The Worcester house directory and family address book : a supplement to the Worcester directory, 1918, Part 2

Author: Drew Allis Co
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Publisher: Worcester [Mass.] : Drew Allis Co.
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Worcester Mutual Fire Ins Co, Harry Harrison treas 377 Main. 889


Worcester Safe Deposit Vaults Inc 16 Franklin. 933 Worcester Storage Co 88 Pleasant and 132 Madison 937


Worcester Window Cleaning Co 390 Main. back cover


Wright Wire Co 69 Hammond. 949


853


POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS


UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1910; STATE CENSUS OF 1915. Total, in 1910, 3,366,416. Total, in 1915, 3,693,310.


· Cities designated by an asterisk.


Shire towns in SMALL CAPITALS.


TOWNS.


1915


1910


TOWNS.


1915


1910


TOWNS. 1915


1910


Barnstable.


Dukes.


Hampden.


BARNSTABLE. .


4,995


4,676 Chilmark.


288


282 Agawam.


4,555


3,501


Bourne.


2,672


2,474 EDGARTOWN


1,276


1,191 Blandford.


623


717


Brewster.


783


631


Gay Head.


175


162


Brimfield.


934


866


Chatham.


1,667


1,564


Gosnold ..


155


152


Chester.


1,344


1,377


Dennis.


1,822


1,919


Oak Bluffs.


1,245


1,084


*Chicopee ..


30,138


25,401


Eastham ..


545


518


Tisbury .


1,324


1,196 E Longmeadow


1,939


1,553


Falmouth


3,917


3,144


441


437


Granville.


784


781


Harwich.


2,179


2,115


Hampden.


670


645


Mashpee.


263


270


4,904


4,504


Essex.


Amesbury


8,543


9,894


Andover.


7,978


7,301


*Beverly


22,959


18,650


Montgomery


230


217


Palmer.


9,468


8,610


Boxford.


714


718


Russell. .


1,104


965


Danvers


11,177


9,407


1,621 Southwick


1,365


1,020


Essex .


1,677


1,958


Berkshire.


Adams.


13,218


13,026


Alford.


271


275


Hamilton.


1,879


1,749


Becket.


973


959


*Haverhill.


49,450


44,115


Cheshire.


1,535


1,508


Ipswich ..


6,272


5,777


Clarksburg ..


1,114


1,207


*LAWRENCE


90,259


85,892


Dalton ..


3,858


Egremont


599


605 Lynnfield.


1,112


911


Florida.


427


395 Manchester.


2,945


2,673


Great Barrington.


6,627


5,926


Marblehead.


7,606


7,338 Amherst. 2,202 Belchertown.


2,062


2,054


Hancock.


514


465 Merrimac


2,101


Hinsdale.


1,257


1,116


Methuen


1,308


1,129


Cummington.


660


637


Lanesboro.


4,481


4,106


Nahant.


1,387


1,184 Easthampton.


806


874


Monterey.


358


388


*NEWBURYPORT. .


15,311


14,949


Goshen.


289


279


Mt. Washington ..


95


110


North Andover ... *Peabody.


18,625


15,721


Greenwich.


426


452


New Marlboro ...


1,030


1,124


Rockport


4,351


4,211 Hadley.


2,666


1,999


North Adams. . .


22,035


22,019


Rowley.


1,481


1,368


2,630


1,986


Otis ..


442


494


*SALEM


37,200


43,697


Huntington


1,427


1,473


Peru.


195


237


Salisbury.


1,717


1,658


Middlefield .


325


354


*NORTHAMPTON.


21,654


19,431


Pelham.


499


467


Sandisfield.


564


566


Topsfield.


1,173


1,174 |Plainfield.


375


406


Savoy


524


503


Wenham.


1,068


1,010 Prescott ..


299


320


Sheffield


1,862


1,817


West Newbury ...


1,529


1,473


. .


..


463,662 436,477


Franklin.


Ashfield ..


994


959


Bernardston.


790


741


Buckland.


1,569


1,573


Charlemont.


977


1,001


Colerain.


1,829


1,741


Conway.


1,220


1,230 |Acton ..


2,151


2,136


Acushnet.


2,387


1,692


Attleboro.


18,480


16,215


Berkley.


985


999


Gill.


951


942


Ashland.


2,005


1,682


Dartmouth


5,330


4,378


GREENFIELD.


12,618


10,427


Ayer ..


Bedford.


1,365


1,231


Dighton.


2,499


2,235


5,139


Heath.


779


728


Billerica.


3,246


2,789


airnaven


6,277


5,122


Leverett.


344


363 Boxboro.


751


591


Mansfield.


5,772


5,183


Montague


New Salem.


625


639


Carlisle.


490


551


Torth Attleboro ...


9,398


9,562


Northfield.


1,782


1,642


Chelmsford.


5,182


5,010


Torton. .


2,587


2,544 |Orange.


5,379


5,282


Concord.


6,681


6,421


Rehoboth


2,228


2,001


Shelburne.


1,484


292


267


*Everett.


Framingham


15,860


12,94S


omerset


3,377


2,798 Sunderland.


477


477


Groton. .


2,333


2.155


wansea.


2,558


1,978


Warwick.


388


502


Holliston.


2,7SS


2.711


TAUNTON


36,161


34,259


Wendell ..


2,928 |Whately


1,118


846 Hopkinton


2,475


2.452


Westport


3,262


246,964 318,573


48,256


43,600 Lexington.


5,538


4,918


9


Washington.


275


277


Westhampton.


430


423


Williamsburg.


2,118


2,132


Worthington.


618


569


Windsor.


375


404


9


114,709 105,259


Middlesex.


Arlington.


14,889


11,187


Ashby.


922


SS5


Hawley


383


346


Belmont.


8,081


326


317


FALL RIVER.


124,791 119,295 Leyden.


reetown


1,663


1,471


Monroe


7,925


6,866


*CAMBRIDGE.


108,S22 104,839


NEW BEDFORD. . 109,568


1,810


1,725


Rowe


424


456


Dracut.


4,022


3,461


1,498 Dunstable.


362


408


eekonk.


2,767


2,397 Shutesbury


1,278


1,047


9,346


8,774


[yringham


327


382


3


West Stockbridge.


1,277


1,271


Williamstown .... 7


3,981


3,708


Richmond.


564


650


Swampscott.


7,345


6,204


Southampton.


950


870


South Hadley.


5,179


4,894


Stockbridge


1,901


1,933


Lenox.


3,242


3,060


Newbury.


1,590


1,482


Enfield.


828


761


New Ashford ... . .


92


92


Groveland


2,377


2,253


Wales.


337


345


Westfield.


18,411


16,044


West Springfield ..


11,339


9,224


Wilbraham.


2,521


2,332


3,568 *Lynn .


95,803


89,336


262,944 231,369


Hampshire.


5,558


5,112


Orleans ..


1,166


1,077


*Holyoke.


60,816


57,730


Provincetown.


4,295


4,369


Longmeadow.


1,782


1,084


Sandwich


1,500


1,688


Ludlow


6,251


4,948


Truro ..


663


655


Monson.


5,004


4,758


Wellfleet.


936


1,022


Yarmouth.


1,415


1,420


28,818


27,542


Georgetown *Gloucester


24,478


24,398


*SPRINGFIELD. .


.102,971


88,926


Tolland.


199


180


11,448 Chesterfield.


559


536


1,089


947


Middleton


9,845


8,524


PITTSFIELD.


39,607


32,121 |Saugus.


10,226


8,047


69,549


63,327


Bristol.


Deerfield


2,739


2,209


Erving.


1,168


1,148


2,779


2,797


427


424


Caston.


5,064


5,542


296


246


Burlington.


37,718


33,484


Hudson.


6,758


6,743


Holland.


159


145


2,058


14,007


5,956


5,529 Granby.


Hatfield ..


Ware ...


96,652


Raynnam


(9)


West Tisbury.


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POPULATION OF MASSACHUSETTS-RHODE ISLAND


TOWNS.


1915


1910


TOWNS.


1915 1910


TOWNS.


1915


1910


Lincoln.


1,310


1,175


*Quincy.


40,674


32,642


Blackstone.


3,679


5,648


Littleton


1,228


1,229


Randolph


4,734


4,301


Bolton.


768


764


*LOWELL.


.107,978 106,294


Sharon. .


2,468


2,310


Boylston.


783


714


*Malden.


48,907


44,404


Stoughton


6,982


6,316


Brookfield.


2,059


2,204


*Marlboro


15,250


14,579 |Walpole.


5,490


4,892


Charlton ..


2,213


2,032


Maynard.


6,770


6,390


Wellesley.


6,439


5,413


Clinton.


13,192


13,075


*Medford.


30,509


23,150


Westwood.


1,448


1,266


Dana.


Douglas.


2,179


2,152'


Natick.


11,119


9,866


Wrentham


2,414


1,743 Dudley


4,373


4,267


*Newton.


43,113


39,806


*FITCHBURG.


39.656


37,826


North Reading.


1,292


1,059


201,907 187,506


Plymouth.


Abington.


5,646


5,455


Bridgewater.


9,381


7,688


Stoneham.


7,489


7,090


Carver.


1,701


1,663


Stow.


1,127


1,115


Sudbury.


1,206


1,120


Tewksbury


5,265


3,750


Townsend .


1,812


1,761


829


Hanson.


1,796


1,854


Milford.


13,684


13,055


*Waltham.


30,154


27,834


Hull .


2,290


2,103


Millbury


5,295


4,740


Watertown.


16,515


12,875


Kingston.


2,580


2,445


New Braintree. ..


453


464


Westford.


2,843


2,851


Marion


1,487


1,460


Northbridge ..


9,254


8,807


Wilmington


2,330


1,858


Winchester.


10,005


9,309


*Woburn.


16,410


15,308


733,624 669,915


Nantucket.


NANTUCKET .... 3,166


2,962


Norfolk.


Avon.


2,164


2,013


Bellingham


1,953


1,696


Braintree


9,343


8,066


157,303 144,337


Suffolk.


*BOSTON


745,439 686,092


*Chelsea.


43,426


32,452


Foxboro.


3,755


3,863


Winthrop.


12,758


10,132


Webster.


12,565


11,50


Westboro. 5,925


5,44


West Boylston


1,318


1,27


West Brookfield ..


1,288


1,32


Millis.


1,442


1,399


Milton.


8,600


7,924 |Ashburnham


2.059


2,107


Needham


6,542


5,026


Athol.


9,783


8,536


Norfolk.


1,268


960


Auburn.


3,281


2,420


Norwood.


10,977


8,014 Barre.


3,476


2,957


430,703 399,65


Plainville


1,408


1,385 Berlin


865


904


+ Formerly part of Blackstone


POPULATION OF RHODE ISLAND


STATE CENSUS OF 1915


Total -


- 595,986


* Cities designated by an asterisk. Shire towns in SMALL CAPITALS


Bristol.


Barrington. 2,982


BRISTOL.


10,302


Warren. 7,241


20,525


Kent.


Coventry .. 5,669 EAST GREENWICH. 3,604 Warwick. 13,302 West Warwick .. . 15,782


West Greenwich. . 509


38,866


Newport.


Jamestown .. 1,518


Little Compton ... 1,382


Middletown. 1,992


*NEWPORT. 30,472


New Shoreham. 1,414


Portsmouth. 2,678


Tiverton. 4,409


43,865


Providence.


Burrillville. 8,086 *Central Falls. ... 23,708 *Cranston ..... . 26,940


Cumberland. 9,929


East Providence. . 18,584 Foster .. 1,076


Glocester. 1,491


Johnston. 6,693


Lincoln. 10,149


North Providence. 6,780


North Smithfield .. 2,805 *Pawtucket. . .55,335


*PROVIDENCE .... 247,660


Scituate. 3,342


Smithfield. 3,284


*Woonsocket .. 40,075


465,937


Washington.


Charlestown. 9


Exeter.


9


Hopkinton.


2,4


Do


1,4


Narragansett. North Kingstown. 3,9 Richmond. 1,4 SOUTH KINGSTOWN 5,4 Westerly. 10,1


Let


26,7


Mal


4


Wayland .


2,033


2,206


Lakeville.


1,491


1,141


Northboro


1,797


1,713


Weston.


2,342


2,106


Marshfield.


1,725


1,738


North Brookfield.


2,947


3,075


Middleboro.


8,631


8,214


Oxford.


3,476


3,361


Pembroke.


1,337


1,336


Petersham


727


757


Plympton.


599


561


Princeton


800


818


Rochester.


1,160


1,090


Royalston


862


792


Scituate ..


2,661


2,482


Shrewsbury


2,794


1,94€


Wareham.


5,176


4,102


Southboro.


1,898


1,74€


West Bridgewater


2,741


2,231


Southbridge


14,217


12,59:


Spencer


5,994


6,74€


Sterling


1,403


1,35


Sturbridge.


1,618


1,95


Sutton .


2,829


3,07


Cohasset.


2,800


2,585


Templeton


4,081


3,75


DEDHAM.


11,043


9,284


Dover.


999


798


*Revere.


25,178


18,219


Warren ..


4,268


4,18


Franklin.


6,440


5,641


Holbrook


2,948


2,816


Medfield.


3,648


3,466


Medway.


2,846


2,696


Worcester.


Westminster.


1,594


1,35


Winchendon ..


5,908


5,67


*WORCESTER.


162,697 145,98


Shirley


2,251


2,139


*Somerville.


86,854


77,236


*Brockton.


62,288


56,878


Hubbardston.


1,084


1,073


Duxbury


1,921


1,688


Leicester


3,322


3,237


Halifax ..


638


550


Lunenburg.


1,610


1,393


Tyngsboro.


967


Wakefield


12,781


11,404


Hingham.


5,264


4,965


Lancaster.


2,585


2,464


East Bridgewater.


3,689


3,363


Leominster


17,646


17,580


Hanover.


2,666


2,326


Mendon.


3,596


3,524


Reading.


6,805


5,818


Sherborn


1,696


1,428


Harvard.


Holden.


2,514


2,147


Hopedale.


2,663


2,188


Gardner.


16,376


14,699


Pepperell.


2,839


2,953


Grafton


6,250


5,705


Hardwick


712


736


*Melrose


16,880


15,715


Weymouth


13,969


12,895


Norwell.


1,563


1,410


Paxton.


471


416


PLYMOUTH


12,926


12,141


Phillipston.


390


426


Rockland.


7,074


6,928


Rutland.


1,895


1,74:


Whitman.


7,520


7,292


Brookline


33,490


27,792


Canton.


5,623


4,797


Upton.


2,036


2,07


Uxbridge.


4,921


4,67


Mattapoisett


1,352


1,233


Oakham.


527


552


Millville


2,010


933


880


1,104


1,034


Jo


826,801 746,895


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WORCESTER POST OFFICE.


Government Building, Main and Southbridge Streets.


Acting Postmaster .- Frederick W. Chase. Asst. Postal Cashier .- Hjalmar E. Lindstrom.


Supt. of Mails .-- John F. Keegan. Asst. Money Order Cashier .- Patrick T. Dolan.


Asst. Supt. of Mails .- Harry R. Hildreth.


Foreman in Charge Registry Division .- Sidney S.


Asst. Supt. of Mails .- Patrick F. Sullivan. Bryant.


Asst. Postal Cashier .- William E. Pierce.


Foreman Inquiry Division .- A. F. Simmons.


There are also 86 additional clerks, 31 substitute clerks, 123 carriers, 26 substitute carriers.


Office Hours .- The office is open from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M., except Sundays.


General Delivery open from 6.45 A.M. to 8 P.M.


General stamp window open from 6.45 A.M. to 6 P.M., except Sundays. Night stamp window open from 6 P.M. to 6.45 A.M.


Money Order Department-includes Postal Savings-open from 8.30 A.M. to 6 P.M. and from 6 P.M. to 12 p.M. at Registry Department. Registry Department open from 7 A.M to 6 P.M., except Sundays. Letters may be registered at night window from 6 P.M. to 12 P.M., except Sundays.


Cashier's Office open from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.


Gross receipts for the year ending December 31, 1916, $631,999.83; for the year ending December 31, 1917, $683,376.31. Number of street letter boxes, 295; package boxes, 94; combination letter and package boxes, 23.


STATIONS OF THE WORCESTER POST-OFFICE.


STATION A-55 Main Street, Robert J. Cruikshank, Superintendent; open, 7 A.M. to 8 P.M. STATION B-7 Webster Street, Frederick Labonte, Superintendent : open, 7 A.M. to 6.30 P.M. STATION C-Quinsigamond, Verner G. Anderson, Superintendent; open, 7 A.M. to 8 P.M. GREENDALE STATION-Edward A. Lanigan, Clerk in charge; open, 7 A.M. to 6.30 P.M.


WASHINGTON SQUARE STATION-18 Harding St., James J. Foley, Supt .; open, 7 A.M. to 8 P.M.


Mails are dispatched to and from each of these Stations from and to the main office five times daily. Station A, and Washington Square Station nine times daily, except Sunday. Mail matter is deliv- ered by carrier from each of these Stations, and all the ordinary business of a post-office is transacted


STATIONS.


For the issue and payment of domestic money orders, registration of letters, and the sale of stamps, cards, and envelopes and receipt of parcel-post matter.


STATION No. 1 .- 73 Millbury Street, Timothy S. Shea, clerk in charge.


STATION No. 2 .- Lake View, Josephine T. Dolan, clerk in charge.


STATION No. 3 .- 672 Southbridge Street, Mihran H. Yagoobian, clerk in charge.


STATION No. 4 .- Park Avenue and Maywood Street, S. S. Broadbent, clerk in charge.


STATION No. 5 .- 227 West Boylston Street, Thomas J. Conlon, clerk in charge. .


STATION No. 6 .- 2 Richmond Avenue, George Legasey, clerk in charge.


STATION NO. 8 .- 327 Main Street, Walter Davidson, clerk in charge.


STATION No. 9 .- 484 Main Street, George Farrow, clerk in charge.


STATION No. 10 .- 333A Grafton Street, Michael G. Debs, clerk in charge.


STATION No. 11 .- 909 Main Street, James G. Fyfe, clerk in charge.


STATION No. 12 .- 247 Lincoln Street, Mary E. Beebe, clerk in charge.


STATION No. 14 .- 32 Norfolk Street, Alex. Kalil, clerk in charge.


STATION No. 15 .- 127 Shrewsbury Street, Carmine Zamarro, clerk in charge.


U. S. Civil Service Commission .- Local Board of Examiners, A. F. Simmons, John T. Cooper, John Keaney; William E. Pierce, Secretary.


RATES OF POSTAGE. DOMESTIC.


Domestic Postage Rates apply to all States and Territories of the Union, to Canada, Cuba, Guam, Hawaii, Mexico, Porto Rico, Tutuila, the Philippines, the Panama Canal Zone, the Republic of Panama, to U. S. Postal Agency at Shanghai, China, to U. S. War Vessels stationed abroad, and to officers and men of the United States Navy in the United States Naval Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.


All Mail Matter (except regular publications sent to subscribers), must be wholly or in part prepaid.


Letters, Postal Cards and "Post Cards," and all matter on which first class postage is paid, may be forwarded from one post office to another without additional postage, but all other matter must have postage prepaid anew.


Mail Matter of all Classes may be Registered, except Parcel Post, which may be insured, fee, in sd- dition to regular postage fully prepaid, 10 cents. Indemnity for loss :- 1st class, not to exceed $50; 3d class, not to exceed $25.


8


90


90


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RATES OF POSTAGE


First-Class Matter-Letters and Postal Cards.


Letters .- (To be sent beyond the office where deposited, or for any letter-carrier office or rural delivery). Letters and other matter wholly or in part in writing or type writing, and all mat- ter sealed or closed against inspection, for each ounce or fraction thereof, limit of weight, fifty pounds ..


.03


Drop or Local Letters, deposited in other than a letter-carrier office or rural delivery, for each ounce or fraction.


Special (or Immediate) Delivery Letters require a special stamp in addition to regular postage (ordinary stamps may be used, but the words Special Delivery must be written across the letter or package, but not across the stamps)


.10


Postal Cards and Private Mailing Cards (Post Cards) Cost each .02


Reply Postal Cards.


.04


Second-Class Matter-Newspapers and Periodicals. RATES FOR PUBLISHERS AND NEWS AGENTS.


All Newspapers and other Periodicals, one copy to each actual subscriber residing within the county where they are printed, wholly or in part, and published, except those deliverable at letter- carrier offices


Free


Newspapers and Periodicals to subscribers, and sample copies, each pound or fraction. .01


Newspapers (except weeklies) and Periodicals not exceeding two ounces in weight, when deposited in a letter-carrier office for delivery by its carrier, prepaid by postage stamps affixed, each .. .. .01


Periodicals over two ounces in weight, prepaid by postage stamps affixed. .02 Weeklies, deliverable by carriers at letter-carrier offices, or rural delivery, for each pound or frac- tion. ..


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RATES FOR THE PUBLIC.


Transient Newspapers and Periodicals, when posted by persons other than the publisher or news agent, for each four ounces or fraction.


.01


Third-Class Matter-Miscellaneous Printed Matter.


Pamphlets, Circulars, occasional publications, photographs, proof-sheets or corrected proofs, and manuscript copy accompanying the same, and all matter on paper or cardboard, books under eight ounces, in which the printing forms the principal use, and not exceeding four pounds in weight, for each two ounces or fraction.


.01


A Printed Circular may have the date, the name of the addressee and of the sender inserted in writing, and a simple dedication or inscription may be written on the fly-leaf or cover of a book or other article of printed matter.


Fourth-Class Matter-Parcel Post.


Fourth-Class Matter includes merchandise, farm and factory products, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions and plants, books over eight ounces (including catalogues), miscellaneous printed matter weighing more than four pounds and all other mailable matter not now embraced in the First, Second or Third Class, not exceeding fifty pounds in weight, in first and second zones or twenty pounds in all other zones, nor greater in size than eighty-four inches in length and girth combined, nor in form or kind likely to injure the person of any postal employee or damage the mail equipment or other mail matter, and not of a character perishable within a period reasonably required for transportation and delivery.


Rate for Parcels weighing four ounces or less, except books, seeds, plants, etc., regardless of dis- tance, for each ounce or fraction.


.01


Parcels weighing eight ounces or less, containing books, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions and plants, regardless of distance, for each two ounces or fraction


.01


Parcels weighing more than eight ounces, containing books, seeds, plants, etc., parcels of printed matter weighing more than four pounds, and all other parcels of fourth-class matter weigh- ing more than four ounces, are mailable at pound rates varying in amount according to the distance to be conveyed, the country being divided into eight zones; the minimum being five cents for the first pound or fraction of a pound, and one cent for each additional two pounds or fraction of two pounds, and the maximum twelve cents for the first pound or frac- tion of a pound, and twelve cents for each additional pound or fraction of a pound.


Alaska, Hawaiian Islands, Canada, Cuba, Mexico, etc .- The eighth zone rate of 12 cents for each pound or fraction thereof on all parcels, weighing more than 4 ounces (except books, seeds, cut- tings, bulbs, roots, scions and plants weighing 8 ounces or less) applies (1) between the United · States and the Hawaiian Islands; (2) between the United States and its postal agency at Shang- hai, China; (3) between any two points in Alaska and between any point in Alaska and any other point in the United States; (4) between the United States and the Canal Zone; (5) between the United States and the Philippine Islands; (6) between the United States and its naval vessels stationed in foreign waters; and (7) to matter not exceeding 4 pounds 6 ounces in weight, except books and other printed matter (to which the rate of 1 cent for each 2 ounces applies) mailed to Canada, Mexico, Cuba and the Republic of Panama. (Parcels weighing up to 11 pounds may be sent to Mexico and the Republic of Panama as foreign parcel post mail under the parcel post conventions with those countries).


Parcels must be prepared for mailing in such manner that the contents can be easily examined and all parcels must bear the name and address of the sender, preceded by the word "from."


Limit of Weight of fourth-class matter is 50 pounds for parcels mailed for delivery within the first and second zones, and 20 pounds for all other zones.


Lim t of Size .- Parcel post matter may not exceed 84 inches in length and girth combined.


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RATES OF POSTAGE


Place of Mailing .- Parcels weighing more than four ounces must be mailed at a post office, branch post office, named, numbered, or lettered station, or delivered to a rural or other carrier duly authorized to receive such matter. Parcels weighing four ounces or less may be deposited in letter or package boxes.


Return Receipts for insured parcels may be obtained by indorsing the parcels "return receipt desired." Insurance Fee on parcels, actual value not exceeding $5, .03 ..... not exceeding $ 25.


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Actual value not exceeding $50, .10 ..... not exceeding $100 .25


C. O. D. Collections, not exceeding $100, made for fee of 10 cents in addition to postage which also insures package. This applies only from one Money Order Post Office to another Money Order Post Office.


Postage on All Matter of This Class must be prepaid.


Postage Stamps .- Ordinary stamps are valid for postage and for insurance and collect on delivery fees on fourth-class mail.


United States Money Orders.


Money Orders, not exceeding $100 on one order, issued on payment of the following fees :-


For orders not exceeding $2.50. .03 Over $30, and not exceeding $40. .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.


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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


FOREIGN.


Prepayment Optional, except for registered articles to all countries of the Postal Union; but on printed matter, commercial papers and samples, postage must be at least partially prepaid.


Letters .- 5 cents for the first ounce, and 3 cents for each additional ounce or fraction thereof. to Bahama Islands, Barbados, Great Britain, Ireland, Leeward Islands, New Zealand, British Hon- duras, Dutch West Indies and Newfoundland the rate is 3 cents per ounce or fraction. No limit of weight. For rates to Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Republic of Panama, see below.


Postal Cards .- 2 cents each. Reply Postal Cards .- 4 cents. Post Cards .- 2 cents.


Printed Matter .- 1 cent for each two ounces or fraction. Limit of weight, 4 lbs. 6 oz.


Commercial Papers .- (Insurance Documents, Way Bills, etc.). The same as for printed matter but the lowest charge is 5 cents. Limit of weight, 4 lbs. 6 oz.


Samples of Merchandise .- The rate is the same as for printed matter, but the lowest charge is 2 centa Limit of weight, 12 ounces.


To Canada, the postage and limit of weight for letters and printed matter, is the same as in the United States. On seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions and all Parcel Post matter, limit of weight 4 lbs. 6 oz., the rate for each pound or fraction thereof is 12 cents. Parcel Post up to and including 4 oz., is 1 cent per oz. All matter must be fully prepaid, except letters, which must be prepaid at least 2 cents; and nothing may be sealed except a letter in its usual and ordinary form.


To Cuba and Republic of Panama, mail matter of all classes is subject to domestic rates and condi* tions, except that no prepayment of postage is required on Letters and Postal Cards, and that on other articles only part prepayment is necessary. Limit of weight, 4 lbs. 6 oz., except second- class matter and single volumes of printed books. Parcels for Republic of Panama must have a Customs Declaration.


To Mexico, first, second and third class postage and limit of weight is the same as in the United States. Merchandise may be sent at domestic rates and under domestic conditions, but should be sent by Parcel Post, and must not be sealed. Commercial papers and samples of merchandise are subject to Postal Union rates. Customs Declaration required on parcel post.


Parcel Post .- Merchandise not exceeding one pound, 12 cents; each additional pound or fraction 12 cents. Limit of weight, 11 pounds, except to some offices in Mexico. where limit of weight is 4 lbs. 6 oz. Packages must be accompanied by a Customs Declaration, blanks for which will be furnished at Post Office. Packages may be registered except to Argentine Republic, Barbados, Curacao, French Guiana, Great Britain and Ireland, Greece, Guadaloupe, Martinique, The Neth- erlands, Uruguay, France and Dutch Guiana.


nternational Money Orders .- The rates to certain countries and colonies are the same as Domestic; to others 10 cents for $10.00 and 10 cents for each additional $10.00 up to $100.00 Limit of a single order, $100.00. In all cases a part of any sum requires the rate of full sum. Lists of coun- tries to which each system of rate applies may be obtained at post office.


RAILROAD STATIONS.


BARBER'S STATION (B. & M. R. R.), West Boyls- ton Street.


GREENDALE STATION (B. & M. R. R.), West Boylston Street.


LINCOLN SQUARE STATION (B. & M. R. R.), at Lincoln Square.


JAMESVILLE STATION (B. & A. R. R.), at James- ville


NORTH WORCESTER STATION (B. & M. R. R.), Holden Street.


SUMMIT STATION (B. & M. R. R.), Burncoat Street. UNION PASSENGER STATION, Washington Square


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APARTMENT HOUSES.


AETNA, 722 and 724 Main ALBION, 765 Main, cor. Jackson ALLEN, 24 Oread .


ALTON, 40 Wellington ARMSBY, 146 Main


ASTON, 2 Preston


AUSTIN, 72 Austin BANCROFT, 82 Elm


BEACON, 34 Beacon


BEAVER, 974 Main


BLISS BUILDING, 26 Lincoln


BOYNTON, 718 Main


BRACKETT, 441 Pleasant BRADFORD, 178 Lincoln


BRIGHTSIDE, 2 King


BUCKINGHAM, 11 Murray Av. BURRWOOD, 32 and 34 Belmont


CASTLE, 804 Main


CHADWICK BUILDING, 236 Main CHARLTON, 707 Main




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