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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1734, 13 December 1887, Page 4

i-i~^t->- — i ■■■ ~ - ■ ■ :■ "" m \ VICTORIA^ HOUSE. BIMANT AND COE HAVRS extreme pratificatioa m announcing their Third Annual Distribution of Beautiful, Useful, Rare and Valuable Works of Art, which compose,--GLASS SUGAR BASINS, COLORED, PLAIN, AND ENGRAVED "WATER JUGB, BUTTER DISHES, Ac , &c, to Cash Purchasoraof Parcels to the ralue ot 208,405, *nd upwardj. __ COUPOKB ABE NOW BEING ISSUED. GIFTS ARE EXHIBITED IN WINDOWS. General Drapers and Clotiners, EAST AND TANCRED STBEETS. 12 22 ALBERT ROBERTS has for sale.— Clovers, — KED, WHITE, COWGRASS, ALSYKE, and TREFOIL. RYEGRASS, COCKSFOOT, and RAPE. Golden Tares, Cape Barley, EEBD PEAB,«SEED OATb[(various kinds), CRDSHED BEANS PLOUGHSHARES COOPER'S SHEEP DIP, Ackncvled&'vl to ba THE LEST IN THE MARKET XMAS. XMAS. XMAS. WE HAVE MADE EXTENSIVE PURCHASES FOR THIS XMAS TRADE. 100 pairs Kaiapoi Tweed Trousers, from 10s 6d 47 Colonial and Ashburton Tweed Suits from 38s 6d One Case Stockman's Col. Moles 5s lid And are giving Crand Value m Bate, Shirte, Flannels, Drawers, Boots, &c. MirCHELL~-&r TURNER. PICKFOKD AND UNDRILL FUBNITURE WABEHOUSB, CABINETMAKERS AND UNDERTAKERS TANCRED STREET, Opposite Union Bank. NEW GOODS.— Chairs of all kinds, Toilet Ware, Pier and Toilet Classen Mattresses and Palliases, Couches, Cheap Perambulators. FUBNITUBE TO ANY DESIGN MADE TO ORDER. Having procured a very superior HEARSE and MOURNING COACH, Flames and complete fittings, they are now prepared to undertake FUNERALS IN TOWN OR COUNTRY With Despatch and Economy, combined with reasonable charges. STILL AHEAD OF ALL OTHEES, AND THIS IS ENDOBSED BY THE BUYING PDBLIO. SALES FOR 1886, 45,557 MACHINES. niBIS record utands nnparalled. It iaJSlaid before the public aa the beat evldenoe J of the merit of tho WALTER A. WOOD BINDERS and BEAPEKS. This exhibit of Sales showing at onco their volume and their matvollous growth, has always had, and must continue to have, 8n irretietable Influence upon the judgment of the farmer m determining what make of machine it (s practically and economically hia interest to own The best possible teßt of the merit of machinery ia comparison. This ia the test npon whloh we ara satisfied to reßt the claims of the WALTER A. WOOD HAR. VESTING MACHINES. Each year's addition to tbe record of Bales contributes to the value of the test. It will be seen that aioro than 45,000 machines have been placed m the hands of the farmers during last season, and it is everywhere known that these farmers unite In the verdict that the harvesters, binders, mowers and reapers that do tbe beet work io the grain fiald and hay field, that are most readily understood and operated by the driver, that are moat eaßlly drawn by the team, and that last tho longest, are ihoie that bear the name of WALTER Ai WOOD, " i«me wblob these machines have long made familiar m all clvlHsodports yf the world, DURABILITY, OF|;THE WOOD MACHINES] f ______ Sales of repairs less than for any' other Machines. It Is a fact attested by agents who sell them, and by farm or b who use them, tha ) Wood's Machines requires far Ipbs repairs than any other machines In nee. N< other harvesting machines are bb durable ond freo from breakages, F. FEEEIMAN, Asliburton, Agent. AGAIN VICTORIOUS I THE Latest Honors — first prfza— Gold Modal and 500 francs awarded to the Walter A. Wood Binder, after a three daya' Government trial, at Melon, m France. McOormick Wood-frame 2nd, Hornfiby 3rd. The " Caltivator and Country Gentleman " fays : — " Tho trial at Melnn wbs a grand success. It was attended by the French Cabinet Minister of Agriculture and he Department Director, as well as rraoy other French Government officials.' M i aasu'ere, Inppector-General of Agriculture, having personal direction." The result has beon published m the leading American daiiie9--9_Bt-— west ' nor»h and south— in tbe following cabie despatch, which was clipped from tho i _?ew York Tribnne," of 11th A gnat, 1887 :— A Gorornment Harvester aa _ , binder Contest wab hold near Molan July 29, 30, 31, the moet Important European ' tonteit iinoa 1885. The WALTER A. WOOD Machine received first prise— gold nodal and 500 fraocs. WcCorrnick Wood-frame, second ; Hornsby, third McOormick « el-fume af»,-Wup. •» ' t iv, c i 0118 l Br d Ackboret's Maohloeß.ftluo competed ia h 9 i 4