The Portland daily press., 1893-12-27
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

m. to 500 3. m. Registry department, 900
a. m to 600 p. m.
General * Dsatyery, Sundays g excepted x 7.so
a. m. to 700 p. m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
business section OF the city between High and IN
dia streets, at 100 and 9. a. M, 12;45 m. 130.
ana OLD p m. In other sections at 500 a. m,
Office window, 600 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a.. M, 400
and 800 p. m. Sunday 600 p m only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
| .Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
| oflces and connections via Boston 8 Maine
railroad, eastern division)-Arrive at 1890,
and Lac so E. NJ close a m and and 1889
p M. close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
BOSTON, Southern and Western, and inter
| mediate oftces and connections, via Boston and
| Maine railroad (Western. division)-Arrive at
| 1880 and $50 p m.; 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
pm.
| via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
800 a. M, 100 and 900 D. m. close at 6.15 a.
! M, 1880, AIS and 9.15 p. m.
| Farnsingto1l, intermediate Offices and connec-
| tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.l5 p. m. 7; close at 2 .46 a. M, and
| 12.3Op. m.
| Rockla,,d, intermediate offices and connections
| via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
| and p. M; close at 6.15 a. m. and 10 m.
| Skouhegan intermediate Offices and connec-
| tons, via Maine Central rairoad-Arrive at
| LOO p m. close at 1880 p. m.
Aub,e'1, and Le,efston-Arrive 200 and 500
| a. M and 90 and 6.15 p. m. close 6.45 and
7.45 a. NJ, 1890, Alb and els p. m.
Bdngor-Arrive 200 a. m. LOO and 6 p. M;
close at 6.15 a. M, 1890 and 9.16 D. IN.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at IL. 80 and 80
P. m; close at 800, 800 a. m and 1900 m,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
| Island pond intarunn nffioac
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL. 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and LOO
p. M
Gorhdn,, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk rairoad-Arrive at
$40 a. M and 1890 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m,
LOO and 43o p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
| nectionS, via Mountain Division NJ G. r. R.
| Arrive at 3.35 p M; close at 500 a. m
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
| nectlonS via Mountain Division NJ c. r. r.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and $3.50 p. M; close at
500 a. M. and 245 p. IN.
DucE Pond, Pride's Corner, W-indhan,, No.
| Wtndhdnl Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at l2.0O m. close at Lac p m.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
| rive at AS and 600 p. NJ; close at $50 and
| LAS a. M
Cumberland 1flls-Arrive at $40 a. M, 145
| 600 and 8.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, AS
a. M, and $50 p. M
| o. a.
m. Las and 600 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. M.
Cape Elizabeth and Knightviue- at
500 a. m. and 6 p. H.; close at a. m. and Las
/ pm.
Botvery Beacl--Arriye at p. m. close Las
South Portland and Wauard-Arrive at a.
| M, and 2.l5 p. M close at a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
| Classification of Domestic Mail Nat
ter.-Domestic mail atter,-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 or partly in
| writing, whether sealed or unsealed Except
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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 year, which bear a
are issued from known office of publication
are formed of prntd paper sheets. without board.
tn Leather or other substantial binding ahs
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art or some special industry, and must have a
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 Quot included in
second-cass matter) proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
hPrinted natter is defined by statute to be
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.''
A"circular" 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 tile
addressee or 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-
any one engaged in the postal service, andnoE
above the weight provided by law.
limit of Weight of Mail Matter, package
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
pspsrtms ss 81 Tie GoVernment or from s
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class ma after mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
pound limitation.
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
pOstals conventions
RATES OF POSTAGE.
l. On First Glass Matter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters and other written matter,
except thas specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on 8 aled matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fractio thereof.
| Q. On poste 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-elass 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
The rate Of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the. second-class
when sent 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
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