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Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 32, 1 September 1892, Page 1

Manchester Furniture Warehouse [The Bltjb SrGnr.3 GREAT PEA COMPETITION. FIKST PRIZE-Handsome Chest of Drawers, value £5 ; 2nd prize — Spring Mattrass, value £2; 3rd prize — Bedstead, £1 5s ; 4th prize— Pair of Pictures, vali'ielSs ; sth prize— 2 bestKapoc Pillows, value 10s, In order to encourage a cash trade, I nm holding the above competition as from this date. In my shop window I have on view a bottle filled with ordinary peas (the peas are' all whole, and sealed by Mr Day, chemist); For every 5s (cash) spent the purchaser may, register a gue?s of, the number of peas.in the bottle. A register will be kept' orthe guesses, and purchasers will also receive a voucher for each guess he tntfkes. < The person guessing nearest to,'bf-fhe exact number, receives the first prize- as above, and so on in rotation. In Itbc event of a'tiefor*any prize, two, articles, of half the f ull will be .given. v The winners maj chose thefr articles from jthe stock. No one knows tbe'^ontents of the bottle. Op or about the 20lh : January next the bottle will be opened { in a public place. Holders of Vouchers are invited to be present. Committee — His Worhsip the: Mayor (Mr W. Gt\ Haybittle^ and Messrs F. V Lcth bridge" and E. Goodbeherei . Wi-a SHEARED DISSOLUTION: i OF j PA&TtfESSHIP. STEVENS; & .iG-q&TAN* in; their most^corSial thanks for 'the very bParty.L^ni^brttthey\hafe received from the, settlers, in their district during the last f Otirteen' Tears," ' to notify to the public 'that owing' to the' vety large extension of their business, and to do« mestic reasons, the ■ principals^ p^ward I Gorton and. Riohaird SHngfby Abraham, have m,utually consented to divide the business on 30 th,^ September next. That portion in tne district north of the Proua river (excepting Foxton)' Will' be carried on by Edward' Gorton, under the|,hame of Gorton and Son j that portionjsouth. of the Oroua riyer (including Foxton JrUnder the name o£ E.. S. Abraham. The Awa» huri yar,dsy^iJil jpf^tly.b^ regained by the two newjfirn^s, eaphseJUngi there altern* ate montlis, anijit^is hoped^ Toy the great* er. atten^pn^ wh^ic)»^ijl. Jt>e, dejvoted to their. r'espec^ve^jbusiiiejSses^to?. pew firms will receive the same liberal support as has always been.accorded to the old firm. For the remainder of the jyear. 1892 the new firms iv^ll adhere to the. sales fined in the old-firm's calendar. ■ It ' J| requested that all accounts due to SteVens and Gqr.ton will be settled by 30th September. STEVENS & GORTON, , ; Auctioneers. Bulls, 25th August, 1892. VV: PE<3DEN, STEAM SASH, DOOR, & FURNI. TURE FACTORY, PALMERSTON NORTH, HAS great pleasure in announcing to his old patrons and the public generally that he has opened his new premises with an entirely fresh stock of FURNITURE IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. Bedding, Carpets, Linoleums, Toilet Sets, &c, &c , &c, of the newest and latest designs, such as cannot be surpassed, an«i which he is selling at prices to meet the times. To parties furnishing, attention is directed to the following special lines and prices: — : Suits of Furniture, from £12 15s Od Kitchen Tables, from ... ; 8s 6d Austrian Chairs ... 7s Od American Chairs ... 3s 6d Spring Mattrasses, from 18s 6d A cordial welcome will be extended to all visitors without being pressed to purchase. Note thb address — W. PEGDEN, FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, The Sqtjabe, Sooth. WATSON BROS., " PAINTERS AND HOUSE DECORATORS, Near the Railway Station, FEILDING. A splendid line of Paperbangings in Stock. 'GEORGE L. LAY, \ CCOMMODATION HOUSE, J\. AND GENERAL STOREKEEPER, I PEMBERTON, ! Is now prepared to supply settlers i with Stores of all descriptions. i i I!■ ■ ; Also, to proyide comfortable accommodation to travelers.