The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-08
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. m. to 600 p. m. '--'0,
General Delivery, Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. m. to 7oop m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
dia streets, at 100 and ola a. M, 12 40 m, 13O,
and 5.15 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
lao Lao P M O 81 Sunday m ~ delivery at Post
from street boxes at Hoo a. m, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern, and Westerm intermediate
of1lces and connections via Boston & Maine
O. and 11.3o p. M; close 8 a. m. and 1900
m 5.15 and 9.15 p. m.; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p m; close $50 and 915 p. m.
B0stor, Southern and Western, and inter
Name railroad western divsion)-Arrive at
a2;30 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. m, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
p. m
Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central Authoritative at 200 and
800 a. M, LOO and 600 p. m.; close at 6.15 a.
m, 1890, 415 and 9,15 p. m.
Formi,,gton, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Nailroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.l5 p. M; close at 7 .45 a. M, and
123Op m.
Rock1amd, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p m. close at 615 a. IN. and IL m.
Sko,rIsegan, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
LOO p M; close at 1880 p. m.
AUBURN and Lewisto1,-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. NJ; close 6.45 and
7.45 a. m 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. NJ
Bongor-Arrive 200 a. M, 100 and D. M;
close at 81 8 a. M, 1880 and 9.16 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 1890 and 80
p. M; close at 60o 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Ie1n1d pond " intarnnadiata nfiaac apd
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at -. 80 p. M. close at 6.45 a. m. and 100
p. M.
Gorhana, NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
$40 a. m. and 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. NJ,
LOO and 40 p. IN.
Swanton, IT., intermediate offices and CON
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. R. r.
Arrive at 8.35 p. NJ; close 1880 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division NJ. G. r. r.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and $50 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p m.
Due Duck Pond. Prides Corner Windham, No.
Windhdn,, Raymond and South Cosco-Arrfye
at 1900 m. |; close at Las p. m.
Rochester, N. e., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at ]. 40 and 600 p M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland lfius-Arrive at $40 a. M. LAB
500 and S35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccarappa)- at $40 a.
m. Lap and 600 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kntghtvile- at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
BoDery Beach-Arrive at p. m. close Las
p. m.
South Portland and WiNard-Arrive at a.
m ana 2.l5 p. M; close at a. m. and 200 p.
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:
lst 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
I'd class Periodical publications. namely al
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, when bear
date OF issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office of publication,
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information of public
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 (not included In
second-class matrer), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
HPrinted natter is defined by statute to be
the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that OF handwriting, OF any words,
combination thereof, not having tbs
character of anlactual and personal correspon-
dence."
A"circuar" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
such by writing therein the date, name Of the
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 nature liable to
destroy deface or otherwise damage the CON
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law,
limit Of Weight Of lfai1 Matter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be. re-
books weighing in excess of that amount, and
except books and documents published or
circulated BY order OF Congress- or official
pepartments Of Tie Government or from iS
the Smithsonian Institution.
80, second-class matter mailed in packages
pound limitation.
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postals conventions
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. 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.
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.
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
Weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
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