The Portland daily press., 1893-12-09
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. m. to TOO p. M Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Dettvertes, Sundays excepted)-In
business section OF the city between High and In
and OLE p. NJ; in other sections at 500 a. M,
Office window 900 to 1000 a; m. Collections
from street boxes at Hoo a. M a. 90
and 500 p. M Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern, and Western intermediate
ofilces and connections via Boston g. Maine
railroad, eastern diyision)-Arrive at $780,
H. 515 and s15 p G ms Sunday arrive H 1 rs
p M. close $50 and 915 p. M
Bsosston, Southern and Western, and inter
tnedlate oillces and connections, via Boston and
MAINE railroad western diyision) Arrive at
dI;3o and $50 p. M; close 500 a. m, and
245 p. H.
Eastern. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
z d. IN. and LOOP M; close 1870 and 9.15
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
wa Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9oo a. m, LOO and 600 p. M; close at 6.15 a.
M, 1880, 4.l5 and 9.15 D. m.
Fa'mingtor, intermediate offices and connec-
mons, wa Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
LOG and 6.l5 p. m. close at 7.45 a. M, and
1880 p. m. NV
.Roclland, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 400
and q p. M. close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m,
!skouhegos,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. m.
AUBURN a,sd Lewiston-Arrive 200 and 300
q. m and LOO and 6;15 p. M; close e.45 and
7.45 a. M, 1870, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M, LOO and D. M;
close at g. a. NJ, 80 and 9.1e p m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at IL. 80 and 40
?. m. close at 600. 800 a. M and 1900 M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.-@.
Island Pond, w.. intermediate offices and
connections vi Ar
rive at 1890 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and LOO
p. IN.
Gorhans, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m and 30 p. M; close at 6.45 a. NJ,
LOO and 430 p. m.
SWdaton, IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nectlons, via Mountain Division M. G. R. R.
Arrive at $3.50 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett A. r, intermediate offices and CON
nections via Mountain Division M. G. R. RI
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and $3.50 p. m; close at
500 a. nj. and 2.45 p m.
p, DUCK Pond, pride's Corner, Ws,sdham No,
W1ndhd1n, Raymond and South Cosco-Arriye
at 100 M; close at Lao p. m.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at LAB and 600 p. m; close at $50 and
l1.4b a. m.
Cumberland Maus-Arrive at $40 a. M. Las
500 and $50 p. m; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and 5.30p. m.
|. Westbrook (Sdccarappo) at 8 40 a,
m. .45 and 500 p. M; close $50 and 11.4b a.
m. and $50 p. m
Cape Elizabeth and Knsghtvsue- Arrive at
500 a. M and p M; close at 6 a. IN. and Las
p. m.
Boacery Beach-Arrive at p. m. close Las
p. m.
South Portland and Wazard-Arrive at ga.
M, and 215 p. M; close at a. m. and 2.O0s'p.
m.
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 CLASS. Written matter, namely letters,
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly In
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. Il
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
newspapers and ether periodical publications.
which are issued at stated intervals and as
date Of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from a known office of publication
are formed OF prinrd 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 haveEA
legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates. sP
Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included In
second-class matIer), proofsheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
"Printed matter is defined by statute to be
the reproduction upon paper, by any process
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-
A"crcular'' is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which according to internal eyt-
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
a. persons ana does not lose its character as
addressee or of the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors.
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 or harm the person Of
Limit of Weight of Mail Matter-No package
more lou IL % Fsap Pc re-
books weighing in excess OF that amount, and
except books and documents published or
circulated BY order OF Congress- or 9ia
De apsHl Of tie Government Cove or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class matter 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 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 p0Stel cards one cent each, the price
for which they are Sold
3. On sdrop lettersp 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 a 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 OF
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage Oh newspapers excepting
weekes) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight whenithe same aredeposited in
letter-carrier Office for delivery by its carriers