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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1725, 5 December 1887, Page 2

VICTORIA.. HOUSE. DIMAISTF AND COE HAVE extreme gratification m announcing their Third Annual Distribution of Beautiful, Useful, Bare and Valuable Works of Art, which comprise, — GLASS SUGAR BASINS, COLORED, PLAIN, AND ENGRAVED WATER JUGS, BUTTER DISHES, &c, &c, to Cash Purchasers of Parcels to the value of 20s, 40s, and upwards. COUPONS ABE NOW BEING ISSUED. GIFTS ARE EXHIBITED IN WINDOWS. DIM ANT cfe COE General Drapers and Clothiers, i EAST A3STD TATORED STREETS. 12 22 ALBERT ROBERTS HAS FOR SALE,— CLOVERS, — BED, WHITE, COWGRASS, ALSYKE, and TREFOIL. BYEGBASB, COCKSFOOT, and RAPE. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, SEED. PEAS/SEED OATfc (various kinds), CRUSHED BEANS PLOUGB|BHABEB COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, Acknowledged to be THE BEST IN THE MAEKET*

STILL AHEAD OE ALL OTHEES, AKD THIS IS ENDOBSBD BY THE BUYING PDBLIO. SALES FOR 1886, 45,557 MACHINES. fTIBIS record stands unparalled. It is laid before the publlo aa the best evldenoe J_ of the merit of the WALTER A. WOOD BINDERS and BEAPKRS. ! This exhibit of Sateß showing at once their volume and their marvellous growth, | has always had, and must continue to have, an irreilstable Influence upon the ! judgment of the farmer In determining what make of machine it In practically and tconomloally his Interest to own. The best possible test of the merit of machinery Is Msaparlaon, This Ib the test opon which we are satisfied to rest the claima of the WALTER A. WOOD HAR. VESTING* MACHINES. Eaoh year's addition to the record of sales contributes to fche value of the test. . . It will be seen that mora than 45,000 machines have been placed In the hands of Uht> farmers during last; season, and it Is everywhere known that these farmers unite to tho verdict that the harvester, binders, mowera and reapers that do the beat work m the grain field and hay field, that are most readily understood and operated by the driver, that are most easily drawn by the team, snd that last tho longeat, are those that bear the name of

WALTER A. WOOD, name whioh these machines have long made familiar m all olviHeed psrtß of the world. DURABILITY OF THE WOOD MACHINES [ Sales of^xeDalrs lets than for any j)thejLMttgiihm = It Is a fact attested by agents who sell them, and by farmerß who cse them, tba) food's Machines requires far less repairs than any other machines In use. N( odher harvesting machines are as durable and free from breakages, F, FEBEIMAN, Ashburton, Agent.

AGAIN YICTOBIOUSJ! r fiHE Latest Honors— first prize— Gold Medal and 500 francs awarded to the -I L Walter A. Wood Binder, after a three days' Government trial, at Melun, m F. ranee. MoOormiok Wood>frame 2nd, Hornaby 3rd, The " Cultivator and Country Gentleman " cays : — " The trial at Melnn wns a gr end success. It was attended by the French Cabinet Minister of Agrioalture, and br ) Department Director, as well as n?any other French Government officials. M ac eille're, Inrpeotor.General of Agriculture, having personal direc tion." The result has been published In the lending Amerloan dailies — east— west — U( irth and south — m the following cable despa'oh, which was cilppod from the JSew York Tribune," of 11th A gnat, 1887 : — A Government Harvehter and Bi mder Contest was held near Melun July 29, 30, 31, the most important Europoan ,o ntest since 1885. The WALTER A. WOOD Machine reoeived first prize— gold a sdal and 500 francs. McCormlck Wood-frame, second ; Hornsby, third MoOormlck a el-ftame Machine. » n - 3 T . hnston », »rd A okboret's Maohioes also competed mhe trl *l

bTvker bkos BUILDBRe, UNDERTAKERS, Ac, Corner Wakunui Road and Orbs Btieoty (Next Obntrai, Hotbl) Or at Bakor and Brown 'a Qjasli Factory Hnvelock street;. 11JL0 WANTED KNOWN. AT I. BALEK AND CO S, Licensed Pawnbrokers, East Street, A FIRST-CLASS Watchmaker and Jeweller is employed on the Premises. Watches cleaned and repaired, and every description of Jewellery made and repaired At LOWEST OHRISTOHUROH PRICES 5S WATCH E~CLEANED OS GLASSES, Gd ; HANDS, 9d. WATERBURY'S repaired from 2s 6d, N.B.— Waterbury'a reduced from 13s 6d J^i?£! 11 126 gli* LOOK HERE ! JU3 THE PBEMTEB TAILOB, Town Hall, IS making Tweed Suits m first class etyle from £2 10s Od. Trousers from 18s Cd (specialty). Heavy Saddle Tweed Suite, £4 0s od, GENTS' OWN MATERIAL MADE UP. Trousers, 7s 6d j'Sao Sujlb, 35s ; Pagete, 4Os, Tjirm» Cash? TOWN~HALL,

NOTICE. "Proctor and Co. 1 JULLOOK'S ARCADE (Late HAVES BEG to inform the public of Ashburton » and surrounding districts that they are determined to uphold the character wiiih ;h their establishment has co long held as Me BEST and CHEAPEST. They are now opening a well-assorted I sto.ck of GROCERIES, etc., which they I wilii dispose of at the Lowest Sates for Caeih. 11+4 F. H. von SCHOENEBERG, FRENCH POLISHER, CABINETMAKEB, UPHOLSTERER, AND UNDERTAKER, HAB opened In Premises (next W. Patching) Eaßt street, md hopes to receive a fair char& of public suppoit, being prepared to MAKE FDRNiTURK any design to order at CHRISTCHURCH RATES. Pianos acd Fjjtnitare rt>poliehed at very low rates. 11*87 Mt. Somers Coal. THE TRAMWAY having been>fcom' plated, the undersigned oangeupply | COAL m any quantity : ! ASHBURTON, 17a per ton, by the Truok TINWALD ... 17a „ „ WINSLOW ...17a „ „ BINDS ...17s „ EALING ...18s „ DROMORB ... 17a „ „ CHJfiBTSET ... 17s „ „ Terms Cash. tfxssßß TUCKER Avu RESTELL, Sole' agents for Ashburton, 11*30 """». F. WRIGHT,