The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-23
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

II. u.
a. m. TO COOP n,
General Detiuc,.y.. Sundays excepted 73o
q. NJ to 100 p. M. Sunday 300 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted).,.In
dia streets, at 100 and 9l5 a H., II 40 m, 1.so
and 81 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m,
lao m IS sunday % delivery c at Post
rom rom street boxes at 100 "a. m, 400
and 500 p IN. Sunday, GOO p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
Offices and connections via Boston u Maine
NJ. 515 and 5.15 p. n. Sunday, arrive 125
p. M. close $50 and 9.15 p. N.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate Offices and connections. via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-klrriye at
1880 and $50 p M; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. III.
Eastern, via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive
2 a. NJ. and 100 p. H.; close l2.oO ana $40
p. Ill.
A,sgzsta intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at zoo ana
900 a. M, LOO and 600 p M; close at o.Io do
m, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. III.
Pennington, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arr1ve at
100 and CHS p. m; close at 7.45 a. M, ana
1890 p. m.
Rockla1,d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and 6 p. M. close at 6.l5 a. M and II m.
skowhegan, intermediate Offices and conec C.
tions, via Maine Central rallroad-Arrlye at
LOO p M; close at 1890 p. IN.
Aubae1s and Leaeiston-ATrive 200 and 800
a. NJ and 90 and 6.15 p. M. close $40 ana
7.45 a. NJ, 1880, Ais and 915 p. M
Bo,agor-Arrive 200 a. m... LOO and p. NJ;
close at 6.15 a. M, 80 and $40 p H.
Biddeford and Sdco--Arrive at 80 and $50
p. 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 1890 p. m; close at $40 a. M. and 100
p. m.
Gor7,on,, NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. m and 1870 p. H.; close at $40 a. NJ,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Sacda,to1,, IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ G. R. R.
Arrive at $50 D. m; close atS.OG a. M
Bartlett N. H.. intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ c. r. R.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and $50 p. M. close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prtde's Corner, Wiudha,n: No.
Wa31dh01e, Raymond and South CdSco-Arrlye
at 1900 m. close at .45 p. M
Rochester, N. H. intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
xive at Lao and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
1145 a. m.
Cumberland lIills-Arrive at $40 a. M, LAB
600 and 8.35 p. M; close at 6.3o a. NJ, ll.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (saccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. LAB and 600 p M; close $50 and l1.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kaaiglttviue-Arrive at
5000. m. and p. m. close at a. m and Las
pm.
Boacery Beacl-Arriye at p H.; close LAB
South Portland and Wallard--Arrive at 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:
1st Grass. 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, which bear a
date of issue, and are numbered consecntiyely,
are issued from known office OF publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board
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
Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included in
second-clasS matter) proof-sheetS, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
SPrinted matter" is defined by statute to be
the reproduction upon paper, by any process
letters, characters, figures OF images. or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character OF anlactual and personal correspon-
dence."
A"clrcular'' is defined by statute to be ga
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
alpersons." and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name of the
addressee or of the sender, or 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. OF harm the person OF
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceived for conveyance by mail. except single
except books and documents published or
circulated by order OF Congress. or official
ss5 at Ike amy Or Of r0 ne
the Smithsonian Institution.
so Second-class matter 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 mails regulated by
p0StalS conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Mdtter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters AMI other written matter
except tha5 specially authorized to pass at
third-ciass rates and on SEALED matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof
2. On p0stel 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 Sec0nd-Class Matter. The rate OF
postage on seconG-class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the office Of
publication including samples copies, or when
sert 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 OH newspapers excepting
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces i'll weight. when the same aredeposited in
etter-carrer office for delivery by its carriers,