The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-06
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

m. to 700 p. m; Money order department. a.
M to 300 p m. Registry department, 900
a. m. to 6.00p.m
General Delsvery, Sundays exeepted) 7.3o
a. m to 100 p. nj. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays exceptedl-In
business section of the city between High and IN
Ola streets at 100 and 9.15 a. M, ~. 45 m, 100,
and 5.15 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m,
d.30 p: m. Sunday delivery at Post
ONCE window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
nom ! 81 street boxes at 90 100 a. m 400
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western. intermediate
Offices and connections via Boston g. Maine
railroad eastern division)-Arrive at 1890,
Q, and ll.3o p M; close a; m. and 1900
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
medlate OFFICES and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)--Arrive at
1870 and $50 p M; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. nj.
Eastern via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive
a. m and LOOP. m.; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
augusta. intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at 200 and
500 a. M, 100 and 600 p. M; close at els a.
m, $780, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Harrington intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.l5 p. m; close at AS a. M, and
1890 p. m.
Rocktand, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arriye LOO
ana = p M; close at 615 a. m. and IL m.
Shossltegan, intermediate offices and connec-
hons, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
LOO p. M; close at $50 p. m.
Auburn s a, nd Leleisto,s-Arrive 200 and 900
7.46 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bango''-Arrive 200 a. M, 100 and D. M;
close at 81 5 a. M, 1890 and 9.15 p. III.
Btddeford and Sdco-Arrive at Il 80 and $50
p. M; close at 6Oo 500 a. m. and 1900 m,
2.45 and 5.15 p. n.
Island Pond, IT, intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-At-
rive at 1890 p. M; close at Gao a. M and 100
p. M.
Gorhan,. N; e., Intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. m. close at 6.45 a. M
LOO and 4.S0 p. m.
Sud7,ton, ", intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. R. r.
Arrive at 1856 p M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. c. r. r.
Arrive at 800 a. m. and $3.50 p. M; close al
500 a. M and 2.45 p. m.
Duel; Pond, Pride's Corner, Wandhana. No.
Wandtgn1, RAYMOND and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 1900 m; close at Lao p. m.
Rochester, N. IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nectiOnS, via Portland &RocheSter rairoad-Ar.
rive at AS and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
l145 a. IN.
Cumberland A5ls--Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
600 and S.35 p. M. close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (SGccoroppa) -Arriye at $40 a.
m LAP and 600 p. M; close $50 and 11.45 q.
IN. and 5.3Op. m.
Cape Elizabeth and KmsghtsiUe- Arrive at
so0a m. and M; close at a. IN. and Las
pm 1922 4Aa
Bosvesy Beach-Arr!ve at p. m. close LAS
South Portland and Wazoayz-Arrive at a.
m and 2.15 p. 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:
LIST class. Written matter, namely, letters
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly in
writing, whether sealed or mlsealed Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets Of the same9 All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
is also OF the first class.
IN class. Periodical publications. namely all
newspape and other periodical publications
frequently as TOUR times year, which bear u
date ofissas, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from a known office of publication
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board.
cl H. leather or other substantial binding.
TO lie of information OF public
character, OF devoted - literature. the sciences,
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 matIer), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-Sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
Printed matter 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-
Aaclrcularo 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
tents of the mail bag, or harm the person of
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided BY law.
Limit of Weight Of Nail Matter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceiyed for conveyance by mail. except single
books weighing in excess OF that amount and
circulated by order of Congress, or official
matter emanating from any Of the the
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class M after 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,
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 that specially authorized to pass at
thrd-class 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.
8. 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 seeond-class matter when sens 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 sen: 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
weekes) and ON periodicals not exceeding two
49, L.