The Ashburton Herald.

BOROUGH AND COUNTY ADVERTISER.

Vol. 111.—74.6.

ASHBURTON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1880

Price One Penny.



Auctioneers and Commisssion Agents ALFRED HARRISON, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AGENT, • ■. • ETC. J AND SALES, Sales of Stock, Mer chandise, Furniture and Effects, also Pigs, Fowls, and General Produce. WEEKLY SALE Every SATURDAY at 12 o’clock. SALE ATTENDED. Entries can be made at my office or at the Yards. Agent for the Transatlantic Fire Insurance Company. sg-252c



Hotels. PORT OR T fJIHOS. QUILL begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and district that he can supply them with PORT WINE OF THE FINEST QUALITY (suitable for Invalids), as shipped direct by Warre Brothers, of London, one of the oldest houses in the Oporto Trade. I N E INE FOR NTALIPS NVAL I D S Note Address— QU ILL’S WHOLESALE BOTTLING STORES, Commercial Hotel, (Near Railway Station), Ashburton. 751g-33Gc SOUTH RAKAIA HOTEL. TOM DALZELL MANAGER (Late Partridge.) Ttpv BEGS to inform the public , a 7, that the South Rakaia Hotel is now complete With every con venience and comfort for travellers, and; trusts by supplying first-class liquors and giving every attention to patrons, to merit a continuance of the liberal support hitherto accorded to this house. A new Coffee Room for Boarders has just been added. Private Rooms for Families. Good Billiard Room, with Alcock’s best full-size Table. Dinner from one o’clock. Good Stabling accommodation. 583 c Business Notice. DAVIS’S Cheap FURNITURE AND BEDDING MA N UFACTORY, MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON. Til VERY article Sold at Christchurch r Prices and guaranteed ’ best of material and workmanship. FUNERALS CHEAPLY & COMPLETELY FURNISHED W DAVIS .. MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON. 259 c NE W ZEALAND WESLE YAN Subscribers to the Wesleyan are respectfully requested to pay their subscriptions now due to Messrs. Weeks and Dixon, Ashburton. J. T. SMITH, Manager. Christchurch, June 15th, 1880. 566 c IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & DIXON have on Sale a their Office, East Street North, — PROOFS OF DEET FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT, Also, — FORMS of TO LET and FOR SALE. NOTEPAPER, EN VELOPES, NOTE PAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Whulesale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings. Ball programme cards in very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons* printed at the Herald Office East street, near Railway Station, GASH RECEIPTS, in Books of 103 each, on SALE at the “Herald and Guardian ” office. 8



' Business Notices. RABBITS! RABBITS ! ! P. HARPER, FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near the Ashburton Hotel, East Street. BEGS to inform the inhabitants. >f ' Ashburton that he HAS OPENED in'the above ISke, and trusts, by stnr.t attention to business, and supplying but articles of first'class quality, hopes to merit a share of public patronage OYSTER SALOON. Hot Fried Fish and Tea and Coffee ’ at all hours. 807 CHERTSEY. A,. R. MARKHAM ' (Next Montgomery's, Chertsey), GENERAL STOREKEEPER HAYING taken over the store of Messrs. Qrr afcd Co., and increased the stock, is prepared to supply first-class articles in Grocery,Drapery, Ironmongery, etc. ' Agentfor THE ASHBURTON HERALD. 423 BUTCHERS, BAKERS, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, GRAIN AND SEED MERCHANTS, NORTON FARM, SEAFIELD. LA WRY AND SON, Norton Farm" Seafield, return thanks to their patrons for the hearty support accorded to them since . Norton Iwrm was opened as a Butchery, Bakery, and General Store, 1 and solicit a continuance of past favors, assuring . customers that their interest 'will always have first consideration at the hands of the advertisers. Lawry and Son beg to inform their friends and the public in the Seafield and neighboring districts, that their BreadfJ Meat, and Store Carts travel the following routes on the days given below : Seafield to Kyle, and Acton—Wednes days. Seafield to Wakanui Homestead, Waka nui School, and Creek, back by Christie’s Road — Thursdays. Seafield to North Seafield, Charing Cross, Dundas, Cambridge, returning by Pioneer Road— Fridays. In view of the Harvest, orders for at tendance of the Cart may be left at the Store, Norton Farm, Seafield ; Wakanui School, with Mr. Ginney ; with Mr. Lambie, at Kyle ; and with Mr Brown; blacksmith, Clontarf. LAWRY AND SON, NORTON FARM Seafield. Butchers, Bakers, General Store keepers, Grain and Seed Merchants. AGENTS FOR THE ASHBURTON HERALD 1 AND GUARDIAN. INK for Marking Packages, Sten cilling, &c. Large bottles, 2s. each WEEKS & DIXON, Stationers, &c., East street. TO FRUITERERS, CONFECTIONERS AND OTHERS. FANCY Show Cards, neatly printed-* “ Finest Lemonade and Cordials ” —on Sale at the Herald Office. THE ASHBURTON HERALD. AND Borough and County Advertiser. ft THE following are AGENTS for the Sale of the “Ashburton Herald” n Town : H. M. Jones, Stationer, Baring square. E. A. Garnett, Perfumer, Hairdresser, Etc., Montgomery’s Buildings.



Business Notices. * FIRST PRIZE SEWING MACHINES. \ . / At the Sydney International Exhibition of 1879-80, after a contest extending over Six Months, and the severest tests yet applied to Sewing Machines in the World, The Judges have Endorsed the Verdict of the People AND AWARDEp THE ONLY FIRST PRIZE FOB, SEWING MACHINES TO THE NEW DAV I S VERTICAL FEED MACHINE ON EVERY POINT, AND OVER ALL OTHER MACHINES. PRICE. WITH TREADLE, £7 10s. am Volumes could express no more than this award, won by SHEER MERIT in competition OPENTOTHEWORLD, the opportunity being fully availed of. Samples of Work and Illustrated Catalogues forwarded post free to any part of the Colony of New Zealand. Full gratis, and a liberal time payment system. Every Machine guaranteed We will show the Machine in operation, making up samples of the following; = list of work, which the “ Davis” does WITHOUT BASTING. COME Ap GET SAMPLES. The Machines Will be Shown with Great Pleasure. Plain and Scallop binding. / Bind dress goods with the same material, either scallops, points, squares, or straight. Bind folds .without showing the stitches. Bind folds without showing the stitches, and sew on at the sanie time time. It will put on skirt braid and sew on facing at one operation, without showing the stitches. Make French folds. Make French folds and sew on at the same time. Make Milliners’ folds with different colors and pieces of goods at one operation, and sew on at same time. It will gather between two pieces and sew on at the Bame time. It will cover the cord and sew it in between edges at the same time. It will do felling, bias or straight, either on cotton or woollen goods. It sews from lace to leather without changing stitch or tension. For tucking, cording, braiding, Quilting, ruffling, fringing, embroidering, shoe fitting, tailoring, dressmaking, and family use, it has no eqnal. It will make wide and narrow hems, hems all manner of bias Wollen goods, as soft merino, crape, or goods difficult to hem on other machines. It will fold hems with cords enclosed, and stitch them down at one operation. It will cover the cord and sew the sleeve in at one operation. It makes a more elastic stitch than any other machine. It will sew over uneven surfaces as well as plain. It will gather without sewing on. It will gather and sew on at the same time. It will gather between two bands, showing the stitches on the right side at one operation. It will fell across seams on any goods. It does not change length of stitch on scroll work. It will make plaited trimming. It will make plaited trimming and sew on at the same time. It will make plaited trimming, either scalloped or straight. It will turn a hem and stitch at one operation. PURCHASERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO DO ALL THE ABOVE WORK. & SOLE AGENTS FOR ASHBURTON



Business Notices. STODDARD’S Temperance Family and Commercial HOTEL, MANCHESTER STREET, CHRISTCHURCH, Near Railway Station. V, ' ryiHE EXTENSIVE ADDITIONS to the above Hotel will shortly he .com pleted. Visitors will find all the accommodation of a First-class Hotel, on moderate terms. / ' L : ' STODDARD AND PARSONSON, 1100-764 c Proprietors.



PRACTICAL WATCH & CLOCK! MAKER, JEWELLER, &c. ROBT. MURRAY, MOORE STREET, BEACH ROAD, ASHBURTON. EM. guarantees all work entrusted to him to he turned out thoroughly satisfactory and in good working order. A well-assorted stock of WatchesJ'- Clocks Jewellery, Spectacles, Ac. • Watch Glasses and Keys, of the best quality, fitted. All Watch and Clock Work and Jewel] lery repairs executed on the Premises. MOORE STREET (Next Door to the Road Board Office), BEACH ROAD, ASHBURTON. X 730c-960



NEW PRINTING MACHINERY, J) RINTING LADIES* AND ■ GENTLEMEN’S. VISITING CARDS FROM COPPER PLATE. WEEKS d~ DIXON\ . (Seuewl griutcr# and guMitstwtfit ASHBURTON. Specimens and prices on application at the EVENING HERALD ANI) GUARDIAN OFFICES, ASHBURTON. EDI C A L HALL J. M. CAMBRIDGE, DRUGGIST, DISPENSING & FAMILY CHEMIST, Receives regular consignments of . Drugs from Barron, Harveys, and Co., London. DENTISTRY. Extractions carefully and skilfully per formed, 2s. 6d. Children, Is. Painless Extractions when required. ,752 c ASHBURTON COPPER, ZINC, IRON, & TIN PLATE MANUFACTORY. Joseph Hyde (Late Foreman at the Malvern Works England, and the Canterbury Works, Christchurch, New Zealand) 1(3 EG S t° thank his friends of Aslibur _o ton and surrounding districts for the liberal support accorded him during the past two years, and to intimate that he Ims opened NSW BUSINESS PRE MISES in Moore street (next Mr. Neate's chemist shop) where he is prepared to execute every description of Plain and Japanned Tinware, Lamps, Gas Reflec tors, Chimney Tops, Portable Washing Boilers, Baths, Cheese Vats, etc. LOCKSMITH, BELLHANGER, GAS FIT TER. Artesian Wells, Beer Engines, Pumps, Ac. Steam Kettles, Hot, Closets, made on the premises. Estimates given for Spouting All work done under J. H.’s persona Superintendence, and guaranteed. J. HYDE, Moorp Street, Ashburton. 102 c



BRANSON & PURN&LL, BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS, EAST STREET, 394 FURNITURE ! FURNITURE ! ! Made to Order by QHARLES gRADER, PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, FURNITURE DEALER, &C. Chests of Drawers, Bft. 6in. x 3ft. 6in., with five drawers, Price 70s. Scotch Chest of Drawers, with six drawers, h’ice £5 10s. Kitchen Clipboard, from 3Qs. Do. with Dresser, from 40s. Venetian and other Blinds, Curtain' Poles, Oxford and other Picture Frames made to order. > • Furniture repaired and .renovated. GREAT SOUTH ROAD, TINWALD, Beyond Clark’s Grain Stores. > . For Sale, a Light Waggon, nearly new, in good order, Price £22. A;gaod chance ; for anyone requiring a useful conveyance cheap. , ' \, 346 c Removal. CABINETMAKING & UPHOLSTERING ESTABLISH Mil NT, ' V ' ' : REMOVED TO BURNETT' Sff EET, Opposite the Mail Office. Cheapest House in Town 4ss New and ' Secondhand Furniture. A JOHN MEECH, PRACTICAL ■ CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER PAPERHANGER, ;&c. Drawers from 30s. and upwards, Dressing tables and Washstands 10s. and upwards. ALL KINDS OF REPAIRS. Furniture Renovated and Repolished, or Exchanged. GOOD PRICE GIVEN FOR SECONDHAND FURNITURE. 248 c JUST ARRIVED. PAPER BAGS, PAPER BAGS. C( ONFECT lONERS... Fruiterers, • i Grocers, Drapers, Seedsmen, Ac., can be supplied with Paper Bags, all sizes, and Printed or Plain. ■ WEEKS AND DIXON, Geni?sal Printers, East jNorth omawiMM niiii i—n«z—b———— Conveyances. THE LONGBEACH OQACH ! THOMAS COTTON wishes to inform the travelling Ash burton and Longbeach that 'ihe has taken over the Coach Business from. Mr. George Willcocks, and hopes for a qontinuance of The support hitherto accorded to his pre* decessor. ; j g. The fares by Cotton’s coach are exactly 3d. per mile ordinary lid. per mile for Saturday return: „They are as under— Longbeach to Ashburtopj [Ordinary 55., return Ss. - Waterton to Ashburton, :3e. 6d. ordi nary, Cs. return." " f , : Ashton to Ashburton, 3?. ordinary, 5» retm’n. ‘ . . Wheatstone to Ashburton, 2s. Gd. ordinary, 4s. return. The coach leaves the Booking ‘ Office, Baldwin’s Central Hotel, each day at 3.15; Post Office, 3.30. 4o ECOOKSON, Wills Ste*et, r»us the . MAIL COACH from Ashbnrton Railway Station to Gseen Street, 'Alford Forest, and Mount Somers, ©very Tuesday,, and Friday, returning Wednesday and •Saturday at 8 p.m v : /