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


and 5l5 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
Once window, 200 to 1000 q n Collections
and 500 p. m. Sunday 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston s. Maine
railroad. eastern divslon) Arrive at 1890,
b, and 11.30 p. NJ; close a. m. and 1900
M, 5.15 and 9.15 p. m. Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. m.; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter.
Maine railroad (Western division) Arrive at
1870 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M, and
2.45p p. IN.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1870 and 9.15
pm.
AUGUSTA. intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.00a. M, ]. 90 and 900 p. M; close at 6.15 a.
M, $780, 415 and 9.15 p. m.
F0rnaiaagto1e intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
LOO and 615 p. m.; close at 7.45 a. M, and
12.30p m.
Rockloa,d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
and 9 p. M; close at Clio a. m. and u m.
Sko,rhegan, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. m.
Auburn and Leaytston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and 90 and 6 15 D. M; close 6.45 and
7.45 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and OILS p. m.
.Baa,gor-Arrive 200 a. M, LOO and p. M;
close at 6.15 a. M, 1890 and 915 p m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at IL. 80 and $50
p. NJ; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at II. 80 p. M; close at Gas a. m. and 100
p. H.
Gorhans, N. H, intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M. close at GAS a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. R. r.
Arrive at 1856 p. M; close at8.00 a. m.
Bartlett, NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at eco a. m and 8.35 p M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p m.
:; Duek POND, Pride's Corner, Windhaa.s No.
at IL. 90 m. close at LAB p. m.
Rochester, N. IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad--Ar-
rive at 1.45 and 600 p. m.; close at $50 and
11.45 a. H.
Cumberland iNjlls-Arrive at $40 a. m, LAS
600 and 8.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 1145
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (saccarappa) -Arrive at $40 a.
IN. LAP and coop. NJ; close $50 and II. a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kaasghtvslle-Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. m; close at a. m. and 145
pm.
Bowery Beach--Arr:ve at p. M; close LAS
p. m.
South Portland and Wauard-Arrive at a.
M, and 2.15 p. M; close at s a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Nail Nat
teF.-Domestic mail matter,-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 ciass. Written matter. namely, letters.
postal cards and all matter wholly or partly in
writing, whether sealed or unsealed Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets Of the same.l All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class.
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
newspapers and other periodical publications
frequently as four times year, which bear
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office OF publication,
are formed ofprinrd paper sheets without board
cluth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information of public
character, OF devoted to literature, the sciences,
art. or some special industry, and must have
legitimate list of subscribers and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes.
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print not included in
second-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
ing the same.
Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
except that of handwriting, OF any words,
letters, characters, figures OF images, or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character of anlactual and personal correspon-
dence.'
A.crcular" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name of the
addressee or OF the sender, or the correction OK
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first second or third
class which is not in its form or nature labesto
tents OF the mail bag or harm the person of
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceived for conveyance by mail. except single
books weighing in excess of that amount, and
circulated by order of Congress, or official
matter emanating from any OF the
the Smithsonian Institution
30 Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
pound limitation.
ply to matter in foreign mails reSss&ssa by
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Mdtter.-The rate of
postage on matter OF the flrSt class IS as
follows:
l. On letters and other written matter,
except tha5 specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on S saled matter or matter
otherwise closed against Inspection, two cents
per>ounce OF fraction thereof.
q On psstel cards one cent each, the price
for which they are sold.
3. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post Offices, and one cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof at Offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established.
On Second Class Matter. The rate OF
postage on second-class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the Office Of
publication, including samples copies or when
sent from news agency TO actual subscribers
thereto, or to other news agents, is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof
Tie rate of postage or newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-cass
when sen: by other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers (eXcepting
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight,Whenthe same aredepositedi in
is uniform at one cent each; on periodicals
weighing more than two ounces, two cents
each.
Newspapers and periodicals when de-
posted by the publishers or news agent in
letter carrier office for general or box delivery