The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-15
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
Cashiers Office, Sundays excepted), 73o a.
m. to 700 p. m. Money order department, 8 q.
m. to 800 p. NJ Registry department. 900
s. m. to 600 p. m.
General Delivery, Sundays excepted 7.so
=. m. to 700 p. m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries Sundays excepted)-In
BUSINESS section of tho city between High and In
liza streets, at 100 and 9.15 a. M, IL. As M 1.3o,
snd 5.15 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m,
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. M Collections
from street boxes at 100 a. M. 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Eoston, Southern and Western, intermediate
ufices and connections via Boston 81 Maine
railroad, Eastern division) Arrive at 1890,
?; and LAG 40 E. m close s "a NJ and 1899
p. M; close $50 and 9.16 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Wcste,7,, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad western dtvision)-Arriye at
1890 and $50 p m.; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-ArriYe
2 a. m. and 100 p. m.; close 1890 and 915
p. IN.
.4ueusto intermediate Offices and connections
800 a. H. 100 and 90 p. m; close at e.15 a.
m, 1870, AIS and 9.15 p m.
EdTmingto1,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroaa-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. NJ, and
1880 p. m.
Rock1a,ad, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arriye LOO
and p. M; close at 6.1b a. m. and IL m.
>, t sko'ehsgon, intermedate Offices and connec.
LOO p. m. close at 12.S p. m.
Auburn and Leaetston-Arriye 200 and 800
a. m. and 100 and 6 10 p. M; close Gas and
las a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. m.,. LOO and p. NJ;
close at 615 a. M, 1890 and 9.16 p. m.
Biddeford and Soco-Arrive at 1880 and $50
p. m.; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 M.
2.45 and 5.15 p m.
Island Pond, Y, intermediate c1ices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
p. m.
Gorhdn, N. H. intermediate oflrcs and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railr0ad-Ansse at
$40 a. m. and 1880 p. M; close at o.z5 a. rn.s
LOO and 4.30 p m.
Scranton, IT. intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. O, B. R.
Arrive at 8.35 p. M; close at 90 a. n
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
actions via Mountain Division M. G. r. RI
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wi'adhans, No.
W5sadhdna, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 1900 M; close at Las p. m.
Rochester, N: e., intermediate offices and con-
rive at l. 45 and 600 p. m.; close rs $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Maus-Arrive at $40 a. m, Las
900 and S35 p M; close at $50 q. M, 1l.45
a. m, and $50 p. m.
West6rooE (Soccarappo) Arrive at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 800 p. m. ; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kntghtuiue-Arrive at
500 a. M and p m; close at s a. N. and Las
p. m.
Bowe,y Beach-Arr!ve at p. m. close Las
South Portland and Wauard-Arriye at a.
M, and 2.15 p M; close at a. m. and 400 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Nat
ter.-Domestic mail matteT,-that Is.
mail matter sent in the mails from some
post office within the United States to
some other post Office within the same,
is divided into four classes, as follows:
LIST class. Written matter. namely, letters,
postal cards. and all matter wholly on partly tn
writing, whether sealed OF unsealEd Except
manuscripts copy accompanying proof shcr1s or
corrected proof sheets of the same.l All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
is also of the first class.
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and az
frequently as four times year., which boar
are issued from known office of putlratiDn-
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board
"a leatsF or u SSass q Op paSs
character or devoted to literature. ths sciaGees,
art: or some special industry, and msss have q
Ss dssicned primarily for Advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
other matter wholly in print (no. inciuded in
second-class matter), proof-sheetS, corrected
proot-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
sPrinted matter is defined by statute to be
"the reproduction upon paper, by any process
exespt that OF handwriting, OF any words,
combination thereof, not having the
character of anlactual and personal correspon-
dence.
printed letter which. accDrdfDg to internal EVIL
dence is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons and does nos lose ITS character as
| such by writing therein the dsse. name OF the.
addressee or OF the sender, or the correction of
mere typographical errors.
| 4th Glass Merchandise. namely al matter
not embraced in the first second or third
\ elias, whsfh is not 10 ito form or s--saT liable to
destroy, defaca or. osxssrwfse damage tie con-
! tents Of the mail l,ae o. harm iae person Of
i above the weight provided by Jaw.
| limit of IFts,ht II .HatE Mdttcr.-So package
weighing more than four pounds Ahan be re-
| ceved for conveyance Ky mall except single
| books weighing in excess . that aNsuns, and
except books and documents polished o.
| circulated by orQcf Oh SuugTeSSs OF oncldt
matter emanating from any of the
Departments of the Government or from
| the Smithsonian Institution.
| 30 Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject TO the four
| pound limitation.
/ 81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
| ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
| postals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
| On First Class Motter.-The. rate of
| postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
| 1. On letters and other written matter,
| except that specially authorized t6 pass at
tliirdclass rates and on Sc aled matter or matter
| otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
/ per ounce or fraction thereof.
! 2. On postel cards one cent each, the price
| for which they are sold.
| g. On "drop letters" two cents per ounce or
| fraction thereof whom mailed at letter carrier
| post Offices, and one cent for each ounce or
| fraction thereof as offices where free delivery
| by carrier is not established.
| On Second Class Matter The rate of
| postage on second-9lass matter when sent by
! the publisher thereof, and from the Office OF
! publication. including samples coptes, OF when
\ sent from a news agency 10 actual subscribers
thereto or TO other news agents, Is one cent per
/! pound or fraction thereof.
The rate OF postage NEWSPAPERS and