The Evening Echo.

VOL. I. 274

ASHBURTON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15,1879

Price One Penny.



Auctioneers and Commission Agent. Mbs sr s. bullock & ,co.; (C. J. EDMISTON, P. A. EDMISTON ANp‘W. H. GUNDRY), ■- 'iSHB UR T r 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 Tinwald Yards, on •alternate TUESDAYS. CASH ADVANCES Made on Stock, Produce, &c., consigned for Positive Sale. BULLO C K AND CO. ALFRED HARRISON, Baring Square, Ashburton, AUCTIONEER, STOCK, ESTATE, & COMMISSION AGENT. TTTEEKLY SALE DAY, SATURDAY Vy 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 s GRAIN MERCHANTS, Etc., Ashburton, Christchurch, and London. Make cash advances on all of produce placed in their hands for sale in the New Zealand, Australian, American,, or European Markets. Indents executed from all parts of the world. • AUNDERS JgROTHtERS, AGENTS FOR — THE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, : ■ anh y THE WALLSEND COLLIERY CO.



Bakers. . ASHBURTON BAKERY. TAYLORANDLILL, BAKERS AND CONFECTIONERS, PASTRY COOKS, &c., East Street, Ashburton. CHRISTENING AND WEDDING Cakes and Every Descrip tion of First-class Confectionery made to order on the Shortest Notice. Confectionery, Biscuits, Cakes, Scones, Rolls,’ &c., always in Stock. A Regular Supply of splendid Fresh Butter. PIONEER BAKERY, ; (Next to Fowler's) Tancred Street, Ashburton. TH 0M A S HI& KS, FANCY BREAD AND BISCUIT BAKER, PASTRYCOOK, AND CONFECTIONER. Pastry and Biscuits of the best quality , always in stock. ' , Tea meetings and parties liberally dealt with. Wedding Cakes made to order on the hortest notice. Families supplied (daily in all parts of the town. Photograhy. " PHOTOGRAPHY. MILLIoiT - PRICES. E. TEAGUE begs to announce that he intends reducing the price of Photographs for the Holidays to . Cards ... ... 9s. per dozen. Cabinets... ... 255. ?, N otice —This Gallery will . Permanently Close on 14th instant. 42



Butcher. TREYORTON BUTCHERY. \T ■ fTIASKER 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. N.B.—None but the best quality of meat supplied. ; Families waited upon daily for orders. 202 Carriers. EXPRESS CARRIER. THOMAS BRADFORD, Haying aFiRST-CLASS express, is prepared to Remove Goods, or any other orders entrusted to him, with CARE AND DESPATCH. v Orders left at the Somerset Hotel, or Alford Forest Road, will receive prompt attention, 265 B. C. SMITH, GENERAL CARRIER, Moore St., Ashburton. Tj'XPRESS to meet every Train. Par- A-* cels delivered promptly, at moderate charges. 66 G. F. SCOTT, Gen er a l carr ie r Cameron St., Ashburton. Parcels delivered promptly and charges moderate. ' ■ •* ' in attendance to meet every Train. Drapery. NOTICE R S A L- :E \ A T F° \ T. QUINN & CO’S, \ DRAPERS- and CLOTHIERS, , MOORE-ST. ASHBURTON. 75 Men’s and Boys’ Suits, at 30s per Suit . 40 doz. Silk Handkerchiefs at is each. 20 doz. Straw Hats, 7s per doz. r . QUI N N & Co . , Moore Street, Ashburton.



Miscellanuous. GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. EPPS’S BREAKFAST COCOA y a thorough kTowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and' by a careful application ol the fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Eplps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors’ bills. It is by the judi* cious use of such articles of diet, that a constitu tion may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating arcund us, ready to attack wherever there is a weak point, vWe may escape many a fata shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure bicod and a properly nourished frame.”— The Chi. Set vici Gazette. ! SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPS AND CO. | Homcepathic Chemists, Londen. ! Milliner and Dressmaker. i _ MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING. Tl'/TRS. WILLIAM ADAMS, assisted IVI by a first-class Milliner and Dress maker, is prepared to make up Ladies’s and Children’s Dresses in . the Newest Styles and lowest possible charges. Mbs Adams devotes special attention to Millinery. ! COX STREET. ASHBURTON. (Mr- 'Powrie's Late. Residence). ' 272



j General Storekeepers. OLD BANK STORES, EAST STREET ASHBURTON. J H. P™ .... Co., GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, GROCERS, IRONMONGERS, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Boot and Shoe Importers. Sole Agents for SINGER’S SEWING MACHINES, y Which can be had.on DEFERRED PAYMENTS. Extras Kept in Stock. Families waited on weekly, when all orders entrusted to their care will have pEompt attention.



Coal and Firewood. \ - NEW \ BUSINESS.. 1 ' COAL & FIREWOOD MERCHANT F. P. LeBRETON, In commencing business begs respectfully tq solicit a share of public support. Bcjkn'ett A Street, near FriCndlander’s Grain Store, and opposite Montgomery’s • Buildings.'" ■ # Ceal and Firewood supplied in any quantity to suit customers, and delivered to all parts of the district on the shortest notice. COALS. COALS. COALS. A LL kinds of COALS & FIREWOOD jCjl delivered at the shortest notice in any quantities and at reasonable rates. GEORGE PARKER & CO., Springfield Coal Depdt, 138 ” Ashburton. Business Notices. f£IHE UNDERSIGNED have for SALE and to arrive : •• / • Calcutta Cornsacks, 4bushels; expressly ,[ manufactured for shipping Wheat. Woolpacks— Seaming Twine best quality. Fencing Wire, No. 6 to 10. 20 Tons Galvanised Iron, 6 to 9 feet. 400 Casks Cement. 300 Dozen Ploughshares. Etc., Etc., Etc. FRIEDLANDER BROTHERS.



H Watchmaker. 0 B E R T S, MANCHESTER-ST., CHRISTCHURCH. ENGLISH & AMERICAN WATCHES, j By the best makers, guaranteed '. 1 for 2 years. Watches and Clocks cleaned aind 1 repaired on the shortest notice. 106



General Storekeeper. VICTORIA HOUSE. LOOK OUT FOR JJOOPER, GROCERS, IRONMONGERS, > AND >■■ 1 GENERAL STO RE KE EP HAVELOCK STREET, - ' ’ \ , ASHBURTON. \ ! "



COAL AND FIREWOOD. OATS AND CHAFF, IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES Vf. DOHERTY, BEGS to remind his Customers and Friends that he is Selling Every Article in Stock at the LOWEST Possible PRICE for CASH. SPRING & SUMMER DRAPERY AND READY-MADE CLOTHING, . Just Arrived, ' OF THE LATEST STVLES ONLY. WASHING MACHINES Just Imported, of the Latest Improvements . for Saying Labor. AMERICAN TUBS, all Sizes, Iron & Wood. CAMBRIDGE ROLLERS in Stock. FARMERS’ REQUISITES i GARDEN TOOLS, And Seeds of every description. • I : In Stock and to Arrive. . F. DOHERTY, GENERAL STOREKEEPER, IMPORTER WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT. Peter Street, Ashburton. Business Notices. CHEAP TOYS (■{HEAP JpANCY Q-OODS Of every description, at M R .S-. M O R E Y’S, Tancred-street, Ashburton. 1 233



Cards. MESSRS. HARRIS & IRELAND, BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS, Montgomery’s Buibdinos, r. Ashburton. [BRANSON & PURNELL, ! - ; BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON . S. W. BROWN, CIVIL ENGINEER 3, MONTGOMERY’S BUILDINGS, Ashburton and Rakaia. MR. MOUNTFORT, ARCHITECT, Cathedra Square, Christchurch, and. Fooks : and Son s Offices, East Street, Asliburtoh. NOTICE. * g C. FARR, ARCHITECT, &c., can be consulted at Messrs. W* Montgomery and Co’.s Buildings* Ashburton* EVERY SATURDAY, or any commuricatiohs left at Mr. Charles BRAi>DELL’s"6ipc%‘wi|l be promptly attended .to. • Ashburton, July ig? I^7B. --i -N ■ C, .E.FCp£S\AND SON, , AND ... . - V'landV Under the Land Transfer Act, Government Contract Surveyors, Mangle, Wakanurßoad, bear Post-office. \ ASHBURjTON. ' MUSICAL instruments Tuned anb- jßßPAiihsr.‘ . J . - * ‘ t : J. c. HUG.&is, rEACHER 4f-Pianofort 'and Harmonium . V Cox Street, A^lburTon. ' ' ... : • « ■ t Orders can be reft at the Echo Office. •-T"" \ -J - T Business Notice. FANCY REPOSITORY. ~>APER PATTERNS for Ladies’ and _ Children’s Clothing, Latest Fashions. Ladies’ own materials CUT OUT at [oderate Charges. MRS. MOREY, 12 Tancred-street, Ashburton. SPECIAL NOTICE. fTTE ARE NOW LANDING— VV Exp.s. “ Tongariro,” S x 1% Totara for Wells Ex “ Clifton,” from Invercargill, 240,600 feet first-class; Boards and Scantling . Ex “ Drover,” from Bluff, 120,000 . ditto ditto : ; Ex “ Wave of Life,” from Thames, ; 50,000 feet Flooring, Lining, &c. Ex “ Flora,” from Kaipara, A splendid assortment of 95,000 feet Kauri Timber MONTGOMERY & CO. (Limited) CHRISTCHURCH, And EAST STREET, ASHBURTONU Miscellaneous HEALTH FOR ALL HOLLOWAY’S PILLS AND OINTMENT THE PILLS Purify the LiooJ, correct all disorders of the Liver, Stomach,. Kidneys; and Bowels, and are invaluable in, all com* plaints incidental to Females. THE OIRTMENT is the. only- relhbl* remedy for Bad Legs, Old Wounds-, Sores, 'and Ulcers. For Bronchilis, Diphtheria, ' Coughs, Ccld3, Gout., Rheumatism, amS all Skin Dhease3 it has no equal. Sold, by the Proprietor, Thot* . Holloway, 533, Oxford Street, l>on4 r: : and by all Medicine Vendors. y\ the World. r



Drapery. GRAND SHOW ‘ OF New Goods AT' ORR and CO.’S. E are now opening up a second shipment of j HSriE-W G-OODS, Consisting of i Gents.’ Black Satin Hats < • Gents.’ \yhite„Shirts * - v. Gents.’ Black Cloth Suits : . • ■ \ Gents.’ Double and Single Breasted Suits Gents.’ Felt Hats * • ! Gents.’Kid Gloves • V Gents.’Colored Shirts FLOWERS. _ 10 boxes New Flowers 5 ~ New Feathers 30 „ New Ribbons . 50 shades of Bonnet Silks to match New Ribbons PGPUHS & SILKS. A large assortment of real Irish Poplins, direct from Pim Brothers, of Dublin. p amm An immense assortment of New Prints, French Checks, and Stripes in great variety. COSTUMES. A large assortment of New Costumes are now being opened up. BOOTS & SHOES. JUST RECEIVED, 10 TRUNKS NEW BOOTS. Men’s Watertights, pegged and riveted. Ladies’ Kid Boots in great variety. Children’s Boots of every make. DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT. ‘This department is managed by a First-cks Dressmaker, with competent assistants. A PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. Prices Strictly Moderate, -ORR AND CO.