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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1492, 25 February 1887, Page 2

Victoria House. IN Consequence of Requisite Alterations fa Premises, which will afford greater facilities for conducting our rapidly increasing business, it has been found necessary to Greatly Reduce pur Stock within tho next few weeks. Large and liberal Reductions are now made m every Department. Solders of Glassware Gift Coupons are requested to present the same as early as convenient to'enable the Gift Distribution to be satisfactorily closed. DIMANT~& COE, GENERAL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &c, East and Tancred streets, Ashburton.

Wanted. , PLUMS, PLUMS, PLUMB— Plutns m an> quantity, for preserving, at A. W. Rakdell's, Town Ball. _, WANTED Known— For cheap drapery go to H. O. Seobus' Genuine ClearIng Sale. Fresh bargains just opened. Melford House, East street. WANTED — A Gentleman of good address, well acquainted with Anhburton and surronndlDg districts, as Canvasser for the New York Life Insurance Company. Apply to Mr Davis, Somerset Hotel. 2 138 WANTED known— l have jrjst opened up a useful assortment of household Crockery, Ironmongery and Brushware.— James McGregor, Grocer, Etc., Tanored Street, opposite Arcade. WANTED KNOWN.— That R. Lancaster intends driving a Cash Business to do away with the Credit Bysteru. He intends selling legs Mutton Is each ; Steaks 5d ; Sausages 31ba for Ib. Beef and all other joints m proportion. Pork 4d ; Chops 3d. Bo rally up and stick to Freetrade this time. — R. Lancaster, Ready Money Meat Mart. 2147 FURNITURE— To meet the times, W. DAVIS, Cabinetmaker, East street, Aahburton, iB now selling Furniture of all kinds cheaper than ever. Chest of Drawers, £1 5s ; Spring Couches, £1 5a Every other article equally cheap. All now furniture at second-hand price. 804 Special Advertisements. W. F. HANNAFORD, (Burnett street, opposite " Mail" Office) TINSMITH AND METAL-PLATE WORKER, WISIIES to inform the public of Ashburton ani the surrounding districts that he keeps m Block or can MANUFACTURE TO ORDER all descriptions of TINWARE for FARM or DAIRY purposes ; also, all REPAIRS of any nature promptly executed m a tkilfu manner. All goods sold at lowest remunerative prices. A Trial solicited. HORSE-HAlKand BEESWAX bough m any quantity for CASH. 1 TO be Let by Tender for a term of years to be agreed upon, the Old Kstabliehed Business Premises known as the CITY COMPANY, Tinwald. The premises consist of Butcher's Shop, General Store and Bakery, with every convenience for carrying on a large busiae.ES. A nrßt-class business h now being done All information to bo obtained on tho premises, Tinwald, o«" on application to Messrs Fletcher, Humphries nnd Co., Cathedral Square, Ohrißtchurch. Tho highest or noy tene'er not neceusnri'y accepted. Tenders close on M >NDAY, February 28th, 1887. Tenders to be addressed to John M. Reid, Tinwald. 2 96 . NEW .ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTOR t mHE NEW GOODS FOR THE 1. SUMMER SKASON AJRK SOW OPENED OUT. The Stock ia THE LARGEST & BEST SELECTED IN THE TOWN, And the variety of Style and Patterns m Men's, Youths', and Boys' Clothing tanvea nothing to be desired. Thousands of Men's and Boys Suits, newest styles. Trousers and Trousers and Vests manufactured of New Zealand Tweeds. Every garment warranted shrnnk Jvercoats, Waterproof Coats and Legg^ge m great variety Hats, comprising every new style worn dhiiilron's Jersey Suits, Children's Men-of-War Suits Genthmen'a Hosiery, Scarves ; Oxford Regatta and White Shirts Ruga, Portmanteaus, and Travelling Bags The celebrated WERTHEIM SEWING MACHINE. Time Payments. N ? CLOTHING FACTOR?, East Sthikt GREAT ANNUAL SALE or SUBPLUS STOCK OF DRAPERY, CLOTHING, A.ND BOOT 8. Commencing Saturday, Jan. 22. GBEATEST BAEGAINS Ever offered m ABhburton. FOR PRICES SFE HANDBILLF. AHDREW OER * El. ■ -it '

Special advertisements. WILDING AND LEWIS, OARRISTERS AND OOIIGITORS. Jt> b F. WILDING, Notary Public. . Offices: Next "Mail" Office, BnrnetUt., Ashburton. Mr Wildino will attend the sittings of the Aohburton Courts on Tuesday and Fridays, and may be consulted personally n these days. The firm Is now represented m Ashburton by Mr Clayton, an English Solicitor of considerable experience, who will be In daily attendance at the office to receive instructions and confer with olenta. *100 8 fTIHE undersigned have Just Received X FRESH SUPPLIES OF NEWCASTLE COAL WESTPORT COAL V.D.L. TIMBER V.D.L. PALINGS BOILED AND RAW OIL CASTOR OIL ■ WHITE AND RED LEAD AMERICAN LOCKS HOUSE VARNISH SCRIM WIRE NETTING WIRE NAILS FENCING WIRE (Barb) FENCING WISE (Plain) INSPECTION INVITED. McCallum and Co., TIMBER, IRON, AND COAL MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS & IMPORTS MARVELLOUS Steam Washer. A WASHING MACHINE AND BOILER IN ONE. Saves La'"or, Time, Health and Money. Everybody docs their own washing, now. A child fourteen years of age can wash fifteen shiits m twenty minutes. lJ Hundreds of Ladies are buying the Marvellous Steam Washer. TBE Marvellous Steam Washer U a eqnare boiler inside of which revolves a hollow wooden cylinder that holds your clothes. Ponr into the boiler wn'er to the depth of 8 inches. When tho water boih yon have Bteam, then revolve your wheel for 15 minutes, your clothes are then ready for rinsing. Steam hnß done your work, for Bteam is many times more powerful than water. The oftener clothes are washed with this machine the whiter they get. Instead of the back breaking, hard rubbing, and finger-bleeding operation of the scmi-barbaroufl washboard, all the while inhaling the effluvia of the washtnb, yon have a gentle and healthy tzercife, giving a rotary mntion to 15 shuts at once, instead of rubbing on a (small part oi one. Instead of being bent over the unhealthy fumes of a washtnb. yon are ÜBing a rotary boiler with but a Jit tie more steam than r.n ordinary tea-kettle boiling. Instead of boiMng and scrubbing hard for several hours over 15 Bhirts, yon wash them all ml 5 minnteß. With this machine an ordinary family's washing can be done m 2 to 3 hours, and the clothes all on the line, which is often & great advantage m drying tho clothes ; and dinner can bo got ready as on any other day. As a health preserver it is of the greatest importance, ns tho steam will thoroughly kill all germs of disease that might be m any clothes, whxh is sure to be ia those of the sick or consumptive. It ia well* known by everyone of con mon Sbnse that washing clothes m the old vay is the hardest of all work done by women, and ia time gives ihenmatiem, swollen joints, drawn-np fingers, and other evils, but by ÜBing the marvellous Steam Washer the terrors of wash-day are over. Bead a few of tho many testimonials received : — " The Steam Washer I bought 3 weeks back is a great success and worka well. — AnTHT/R Fbisijy, Batwell Farm, Willowby, November 22nd, 188 G." "The Washer works well, leaves tho clothes a beautiful colour, and does not injure them.— • Mns Chaflton, December 15th, 188 C " "My wife rcques's me to state that the Machino wn bought from yon is a perfect sucresp. The -work that us;d to takers or 9 hourß to do is now comploted m 2 hours and a half, the work bdng done with very little labour. Tho fcteam Wathar works better than wan expected, both for washing and heating the mlk for cheeee making It is a great boon, and well worth tno meney. — Hbnky Huison, , Elgin." •'The Machine I bought hap given evtry satisfaction, and does all yon alleged it would. My wife eiiys it raves hard labour and the clothes, the tubbing board with it is never csed nor needed, and m tin invention of the Bteam Waeher yon hive confened a great boou on the domestic circle, and its use will becorno universal as poon as its meritß are appreciate i. — Rev. J. Kennoh." "In reply to your card, we find the Washer a most u-eful and labour-saving machine There ig ncth'ng equal to it inlhewnehing line. It is all you cloim for it, and our women folks would not ba without it. Even a delicate female can do n large washing m half a day. I cannot speak too highly of it. — Mna Dn. Hick by.' Mr Barrell, '< Sin,— The Washing Machino that waß purchnsd fiom you after trial has proved to give full satisfaction, . and can be honestly recommended to every household as a great saving m litre and labour. — Mrs Chas Connblly, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, near Auckland." A still larger demand expected than my late list of buyers showed, from what the ladies tell U£ of the promises their huebande have | made Uiein, " You shall have one of Ferriman's Marvellous Waßhing Machines after harvest." F. FBBEIMAN, Bole Accent, Aehburtoo