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ODD FELLOWS
CANTON SENTER, NO 12, P M Organized Jan 20, 1887 Rufus Russell, Com; Charles H Clough, Clerk ; Howard Anderson, Accountant Meet second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at Odd Fellows' hall
OSGOOD LODGE, NO 48 Instituted Aug 27, 1868 Fred E Webber, N G ; Howard Anderson, Rec Sec; Albert C. Plumer, Fin Sec; Edwin B Prime, Treas Three hundred and fifty members They have a fund of about $11,000 invested Meet every Thursday evening at Odd Fellows' hall
UNION REBEKAH DEGREE LODGE, NO 3 Instituted Feb 21, 1871 Mrs Agnes I Brown, N G; Mrs Lizzie H Anderson, Rec Sec; Mrs Lizzie H Perkins, Fin Sec ; Mrs S Amanda Green, Treas Meet first and third Tuesday evenings of each month at Odd Fellows' hall
STRAWBERRY BANK ENCAMPMENT, No 5 Instituted Feb 28, 1845 One hundred and forty- nine members They have a fund of $2,500 well invested Meet second and fourth Friday evenings of each month at Odd Fellows' hall
PISCATAQUA LODGE, No 6 About 185 mem- bers They have a fund of about $8,500 well in- vested Meet every Monday evening at Odd Fel- lows' hall
NEW HAMPSHIRE LODGE, No 17 Instituted Feb 11, 1846 Edwin Underhill, N G; James C Lydston, V G; Thornton Betton, R S; Willis M Dennett, Treas; Samuel M Joy, Fin Sec. About 180 members They have a fund of $4,000 well invested Meet every Wednesday evening at Odd Fellows' hall
A I O K OF MALTA
Kenneth A Stuart, S K C; Walter C Akerly, Gen ; Fred Oldfield, Rec; George H Dickinson, Treas Meet every Tuesday evening at Pierce hall, High
A O OF HIBERNIANS
Wm A A Cullen ; Pres ; Michael Ahern, Vice Pres ; Timothy Connors, Fin Sec ; Geo P Scott, Rec Sec ; John J Sullivan, Treas Meet first and third Tues- day of each month at 38 Market
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AOUW
SAGAMORE LODGE, NO 11 Instituted Dec ), 1884 Freeman L. Brown, M W; Scott Somer- ille, Foreman ; Andrew P Wendell, Overseer ; Chas E Dodge, Rec; Frank Pike, Receiver ; Albert C Plummer, Fin Meet first and third Friday evenings of each month at Good Templars' hall, 2 Penhallow
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF ELKS
PORTSMOUTH LODGE, NO 97 Instituted Sept 17, 1888 John J Malloy, E R; John G Gra- ham, E Leading K; Ralph C. Boyd, E Loyal K; Harry A Harris, E Elect K; William P Gray, Sec ; Fred L Leach, Treas; Henry O Batten, Tyler Meet first and third Thursdays of each month at Red Men's hall, 6 High
FORESTERS OF AMERICA
COURT ROCKINGHAM, No 6 Instituted Sept 1887 John P Armstrong, C R; Edmund Quirk, S C R; W A A Cullen, Fin Sec ; Robert Gray, Rec Sec ; J E Meegan, Treas Meet first and third Monday of each month at A O H hall
GAR
STORER POST, NO 1 Charles E Dodge, Com ; Chas L, Hoyt, Adjt; Simon R Marston, Q M ; George E McIntosh, Q M S Meet first and third Wednesday evenings of each month at G A R hall, 3 Daniel
WRC
STORER RELIEF CORPS, NO 6 Reorganized May 2, 1892 Mrs Minnie J Whittier, Pres ; Mrs Ida Urch, Sec ; Mrs Marinda N Lang, Treas Meet sec- ond and fourth Wednesdays of each month at G A R hall, 3 Daniel
UVU
GEN GILMAN MARSTON COMMAND, NO 6 William Lear, Col ; John E Fields, Major ; John C Stevens, Adt; R J Churchill, Q M Meet every Tuesday evening at U V U hall, 39 Congress
HARRIET P DAME W V RU NO 2 (Auxilli- ary to Gen Gilman Marston Command) Organized Feb 2, 1893 Meet first and third Wednesdays of each month at U V U hall, 39 Congress
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN
MASSASOIT TRIBE, NO 16 Organized March 30, 1888 W George Coram, Sachem ; Ceylon Spin- ney, C of R ; Chauncey B Hoyt, K of W ; Charles E Lewis, C of W Meet every Monday evening at Red Men's hall, High, cor Ladd
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Organizcd 1895 Robert Capstick, G K ; John C Dotan, D G K; John E Meegan, F Sec ; Francis J Connell, Rec Sec ; Jeremiah Flanigan, Treas Meet first and third Tuesdays of each month at 72 State
KNIGHTS OF GOLDEN EAGLE
GRANITE STATE COMMANDERY, NO 1 (Military Branch) Instituted Oct 22, 1897 Geo P Knight, Capt; Chas W Hanscom, 1st Lieut ; Frank E Meloon, 2d Lieut ; Fred Heiser, Sec ; R M Herrick, Treas ; 52 members Meet second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at Red Men's hall, 6 High
OAK CASTLE, NO 4 Instituted Feb 24, 1892 Clarence O Hoitt, N C; Frank Nichols, V C; Chas E Russell Jr, H P; Wm B Mathews, M of R; 215 members; Meet second and fourth Wednesdays of each mouth at Red Men's hall, 6 High
IVY TEMPLE LADIES OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE, Mrs Geo Hanscom, N T; Lydia D Mar- den, V T ; Mrs Elizabeth J Knight, P; Florence M Hersey, Sec; Annie M Green, Treas Meet second and fourth Fridays of each month at Red Men's hall
KNIGHTS OF HONOR
SAGAMORE LODGE NO 258 Organized March 26, 1876 Israel P Miller, Dic; George A Mudge, R; William Y Evans, F R; A M Lang, Treas ; 18 members Meet second and fourth Mon- day evenings of each month at 1 Sheafe
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
DAMON LODGE, NO 9 Instited Jan 31, 1871 William P Robinson, C C ; Thornton Betton, K of R and S; Harry M Tucker, M of E; 210 members Weekly convocations are held every Tuesday at Pythian hall, Congress
LUCULLUS COMPANY, NO 8, UNIFORM RANK Instituted Jan 8, 1891 F C Horner, Capt ; E H Drake, 1st Lieut ; J E Hoxie, 2d Lieut ; Frank W Knight, Treas Meet first and third Friday even- ings of each month at Pythian hall, 49 Congress
ORDER OF UNITED AMERICAN ME- CHANICS
PORTSMOUTH COUNCIL, NO 8 Organizep April 11, 1892 J C Pettigrew, C; W E Clapp, Sec ; Frank C Langley, Fin Sec ; Joseph Marden, Treas ; Meet first and third Thursdays of each month at Pythian Hall, Congress
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PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY
STRAWBERRY BANK GRANGE, NO 251 Frank H Meloon, Master ; Edward Peterson, Over- seer ; Charles J Wood, Treas; William W Dunbar, Sec Meet second and fourth Thursdays of each month at Red Men's hall, High, cor Ladd
UNITED ORDER OF THE GOLDEN CROSS
PORTSMOUTH COMMANDERY, NO 47 Or- ganized April 5, 1879 Chas E Hatch, P N C; Em- ma E Reed, N C; Lucy K Lord, N K of R; Ste- phen A Preble, F K of R; Chas E Hatch, Treas Meet third Friday of month at U V U hall
UNITED ORDER OF PILGRIM FATHERS
LANGDON COLONY, NO 15 Organized April 27, 1880 Freeman Pearson, Gov; Charles H Clough, Treas ; Mrs Annie L Clough, Coll ; Howard Anderson, Sec Meet fourth Monday evening of each month at 97 Congress
UOOFIOL
STAR LODGE Organized November 13, 1893 Ida Blaisdell, N L; Lizzie Taylor, Fin Sec; Flor- ence Wood, Rec Sec; Mrs Nellie Fletcher, Treas Meet first and third Mondays of each month at Py- thian hall
ROYAL ARCANUM
ALPHA COUNCIL, NO 83 Howard O Nel- son, Regent ; Thomas W Bowen, Vice-Regent; H B Yeaton, Past Regent; W Harry Chick, Orator ; C LeV Brine, Chaplain; Fred E Peckham, Secre- sary ; H O Prime, Treas; C Frank Wells, Collec- tor ; Fred T Harriman, Guide ; O J Lauterelle, War- den ; Fred L Pickering, Sentry Meet first and third Wednesdays of each month at Red Men's hall, 6 High street
TEMPERANCE ORGANIZATIONS
HAVEN W CT U Mrs L E Fogg, Pres; Lizzie D Tripp, Cor Sec ; Mrs Harriet Bilbruck, Rec ; Mrs Clara Ridge Treas Meet second and fourth Fri- days of each month at homes of members
ROCKINGHAM LODGE, NO 37, I O of G T Meet every Wednesday evening at 2 Penhallow
RAILROADS
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD Lucius Tuttle Pres ; W F Berry, Second Vice Pres and Gen Traf Mngr ; Frank Barr, Third Vice Pres and Gen Mngr ; W J Hobbs, Fouth Vice Pres and Gen Aud ; William B Lawrence, Clerk ; H E Fisher, Treasurer ; John F Webster, Concord N H, Asst Treas ; C E Lee, Asst Gen Mngr; D W Sanborn, Gen Supt ; D J Flanders,
G P and T Agt ; M T Donovan, Frt Traf Mngr ; A S Crane, Exp Frt Traf Mngr ; H Bissell, Chief En- gineer ; Henry Bartlett, Supt Motive Power ; J T Chamberlain, Master Car Builder ; C N Chevalier, Purchasing Agent ; Lucius Tuttle, Boston, Mass, Samuel C Lawrence, Medford, Mass, Richard Olney, Boston, Mass, A W Sulloway, Franklin, N H, Joseph H White, Brookline, Mass, Walter Hun- newell, Wellesley, Mass, Lewis Cass Ledyard, New York, N Y, Henry M Whitney, Brookline, Mass, Henry F Dimock, New York, N Y, William Whit- ing, Holyoke, Mass, Alex Cochrane, Boston, Mass, Chas M Pratt, New York, N Y, Directors
CONCORD & PORTSMOUTH RAILROAD (Leased to Boston & Maine Railroad) John J Pick- ering Portsmouth, Pres ; Wm A Pierce, Greenland, Vice Pres ; Wm B Stearns, Manchester, Treas ; Wal- lace Hackett, Portsmouth, Clerk ; Samuel C East- man, Concord, Walter M Parker, Manchester, Wil- liam A Pierce, Greenland, John J Pickering, Ports- mouth, Joseph B Walker, Concord, Wallace Hackett, Portsmouth, Elisha R Brown, Dover, Di- rectors
PORTSMOUTH ELECTRIC STREET RAIL- WAY (Operated as a branch of the Eastern Division of the Boston & Main Rd) W T Perkins, Boston, Mass, Supt ; A F Howard, Portsmouth, Asst Supt ; officials same as Boston & Maine Rd
YORK HARBOR & BEACH ROAD Lucius Tuttle, Boston, Mass, Pres ; H E Fisher, Boston, Mass, Treasurer ; F D Marshall, Portland, Me, Clerk ; Lu- cius Tuttle, Boston, Mass, S C Lawrence, Medford, Mass, J E Staples, York Village, Me, E S Marshall, York Harbor, Me, S W Junkins, York Corner, Me, Directors
BANKS
The Banks of this city close their forenoon busi- ness at one o'clock and afternoon at four o'clock On Saturday afternoon no business is transacted
SOCIETIES ETC
THE CHASE HOME FOR CHILDREN 41 Court Founded 1877 Incoporated 1879 Rev Henry E Hovey, Pres of Trustees ; Mrs John Sise, Pres Board of Managers ; Mrs L M Davis, Matron
CHRISTIAN SHORE SOCIAL CLUB North- west 35 Members Organized Sept 15, 1904 A S Brown, Pres ; John Leavitt, Sec; Frank J Littlefield, Treas Meet every second Friday Officers elected annually in January
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CITY MISSIONARY SOCIETY John S Rand, Treasurer This society under the present form was instituted in 1851, by the union of the various re- ligious societies, to support a City Missionary The clergymen of the city are ex-officio directors of the Society There is at present no City Missionary,but the income of a small fund bequeathed to the society is distributed by the treasurer
FEDERAL FIRE SOCIETY Organized 1789 Chas H Fish, Chairman ; Fred M Sise, Clerk ; Num- ber of Members 33
GRAFFORT CLUB 200 Members Mrs Frances Seavey, Pres ; Mrs M Augusta Parsons, Treas ; Helen C Pender, Sec. Meet once a month at 2 Market
GRATTAN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION John Quirk, Pres ; Dennis Burke, Fin Sec; Michael P Morrissey, Rec Sec ; James Edwards, Treas 0
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF STEAM EN GINEER'S LOCAL 150 Organized 1902 Member 68 A F Woodsum, Pres ; R J Cornell, Fin Sec ; Wm E D rury, Treas ; A W Walker, Rec Sec ; Mee ecc i ( and fourth Mondays of each month
JOHN LANGDON CLUB Arthur F Howard, Sec; G F Parker, Treas Meet first Tuesday of winter months at North church chapel, Middle
LADIES' HUMANE SOCIETY Instituted 1816 Incoporated 1874 Mrs Nathan F Mathes, Pres ; Theadora Lyman, Sec and Treas ; Mrs Lewis E Smith, Elizabeth O Shores, Susan E Christie, Mrs Frederick E Potter, Directors
LANGDON PARK ASSOCIATION F J Phil- brick, Sec and Treas; W W Cotton, Henry C Hewett, F J Philbrick, Directors
NEW HAMPSHIRE SOCIETY SONS OF THE REVOLUTION Founded 1893 Rev H E Hovey, Pres ; J Lewis Harris, Sec ; Stephen Decatur, Treas ; Annual meeting July 8
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS Annie F Jennes, Pres; James R May, Sec and Treas ; A J Weston, State Agent ; Meet first Monday in December
NEW HAMPSHIRE SOCIETY FOR THE PRE- VENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN Mary A Foster, Pres ; James R May, Sec and Treas ; A J Weston, State Agent Meet second Tuesday in January
ORPHEUS MALE QUARTETTE Ralph S Par- ker, 1st Tenor ; G E Philbrick, 2d Tenor; H P Montgomery, 1st Bass ; C W Gray, 2d Bass and Sec and Treas, 111 Market
PISCATAQUA CLUB 27 Congress Edmund Brown, Pres ; James Doherty, Vice Pres; Charles Griffin, Sec ; Mark Scott, Treas
PORTSMOUTH ALLEY CLUB Meet once a month at 4 Pleasant
PORTSMOUTH ATHENAEUM 9 Market sq Incorporated June, 1817 Rev Alfred Gooding, Pres ; Frederick M Sise, Sec and Treas ; Annie S Hanscom, Librarian
PORTSMOUTH ATHLETIC CLUB Reading rooms and gymnasium, 15 Court F W Hartford, Pres; G B Lord, Vice Pres; Walter H Page, Sec and Treas Meet Tuesday evenings preceding the 15th of each month
PORTSMOUTH BOARD OF TRADE W H Fay, 1st Vice Pres; C W Gray, Sec and Treas
THE PORTMOUTH COTTAGE HOSPITAL Incorporated 1887 Junkins av Rev Henry E Hovey, Pres; Annie F Alpaugh, Supt; E P Kim- ball, Henry A Yeaton, Rev Lucius H Thayer, Rev Alfred L Alwyn, Dr John W Parsons, J Albert Walker, John S Rand, Dr John J Berry, John C Batchelder, Trustees
PORTSMOUTH COUNTRY CLUB Off Sher- burne rd Harry E Boynton, Pres; Geo A Leavitt, Vice Pres; Mark W Anthony, Sec; Charles W Brewster, Treas Annual meeting first Monday in April
PORTSMOUTH FEMALE ASYLUM Insti- tuted 1804 Mrs Lewis E Smith Sec and Treas ; Mrs Charles D Matthews, Mrs Andrew B Sherburne, Susan E Christie, Theodora Lyman, Directors
PORTSMOUTH FIRE ASSOCIATION Calvin Page, Pres; Joseph O Hobbs, Vice Pres; Alfred Howard, Sec ; Justin V Hanscom Treas
PORTSMOUTH FIREMEN'S RELIEF ASSO Willard M Gray, Pres; Frank S Seymour, Vice Pres ; David E Junkins, Sec ; Lorenzo F Burnham, Treas Meet second Wednesday of January, April, July and October at City building
PORTSMOUTH HOME FOR AGED AND INDIGENT WOMEN 16 Deer Established June, 1876 Chartered June, 1877 Mrs Fannie Cobb, Matron ; Rev Alfred L Elwyn, Pres, Board of Trus- tees There are 11 inmates The Home may be visited Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8 to 5 PM
PORTSMOUTH HOWARD BENEVOLENT SOCIETY Instituted 1829 Incorporated 1854 E P Kimball, Pres; Lewis W Brewster, Sec; Daniel F Bortwick, Treas
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PORTSMOUTH IMPROVEMENT ASSOCI- ATION Organized 1902 C A Hazlett, Pres ; Mrs Sarah J Hall, Vice Pres; Rev Alfred Gooding, Sec ; W C Walton, Treas
PORTSMOUTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION George Pender, Pres ; T W Luce, Sec; A B Sher- burne, Treas Meet first Tuesday of each month
PORTSMOUTH SEAMEN'S FRIEND SOCI- ETY 102 and 104 Market Organized 1838 In- corporated 1858 E P Kimllall, Pres ; Mary A Fos- ter, Sec ; E P Kimball, Trustee ; James O Cornish, Supt
PORTSMOUTH VETERAN FIREMEN'S ASSO Rear 26 Market sq E B Newman, Pres ; Herbert A Marden, Vice Pres; Chas E Primmerman, Sec ; Horace W Gray, Treas Meet first and third Tues- day evenings of each month
PORTSMOUTH YACHT CLUB Club House rear 17 Mechanic Organized April, 1898 J E Boylston, Com; F F Hayes, V C; Rufus Adams, Fleet Capt ; W W Wilson, Treas; Wm McDonough, Sec
ROCKINGHAM BICYCLE CLUB C F Shil- laber, Pres; W C Walton, Capt; C W Brewster, Sec and Treas
SOCIETY FOR THE CARE OF THE SOUTH CEMETERY Incorporated 1897 Alfred Good- ing, Pres ; Gustave Peyser, Sec and Treas
WARNER CLUB 49 Congress Willis H Alvin, Pres ; H C Hopkins, Vice Pres ; George H Young, Sec; Geo E Richardson, Treas
WARWICK CLUB 3 Market Howe Call, Pres ; A C Willey, Vice Pres; G B Wallace, Sec; M W Ayers, Treas
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY, Y M C A 83 Con- gress Mrs E P Kimball, Pres ; Eliza W Garrett, Treas
WOMEN'S EXCHANGE 52 State Mrs F L Benedict, Pres; Miss Nellie Walker, Treas Meet first Tuesday of each month
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION 83 Congress E P Kimball, Pres; H P Montgom- ery, Rec Sec ; W F Hoehn, Gen Sec ; J K Bates, Treas ; E P Kimball, Pres Board of Trustees ; L E Staples, Treas Board of Trustees
CORPORATIONS ETC
ELDREDGE BREWING COMPANY Office 26 Bow H Fisher Eldredge, Pres and Treas
GALE SHOE MNFG CO 74 Islington John E Gale, Pres; Herbert E Gale, Treas
GRANITE STATE FI RE INSURANCE COM PANY Office National block, Congress Calvin Page, Pres; J Albert Walker, Vice Pres; Justin V Hanscom, Treas ; Alfred F Howard, Sec; J W Emery, Asst Sec
GURNEY BALL JOINT UMBRELLA CO 74 Islington Incorp 1904 C S Gurney, Pres; Walter E Bennett, Treas
FRANK JONES BREWING COMPANY Office 85 and 87 Market Justin V Hanscom, Treas
MASTER BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION Incor- porated 1903 49 Congress William W Ireland, Pres ; Robert I Sugden, Sec
MORLEY BUTTON MNFG CO Frenchman's lane ; Office 133 Essex, Boston W E Bennett, Supt ; S M Merrill, Treas
NEWCASTLE BRIDGE CO Incorporated 1821 Elmer E Tucker, Pres; David Urch, Treas, Clerk, Lessee and Toll Collector
PISCATAQUA NAVIGATION CO office 143 Market Edward S Marshall, Pres; Moses A Saf- ford, Clerk ; Henry A Yeaton, Treas
PORTSMOUTH BREWING COMPANY 64 Bow Arthur Harris, Pres; Geo W Pollard, Vice Pres ; W F Harrington, Treas; Arthur Harris, New York, Purchasing Agent
PORTSMOUTH BRIDGE COMPANY Incor- porated 1819 Capital $64,000 Samuel C Law- rence, Boston, Pres ; Herbert E Fisher, Boston, Treas ; Wallace Hackett, Clerk ; Fred C Young, Toll Collector Annual meeting first Monday in June
PORTSMOUTH BUILDING AND LOAN ASSO John W Emery, Pres; John Pender, Sec and Treas Meet second Wednesday of each month at 82 Congress
PORTSMOUTH, DOVER AND YORK STREET RAILWAY Office Ceres, near Bow E Burton Hart Jr, Pres; Theodore L Peters, Vice Pres; George E Macomber, Treas; W G Meloon, Gen Mngr; Albert D Foster, Cashier
THE STOVENE MNFG CO 20 and 22 Bow Incorporated May 14, 1892 Capital stock, $100,000
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY LIGHT AND POWER CO
Office 10 Pleasant Works foot of Daniel Incorporated 1902
D A Belden, Pres ; Samuel P Russell, Treas ; J S Whitaker, Supt
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JUDICIARY OF NEW HAMSHIRE SUPERIOR COURT
At Portsmouth, third Tuesday of October ; Exeter, third Tuesday of January and April
Supreme Court at Concord on the first Tuesday of each month except July and August
Robert M Wallace, Milford, Chief Justice, Supe- rior Court ; Robert G Pike, Dover, Robert N Cham- berlin, Berlin, Robert J Peaslee, Manchester, Charles F Stone, Laconia, Associate Justices ; Edwin G East- man, Exeter, Attorney General ; Charles H Knight, Exeter, Clerk of the Court for Rockingham County ; Marcus M Collis, Sheriff
U S CIRCUIT COURT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Is held at Portsmouth on the first Tuesday of May At Concord on the 2nd Tuesday of December Littleton on the last Tuesday in August
At
O W Holmes, Boston, Associate Justice of the U S Supreme Court ; Lebaron B-Colt, Bristol, R I, Wil- liam L Putnam, Portland, Me, Circuit Judges ; Burns P Hodgman, Littleton, Clerk ; Eugene P Nute, Farm- ington, Marshal ; Chas J Hamblett, Nashua, District Attorney
U S DISTRICT COURT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
At Portsmouth, third Tuesdays in March and Sep- tember At Concord, third Tuesday in June and De- cember At Littleton, last Tuesday in August
Hon Edgar Aldrich, Littleton, Judge of the Dis- trict Court of New Hampshire ; Burns P Hodgman, Littleton, Clerk ; Fremont E Shurtleff, Concord, Merrill Shurtleff, Lancaster, J G Crawford, Manches- ter, Joseph B Parker, Nashua, John W Kelley, Ports- mouth, U S Commissioners
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PROBATE COURT
Portsmouth, first Tuesday in January, March, May, July, September and November
Louis G Hoyt, Kingston, Judge ; George F Rich- ards, Exeter, Register
FIRST DISTRICT UNITED STATES LIFE SAVING SERVICE
Office 32 Congress
Silas H Harding, Supt in Charge
E S Hall, Jerry's Point, Newcastle, Selden F Wells, Wallis Sands, Rye, A L Remick, Straw's Point, Rye, Bemjamin F Smart, Hampton Beach, Keepers
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LIGHTHOUSES
C P Rees, Com U S N, Inspector of First Light- house District, Headquarters at Y M C A bldg, Port- land
There are five lighthouses attached to this district, viz :
Boon Island-William C Williams, Prin ; William T Stevens, 1st Asst ; Mitchell Blackwood, 2nd Asst Portsmouth Harbor-Joshua K Card, Keeper
Whales Back-Walter S Amee, Prin; John W Wetzel, 1st Asst ; John P Brooks, 2d Asst
Isle of Shoals-James Burke, Prin ; Fairfield H Moore, Asst
Cape Neddick-William M Brooks, Principal Keeper
MARINE HOSPITAL FUND
This tund is designed for the benefit of sick and disabled seamen, employed as such at the time of their sickness, or disability, provision for whom is made at the Cottage Hospital, Junkins avenue Dr Arthur C Heffenger, M HS Acting Asst Surgeon, 82 Congress
COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTAGE, PORT OF PORTSMOUTH Charles W Gray, Thomas H Rider
PILOTS
The following is a List of pilots having branches for the harbor of Piscataqua
John W Amazeen, John Hall, Rufus A Preble Jr, John A Amazeen Jr, Samuel Tobey, Josiah Tobey
POST OFFICE Pleasant, cor State
John H Bartlett, Postmaster ; Mark W Ayers, Asst Postmaster ; Fred C Tucker, I G Griffin, J Herbert Page, Ernest L Cook, Fores E Knowles, Harry W Blaisdell, Clerks; C E Lowd, J Taylor Waterhouse, W O Sides, Amos R Locke, Samuel A Reed, Mark Noble, Henry H Foote, Ralph E Bigger, Carriers; John S Parker, Harry E Furber, Sub Carriers
OFFICE HOURS-General Delivery, 7.80 a m to 7.80 p m; Box Office, 5.00 a m to 12.00 p m ; Sunday, Box Office, 8.00 a m to 6.00 p m ; general delivery, 12 to 1 m
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RATES OF POSTAGE DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN
First class-Letters and all mat- ter sealed so that it cannot be exam- ined without breaking the seal. Pos- tage 2 cents per ounce or fraction for United States (including Hawaii, Porto Rico; Guam and the Philippine Archipelago or Tutuila) Mexico, Can- ada (except Newfoundland), and Cuba also Shanghai, for letters in their usual and ordinary form. At least one rate (2 cents) must be prepaid to insure forward except to Cuba. Postal cards United States, Cuba, Mexico and Canada 1 cent.
Letters and postal cards are for- warded from one post office to an- other without additional postage. Other matter only on prepayment of additional postage.
The use of hand stamps for per- sonal communications, as stamping & receipt or credit on a bill or accounts; price lists with prices in writing, and all matter produced by type-writing constitutes matter first class.
Nothing but the address should be written or printed on the address side, and nothing should be attached to a postal card except an address tag or label.
Second class-Newspapers and periodicals issued as frequently as four times a year with a legitimate list of subscribers. Postage to other than publishers 1 cent for each 4 ounces.
Third class-Books (printed), cir- ciulars, labels, photographs, proof sheets, corrected proof sheets and M. S. copy accompanying the same, blank checks, drafts, insurance poli- cies and other legal papers, hand- bills, posters and all matter of the same general character. Postage 1 cent for each two ounces or fraction ; full prepayment of postage compul- sory. Seeds, cuttings, roots, bulbs, etc., may be forwarded in the mails for the U. S. with postage prepaid at third class rate, but matter of this nature for Canada must be prepaid at fourth class rate. Date of issue, name of addressee and name of send- er, may be written on a circular, or typographical errors corrected with- out subjecting it to letter postage. Reproductions from Hectograph, Pa- pyrograph, Electric Pen, or other similar process easy of recognition, may be sent as third class if mailed at post-office and in lots of not less than 20 identical copies. The limit of weight 4 pounds except single vol- umes of books to which there is no limit of weight.
Fourth class-Patterns, address tags, bill heads, letter heads, playing cards, blotting paper bearing printed advertisements, merchandise, metals and all other matter not included in the first second and third classes. on at full letter rates.
Postage 1 cent for each ounce or fraction. Full prepayment compul- sory. The limit of weight 4 pounds. 'Tags or labels may be attached, marked or numbered for purpose of description.
All mail matter of the third and fourth classes should be securely wrapped, but admit of easy inspec- tion. When matter of a lower class is enclosed with matter of a higher class, the whole package is subject to postage at the higher rate.
Liquids (not vinous, spirituous, ardent or malt), oils (not exceeding four ounces liquid measure), salves, ointments and articles easily liquefia- ble and not liable to explode or ignite spontaneously or by shock or jar; also ink-powder, pepper and other powder not explosive or poisonous may be forwarded in the Domestic mails when put up in glass bottles or vials strong enough to stand the shock of handling in a metal, wooden or paper-mache block or tube, not less than three sixteenths of an inch thick, impervious to liquids includ- ing oils, lined with a cushion of some absorbent material, and fastened with a cover so adjusted as to make the block or tube water tight, or in tin or metal tubes, fastened with a lid, and placed securely in a wooden block or tube open only at one end, of same thickness and strength as above. On all such packages the sender may write or print his name or address, preceded by the word "Form," and also the name of the article enclosed.
Unmailable-All packages contain- ing poisons, explosives. substances exhaling bad odor, liquids (vinous, spirituous, ardent or malt), obscene matter of any description, dunning notices on postal cards, and all arti- cles which from their nature are liable to damage the mails or any person handling them.
Canada-All packages of merchan- dise addressed to Canada, if presented for mailing in such form as to be capable of easy inspection, can be forwarded in the mails to the office of address, if postage is fully prepaid at the rate applicable to the same in the Domestic mails. Sealed packages, other than letters in their usual and ordinary form, are not allowed to be dispatched to Canada, even if postage is prepaid thereon at full letter rates.
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