The Ashburton Herald

AND BOROUGH AND COUNTY ADVERTISER

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ASHBURTON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3. 1880.

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tioneers and Commisssion Agents J . FRED HARRISON, (Nfeßß, COMMISSION AGENT„ ’ V-. ETC.' • ' ‘ /■ SALES.,: Sales of Stock, ffi.%r iture and infects, also :'Kgs,, Fowls,: Produce. WEEKLY SALE ‘ ■ at 12 o’clock. SALE YA*DS ATTENDED. v k ntries cahbemade at jihy office or at the Agent for the Transatlantic Fire Insurance Company. 5 -CILMISTON ; BROS. & GUNDRY 'rj ... : (IATS jBULLOCK AND CO.), . *- r ASH BUBT ON, ■ - General Merchants, Auctioneers, Stock, Station, . Estate, and Commission .'Agents., Sales ,of Stock, Farm. Implements, &c., •wrill he held at, their Yards, Ashbur f tom, and the /Tinwald Yards, on v alternate TUESDAYS.. , . CASH ADVANCES . ■ Made on Stock, Produce, &c., consigned n - . r• i; -■ • for Positiv e Sale. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. . . 19 iiß •[Cakd.] UGH AN AN & 'Co. ctioneers, Land, and Estate AgentSj ASHBURTON Sl3e e* S aiCNBIRS' TJROTHEM B MILLERS, . GRAIN MERCHANTS AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS, ASHBUSTO N. Poulterer, &c. RABBITS! RABBITS!] v ; -Py HARPER, tPJSHMONGER AND POULTERE - N ear the Ashburton Hotel, East Street. BEGS: to: inform the inhabitants Ashburton ,that ha HAS; OPENE in the above line, and Crusts, by Btn attention to business, and supplying b. of first class quality, hopes 1 merit a share oi public patronage OYSTER SALOON. l Hot Fried Fish and Tea and Coffee ii-V, ; . nt- all hours;.- rm :TT7ANTED—Servants out of Emplo •if ™ent to advertise for Situations rneiVHwald” and “Guardian.” On One Shilling, for Cash, fifteen words. |TTK “ Herald” is published eve _ j: 'cyening; thus giving every daj news. This is better than buying aSi /penny weekly.



; Hotels. JOSEPH BALDWIN Jstsg3 to inform his friends and the public • that he Has Opened ' A ' .THE CENTRAL HOTEL, , AT THE JUNCTION, WILLS STREET , AND WAKANUIROAD, ASHBURTON, fTnHIS coiisnodious hotel is situated I i within three minutes’ walk of the Railway Stat&n. Table dTlote daily at 6 p. in. i Runcrion on the table from 12 to 2 p.m, ' TheJugS and' Bottle Department will be male a special feature, single bottles and snail quantities being supplied at the lowest remunerative rates. Only the: best qufity of Wines, Beers,, and Spirits procirable will be kept. J. BALDWIN, 540 1 Proprietor. Justness Notices. BJBLIC NOTICE. 800 TS ! BOOTS! T. CHAMBERS T'YTHILT THANKING the prblic of VV ’A slhnrtan and surrour ding dis tricts for psit favors, begs to inf< in them that he hasreceived, and to arrive, at his place of buiiness, East-street, a WEIL-ASSORTED STOCK 'I OP LADIES’, GENTLEMEN’S, AND CHIL DRENS BOOTS AND SHOES Of all descriptions. T. C. also calls special attenln 1 to the Measure Department, and imites the gentlemen of Ashburton to inspect the superior cliss of Sewn Boots an t d Shoes he is now taking. Riding loots, Shooting Boots, Walking Boots and Shoes, Cricketing Boots and Shoes, and Running Shoes. WORKMANSHIP UNSURPASSED. A PERFICT FIT GUARANTEED T. CHAMBERS, PIOSPECT BUILDINGS, Next toMontgomery’s, East-street.



■ I'M. NEALAS, BOO!' AND SHOEMAKER, | AND IMPORTER, IS CLEARING OUT the whole of his Preant Stock at REDUCED PRICES, next to "aylor’s Bakery, whore he has opened wth a Large Stock of Boots of every deeription. . ■ Note the address— M. .NEALAS, EAT STREET,' ASHBURTON. PAPER!ANGING WAREHOUSE, PANCRED STREET, Ashburton. J. R. CHAPMAN PAIN7ER, PAPERH ANGER. SIGN-WRITER, Ext., Has mu<h pleasure in stating that, owinsf to the la-ge increase of Business, he is now Importkg from the Manufacturers PAPERIAN GINGS, j WHITE LEAD LINSEED OIL, WINDOW GLA|S, .BRUSH WARE, And all the the Trade, and is therefore in a position to compete with any hoise in Canterbury for price and Every description of work in the quality. trade executed undor personal superin tendence. Competent workmen sent 1o all parts of the country. ESTIMATES GIVEN. 41 dQTTET yuU size—2ls. per set. H. M. JUNES, Stationer, Baring ' k GRICKE'TN G Materials —Bats, Balls, Stunps, Knee Pads, &c., at (AH. M.:JONES’, Staiionei, Baling Square



General Merchants. LARGE SHIPMENTS \ OF ALL KINDS OF MERCHANDISE, Ex “ Lurline,” “ Orari, “ Adelaide,” and “ Glenlora. ’ MERCHANDISE. fTIHE undersigned having made extensive alterations, and having just received X 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, HOLLOW WARE, & IRONMONGERY. AGRICULTURAL. THE FARMERS’ attention is invited to the well-assorted Stock of ''CLOVERS, consisting of Carter’s selected White and Red Ciover, Cow Grass, Alsyke, Rape, Turnip, and Gorse Seeds, and having determined to REDUCE THE PRESENT STOCK, Purchasers may rely upon obtaining a Eirst-class Article at lowest possible figures. BROS. ASHBURTON.



Business Notices. B. C. SMITH, Q_ENERAL CARRIER, ETC., Moore Street, Ashburton. 25 m H. BREWER’S Royal Mail COACH JL . leaves Longbeach, for Ashburton (via Water ton, Ashton, Wheatstone, and Tinwald) daily, at 7 a.m., returning by the same route on arrival of 8 p. m. train from Christchurch. '' Parcels and orders punctually attended co. T. H. BREWER, 195 Proprietor. ECOOKSON, Wills 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.m. Ashburton steam saw mills SASH AND DOOR MANUFACTORY. G. PARKIN, Proprietor, , BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR. Moore Street, Every description of Timber and Budding Materials in Stock and supplied on most reasonable terms. Plans prepared and Estimates Given on the shortest notice. 26 PUBLIC NOTICE. JOSEPH HYDE, PRACTICAL 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 TANCRED STREET, where he hopes by strict attention to business, combined with moderate charges, to merit a (air share ol public patronage. N.B.—Repairs neatly executed.



THIS THE COLUMN THAT HAS BEEN WATCHED. SHAM SACRIFICE. San do & 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- j tion to business, combined with civility and moderate charges, to ensure a con tinuance of the liberal support that lias been accorded during the past two years. LABOR REGISTRY OFFICE. Several female servants open to engage ment. Please note the address— S A N D O & C O. PROSPECT BUILDINGS, (Late A. Weston’s).



R S’. OC 0 T T’S IMPERIAL BOARDING HOUSE, Durham Street South, CHRISTCHURCH. Board and Lodging, 20s. Beds and Meals, Is. each. 509 a mHE PENNY made the postal system 1 of England a success. So has it made the Herald. Everybody buys the Herald. COOKS.: —You can advertise for a Cook in 20 words in the Herald for 1/-. DO you Want the News of the Day 1 Read the Ashburton Herald.



Timber, &c. TIMBER! TIMBER!! 300,000. FEE T OF SUPERIOR BUILDING TIMBER. Also, 20,000 SAWN STAKES, Now on Sale at Hayes’ Timber Yards East Street, Ashburton, at reduc< prices. 557 t



Entertainment. c O M IT B Y R A XI. ■ ' A SPECIAL TRAIN OF 23 CAPS TO CONVEY C II I A R I N I ’S OYAL . ITALIAN, ,CXM,US ... : ,,.v...... .. I, I . —' ■ 1 ’ AND PEKFO R M I N, G A N I M A L S. ASHBURTON—FOR ONE DAY ONLY. AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MONDAY, JANUARY THE sth. SIGNOR G. CHIARINI’S ADMIRABLY TRAINED HORSES. a la haute ecole, are the models of perfection, evincing in their performance the near approach of brute instinct to human reason. Attractive, Interesting, Instructive. ■ A GRAND CONGRESS OF ARENIC STARS.- THE BEST RIDERS! CHAMPION LEAPERS ! NEW PERFORMANCES ! NEW ACTS !' NEW FAG T ES ! Comprising a Cluster of the most Talented Artistes in the Profession.



A GRAND CONSOLIDATION OF GENIUS. THE BEST 'ORGANISATION TH A YELLING. Among the .Wild Animals—the finest and freshest ever submitted for the public ap proval and appreciation—will be found A DEN OF PERFORMING ROYAL BENGAL TIGERS ! Which 'will be intr educed to the audience by CHARLES WARNER, The intrepid Tiger Tamei, ovho hang(l es these ferocious beasts without the slightest fear. • TII E PER FO R MING '.BISON! The colossal beast is from the. Rocky Mountains of North America,, and will be ridden in the character of a Y r ILD COMANCHE INDIAN. THE P E R F O E. M I N G II U AH AC O S! From the Pampas of Patagonia. THE EDUCATED ZEBRAS! From South America, will be introduced by,' Me. Fued. Sylvestek.



m m os m I m m 'Vv, These intractable species of the animal kingdom are the c nly ones ever known to perform free in the arerm. A SCHOOL O F PE H FORMING DOGS. ' Exhibiting the most wonderful canine sagacity—perforn ling acts incredible if not seen. EVERYTHING NEW AND BEAUT! ftJL 1



A World of Foreign Features. The who In forming the LARGEST CIRC U S EX H I B I T I O X Ever seen under one management. . Superb Display of Prowess by the G .-teat It OY A L XT A L TAX 0I E GU S ! This Powerful and Mammoth Combination oilers the Fin est Exhibition on recovu. PRICES OF ADMISSION : Dress Circle (chairs) ... ... ... ...... fis. Stalls (carpeted seats).... ... ... .... Bs. Pit ... ... *2s. Children under nine years of age h all price. SPECIAL BATES FOE SCHOOLS WHEN O' QMING IN A BODY. AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE AT . 2 O’CLOCK Notice. —Signor Chiarini advertises no special fe Bure that he does mot exhibit— and has no rival worthy the name in the profess: on. The old loliable, “Always good, ivw better than ever.” * DO NOT FORGET THE DATE-3 MONDAY, JAX. 5. . 304—553 r



Cards. ' BRANSON & PURNELL, BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, EAST STREET, A S H B U R TON THE ASHBUYTQN HERALD,’ rtr BUsAic I*. U SERi—nvKNXN G. PriccA-ONE PENN^''" a DVERTISERS are reminded that the f\ “ Evening,jHejaJd ” commands the largest circulation in the Borough, and Suburbs 'daily/.arid the prices for adver tisements 1 reasonable." v Casual Advertisements—2s. per inch, cask ' '• ..' Wants—SO words for Is. t • f .. . > . . x ... 4 > Quarterly Advertisements, as per ar rangement. FINE Cream-Laid ENVELOPES, No. 6 ; extra secure shape, ' i ONLY 9s. 6d. per 1000; 50°, 55.; 250, 35., NETT CASH.* " ALSO, BANK NOTE AND LETTER PAPER. I WEEKS & DIXON, DIRECT IMPORTERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STATIONERS, ASHBURTON “HERALD” OFFICE. ttDAT ur.« r^AnrTr>.nrstf?: Chemists. SUMMER BEVERAGES. SHILLING Packet of il|^4 v .-y jr »*'«&: CAMBRIDGE’S GINGER BEER POWDER will make Two Gal i /i* || CAMBRIDGE'S m f| ° raasa tel ger Beer. fey Quinine Ell - m TOMIO WINE. 11l • . Full directions given. JST RECEIVED, a supply of 5 pints d 3 pints GASOGENES. Lemon Syrup, Raspberry Vinegar Fijian Lime Juice Persian Sherbet Effervescing Lemonade Powder. Fruit Essences of all kinds. , J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Chemist,



1042 MEDICAL HALL. ASHEVRTOIS. imuamwißP hwutw rmiMM i— wwa— Milliner and Dressmaker. AIRS. ADAMS, •* 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. Bovle’s Office. r^ia Surveyor, Civil Engineers, &c, C E. FOOKS ANO SON, j 1 CENSED e'J’iVEYORS AND LANE BROKERS Under the Lanu Dander Act, Government Contract Surveyors, Triangle, Wakamii Bead, near Post-office ASHBURTON. 3S TO FRUITERERS, CONFECTIONERS, AND OTHERS. FANCY Show Cards, neatly printed ‘ ‘ Finest Lemonade and Cordials —on Sale at the Herald Office. . I OiCHOOL Requisites and Artist M >ce s ft rials. H. M. JONES, Statin | Baring Square.. ’ .' . - '' i% *