The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-05-24
POSTOFFICE REGULATIONS.
BENNINGTON.


j. The Arrival and Departure of Mails
r Amount of Postage Required, Domestic
4 and FOreiEn-sOmS Matters Not Com
orally Known.
A The writer last Sunday afternoon
asked a question as to the closing of the
mail for New York at 5.45 p. M, and
received from Postmaster Martin reply
to the question. Subsequent converse
ton developed few facts about local
postal regulations which determined the
preparation of this article.
1t appears that the Sunday night SER
vice was obtained only by considerable
exertion, the department being 10th to
extend to us the privilege, and it is also
fact that until now there has been
very little advantage taken of it. The
Sunday mail will close at o'clock, and
with very light weight. A few hours
thereafter the boxes will be crowded
with letters and other mail matter, all
of which must wait until morning, and
thus lose one whole day in transmission,
showing one of two things-that few
know of this fast mail out of Benning-
ton Sunday night, arriving in New York
early Monday morning, or that they are
not disposed to use the service. Below
are full particulars as to the arrival and
departure of the various mails at the
postoffice in this village: ]
WEEK DAYS. In
Boston.-Mails Close: 725 a. M. 1920, sos p. IN.
Mails Arrive: 7.15 S15, $50 a. IN. 500 p. m.
New York-Mails Closet 7.25 n. M, 1870, sos,
7.55 p. m. Arrive-715 $50 =. M, 800 p. m.
Troy and Albany-Mails Close: 7.25 a. M, 1870, q
sos, 1856 p. m. Arrive-7.15, $50 a. M, 800,
63Op.m
West and South.-All points on the b. g. A. R. h,
Mails Close: 7.25 a. M, 1920, sos, 1855 p. m. d
Arrive-7.15, $50 a. M, 800, $50 Up. m. p
All points on the Fitchburg R. R.-Mails Close;
7.25 a. M, 1920 p. M. Arrlve-7.15 a. m, =
800 p. m.
North Adams willlamstown, Blackinton, Ches- q
shire, Adams.-Mails Close: 7.25 a. M, 12.2O, IL
sos p. m. Arrive: 7.15a. M, 400 p. IN.
Rutland, Burlington and all points North.-Mails Y
Close: s25 a. m, 2. 90, 7.55 pm. Arrive-7.15,
s.l5 a. M, 1.25 p. m. ~
All Points on the b. r. r. R.-Mails Close: 200,
765 p. m. Arrive-7.15, S.15 a.. m. al
wilmingtoh.-Mails Close: 200 p. m. Arrive
1890 a. IN. "
Bennington Centre.-MAls Close: 1000 a. M, 10
$40 p. IN. Arrve-9.3O a. M, 600 p. IN.
SUNDAY. W
Sew York, Troy, Albany, South and West q
Mails Close: 600 p m. From all Points, Il
Mails Arrive: 1000 a. m. w
from 100 a. IN, to 500 p. m. Lock Boxes.-6OO
a. M, to 900 p. m. Sundays.-l2.OO to 100 10
p. IN. $50 to 600 p. nj. Lock Boxes.-sOO IN
a. M. to coon. IN. bt
Honey Order and Registering Hours.-7.OO a. M,
to 600 pm. &C
While about this we have requested CT
Postmaster Martin to prepare sched- nj
lie of rates of postage, both domestic tn
md foreign. This will be of value in tn
with the timetable of mails. J.,
there is more obscurity in the VI
ublic mind on postal matter of the tn
bird class, and what may be written or tn
ot written upon it, than almost any in
Their which is generally posted. The
below will be found to be
f1icial and valuable:
RATES OF PosTAGE-DoMEsTlC.
First Class-All sealed letters or pack
ges, two cents per ounce.
Second Class-Newspapers and peri
ideals of regular publication, one cent
Or four ounces. sa
Third Class-Books and all printed tel
natter, one cent for two ounces. Upon an
natter of the third class. or upon the pl,
inclosing the same, the sender WI
nay write his own name or address Gil
hereon, with the word from" above tn
nd preceding the same, and in either Pc
ase may make simple mark intending CT
o designate word or passage of the an
ext to which it is desired to call atten- of
ion. There may be placed upon the pr
over or blank leaves of any book, or of Sc
ny printed matter of the third class, hi
nipple manuscript dedication or inscrip- ia
ion that does not partake of the nature NJ
f n personal correspondence. SD
Fourth Glass - Merchandise of all m
inds which is not liable to destroy Nj
nail, printed envelopes, billheads, cards, Nj
to-, minerals, seeds, bulbs, roots, cut Fl,
ings, one cent per ounce. sc
liquids not allowed in the mail ex- tn
ept packed in approved packages. ia
'oisons and explosives are excluded. tn
All mail packages limited to four cl,
ounds, except books. One book can be B,
ent without regard to weight. III
FOREIGN POSTAGE. Pi
Canada, Mexico, Nova Scotia, two
ents per half ounce for letters, one cent
er half ounce for papers.
Great Britain, Ireland, France, Italy,
Iolland, Russia, Spain, Cuba; Peru,
hill, Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Nor j.
yay and Sweden, five cents per half ~.
unce for letters, one cent per two 90 90
unces for papers. VI
Special delivery stamps cost ten cents. gu
hey can be placed on any class of mat W
9r in addition TO the regular postage, on
nd the Office to which they are sent is ov
bliged to deliver them at once upon un
eceipt, up to 8 p. m, within one mile no
the Office. ga
Money 0rders-Fee on all amounts wa
nder IS, five cents; over IS and not
$40, eight cents. of
Letter sheets, comprising paper, en- an
elope and stamp, all combined, sold on
ngly or in pads, pie
The advantage of having these mat VII
RS of information at hand in case of
oubt or emergency is patent to all. YC
A Trip TO Manitoba. po