The Ashburton Herald

B^|JUG H AND COUNTY ADVERTISER

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a||’ !$ '• \ ‘ O : ASHBURTON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1880. r Price One / Penny.



as Auctioneers and' Cpmmisssion Agents ALFRED HARRISON, I AUcfIqNEER, C» MMISSION AGENT; /-•- ; 'V ■" FTC. ' • ■ SALES, , Sales , of|Stock, ' Mer >jind' Effects, also "|' |1 WEEKLY SALE ‘ I' j ‘ vfeiy SATURDAY at 42 o’clock. • ‘SALE ATTENDED, -vi;' j ntries can be made at my office or at the /■v Yards. ' L; : Agent for the Transatlantic Fire ; .; ' Insurance . Company. 6 T7jI)MISTON BROS. & 'GUNDRY BULLOCK AND CO.)j ■ 1 1 1 ; AS II BUR:T6 N, .■ ■ lexier&l Merchants, Auctioneers,- Stock, r‘- vU Siiktioh, ; Estate, aiid ’ Commission -Agents./-.V <>' v * 7 Sales of Stock,' Farm Implements, &e., will-be held at their' Yards, Ashbir-- to*, and the Tinwald Yards, ai : -Alternate TUESDAYS. Y ig'u V - CASH 'ADVANCES ' ' Made Stock, Produce, &c., consigned j.;. ;for Positive Sale. V ' . 1 ( '| ' EDMiSTON BROS. & GUNDRY ■; 7; •. •; ■ ®



Hotels. ■ JOSEPH BALDWIN ;T3egs to inform his friends and the public I that he Has Opened THE CENTRAL HOTEL, AT THE .jbft y STREET '• and”' I WAKANUI ROAD, ASHBURTON,



THIS commodious hotel 1 is' situated ' within three minutes’ walk of the Bailway Station. Table d’Hote daily at 6 pm; 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 . BALD WI N , 540 Proprietor.



Business Notices. PUBLIC NOTICE. 1 BOOTS! BOOTS! T. CHAMBERS "TYTHILE THANKING the jprblic of 5 \V : . Ashburton and surrounding dis tricts for past favors, begs to inf* in them that he has received, and to arrive, at his place if business, East-street, a; WELL-ASSORTED STOCK Of LADIES’, GENTLEMEN’S, AND CIIIL DREN’S BOOTS AND SHOES Of all descriptions, i T. 0. also calls special attenthi to the . Measure Department, and inc ites the gentlemen of Ashburton to inspect the superior class of Sewn Boots and Shoes he is now making. j ' Riding Boots, Shooting Boots; Walking Boots and Shoes, Cricketing Boots and Shoes, and Running Shoes. ! WORKMANSHIP UNSURPASSED. A PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED ~T. CHAMBERS, 4 , - ' PROSPECT BUILDINGS, Next to Montgomery’s, Easj-streei.



PE. B ■SMr* [Card.] UCHANAN • &' Co ctioneers, Land, and Estate Agents, Vva : - ■ •v\ • . ■ • hbur t o n . 313 a vpc '■



URS’ g R O THIIRS, ll® - |§§v:, Sf£ --, , • * ’• —•. . : MILLERS, GRAIN MERCHANTS, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS, ASHBTJRTON.



> M. NEALAS, BOOT AND SHOEMAKER, .| ' AND IMPORTER, IS] CLEARING OUT the whole of his - [Present Stock at ' REDUCED PRICES, V next to Taylor’B Bakery, where he has opened with a Large Stock of Boots of every description. Note the address— :.M . NEAL.AS,-- EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. PAPERHANGING WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET, Ashburton. ~J. R. CHAPMAN PAINTER, PAPERH ANGER, i SIGN-WRITER, Efb./ ; 3as much pleasure in stating that, owin* to the large increase of Business, he is now Importing from the; Manufacturers:-



Poulterer, &c. B I T S! RABBITS!! HARPER:, f f ! ' y- AND; POU LTERIif ‘Wear the Ashburton Hotel, East Street. ] | ,to< inform' the 1 _ J, :. A»ihhhrtoh tlyit he HAS. OPER 7 Q l*i the above line, and trusts, by [lwAttehtionf tp.. business, find supplying;/;*- I i articles bf firit class quality, hope* ' ■ share ,oi public patronage ; “ CO Y STE R SALO ON. I: .! Hot Fried Fish and Tea and f al All hours. - ; [ r: K ANTED—-Servants out of > irient to Advertise for Situs , yiff i ‘ Herald ” , and “ Guardian. | CHie. ShiUing, for Cash, fifteen jHE ‘ “ Herald ” is publisher ; / evening, thus giving ’ever .This, is better than, buyii w ‘ .A'"



PAPERHANGINOS, ■ ; WHITE LEAD LIES EED OIL, 1 VINDOW GLASS, BRUSHWAEE, And all the nscesaaies of the Trade, and is therefore in a pcition to-compete with any house is. Camrbury for price and quality. Evtry desription of work in the trade executed "unhr personal superin tendence. Compejnt workmen sent to all p.rts othe country. ESJIIATiS GIVEN. 4.3 /"SROQTJETFuII si|—2ls. per set H. \J.' M. J(NES, Stationer, Baring Square. ' i \i Stumps jKneef ads, &c., at H M. INKS’,



General Merchants. LARGE SHIPMENTS -i OF ALL KINDS OF MERCHANDISE, Vj, .1 - Ex’LiLA^-kAs^i, 5 ’ and “ Ghf uora.’•' ' MERCHANDISE. mHE undersigned having made extensive alterations, and having just received 1 ex “ Lurline,” “ Orari,” “ Adelaide,” and “ Glenora,” A LARGE AND SUPERIOR ASSORTMENT OF ALL KINDS OF MERCHANDISE, . ... '■ •’ ’• ’■ • ' • ' ■ •' * - ■’-A /.. . . ■ 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, HOLLOWWARE, & 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 STOCIv, Purchasers may rely upon obtaining a First-class Article at lowest possible figures. IFIRIEIDILAJNTDIEI?, BEOS. ASHBURTON.



Business Notices. # Sf : -^.- Q_ENERAL CARRIER, ETC., Moore Street, Ashburton. 25 TH. BREWER’S Royal Mail COACH , leaves Longbeach 1 for Ashburton (via Waterton, A. slit on, Wheatstone, and Tinwald) daily, at 7 a.m., returning by the same route on arrival of 3 p.m. train from Christchurch. Parcels and orders punctually attended co. T. H. BREWER, L 95 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 3 p.m.



. • THIS . IS THE COLUMN THAT HAS BEEN WATCHED. JET l‘.;0 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 — SANDO & CO. PROSPECT BUILDINGS, (Late A. Weston’s).



Timber, &c. TIMBER! TIMBER!! 300,000 FEET of SUPERIOR BUILDING TIMBER. Also, 20,000 SAWN STAKES, Now on Sale, at Hayes’ Timber Yards, East Street, Ashburton, at reduc t | prices. j / ' 557 e



SHBURTON 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 tl e shortest notice.



PUBLIC NOTICE. JOSEPH HYDE,- ' ' PRACTICAL COPPERSMITH AND 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 fair share of public patronage. N.B. —Repairs neatly executed.



]y[ It S. ScdTT’S IMPERIAL BOARDING PIOUSE, :Durham Street South, CHRISTCHURCH. 1 V Board and Lodging, 20s. Beds and Meals, Is. each.. 509 a The penny made the postal system 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? Read the Ashburton Herald.



Entertainment. C 0 M N G B Y R A SPECIAL TRAIN OF 28 CARS TO CONVEY C H I A R I In I ’3 ROYAL' ITALIAN CIRCUS . • - .. . Y: " i AND PE R FOR MI NG AN IM A L S. • • ASHBURTON—FOR ONE DAY ONLY. , AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MONDAY, JANU Alt Y TIT E sth. SIGNOR G. CHIARINI’S ADMIRABLY TRAINED HORSES. a la haute ec.o’e, 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 REAPERS ! NEW PERFORMANCES ! NEW ACTS ! ■ NEW FACES !



-fc. Comprising a Cluster of the most Talented Artistes in the Profession. A GRAND CONSOLIDATION OF GENIUS. THE BEST ORGANISATION TRA 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 ROY A L BENGAL TIGERS ! Which' will be introduced to the audience by ■ CHARLES WARNER, The intrepid Tiger Tamer, who handles; these ferocious beasts ; without the slightest! fear. . \ ■ - - dt- THE PERFORMING B ISON! _ ' . ' The colossal beast is from the Rocky Mountains of North America, and wdl be ridden in the character of a ' ' WILD COMANCHE INDIAN. THE PERFORMING H U A N A 0 0 S ! From the Pampas of Patagonia. THE EDUCATED ZEBRAS ! : From. South America, will -be introduced by Mu. Fred. Sylvester.



is is m - m V 'mmmm 'MVZZZ. These intractable species of the'' animal), kingdom are .the only ones fever jjtnown to ' "j - perforin free in the areiija. , V’ f, ■* ,j ’] J_ " A SC H O'o L OF PERFORMING RiOGS. T .' Exhibiting- the most tvonderjcul canine sagacity—performing acts incredible if not seen. ■■ ;EVERYTHING NEW-AND BEAUTIFUL! A World of Foreign Features. The whole forming the L A RGBS T O' I R C ■ U' S E.X HR HUT U O R Ever seen under one management. > \ Superb Display ’ of Prowess by the Great R6Y AL * ITALI A N CIRCUS! _ " ’ • This Powerful and Mammoth Combination offers the Finest, Exhibition 1 on rec ord '[ PRICES.OF'ADMISSION: Dress Circle (chairs) ... ... ..." ... ss. Stalls (carpeted seats) ... ... ... ... 3si. Pit ... ... ... ... ... ... 2s*. Children under nine years of a<m half price. SPECIAL RATES FOR SCHOOLS WHEN COMING-IN A BOD'xW AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE AT 2 pmOQSL ,



Notice.— Signor;Chiarini advertises no special feature tliat he doss mrt exhibit — and Ims no rival worthy the name in the profession. The old reliable , “Always good, now better than ever.” - ° 7 • » s>■;» * * ' 1)0 NOT FORGET THE BATE— JAN. 5.' 304-853* • , . I' ‘ . , t . ’ . ' , . %;V f ■■ %:■ !



v Cards. BRANSON & PURNELL, .i t BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, EAST STREET,' A S HBURTO N “THE . ASHBURTON' ijfIERALD^^ PUBLISHED EVEIvY EVENING.' ' ‘ < 7 ‘ Pi ice—ONE i PENNY. t~'‘ '' ,? A. DVERTISERS are reminded that the * r\ “ Evening Herald ” commands the largest circulation in the Borough and i Suburbs daily, and the prices for adver tisements are very reasonable. Casual Advertisements—2s. per inch, cash. Wants—2o words for Is. t\ Quarterly Advertisements, as per ar rangement EXNE Cream-Laid ENVELOPES, No. G ; extra secure shape, ONLY 9s. 6d. per 1000; 59°, 55.; 256, 35., NETT CAS H. ALSO, — v. • .. ", BANK NOTE AND LETTER PAPER WEEKS & DIXON, .. DIRECT IMPORTERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STATIONERS, ASHBURTON “HERALD” OFFICE.



Chemists, SUMMER BEVERAGES: Wl m ih: mm a; A SHILLING Racket of CAMBRIDGE’S G IN QER'BEEE JggggV/' 'POWDER Mtmffik will make T\yo Gal-' lons of Sparkling Gin- JSL i CAMBRIDGE’S p Orange ,|| Quinine ger Beer. ' , , * Full directions given, .» JUST RECEIVED, a supply of 5 pints and 3 pints GASOGENES. V .. Lemon Syrup, Raspberry Vinegar Fijian Lime Juice' .<■<■ , f Persian Sherbet •... Effervescing, Lemonade Powder. Fruit Essences of all kinds. J. M. CAMBRIDGE, .' . - ', CHEMIST,' : r 1 ' - ’ : ,MEpiG Al> i, lIA LL. 1042 ", ' 'Ashbvrtoi. % Milliner and Dressmaker. ..MRS; AE>AMS, : jjy|MLLlN E R, : AND f - Ladies’ andUbildreri’sf Dresses‘made up in the newest styles, at Lowest Charge*. , ’• * 1 , . . ' f ! Wedding and Mourning Orders promptly attended to. ' i . Mrs Adams devotes special attention to a Millinery. V ’ i' : MRS. A D A.M S, * / -V ,■** . Moore Street, Opposite Mr. Boyle’s Office, v * *s/fimmuga iniwinrii ■■in t Surveyor, Civil Engineers, &c. L C E. FOOKS'. AND SON, '/•.! 1 ICENSED • a U'tVEVORS A Nl> LAND- BROKERS { Under the Lana Transfer Act, & Government Contract Surveyors, Triangle, Wakanui Road, near Post-office 33j ASHBURTON.



TO FRUITERERS} CONFECTIONERS/ AND OTHERS. TTIANCY Show Cards, neatly prink. , jp ‘‘Finest Lemonade and Cor disk —on Sal e at the. Herald Office. CICHOOL Requisites and Artist Q•; rials. H- M, ' JOJSiES^^'Statin Baring Square. • ' : T <', f* s?tfS