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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1728, 6 December 1887, Page 2

YICTORIA_ HOUSE. DIMANT AND COB HAVE extreme gratification m announcing their Third Annual Distribution of Beautiful, Usaful, Bare and Valuable Works of Art, which comprise, — j GLASB SUGAR BASINS, COLORED, PLAIN, AND ENGRAVED WATER JUGS, BUTTER DISHES, &c, &c, to Cash Purchasers of Parcel to the value of 20b, 40s, and upwards. COUPONS ABE NOW BEING ISSUED. GIFTS ARE EXHIBITED IN WINDOWS, DIMANT <Sfc OOE General Drapers and Clothiers, , EAST AND TANCRED STEEETS. 12 22

XMAS. XMAS. XMAS. WE HAVE MADE EXTENSIVE PURCHASES FOR THIS XMAS TRADE. 100 pairs Kaiapoi Tweed Trousers, from lOs 6d 47 Colonial and Ashburton Tweed Suits from 38s 6d One Case Stockman's Col, Moles 5s lid And are giving Crand Value m Hats, Shirts, flannels, Drawers, Boots, &c; MITGHELL~&~ TURNER.

ALBERT ROBERTS HAS FOR SALE,— CIiOVJERS, — BED, WHITE, COWGBASS, ALSYKE, and TREFOIL. RYEGRASB, COCKSFOOT, ahd RAPE. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, BEED. PEAS, SEED OATb (various hinds), CBbSHED BEANS PLOUGH SHABEB COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, Ackncvledg'vi to be THE BEST IN 7 1 KE MARKET

PICKFORD AND UNDRILL T?URNITDRE WAREHOUSE, CABINETMAKERS AND UNDERTAKERS L TANCRED STREET, Opposite Union Bank. NEW GOODS.— Chairs of all kinds, Toilet Ware, Pier and Toilet Glasses Mattresses and Palliases, Couches, Cheap Perambulators. FUBNITURE TO ANY DESIGN MADE TO ORDER. Having procured a very superior HEARSE and MOURNING COACH, with Plumes and complete fittings, they are now prepared to undertake 2UNERALB IN TOWN OR COUNTRY "With Despatch and Economy, combined with reasonable charges, 11J51

STILL AHEAD OF ALL OTHEKS, AND THIS IS EKDOESED BT THE BUYING PUBLIC. SALES FOR 1886, 43,857 MACHINES. rf \B IS record stands unparaUed. It is laid before the public aB tho best evidence J. of the merit of the WALTER A. WOOD BINDERS and BEAPEKB. This exhibit of Sales showing at once their volume and their marvellous growth, has always had, and must continue to have, an Irresistible influence upon the judgment of the farmer m determining what make of machine it Is practically and economically bis Interest to own. The beet possible teak of the merit of machinery is opmparlaon. This is the test upon which we are satisfied to rest the claims of the WALTER A. WOOD HARVESTING MACHINES. Each year's addition to the record of ealeo contributes to the value of the teet. It will be seen that an or a than 45,000 machines have been placed In the hands of the farmers during last season, and it Is everywhere known that these farmers onite m the verdlot that the harvesters, binders, mowers and reapers that do the best work m the grain field and hay field, that are most readily tinder a toed and operated by the driver, that are most easily drawn by the team, snd that last tho longest, are those that bear the name of

WALTER A.. WOOD, nama which these machines have long made familiar In all clvilised'partß cf the world. DURABILITY; 1 OF THE WOOD MACHINES Sales*of. repairs less than for any other Machines. It is a fact attested by agents *ho sell them, and by farmers who nse them, thai Wood's Machines requires far less repairs than any other machines m use. N< other harvesting machines are es durable and free from breakages. F. FEBBIMA^Shbiu-ton, Agent. AGAIN VICTORIOUS;! THE Latest Honors— first prfze— Gold Modal affd 600 francs awarded to the Walter A. Wood Binder, after a three days' Government trial, at Melon, m France. MoOormlck Wood-frame 2nd, Hornisby 3rd. The "Cultivator and Country Gentleman" Bays:— "The trial at Melun was a grand succeis. It woe attended by the. French Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, and be Department Director, as well as trauy other French Government officials. M assllldce, Inspector-General of Agriculture, having personal dlrec tf on." The result baa been published m the leading American dailies-- sast— west — north and south— in the following cable despatch, which was oilpped from the New York Tribune," of 11th A gust, 1887:— , A Government Harvebtor and Binder Contest was held near Melun Joly 29, 30, 31, the most Important Europoan ,ontest since 1885. The WALTER A. WOOD Maohlne received firot prJso— gold nedal and 500 franca. McCormJck Wood-frame, second ; Hornaby, third MoUormiok 1 * el-fiame Machine- * n ' T hqetoD e> Bf?<il A'ckboret'e Machlnee also competed ia he trlil