The Portland daily press., 1893-10-11
PORTLAND PoST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. M to 100 p. m. Sunday 500 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers pelyeyies, SUNDAYS sx9ssegted)1In
and 5. Is D. M in other sections at 500 a. M,
se wnan sqnday oo delivery o 81 RSss
from street boxes at HOO a.. m, 400
and 800 p. m. Sunday, 800 p. m. only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western. intermediate
oinoes and connections via Boston 4 Name
M, 5.15 and 9.15 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p NJ; close $50 and 9.15 p m
Boston, Southern and Eestera. and inter,
mediate offices and connections, via Boston ana
| Maine railroad western division)-Arrive at
1890 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. lii. and 100 p. M; close 1890 and 9.15
/ p. m.
augusta, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central ralroad-Arrive at 200 and
l 900 a. m. LOO and 900 p. M; close at Glib a.
m; 1870, AIS and 9.15 p. m.
EoY7niagto, intermediate Offices and connec-
tions, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
| 100 and 615 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
$50 p. IN.
Loekla,,d, intermediate offices and connections
and y. M; close at 6.15 a, NJ and IL m.
skouhega,, intermediate offices and connec.
| tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrlye at
100 p. M; close at 1890 p. m
AUBURN aud Lewiston-Arrive 200 and 800
a. m. and 100 and 6.15 p. m. !; close 6.45 and
7.45 a. M, 1880, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
tBd,agor--Arrive 200 a. rn.., LOO and 6 p. m;
close at SIT a. m, 1890 and 915 p. m.
Bfddeforl and saco--Arrive at 1890 and S 80
p. M; close at 600, SEQ a. m. and 1900 NJ,
PAS and 5.15 p. M
Island Pond, IT. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1890 p. M; close at Gas a. m and loo
p. nj.
Gorhan,, NJ H., intermediate Offices and con-
neetions, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
$40 a. M and 1890 p. m. ; close at $40 a. M,
LOO and 430 p. m.
Scranton, w., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ. G. X. r.
Arrive at 8.35 p. m. close at 800 a. m.
Bartlett ~ H. intermediate offices and con-
nections Via Mountain Division NJ 6. +. r.
Arrive at geo a. m. and $50 p. M; close at
500 a. M. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, pride's Corner; w5ndhaas, No.
Windhdnt, Raymond and South CGsco--AfrIve
at 1900 M; close at Lao p. m.
Rochester, NJ H., intermediate Offices and con-
| nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Af.
rive at 1. 45 and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
| 11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mills--Arrive at $40 a. M, 1.45
600 and S.35 p M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
| q. H., and $50 p m.
Vestbrook (saccarappa)- -Arrive at $40 ..
nj. 1.45 and COOP. M close $50 and 11.45 a.
IN. and $50 D. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,,iglttcitle-- Arrive at
500 a. NJ and p. M. close at 6 a. m. and !. 45
/ p. m.
Boseery BeacJ,--Arrive at p. m. close Lac
p. m.
South Portland and Jvillara-Arrive at q.
NJ, and 2.15 p. M; close at a. m and 200 p.
m.
1 CLAssIr1cATIoN OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification Of Domestic Mail Idt-
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:S
1st class. Written matter, namely, letters.
writing, whether sealed or unsealed Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets Of
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
| which are issued at stated intervals and as
| frequently as four times year,, which bear a
date of issue, and are numbered conseeutlveiy,
| are issued from known Office OF publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board.
| cloth, leather or other substantial binding
Sa o. devoted e terature the oisneas
| art, OF some special industry, and must have 9
| legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
/ be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
4
4 second-c1ass natter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
Printed natter is defined by statute to be
"the reproduction upon paper, by any process
| except that of handwriting, OF any words,
trS NOT 81 esg
character Of aniactual and personal correspon-
| dence.,'
printed letter, which, according to internal evi-
| 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
| addresses or Of the SENDER or the correction OF
more 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-
snN ou oe eneared in he postal service and not
limit Of Weight Of Nal Hatter..No package
csived for conveyance BY mail: except single
| books weighing In excess OF that amount, and
except books and md. documents s pupmsnea o; Of
pepartmsnts Of the Government or from
the Smithsonian INSTITUTION ttar 1.;,sa ., raopaosx
/ at the pound rate is not subject to the four
| pound limitation
1 postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
| On First Glass Matter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
| follows.
j.. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass az
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
| otherwise closed against inspection, TWO cents
per ounce or fraction thereof 49,. -.
.. On postel cards one cent each, the price
8. On ''drop lettersn two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier