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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1312, 11 August 1886, Page 3

Public Nsticei. SERVANTS WANTED. SEVEN GENERAL SERVANTS nod one OOOK for Ashburton and suburbs. Also, one COOK and one GENERAL SERVANT for the country. Apply to Mrs Randall's Registry dice. A. W. RANDELL, FRUITERER, Ac., Town Hall, Ashburton.

EVENING CLASSES. EVENING CUSSES for Boys acd adult Males for three Evenings consecir ively in each week, remaining throe Even'ngs for other classes, if some 12 or 15 pupils will guarantee their names to Mr Jones, Stationer, Ashburton. For terras and paiticulars apply to Mr Jones. Teacher educated at All Souls College, Oxford. 8434 ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. UPPER RAN GIT AT A TRAFFIC BBID3B "VTOTIOE ia hereby given that this iX BRIDIE will be CLOSED against TRAFFIC every week day from 7 »*m, till 3 p.m. from; THURSDAY, 12th August, 188 5, until;further notice. WILLIAM BAXTER, County Engineer. 8415

DISTRICT OF ASHBURTON.' 3 hird Schedule NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF LICENSE. I PATRICK DEVANE, of Waterton, j being the holder of a Publican's License in respect of tho house and pre miaos aitiuto at Waterton, and known as the Waterton Hotel, do hereby _ gbe notice that I desire to obtain, and will, at the next Licensing Meeting to be holdon at Ashburton on the 3rd day of Septem ber, XBBG, apply for a transfer of the said License from myself to Michael Moriarty, my appointee. Dated the 9di day of August, 188 G. (Signed) 8429 PATRICK DEVANE. A3HBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

GENERAL BATE. NOTICE la hereby given that the Aabburton County Council Intends at a meeting to be held at the Oonnty Council Chombers on 6 h August, 1886, to strike a GENERAL BATE of st,ha of Id in the £ on the rateable value of the lands situated In the County of Ashburton, for the period beginning on January Ist, 1886, and ending on December 31st, 1886, such rate to be payable in one sum on Ist September, 1886. Notice is further given that tin rate bonks will be open for inspection at the Council Chambers, Baring cquare, from the 16th July, 1886, until August sth, 1886. between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.tn. on all week days excapt Saturdays, when the books may be Inspected between the hoars of 10 a m, and 1 p.m. By order. F. MAISWARING, Clerk. Ashburton, July 12, 1886' *7 281 Great Gift Sale OF DRAPERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS, GROCERIES, & PROVISIONS FOR THREE MONTHS ONLY. hayesT& CO, FINDING their Stock excessively large have determined to reduce it fully one-half by making an IMMENSE SACRIFICE OF THEIR WINTER STOCK,

And in addition to tho reductions made, they will give a largo number of VALUABLE PRIZES, For which every Customer Purchasing Goods to the value of 10s in either the Drapery or Grocery Establishment will have the opportunity of compeling. The following is tho Prize List : Ist PRIZE, value £5 2nd ~ „ £3 3rd i, ), £2 And 10 PRIZES, value 20s each. These Prizes will be aw arded to the lucky ones who shall guess the number of Peas in the large Glass Jar which will be placed on view in the Drapery Window, next the Arcade. JSS* Read this Carefully. THE GLASS JAR OF PEAS, Now on view, was filled by Messrs Dunn and Strachey, and was sealed by Mr J. C. Duncan, Broker. Each Customer Eurchasing Goods to the value of 10s will e entitled to one guess as to the number of Peas tho Lucky Jar contains, thus a Customer spending 20s would be entitled to guess twice, and, of course, for every additional 10s spent, another guess, and so on Tho Jar will be opened at the conclusion of this GREAT SALE by a committee appointed by those interested, when those who have been fortunate enough to guess the correct numbers will be presented with the above mentioned Prizes ; but, in the event of tho exact number not being guessed, the nearest to the correct number will be awarded the First Prize, and pro rata. This is no deception, but tho power of a READY MONEY BUSINESS,

The following list of Bargains is worthy special notice : White Calico, 2id per yard Grey Cah’co, 31d per yard Grey Calico, yard wide, 2a 9d per doa Welsh Flannel, 9d per yard Scarlet Flannel, 10jd per yard Fine All-wool Saxony, Is per yard Croam Holland, 5d per yard Colored Bed Quilts, 3s 3d and 3s 6d Scotch Cloth Blankets, 6s lid, 8a 6d, and 9s Hd par pair Witney Blankets from 7s 9d Checked Winceys, 4ki and sj[d Bleached Sheeting, ~2 yards, 81d per yard, wonderful value Homespuns, 71d, 9£d, and IOJd Double-width Cashmeres, all colors, Is 4Jd per yard Black Cashmeres, Is and Is 3d All other Dress Materials Greatly Beducod Ladies’ Wool Squares, 8d Men’s Heavy Tweed Trousers, 7s lid Men’s Tweed Suita from 10s 6d Beys' Overcoats, 2s lid A grand line in Youths’ Tweed I Trousers, 6s 9d Boys’ Suits from 4s 6d Ladies* Cloth Jackets, 4s Oilcloth, 1 yard wide, Cld A splendid Tweed, all wooj, 2s 6d A quantity of Black Velvet Buttons, Id per doz, and a lot of Remnants which must be cleared In the BOOT DEPARTMENT there are some Special Lines which cannot be rubbed out. Wo are also paying special attention to Prices in our GROCERY DEPARTMENT. Hayes and Co.. arcade;