The Ashburton Herald

AND BOROUGH AND COUNTY ADVERTISER , v ; '•••:■■■ .WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE “EVENING ECHO.” s j,-

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ASHBURTON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22/1879.

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pioneers and Commission Agent. ''ESKRSi; BULLOCK & CO. Ill'** (c;'jl EDMISTON, P.'A. EDMISTON AND \V.. H. GUNDRY), L' . A S HB UR TON, t : ; [era! Merchants, - Auctioneers; Stock, Station, Estate, . .and Commission Agents. .oor.Ob |:s of .Stock, Farm Implements, &e., [ will be. held at their Yards,. Ashbur »ton l : u .and. 'the., .Tinwald; Yards, on alternate TUESDAYS. i CASH ADVANCES- • - ‘ ade oh Stock, Produce, &g.-, consigned 1 d /j for Positive Sale, iii B U|L .i .d QKi:; A N Q, ,U;0. •- Alfred harriso^' As&BtJRTONj . ; I UClibfi^, J STOCK," 1 ESTATE,' & ,COMMISSION; ACEKT. 1 ’ j " 'eMIY; si^TDiY;feITURDAY |YV „ at twelve o'clock, of Horses, Pigs, fowls, Fish;; and General Produce ; also, furniture and General Goods. ' • Pleaseireadjfull advertiseinehts on .the lliird. pagK.'o vlrici oil'i. 1 co - ioi t C i Si U • » ■! . rj; tl AUKD ER T |iAVgR OM RR S, -i>£OD ti’tfl OiV. JRAIN MERCH AN TS; Etc. ; , 3URTON, C HRXSTCHUR.CH, AND LONDON. cash hdvances on all descriptions: of educe placed in their hands for; sale in le. New" Zealand,'Australian, .American, J - dr European Markets. > Indents executed from all parts of the Vi Vh:;;• i AGENTS FOR THE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE. ; FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, it . i . and : P THE WALLSEND COLLIERY CO.



BRANSON & PURNELL, B ARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, . Vast street, ; ' !: R T Q N ; : v ;J : ■ ‘V; . L .v t R I S , Solicitor and conveyancer, ■ try, r , - -.,. East Street, A O N. 40.9 :.J >'■ S; W. BROWN, ‘ 1 '!/ AND CIVIL ENGINEER - 3, MONTGOMERY’S BUILDINGS, j l Lovh-if, Ashburton and Rakaia. ; ’.• M R./ M&UNTFO R.T., f i - architect; , ‘ ‘ Cathedra Square, Christchurch; - and -Foots • aiid Son s pfficesj; East Street, Ashburton, i {l : : f!f L: : I % 'notice: ; : ;V \ 1 j g C. FARR, ARCIIITEci',; i&R, can be.- consulted at'Messrs. •W. Montgomery and Co’, s : Buildings, Ashburtoit, EVERY. SATURDAY; or any communications left at Mr. Charles BRAXibELL’s Office, will be promptly attended tO.’"'"'" " 1 ' ' '*'* ' ; [ k . C. E. FOOKS AND SON, / CENSED SURVEYORS AND LAND BROKERS j. Under the LanQ Transfer Act, ‘Government Contract Surveyors,' Triangle, Wakanui Road, near Post-office. : ASHBURTON. i



MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS f ' vt Tuned anV Rf-pairsp. | , J. C. : HUGHES, / HPEACHER of Pianoforiband Harmonium 1 Cox Street, AskburtonJT' _ j ■ Orders can be left at;the' Echo Office!, j , J •; Watchmaker.; "' . ! j - Tj., j' OBE RT 4 s., MANCHESTER-ST., CHRISTCHURCH, ENGLISH' & AMERICANWATCHES, By the best'makers, guaranteed ’ j for 2. years. j Watches and Clocks cleaned and :L;: repaired on the shortest notice. 106



Carriers EXPRESS CARRIER. THOMAS BRAD FORD, r ATING aEIRST-CLASSEXPRESS, k.JL i 3 prepared to Remove Gooes, or hy other orders : entrusted to him, with fL j care?;And despatch. I Orders’ le|tVat ■ the Somerset,’ Hotel,; or lAlford-Forest Vßoad, - will- receive; .prompt attention.- . 265 SMITH, : re■ j.-R Lg,E.NE R AL'. CAR RIE R,, j V.: j/V;j ;; iiooBE : ;SA?, ; Ashburton, . : 1 i. ixPRESS to, 'meet, every'Train,': Par f|'ij:ceis delivered promptly, atmoderate (Largos^ j \ j; di \ j .66 liz'.iz G. SCOTT, ::::: i V "E lf'E RA L C A R R I E R "Ameron .St., Ashburton.' promptly and charges: moderate.*: ‘ ' ! xpre3 « e s m attendance to meet every 130^. ; ■ Train. t : i-dd Tfl H. BREEDER’S Royal MaiI:COACI| 1 1 . leaves mLongbeach : for • Ashburton (viA Waitertdh,\Ashton, Wheatstone'; and Tinwald) : daily,Vt 7 a.m., returping hk the same route o\ arrival of 3 .traila from Christchurch! , V a^] , I. Parcels and ordeYs punctually attended ’to. ,T. H\ BREWER,,.' iV. -r ' riotorJ A.’.’,.Proprietor. T COOKSON, Willis\ Street, : runs ifhe 1 MAIL COACH, ; f\om Ashburton Railway -Station to Grgen .Street,. Alfred i’orest, and Mount Somers, every Tu^ljay, Lnd returning And Saturday.at 3 ,p,m. p; ;i}, Gd . 4 . Dr ake r. LSER i (V ti .JyrRS: WILLIAM* ADAMS iil by a first-class'Milliner a /•ujakev, is prepared to . make u; ■•-. id Children’s Dresses in tic. S|yles'.and iowest possible char.': ...'iMns An ams devotes special u IV Millinery. COX STRICT. ASHBVi ZQK V FowsuiV’ t*VJ £ RfiSiDtSCB);



Goal and Firewood. COALS;.:.COALS.;. : COALS. LL kinds of COALS & FIREWOOD delivered at the shortest notice in any quantities and at reasonable rates, j i GEORGE PARKER & CO., ■ { Springfield Coal Depot, a 138 i. : :v'. Ashburton!. .' NEW BUSINESS. : . COAL & FIREWOOD MERCHANT , , ; F. P. LeBRETON, . .' , In commencing business begs respectfully to fj • -solicit a share of public support. Burnett Street, ] near Friendlander’s j - - Grain Store, and opposite Montgomery’s Buildings. , :.'± Goal and; Firewood supplied in : any quantity, to suit customers, and delivered to all parts of, the district on the shortest notice. ~ „ ■/f 10 il,!p Educational. M U.S IC. T IT I. TI ON, ■. lo VOCAL -AND ■ INSTRUMENTAL. ' Terms, per Quarter or per Lesson, on appli cationTo the FRiNCiTAL. "' CALISTHENIC CLASS- . , EVERY Thursday Afternoon, at 3.30. ■ Terms, per Quarter Five Shillings each Pupil. . . 1 ■ •- -■ ' , SUPERIOR LADIES’ BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL,-■ ■ ■ : Oxford Villa, Burnett St.,. Ashburton, f:,'Conducted by Miss Steane. Private Lessons 'in French, German, and Latin, twice weekly ; Music, and Drawing in Various Styles. •; ■- j Preparatory School for Boys. i..‘! " • . Inclusive Terms. l Business Notices FANCY REPOSITORY. ,-T V* I> \ TTE RN H for Ladies’ and uiiuveu’s Clothing, Latest Fashions. i .diet, com materials. CUT )TOi>f,TATE OItAKOES.. ; sots. MOREY/ Tancred«st> t ?et, .Ash bur tort.



Ironmongers. IRONMONGERY Ex “ Times ” and “ Mennock ” from London. ORB & GQ A RE NOW LANDING the following jr\_ GOODS from the above-nairied Ships. .Small to Extra Large. HORS E GEA RS , • • # . ..... i One, Two, and Three Horse. , >;i j Fencing Wire, Nos. S, 9, and 10. Blue Stone, in 1 cwt. kegs. Fencing Staples. , . .. . ; !' Hay Forks, 2 and 3 prong. ' ‘ : ' Park's Spades/ . ’ ‘ 0 Lindon’s Spades. Potato Forks. P i o u g h s :M | . RANSOM & SIMS’, .2 and 3 Furrow. HORNSBY’S, Singly Furrow, ; ; j Skeith Blades and' plough Sittings. ' Harrows/ Howard’s. .L : [ Ransom and Sims’Ploughshares. Hornsby’s ditto 1 . j- : ’ : i



Boiled and Raw Oil. Lard Oil. Bolts and Nuts, all sizes. Bar and R.od ; Iron.. Locks and Hinges. Brass Foundry. ' Carpenters’ Tools. Blacksmiths’ Tools. .Portable Forge, Blacksmiths’ Bellows.. Files and Rasps. ; : : Sewing Twine. • ; Plough and Trace Chain, Coil Chain. v ;■ ■. Rope, all sizes. /1 •;/! Avery’s Weighing-Machines, 4 to 8 cwt. Spring Balances, 25 to 400 Ik .j Steelyards, 15b to 500 lbs. Scales and Weights. f '■ i. 1 case Table Cutlery, a finf assortment 1 case Plated Spoons and Forks. j 1 case Tea and Coffee Prts, Plated.| House and Cattle Bells,-_ ■. Plasterers’ Sieves and Trowels.-: :' j h Wire, Brass, and Hair Sieves. | Butchers’ Choppers and Cleavers. I Hollow-ware, all siis, Tinned and Enamelled. / - y »■ . ! Furnace Pans,- Ca.«t and Galvanized ' Iroa . /„ ‘ Ditto, Copper, 12 b 25 gallons. j Pumps and pping. : - Stoves, and Office, j ; Ranges-and Orates, | Horse Shoe?, Nails, all sizes, j : Sash and floor Cramps. ; j : Floor’ Bral^~ Brushwa/:, of all descriptions. Fenders superior quality. Tinware, a fine lot. "■/' Cash Sixes, with Chubb’s Locks.



General Merchants. 1. nuj'j DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, TAILORS, •A/, or!) ' AND y :e;;k- e::'r.'a,l'L : a il t-f i t t e r s , °;;"LiL; Street, A^hburtonc iO :M



j~ J OOPER, AITKEN, & CO. beg to inform their friends and the Public in • gbneral that, on TUESDAY, 25th FEB'RtjXßtf, they will CLOSE their Present Place of Business, and , ' - f""'" ’ will re-op e.n j ■: •: AT 12. O’CLOCK •; T---.T .! •; : ‘ i ON THURS DAY, 27™ INS T„ j , in their ' _ ;i ._ NEW AND EXTENSIVE PREMISES : IN : Havelock Street and Baring Square!-’:



HOOPER, AITKEN, AND GO., m. GROCERS, ONIONGERS & .GENERAL MERCHANTS ; j! HAVELOCK STREET, ASHBURTON,



■ General Storekeepers. [Established, 1805.] ASHBURTON STORE, The oldest-established business in the i -.1 -Gounty.- : Ai'.'; D. WILLIAMSON & CO., . GENERAL STOREKEEPERS; BEG to return thanks to their customers and the public generally for past favors, and, in order to secure a continuance of the same, they are determined to offer, special induce ments in every department of their business. They are ....... NOW OPENING UP Their First Instalment of ' WINTER DRAPERY, AND MEN’S, YOUTHS’, AND BOYS’ MADE-UP CLOTHING, X 3 D' First-class value. GROCERIES, IRONMONGERY, !& , v/ FANCY GOODS. ~. . THey would direct special attention to their stock of CHOICE TEAS, aU. of which have been thoroughly tested before being purchased; ‘ : ; ' ] WINES, SPIRITS, ENGLISH ; BOTTLED ALE AND , STOUT, All of the Best Brands. As only the best goods procurable - are kept in stock, customers can rely on getting the best value for their money. D. W. & Co. will not be undersold by any house in the trade. 4x7



OLD BANK STORES, EAST STREET ASHBURTON. JV i:; IP opAss 0 pAss ;3 iro Co., GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, GROCERS, -i; IRONMONGERS, WINE AND,, ; SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ; Boot and Shoe Importers. :r ' Sole Agents for : ...... SINGER’S SEWING MACHINES,; Which can be had on : DEFERRED PAYMENTS. ;!;: ! Axl Extras Kept in Stock. ; Families waited on weekly, when all orders entrusted to their care will haye pisompt attention.



Butcher. TREYORTON BUTCHERY. TASKER Begs to inform the 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. 0 ' N.B.—None but the best quality of meat supplied. , f * Families waited upon daily for orders. 202 - ■ j Bakers. ASHBURTON BAKERY'. TAYLOR AND L 1 L L , BAKERS AND CONFECTIONERS, PASTRY COOKS, &c.,) East Street, AshburtonS CH RI S TENIN G IND WEDDING Cakes and Every'Descrip tion of First-class Confectionery made to .order on tlie Shortest Notice. Confectionery, Biscuits, Cakes', Scones, Rolls, &c., always in Stock. A Regular Supply'of splendid Fresh Butter. Cabinetmakers. T. A. GATES, CABINET-MAKER, UPHOLSTERER, AND PICTURE-FRAME MAKER, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS & PETER ■ A: STREET, ASHBURTON, Near the Rahway Station. Carpets, Rugs, Oilcloth, Bedsteads, Chairs, Mattrasses, Tables, etc., always on hand at Christchurch prices. All lands of Furniturd, Shop Fittings, Picture Frames, and Household R e quisites made to order. FUNERALS FURNISHED. WOOD TURNER AND VENETIAN • BLIND MAKER. .JOSEPH RU L E Moore Street. IS prepared to execute all orders for Wood Turning, Venetian Blinds, Bedsteads, Tables, and every class of Furniture. Window Poles on hand, or made to any sixc.



TINWALD FURNITURE DEPOT. c HARLES HADE 11, 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— • Gkeat South Road, Tihwald, (Next to Mr. Prettejohn’s, Shoe Maker.) 286



COAL AND FIREWOOD, j OATS AND CHAFF, IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES ~i ; ~ F. DOHERTY, ... BEGS to remind his Customers and Friends ' that.lie is Selling Every Article in Stock at the LOWEST Possible PRICE for CASH. SPRING & SUMMER DRAPERY AND ' j READY-MADE CLOTHING, Just Arrived, OF,THE LATEST STALES ONLY. WASHING MACHINES Just Imported, of the Latest Improvements , for Saving Labor. AMERICAN TUBS, all Sizes, Iron & Wood. __ CAMBR r DC~'T!u7Trks iu Stock. FARM ER S' RE,OUjs I. TE S. GARDEN xtoivS. And Seeds of every description.. In Stock and to Arrive. F. DOHERTY. GENERAL STOREKEEPER, IMPORTER WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT. ■ Peter Street, Ashburton, ,



Builders. A SHBURTON STEAM SAW MILLS SASH AND DOOR M A N U FACTOR Y. G. PARKIN, Proprietor, J [BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR. Moore Street, Every description of Timber and Building Materials in Stock and supplied on most , . v. reasonable terms. ■ Plans prepared and Estimates Given on the shortest notice. f '■ IMPORTANT TO PARTIES ABOUT TO BUILD. THE undersigned has now on hand extensive assortment of. everything - appertaining to the Building Trade ‘ eluding— , ’ | Timber of all kinds. Galvanised Iron. Ridging and Spouting. Doors. Sashes. occ.. &C*, rkC.V • W:J.oh he is offeiiug for Sale at Tinwakl at >hc lowest current? ratest • The Inhabitants on the Soi;th-Su« the River will find it to their advantage to give him it call. r V-. f' THOMAS WILLIAM', V - BUILDER, UNDERTAKER, UABINTP; MAKER, WIIEEUVitIGHI, ..'Near Railway Station) TiuMdUi ’kMI