The Portland daily press., 1893-10-16
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. IN. to 700 p. III. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. IN.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted),In
business section of the city between High anu III
dia streets, at 90 and 915 a. NJ, Y % m, 1.3o
and Obs p. M; in other sections at 500 a. NJ,
Office window 900 to 1000 2; m Collections ms
from street boxes at HOO g.. H., 4oo
and 500 p. M Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Jyestcrn, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston Name
railroad, eastern diyiSion).Arrlve at IZ;3 oa
5, and 11.3o p. M; close =; m and 1890 90
M, BIB and 3.15 p. m.; Sunday, arrive i 20
p. m. close $50 and 915 p NJ
Boston, Southern and Vester,, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad western division> az
1890 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. H., ana
2.45 p. IN.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. IN. and loo p M; close 1880 and $40
p m.
Aatgusta intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
900 a. H., L. 90 and GOO p. H.; close at 6.l5 a.
M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. H.
| Farmington, intermediate offices and connec.
| tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and G.15 p. m; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1880 p. m.
Roch1ond, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
| and 6 p. m. close at 6.15 a. m. and ~ m.
Skophegan, intermediate Offices and connec--
| tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
| LOO p m. close at 1890 p. m.
AUBURN and Lewtston-Arrive 200 and 900
\ a. m. and loo and 6.15 p. m; close $40 ana
| 7.46 a. M, $780, Alb and 9.15 p. m.
! Ba,,gor-Arrive 200 a. M, loo and p NJ;
| close at 6.15 a. m, 1890 and 9.16 p. m.
| BiddetorI and Saco-Arrive at IL. so and $50
r M; 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 49, 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and LOO
p. m.
Gorham,. Nh, intermediate offices and con.
nectonS, via Grand Trunk rairoad-AFrlve at
| $40 a. m. and Il. 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. M,
! LOO and 4.3O p. m.
| Sava,ston, IT.. intermediate offices and con-
| nections, via Mountain. Division NJ c. II. H.
| Arrive at 9.35 p. m. I; close at 500 a. m
Bartlett, N. H. intermediate offices and con-
| necticns via Mountain Division M. c. n. r.
| Arrive at 900 a. m. and $50 p. M; close at
| 800 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Ws,,dhan, No.
Wsndhdna, Raymond and South Cdsco--Arrive
at 1900 M close at ]. 45 p. m.
| Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
neetions, via Portland &RocheSter railroad-Ar-
rive at LAO and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Aausz-Arrive at $40 a. M, 1.45
600 and S.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.46
| a. M, and $50 p. m.
West6rook (saccarappa)- Arrive at $40 a.
m. LAP and 600 p. m. close $50 and f1.46 a.
Cape Elizabeth and K,,ightviNe- at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at 6 a. m. and 1.45
p. m.
Boaery Beach-Arrive at 6 p. M; close Las
p. m.
South Portland and WaUard-Arrive at 8 a.
M, and 2.15 p. m. close at a. m. and 200 p.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Nat
ter.-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 Glass; 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.) 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 as
frequently as four times year., when bear a
date of issue, and are numbered conSecutively,
are issued from known office of adjudication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without beard.
Cloth leaheF or 9s1ep nbc
character or 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.
other matter wholly in print mot included in
second-class matrer), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
aPrinted NATTER is defined by statute to be
''the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, OF any words,
letters, characters, figures or images, or OF any
combination thereof, not having the
character of anIactual and personal correspon-
dence."
Nv 70 to1 ,o 20
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
addresSeesor of the sender, or the correction OF
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 liable to
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con.
tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person OF
limit Of Weight Of Mall Mdtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be :s-
ceiVed for conveyance by mail except single
books weighing in excess of that amount, and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or of'cIal
I pepartments D Of tie Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class m after mailed In packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four-
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply TO matter IN foreign NallS TosulhtSu ny
postals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Motter.--The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on sealed 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. .
8. 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 seeond-elass matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the office Of
publication, including samples copies. OR when
sent from a news agency to actual subscribers
thereto, or to other news agents, is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
The rate OF postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the. second-class
when sen. by other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent for each four ounces OF
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
weeklies) and ON periodicals not exceeding two
ounces III weight.when the same aredeposited in
Office for delivery by its carriers,