES’, GENTLEMEN’S, AND CHIL j DREN’S BOOTS AND SHOES Of all descriptions. jT. C. also calls special attentu i to the Measure Department, and in' ites 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. SHS M. NEALAS, BOOT AND SHOEMAKER, AND IMPORTER, S CLEARING OUT the whole of his Present Stock at ' •j. ' : 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. NE A L AS, ; 2AST STREET, ASHBURTON. QEORGE rjl RI C KE T f MEANS TO DO BUS;I N E S S And the under given figures show tnat he is in earnest. . A call at his establishment, East Street, next Messrs. Orr and Co.’s, will give further proof. ; Gentlemen’s E.S. Boots, 15s. to 20s Watertights, a Superior Fashionable Article, 16s. Balmorals, very best, 20s. Bluchers, the “he plus ultra,” 10s 6d. Gent’s. Calf Shoes, 14s. 6d., used to be 17s. 6d. , Ladies’ Boots of every description, equally low. Slippers for } all feet-—1 adies’ 4s. 9d. to 6s. 6d. Gentlemen’s, ss. 6d. to 7s—in leather, felt, patent, and carpet. Leggings, knee-high, 7s. ; Carters’, 16s. A large choice of Boots and Shoes (all prices) for the LITTLE ONES. Every description of Sewn, Pegged and Rivetted Boots and Shoes made to order. promptly attended to. -207 a Builders. A SHBURTON STEAM SAW MILLS SASH AND DOOR MANUFACTORY. G. PARKIN, Proprietor, BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR, j . Moore Street, .Every , descrijMion of Timber and Building Materials in Stock and supplied on most : J ■>': - reasonable terms. Plans prepared and Estimates Given on tie shortest notice. 26 Coal and Firewood. CHEAP TIMBER ■ ■ AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS. T)ALANCE of Timber unsold at the Auction Sale. Also, 200,000 fee t to arrive, now lying at the Waimate Sta tion, will be disposed of AT REDUCED PRICES AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, East Street, Ashburton. 102



Business Notices. ! i I i ! TO merchants; . TRADESMEN, AND OTHERS. STUDY ECONOMY! j GREAT SAVING EFFECTED ' j fc '- r - » j BY PURCHASING YOUR STATIONERY AT TIIE i - ; , , .... , , i { j . , - ; ... 7 . ... ’.. /. WHOLESALE STATIONERY DEPOT. j j I ''■"7' "' -7 - ■■■■ ■ | . : 7;7 ;" : CASH PRICES : Cream Laid, L./ Per 1000 ~ 6s. 6d. ! ~ . . .7 :'*7' V., 7. Ditto Per 500 - 3s. 6d. Ditto Printed, 1,000, ns. 6d. Notepaper, ruled, per . packet of 5 Quires, from is.. 6d. I.arge quantities at lower, rates. ; ACCOUNT BOOKS OF ALL KINDS. TEN PER CENT. OFF FOR CASH!!! STORES LIBERALLY DEALT WITH. WEEKS & DIXON, Wholesale Stationers HERALD OFFICE.



r'TGsaea Baker and Cbfpctioner. BREAD ! BREAD!! ; BREAD ! CONFECTIONERY Jfen:- BISCUITS. EDWARD TAYLORtbegs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and the surrounding neighborhood that he has commenced business as fPl'am and Fancy Bread and Biscuit Balfer, 5 ■ and Confec tioner in Saunders’ New Buildings, arid hopes by strict attentioripb business, and keeping a first-class article, to merit a fair share of public patronage/'" BREAD- At thp. Shop/ If Delivered -41 b. LOAF. VCR 6d. Confectionery and Biscuits always in stock. ONE TRIAL SOLICITED. Note the Address— EDWARD TAYLOR, Bread and Biscuit Baker and Confectioner, EAST STREET, Near the Railway Station. 343a—34 Billiards. BILLIARDS! BILLIARDS!! BALDWIN’S CENTRAL HOTEL, Wakanui Road. M. RYAN IEGS to announce that he has leased in the above Hotel the large and commodious Billiard Room (the best in the district), and is now erecting TWO ALCOCK’S BEST FULL-SIZED BILLIARD TABLES, Which will be open for the public in a few days, when he hopes to receive a fair share of patronage. M. R. having had long experience in this business, will be an advantage to players seldom met with.’ L " 469 a Cards. E, the undersigned, have this, day entered into PARTNERSHIP as BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, AND CONVEYANCERS, And will practice at our Offices, MONT-' GOMERY’S BUILDINGS, Ashburton, under the firm of O’REILLY & IRELAND; ; Dated the Ist day of July , 1879. FRANCIS PHILIP O’REILLY. CHARLES WARBURTON IRELAND. /i - ■ : I I2a BRANSON & PURNELL, ' BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, EAST STREET, •ASHBURTON. ■ MR. H ARRIS gOLICITOR AND CONVEYANCER, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, East Street, . ; ASH B U R T 0 N. 409



Chemists. A NT ED m NO W N rgi-->i itasgsaag^ |; CAMBRIDGE’S | Hfi ;: Orange to _ . r| ' Quinine rpHAT Chilblains 1 can be cured by a few applications of Cambridge’s Chilblain Liniment, Is. 6d. a bottle. That Coughs and Colls speedily disap pear after a few doses of Cambridge’s Cough Syrup, It.. 6d. and 2s. Gd. a bottle. 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. Gd. 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. Gel. That the Public can obtain Medicines after business hours- or- during- the night, when urgently needed, at the Dispensary, Burnett Street. : TONIC WINE. > '-f.r ---1042 J. M. CAMBRIDGE, . - i-Medical Hall, Ashburton. Surveyor, Civil Engineers, &e. L 1 C. E. FOOKS AND SON, ICENSED o URVEYORS AND LAND BROKERS ; Under the Dana Era infer Act, Government (Contract Surveyors, Triangle, Wakanui Road,, near Post-oftiee ASHBURTON.



General Merchants. LARGE SHIPMENTS OF . ALL KINDS OF MERCHANDISE, Ex “.Lurlinc,”Orari, “ Adelaide,” and " Glenlora.” A MERCHAN D I S E. ~ r f1 1 HE- undersigned having made extensive alterations, received' ex “Lurline,” “ Orari,”“ Adelaide,” and “ Glenora;” • - f A LARGE AND SUPERIOR ASSORTMENT . '.. i '.V .' I '.h i:. ■■■.<'" ; *0 ' V, N-. .A U OF ALL KINDS OF M E R c H■ now beg to intimate to their customers and thp public at large, that they are enabled to OFFER THESE GOODS. AT UNPR^CEDENTEDIAL LOVF PRICES. They particularly request them to inspect their newly-opened Stock Pf Y ' “ CROCKERY, HO L LOWW'A RE, IRON MON.GERY. : A G Jt .DG::U : ;L;T;.U : ,fI;A'L''. J . ;.- ; ; : rLV a ; v ' THE FARMERS’ , attention is invited tip Ithe well-assorted Stock of CLOVERS, consisting of Carter’s selected White and Red • Clover, Cow Grass, Alsyke, : Rape, ■ AC in -K?Ufk> e-iii Jr. Turnip, and Gorse Seeds, and haviiig determined to: A. i u-j ~ ■ REDUCE THE STOCK; -A Purchasers may rely upon obtaining a First-class "Articie at : TowesF possible'^i^ur^V' BEOS. . A S H BURT ON -. 1 -



Hotels. RAIL W:A Y HOTEL f WINSLOW. .. MR. W. HARRIS requests the public Jto 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. r ? Wines and Reer of the best brands. Good stabling 1 and loose boxes, with every attendance. W. HARRIS, ... Proprietor. . ; ’ 31 66 ORA M’ S. SO M ERSE T COMMERCIAL AND F A MIL Y EOT EL ' ' •' ‘ ■■ ASHBURTON. 1 : ' .if UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF Sir George Grey, K.C. 8., Premier of New Zealand. :r_. Sir James Ferguson, Bart., late Governor .0 ” New Zealand, •; AND 'A Sir Charles Ducane, late Governor of Tas S mania. JJpHIS centrally-situated Hotel is pronounced; to be one of the finest in the Southern Hem sphere. The cuisne is under the supervision of an eminent chef, and the proprietor hopes tha his long experience in the trade is a sufficient guarantee as to the quality of the contents of the cellar. . . ■ . ■’ R. W, SHEAR MA N, PROPRIETOR.



: JOSEPH BALDWIN Begs to inform his friends and the public that he Has Opened XII E CENTRAL . HOTEL j AT THE . ' ' -I: JUNCTION, WILLS STREET . AND V J ". L WAKANUI NO AD, ASHBURTON, fgjHIS commodious hotel is situated . j within, three minutes’ walk of the liailway Station. Table d’Ho te 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 . BAX D W IN, ( : O Proprietor. • r . ■ •



; : r. :V,: Tinsmiths, &c.' t : ■ PUBLIC NOTICE. : i/, -JOSEPH -HYDE,i 3 PRACTICAL COPPERSMITH AND BRAZIER, TIN, : IRON, AND ZINC i ; PLATE : WORKER,; - 1 ! Begs • to. inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that he has r 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. • ; Milliner and Dressmaker. " 33 MRS, ADAMS, ; AND DRESSMAKER., . Ladies’ and Children’s Presses made up iii the newest styles, at Lowest Charges. Wedding and Mourning Orders promptly. ! . attended to. ■ - Mrs Adams devptes special attention to Millinery. : , ; . ' -.V ;, ;MRS, i A DAM S, - ' Moore Street, . .• . Opposite Mr. Boyle’s Officer • t<;ia ' . ' Carriers. b B. C SMITH, ‘ 3 :3 CARR IE R, ETC., Moore Street, Ashburton. 25 , ' . : , • .... ;. / . . . rji H. BREWER’S Royal Mail COACH JL * *.. leaves Longteach , for Ashburton; (via Waterton, Ashton, Wheatstone, and Tiriwald) daily, at 7 a.in., returning by the same route on arrival of 3 p,m. train from Christcliurch. , Parcels and orders punctually attended co. • _ \ T. 11. BREWER, . , L 95 Proprietor. COOKSON, Willis Street, runs the ; MAIL COACH from Ashburton Railway Station to Green Street, Alford Forest, and Mount Somers, every Tuesday, and Friday, returning : Wednesday and Saturday at 8 p. ml'- ■’ ; f Lin:.; . . . . . Public Notices . ’ QICHOOL Requisites ahd Artist Mate- D rials. H. M. JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. 473 a CRICKETING Materials —Bats, Balls; Stumps, Knee Pads, &c., at H. M. JONES’, ' .- . :"... Stationei, Baring Square. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN DIRECTORY FOR 1879. • i QN SALE at the “ HERALD ” Office, Saunders Buildings, East-street. ; Price : Two Shillings and Sixpence, i ( Neatly Bound in Cloth. ' ! i The above. Volume contains a lot of valuable information, and should be in the .hands,of every, Tradesman. ,



General Storekeeper. vrij ■ •j?r\ fv; -i‘l • f‘i 1 IS 'i V v:' jt i !im i j-;- COLUMN -U'OtiJi'/i)_' Jtvd ii f ?U<) Oj BEEN WATCHED. ler'KOi SHAM SACRIFICE. SAN D O & CO. BEG to . announce . that they hays OPENED in A. Weston's late pire ! mises, Prospect Buildings, with a 1 j WELL-ASSORTED STOCK *-• I V; i‘A sf . y, f.• i f in the following Branches ;- v Grocery, . ~ . 'Crockery, * | • ’ Stationery, -•- ; 1 v..;. .Y K ,!. ; , ; ',PerLimeiy, £Mi^,,v. News Agency, and Tobacconist. I SANDO & CO. trust by strict atten tion to business, combined; with ciyility and moderate chargesj : to"’ensure a con tinuance of the liberal] support that haa been accorded during-ihe-past two years. •j ' IY - A'ii.-O'j J J Ui.l'U/OT ifVHi’Wll \r. LABOR REGISTRY OFFICE. Several female servants open to engage* -■/ - V : irient. ’' ■ i| § ? i htrtt OWO-.L || O'tilOUs. 4 . I | <DO ;idf t Y A&Vltnr no' bhd/ .-,;j KG,- ■ j Please note the address—?>.• j.* ,‘GJ ! ■ 'E ; A-NT>:o>-& : ';C'dU’ir i; ’-,‘ T PRQSPECTJBttomGS;;-'^^ ; (Late A.’ Weston|s).v * .'i »<Ja . JtinJ-.Ufil: n.Mti!-/. -asaiioH 'OiufuT' Painters. ' r ‘‘: U‘/ ! f oy , i -; r; mh ? . -i: 1 • L ; i , •*/ V*. ,V PA PER HAN GING WAREHOUSE*; TANCRED STREET; .-•d Ashburton. ; , !T . /./V;',/ J. R. - . i.l I'l’r'VOT 1 f] PAINTER,: PAPERHANGERv aA.’X 'iiv s | ’ —•< 1 1,1 •* kLi &%&.• P f • Sflf Q• c V> ? - ■jT-i • SIGNtWRITER, ;ETC.i; Has much pleasure in' stating that, owing to the large increase, of Business, he is now Importing from the Manufacturers— PAPERHANGINGS,. . r \vhitet:ead, t r „. i LINSEED OIL, , f I"/ BR.USHWAREi 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 th# trade executed under personal auperin, tendence. ■' Competent workmen sent /to all, parts of the country, -ESTIMATES GIVER ; psu uioii-i-nB-ud ji;v.d.nw.B<»d i].a JE4H Poulterer, &c. RABBITS! RABBITS ll P. HARPER,’/ * FISHMONGER AND - POULTERKU Near the Ashburton Hotel,, East, Streetj/ BEGS to inform ; the : iinhabitaUa , Ashburton that he HAS OPENED in the above line, and trust*; by : strict attention to business, find supplying b«t‘ articles of first class quality,; hope* to merit a share oi public patrbtiage OYS TE R S A LOON. Hot Fried Fish and Stewed Eels from t».» 11 every night.'. Business Notices. Baring Squarf.