The Portland daily press., 1893-12-05
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. m. 10 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
dia streets at 700 and els a. H., H. As m, 1.9o,
ana bio p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m,
dd3o p: m. Sunday delivery at Post
rom street Boxes 80 at 4 q me- oo
and 500 p m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western. intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
aod so M eiose ~ a at 1874
M, 5.15 and 915 p. M. Sunday arrive 125
p. m; close $50 and els p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
Maine railroad western division)-Arrive at
1890 and $50 p. III. close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. M and LOO p. m; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
Ia Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.oo q. M, LOO and 500 p M; close at 6.15 a.
M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Farn,ington, intermediate offices and connec--
IONS, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
100 and els p. M; close at As a. M, and
12.3Op. m.
sRockJoasd, intermediate Offices and connections
VIA Knox and Lincoln rairoad-Arr1ye LOO
and 6 p. M; close at 615 a. m. and ~ m.
SboWhegan intermediate offices and connec-
lions, via Maine Central railroad--Arrlve at
LOO p. m. close at 1890 p. m.
Auburn and Leaciston-Arrive 200 and 900
q. m. and LOO and 6.15 p M; close $40 ana
7.45 a. m, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. M.
Bongor-Arrive 200 a. NJ. 100 and 6 p. M. !;
close at Cit a. H., 1920 and Ole p. m.
Biddeforo and sSdco-Arriye at 2 80 and s 80
p M; close at 900, SEQ a. M. and 1900 m
2.45 and BIO p. m.
Island Pond, IT, intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 2 3O close at x. An a and 40
p. m.
Gorhans, ". r., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M. close at 6.45 a. m,
LOO and 4.3O p. M.
Savanton IT. intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 8.35 p. M; close at5.O0 a., m.
Bartlett, N. H. intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. II. R.
Arrive at eco a. m. and S.35 p. H.; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wi,adhdnt, No.
Wi7ldtaD,, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrve
at 1900 m. close at Lao p. m.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectlonS, via Portland Chichester railroad-Ar-
rive at As and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland lIills-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
600 and S.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, II .45
a. H., and $50 p. m.
: Westbrook (SGccardppa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 600 p IN. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Knightv;lle- Arrive at
500 a. M and p. H.; close at a.. m and Las
p. m. sra
Boacery Beach-Arrive at p. NJ; close 1.45
South Portland and Jvauard--Arrive at a.
M, and 2.15p. m. ; close at a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Mot
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:
1st class. 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.
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times a year, which bear
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from a known Office OF publication,
are formed fprintd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To- be Of Of tn public
art, or some special industry, and must have a
legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
rates.
Sd Class Books, circulars. periodicals and
other matter wholly in print. (not included in
second class natter, proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
Printed matter 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.'
Aacircular' is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
al persons." and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name of the
addressee or of the sender, OF the correction of
mere typographical errors
4th Class 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
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
dat or meg f q o @ nnds sha p be r
ceved for conveyance by mail. except single
books weighing i'll excess OF that amount, and
except books and documents published OF
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
so 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.
szc RATES OF POSTAGE.
On FIRST Glass Mdtter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter,
except tha5 specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on s. 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 when mailed at letter carrier
post Offices, and one cent for each ounce or
traction 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 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 or
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage Oh newspapers excepting
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when the same aredepcsed in
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