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24 Beckwith, Rev. W. H., Baptist, retired, Needham: 92 years
24 Emerson, Rev. Geo. H., Universa . ist, Salem; 75 years.
25 Frink, Prof. H. A., Amhorst Col- lege, Amherst.
25 Boyden, Elbridge, oldest architect in the world, Worcester; 87 years.
26 Simpkins, John, representative in Congress from Cape district; Washington; 37 years.
27 Goodell, Abner C., mechanle, re- tired, Salen; 93 years.
27 Brawley, John P., clerk at City Hall, Boston; 49 years.
APRIL.
1 Norcross, Hon. Amasa, lawyer of Fitchburg; Paris, France; 74 years.
4 Mason, Wm., ship-builder, Dor- chester; 70 years.
5 Dodge, Edgar S., M. D., Natick; 45 years.
6 Foot, Col. Homer, business, re- tired, Springfield: 87 years.
7 Thayer, Rev. Wm. M., Congrega- tional, retired, Franklin; 78 years.
7 Daniels, David, lieutenant U. S. N. of Salem; Philadelphia; 41 years.
13 Peirce, Henry B., ex-secretary of state, Abington; 56 years.
16 Hathaway, Savoy C., manufactur- er; New Bedford; 60 years.
17 Bennett, Thos., Jr., manufacturer, retired, New Bedford.
17 Marcon, Jules, geologist, Cam- bridge; 76 years.
18 Blake, H. G. O., scholar, Worces- ter; 82 years.
18 Snow, D. E., banker, Danvers; 71 years.
18 Lathrop, Geo. P., former editor Atlantic Monthly, New York; 46 years.
18 Strout, A. A., lawyer, Boston; 62 years.
18 Hastings, H. N., newspaper man, Lym; 41 years.
21 Hodgkins, D. W., M. D., East Brookfield; 63 years.
23 Turner, T. Newell, R. R. conduc- tor, Worcester; 66 years.
25 Stevens, Hon. Frank S. manufac- turer, Swansea; 71 years.
28 Manning, Theodore, merchant, Worcester; 53 years.
MAY.
1 Prouty, Geo. P., retired, Spencer; 66 years.
1 Renton, John B., manufacturer. Lynn; 52 years.
1 Atwater, Chas., manufacturer of Pittsfield; London, England.
2 Cook, G. R., former superintend- ent of parks, Cambridge; Salem; 37 years.
4 Montgomery, Rev. Hugh, Method- ist Marblehead; 59 years.
7 Low Irenaeus H., machinist and x-representative, Northboro; 51 sears.
P Howell, John F., elty auditor, Worcester; 67 years.
9 Pratt, Hon. Chas. B., street rall- ways, ex-mayor and ex-senator, Worcester; 74 years.
10 l'age, Col. Cyrus A., editor of The Beacon, Boston; 53 years.
11 Archer, A. J., merchant, retired, Salem; 87 years.
15 Athy, Andrew, undertaker, Wor- cester; 66 years.
16 Dunklea, Joshua, chairman Board of Assessors, Boston; 58 years. 16 Livermore, John, banker, retired, Cambridge; 85 years.
16 Stedman, Joseplı, M. D., lieuten- ant-colonel 42d Mass. in Rebel- lion; of Jamaica Plain; New York; 62 years.
17 Newhall, Luclen, real estate, Lynn: 73 years.
17 Heywood, Geo. H., manufacturer, Gardner, died Rangeley Lakes, Me .; 34 years.
19 Taft, Geo C., commander G. A. R. Post, accidentally killed; 49 years.
19 Ferson, Clarentine, ex-representa- tive, Fitchburg; 53 years.
19 Pool, Maria L., writer, Rockland; 57 years.
21 Brass, Wesley, 2d Regt .. West- field, died Tampa, Florida.
21 Watson. Lory S., manufacturer, Leicester; 84 years.
21 Burnham, B. F., lawyer, Boston; 67 years.
22 Bellamy. Edward, author, Chico- pee; 48 years.
23 Brooks, Henry M .. secretary Es- sex Institute, Salem: 76 years.
24 Ray, Hon. Wm. F., manufacturer and ex-senator, Franklin: 42 years.
28 Gilman, Mrs. E. A. P., member of School Board, Chelsea ; 63 years. 30 Woodworth, Rev. Chas. L., Con- gregatlonal. Amherst, chaplain 27th Regt. In Rebellion.
31 Knapp, Hon. Chauney L., ex-editor N. Y. Tribune and ex-represen- tative in Congress, Lowell; 89 years.
JUNE.
5 Morse, Hon. Elijah, manufacturer and ex-representative in Con- gress. Canton; 54 years.
5 Lane. Hon. Jonathan. merchant and ex-senator, Boston; 76 years.
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5 McMorrow, Wm. H., ex-senator, - Boston; 27 years.
7 Forehand, Sullivan, manufacturer, Worcester; 66 years.
8 Shepard, Jas. S., manufacturer, Canton; 83 years.
12 Andrew, Mrs. Eliza, widow of Gov. John A., Boston.
14 Chamberlin, Daniei U., merchant, Cambridge; 73 years.
19 Robinson, Benj. F., superintend- ent of schools, Melrose.
19 Brayton, Shubal W., manufac- turer, Adams; 76 years.
22 Scollard, J. V., manufacturer of Braintree, died in Boston; 38 years.
29 Randall, John P., former business man, retired, Haverhill.
JULY.
1 Woodbury, Judge Chas. Levi, lawyer, Boston; 78 years.
1 Benchlev. Edmund N., 2d lieuten- ant 6th U. S. Infantry; of Wor- cester; killed San Juan, Cuba; 22 years.
1 Field, C. H., 1st lieutenant 2d Mass., killed El Caney ; 33 years.
3 Henshaw, Oliver, soldier, Troop C of Cambridge, killed Camp Al- ger, Va.
4 Kilburn, Mrs. Nancy W., oldest woman in Worcester; 102 years, 11 months, 22 days.
6 Richardson, C. O., contractor, Worcester; 63 years.
7 Crane, Moses, inventor, Newton.
10 Wardrop, General D. W., Custom House inspector, colonel 3d Mass. Vols. War of Rebellion.
12 Buckingham, Rev. S. G., Congre- gationai, retired, Springfield; 86 years.
12 Sanderson, Hon. John, farmer and ex-senator, Bernardston; 84 years.
15 Moore, Jesse, manufacturer, re- tired, Worcester.
18 Hopkins, Mrs. Mary, widow of Pres. Mark Hopkins, Williams- town.
18 Billings, George, ship-chandler, retired, Boston; 83 years.
19 Chester, A. H., writer, Cohasset; 30 years.
24 Abbott, Hon. Wm., merchant, re- tired, ex-senator and councilor, East Douglas; 64 years.
27 Curtis, Albert, manufacturer, Worcester; 91 years.
28 Rogers, J. O., bookseller, Boston.
29 Grady, Patrick J., major 9th Mass .; of Boston; Santiago, Cuba; 51 years.
30 Sturtevant, Dr. E. L., scientist, South Framingham; 76 years.
AUGUST.
2 Osgood, Rev. Joseph, Unitarian, retired, Cohasset; 83 years.
2 Dresser, Hon. Sylvester, town of- ficer many years, ex-senator, Southbridge; 78 years.
6 Collins, Frank, journalist of Bos- ton, died in Tampa, Fla .; 25 years.
9 Bogan, Col. Fred B., 9th Mass., Charlestown; 47 years.
17 Kelly, Rev. Geo. W., Congrega- tional, retired.
26 Mason, Isaac, once a siave, Wor- cester; 76 years.
31 Proctor, Deacon Edward, farmer, Spencer; 87 years.
31 Brown, Alzirus, truckman and ex-city officer, Worcester; 76 years.
SEPTEMBER.
1 Cheney, Royal, R. R. engineer, Worcester, kilied by his own engine; 76 years.
2 Eddy, Wilson, mechanic, B. & A. R. R., Springfield; 85 years.
11 Baker, B. F., town clerk nearly 50 years, Brookline; 78 years.
11 Baker, Capt. Archelaus, whaler, retired, New Bedford; 83 years. 11 Brigham, John W., M. D., Sut- ton ; 63 years.
11 Cummings, M. W., undertaker, Fitchburg; 63 years.
13 Lincoln, Hon. F. W., ex-mayor, Boston; 81 years.
14 Eliot, Dr. Samuel, ex-president Trinity College, Beverly Farms; ,76 years.
26 Davenport, Fanny, actress, Dux- bury : 48 years.
28 Bayard, Hon. Thos. F., ex-U. S. senator from Delaware; Ded- ham; 69 years.
OCTOBER.
2 Coveney, Robert, son of ex-Post- master J. H. C., Boston, from injuries received in football, City Hospital; 17 years.
2 Lakin, James A., insurance, ex- representative General Court, Westfield; 57 years.
3 Barker, Mrs. Betsey, oldest res- ident of Grafton; 100 years, 4 months, 10 days.
4 Joy, J. W. D., merchant, Boston: 70 years.
6 Kern, F. V. B., conveyancer, Bos- ton; 60 years.
6 Everett, Henry S., son of Edward Everett, Brighton, Eng .: 64 years.
7 Hoar, Hon. Sherman, lawyer and ex-representative in Congress, Concord; 38 years.
7 Carpenter, Chias. V., merchant. Southbridge: 68 years.
10 Parker, Win. II., banker, Lowell; 81 years.
10 Hobart, Hon. Aaron, manufactu- rer, ex-senator General Court. East Bridgewater; 82 years.
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12 Forbes, J. M., railroads, Milton; S6 years.
12 Shaw, Chas. L., builder, Spring- field; 75 years. 13 Dunham, C. F., real estate, Ed- gartown; 82 years.
15 Bush, Prof. G. G., teacher, Mal- den; 55 years.
15 Pierce, Silas, grocer of Boston, Scituate; 72 years.
17 Pratt, Stillman B., newspapers, Marlboro; 62 years.
23 May, Henry L., editor, Medford; 32 years.
23 Hamlin, Wolcott, lawyer, Am- herst; 75 years.
25 Knowlton, Edwin F., manufac- turer, Upton; 64 years.
26 Dalton, Col. J. A., tanner, Salem; 82 years.
27 Kemble, Dr. . Arthur, ex-surgeon U. S. Navy, Salem: 68 years.
29 Wall, Caleb A., oldest newspaper man in Worcester; 78 years.
30 Duncan, Dr. S. W., secretary American Baptist Missionary Union, Brookline; 60 years.
NOVEMBER.
2 Flanders, Dr. Martha, first woman physiclan in Lynn: 75 years.
4 Peck, Prof. J. I., Williams Col- lege, Williamstown; 35 years.
8 Weston, Hon. Byron, manufactur- er, ex-lieutenant governor, Dal- ton; 66 years.
9 Cook, H. A., machinist, Whitins- ville; 62 years.
9 Thomas, Chauncey, manufacturer, Roxbury; 76 years.
10 Collier, John, reporter, Boston; 73 years.
10 Cushing, Chas. W., builder, Hing- ham; 87 years.
12 Foster, Calvin, merchant, Wor- cester; 89 years.
16 Austin, Edward, East India trade, retired, Boston: 96 years.
17 Poore, Wm. H., newspaper man, Haverhill.
17 Hemmenway, H. C., ex-police captain, Roxbury; 68 years.
19 Lane, John C., lawyer. Boston; 46 years.
24 Shaw, Hon. E. H., merchant and member of Governor's Council; 51 years.
24 Hathaway, W. L., assistant elty auditor, New Bedford; 32 years.
25 Lee. Col. Henry, banker, Brook- line.
27 Thomas, Josiah B., marketman, Peabody; 71 years.
28 Mahoney, J. T., Jr., representa- tive-elect In General Court. Boston; 25 years.
29 Tower, Capt. Moses B., engineer, Auburndale; 84 years.
DECEMBER.
2 Follett, Maj. Dexter, milltary man, Roxbury; 65 years.
8 Roads, Samuel, veteran of the Re- belllon, Marblehead; 74 years.
8 Cuddihy, Rev. Patrick, Catholic, Milford; 89 years.
10 Gardner, J. L., financier, Boston; 62 years.
11 Washburn, H. M., manufacturer, Springfield.
11 Sullivan, Rev. T. J., Catholic, of Uxbridge; St. Vincent's Hospi- tal, Worcester; 52 years.
12 Smith, J. M., merchant, Spring- field; 67 years.
15 Rice, H. A., wool dealer, Boston; 82 years.
15 Reed, Hiram C., oldest band- master in the state, Shrews- bury ; 72 years.
16 Clark, Wm. L., real estate, Wor- cester; 78 years.
21 Leonard, Martha, DIghton; In her 103d year.
21 Barrett, Col. E. S., presiding gen- eral of the Sons of the Ameri- can' Revolution, Concord;
60 years.
22 Jaffray, P. M., student, Harvard, Cambridge; 21 years.
22 Cummings, Hon. John, banker, ex-senator, Woburn; 87 years.
22 Barrett, Col. Wm., real estate, Concord; 39 years.
23 Roberts, Col. J. H., Insurance, Chelsea; 67 years.
23 Caldwell, Win., oldest Odd Fellow In state, Spencer; 87 years.
27 Kenrick, Hon. John, farmer and ex-senator, Orleans; 79 years.
27 Knapp, Arthur M., librarian, Bos- ton; 59 years.
28 Ayer, Albert, town clerk, Win- chester: 73 years.
28 Burnett, Mrs. Mabel L., daughter of James Russell Lowell. Cam- bridge; 51 years.
WEATHER BUREAU.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE-NEW ENGLAND SECTION OF THE CLIMATE AND CROP SERVICE.
Office, Post Office Building, Boston.
Asa supplement to the work of the National Weather Bureau, nearly all the states and territories now have voluntary weather signals, which serve as means for col- lecting and distributing valuable information. The six New England States are all under one management, called the New England Section of the U. S. Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau. Climate and Crop Serrice. Its headquarters are at Bos- ton, with Mr. John W. Smith, local forecast official and section director.
Monthly reports of temperature, precipitation, etc .. are collected from about ninety voluntary observers in this State. The data are printed in the Monthly Weather Review, published at Washington, and also issued in bulletin form from the Boston office.
Weekly reports on the weather and its effect on the crops and the condition of the latter are collected on Mondays, during the crop season, from some fifty represent- ative sections of the State. summarized, and issued in connection with reports from the rest of New England. in printed form, on Tuesdays. Three thousand copies are regularly distributed in Massachusetts through the cooperation of the State Board of Agriculture.
Regular forecasts of the weather and special frost, cold wave and storm warnings are telegraphed to a large number of places in the State at government expense. and any place will be added to this list where action will be taken to have signal flags displayed for the benefit of the public. Special distribution of these forecasts in agricultural communities is made by telegraphing the message to some central point to a person furnished with logotypes and stamping outfit, who immediately reproduces the forecasts and sends by mail to all surrounding post offices that can be reached before night. The cards give the forecast of the probable weather for all the following day.
EXPLANATION OF FLAG SIGNALS.
No. 1.
No. 2.
No. 3.
No. 4.
No. 5.
BLUE
BLUE
Fair Weather.
Rain or Snow.
Local Rains.
Temperature.
Cold Wave.
No. 1, alone, indicates fair weather, stationary temperature.
No. 2, alone, indicates rain or snow, stationary temperature.
No. 3, alone. indicates local rain, stationary temperature.
No. 1. with No. 4 above it, indicates fair weather, warmer.
No. 1, with No. 4 below it, indicates fair weather. colder. No. 2, with No. 4 above it. indicates warmer weather, rain or snow.
No. 2. with No. 4 below it, indicates colder weather, rain or snow.
No. 3, with No. 4 above it. indicates warmer weather with local rains.
No. 3, with No. 4 below it, indicates colder weather with local rains.
No. 1, with No. 5 below it, indicates fair weather, cold wave.
No. 2, with No. 5 below it, indicates wet weather, cold wave."
POSTAL INFORMATION.
Direct your mall matter to a post office, and if to a city, add the street and number or post office box of the person addressed. If you are not certain that the place to which you wish to send is a post office, inquire of the post- master. · Matter not addressed to a post office cannot be forwarded. To in- sure certainty in dispatch of mail, give the county in which the post office is situated, and spell the nanre of the state in full. Write or print your name and address, and the contents, if a package, upon the upper left-hand corner of all mail matter. This will insure its immediate return to you for cor- rection, If improperly addressed, or insufficiently paid, and if it Is not called for at its destination, it can be returned to you without going to the Dead Letter Office. If a letter it will be returned free. Register all valuable Iet- ters and packages. Registry fee eight cents, which, with the postage, must be fully prepald. The name and address of sender must be given on the out- side of the wrapper or envelope of ali registered matter.
CLASSES OF MAIL MATTER AND RATES.
Domestic mail Is divided into four classes, as follows:
FIRST CLASS .- Letters, postal cards and matter wholly or partly in writing, whether sealed or unsealed (except manuscript copy accompanying proof- sheets or corrected proof-sheets of the same), and all matter sealed or other- wise closed against inspection. Rates of postage-Two cents per ounce or fraction thereof. Postal cards, one cent each. Private mailing cards with written messages, conforming to government cards in size and quality, and to the regulations prescribed by the postmaster-general, one cent each. On "drop" letters two cents per ounce or fraction thereof, when mailed at let- ter-carriers' office; and one cent per ounce or fraction thereof at other offices.
SECOND CLASS-Newspapers and publications issued at stated intervals as often as four times a year, bearing a date of issue and numbered consecu- tively, issued from a known office of publication, and formed of printed sheets, without board, cloth, leather or other substantial binding. Such pub- lications must be originated and published for the dissemination of informa- tion of a public character, or devoted to literature, the sciences, art, or some special industry. They must have a legitimate list of subscribers, and must not be designed primarily for advertising purposes, or for circulation free, or at nominal rates. Rate of postage-For publishers and news agents, one cent a pound or fraction thereof. For others than publishers and news agents, one cent for each four ounces or fraction thereof.
THIRD CLASS .- Books, periodicals and matter wholly in print (not included In second class), proof-sheets, corrected proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompanynig the same. Rate of postage-One cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof.
FOURTH CLASS .- Merchandise-namely, all matter not embraced in the other three classes, and which is not in its form or nature liable to destroy, deface or otherwise damage the contents of the mail bag, or harm the person of any one engaged in the postal service, and not above the weight provided by law. Rate of postage-One cent per ounce or fraction thereof, but on seeds, cut- tings, roots, scions and plants, one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof.
LIMIT OF WEIGHT.
A package must not exceed four pounds in weight, unless it be a single book. Second class matter is not subject to the four-pound limitation.
REGISTRY SYSTEM.
All mailable matter, including drop letters, may be registered; but not matter addressed to fictitious names, Initials or box numbers, or bearing vague and indefinite addresses.
The registry fee is eight cents in addition to postage. It must be prepaid by stamps affixed.
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MASSACHUSETTS YEAR BOOK.
SPECIAL DELIVERY.
By the affixing of a special delivery stamp of ten cents. in addition to the regular postage, any mail matter whatsoever will be delivered immediately after arrival to any point within the carrier limits of any free delivery of- fice between the hours of 7 A. M. and 11 P. M., and within one mile of all other post offices between the hours of 7 A. M. and 7 P. M.
RATES OF POSTAGE TO CANADA AND MEXICO.
(The Dominion of Canada embraces all the British North American Prov- inces except Newfoundland.)
LETTERS AND POSTAL CARDS-Same rates and conditions of prepayment of postage as for United States letters and postal cards.
OTHER MATTER-Same rates and conditions of transmission as for matter for delivery within the United States, except that all sealed packages which evidently are not letters are excluded. Other matter must be so wrapped or enclosed as to permit their contents to be easily examined by postmasters or customs officials.
MEXICO-Ali articles of every kind or nature which are admitted to the domestic mails of the United States are admitted under the same conditions and at the same rates to the mails of Mexico; except that articles of miscel- laneous merchandise (fourth class matter) not sent as bona fide trade sam- ples, are required to be sent by "parcels post" at the rate of twelve cents per pound or fraction thereof, with a "customs declaration," properly filled out, attached to it.
POSTAGE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Letters, five cents per half ounce or fraction thereof (fifteen grams being the postal equivalent of half an ounce). Postal cards, two cents each.
Registration fee, eight cents.
Printed matter and samples of merchandise, one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof.
MONEY ORDER RATES.
On orders not exceeding $2.50, $0.03 Over $30 and not exceeding $40, $0.15
Over $2.50 and not exceeding $5, .05 Over $40 and not exceeding $50, .18
Over $5 and not exceeding $10, .08 Over $50 and not exceeding $60, .20
Over $10 and not exceeding $20, .10 Over $60 and not exceeding $75, .25
Over $20 and not exceeding $30, .12 Over $75 and not exceeding $100, .30
A single money order may include any amount from 1 cent to $100, inclu- sive, but must not contain the fractionai part of a cent.
INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDERS.
Special forms of application for foreign money orders will be furnished to persons who desire them. The domestic form should not be used in sending orders to foreign countries.
The value of the British pound sterling in United States money is fixed by convention at $4.87; the German mark at 24 1-4 cents; French and Swiss franc and Italian lire at 19 3-4 cents: Swedish and Norwegian kroner at 27 cents; Netherlands florin at 41 cents.
To Africa, Algeria, Arabia, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Bechuanaland, Borneo, British Guiana, British Honduras, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Colony, Celon, China, Crete, Cypress. Danish West Indies, Denmark, Dutch East Indies, Egypt, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands. Fin- land, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain and Ireland, Hawaiian Isi- ands, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Java, Leeward Isi- ands, Luxemburg, Madeira, Malacca, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, New South Wales, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Norway, Orange Free State, Panama, Persia, Portugal, Queensiand, Rhodes, Roumania, St. Helena, Sal- vador, Slam, South Australia, Spice Islands, Straits Settlements, Sumatra, Sweden, Switzerland, Tasmania, Tobago, Trinidad, Tripoli, Tunis, Turkey, Victoria, Western Australia, West Indies, Windward Islands and Zanzibar:
Not exceeding $10,
$0.10 Not exceeding $60, .$0.60
Not exceeding $20,
.20 Not exceeding $70, 0.70
Not exceeding $30,
.30
Not exceeding $80,
.80
Not exceeding $40,
.40 Not exceeding $00,
.00
Not exceeding $50,
.50
Not exceeding $100, 1.00
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POSTAL INFORMATION.
PERMISSIBLE WRITING.
No writing is permitted on third or fourth class matter except as follows: The name and address of sender on the outside or Inside of package, pre- ceded by the word "from." On the wrapper may also be written the names and number of articles enclosed. The sender is further allowed to mark a word or passage in a book or paper to which he desires to call special atten- tlon. He may also write a simple Inscription or dedication upon the cover or biank leaves of a book or pamphlet. There may be attached to articles of merchandise, by tag or label, a mark, number, name or letter, for purpose of Identification. Printed circulars may contain the written name of the sender, or of the addressee, and the date. Any other writing on third or fourth class matter will subject the package to letter rates of postage, and . render the sender liable to a fine of ten dollars for each offense. Printed matter may be enclosed with fourth class matter, but the whole package Is subject to the rate of one cent per ounce or fraction thereof. Packages con- talning more than one class of postal matter will subject the whole at the rate of the highest elass enclosed.
REFORWARDING.
Letters will be reforwarded from one post office to another upon the writ- ten request of the person addressed without additional charge for postage; but packages of third and fourth class matter cannot be forwarded or re- turned without new payment of postage.
LOTTERY MATTER.
No letter or circular concerning lotteries, so-called gift concerns, or other simliar enterprises offering prizes, or concerning schemes devised and In- tended to decelve and defraud the public, for the purpose of obtaining money under false pretences, shall be carried in the mail. Any person who shall knowingly deposit or send anything to be conveyed by mall In violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred doi- lars, nor less than one hundred dollars, with costs of prosecution.
TIME OF TRANSIT OF MAILS.
The schedule time of mails from Boston to some of the leading citles is as follows: New York, 7 hours; Philadelphia, 9.50; Baltimore, 12; Washington, 13.30; Pittsburg, 20; Chicago, 29; Charleston, S.C., 27.20; Cincinnati, 30.25; St. Louis, 35; Omaha, 45; San Francisco, 116.30.
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
The post offices in Massachusetts located in government buildings are as follows: Barnstable, Boston, Fall River, Gloucester, Haverhill, Lowell, Lynn, New Bedford, Springfield, Taunton and Worcester. There are 855 post offices In the State.
POSTAL DISTANCES AND TIME FROM NEW YORK TO PRINCIPAL FOREIGN CITIES.
(Prepared in the Office of Foreign Mails.)
Stat.
Stat.
Name of Place. Days. Miles.
Adelaide, South Australia,
Via San Francisco, 34 12,845 Aden, Arabla, via London, 18 7,875 Alexandria, Egypt, via
London, 13
6,150 Algiers, Africa, via Lon- Bangkok, Slam, via Lon- don, 10 5,030 don, 41 13,125
Amsterdam, Netherlands,
via London, 9 3,983 Antwerp, Belgium, via
London. 9 4,000
Apla, Samoan Islands, via
San Francisco, 28 9,200
Name of Place. Days. Miles.
Athens, Greece, via Lon- Auckland, New Zealand, don. 12 5,655 vla San Francisco, 26 10,120 Bahla, Brazil, 21 5,870
Barbadoes, West Indies, 8 2,145 Barcelona, Spain, via Lon- don, 10 4,790
Batavia, Java, via Lon-
don, 34 12,800
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Stat.
Stat.
Name of Place. Days. Miles.
Name of Place. Days. Miles.
Iceland, via London. 18 5,350
Belize, British Honduras, via New Orleans, 9 2,36€
Kingston, Jamaica, 5
1,820 La Guayra, Venezuela. 10 2,258
Berlin, Germany, via Lon- 9 4,385 don,
Berne, Switzerland, via
London, 9
Bombay, British India,
via London, 24 9,763 Brussels, Belgium, via Lon- don, 9 3,975
Maracaibo, Venezuela, 11 2,280
Martinique, West Indies, 9 1.980
Melbourne, Victoria, Aus-
tralia, via San Fran-
cisco, 32
12,265
Cairo, Egypt, via London. 12
6.280
Calcutta, British India, via London, 26 11,120
Cape Town, South Africa, vla London, 27
11.245 Carthagena, Colombia, via Panama, 12 2,443
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