The Portland daily press., 1893-11-29
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS,

m. to 500 p. m. Registry department., 900
a. M to 500 p m.
General Delivery, Sundays excepted) 73o
a. m. to 700 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
| Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 100 and els q. M, IL. As m, 1.3O
ana "a 6.l5 p M; in other sections at 500 a. M
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
| 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 Western, intermediate
Offices and connections via Boston g. Maine
railroad. eastern division) -Arrive at 1890,
o, ana lao E. m. close a. m. and 1890
p M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate OFFICES and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad western division)-Arrive at
| 245 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. IN. and LOO p. M; close 1890 and 9.15
pm.
augusta intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
m, 1890. Ais and 915 p m.
Harrington, intermediate Offices and connec-
| tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
| LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. m, and
| 12.30p. m.
Rockloa,d, intermediate Offices and connections
| via Knox and Lincoln Authoritative LOO
and p. M; close at 6.16 a. m. and IL m
| Skouhegan, intermediate Offices and connec
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. m.
Auburn etnd Lea0tston-Arrive ZOO and 800
a. M. and LOO and 6.15 p. M; close e.45 and
7.45 a. M, 1890, Ais and 9.15 p. NJ
Bangor-Arriye 200 a. M, 100 and p M;
close at e.15 a. M. 1880 and 9.15 p. m.
| Biddeford and Saoo-Arrve at IL. 30 and 80
pm; close at e.oo 500 a. nj. and 1900 M,
2.46 and BIB p. m.
Island Pond, ". intermediate offices and
| connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
| rive at 1880 p. M; close at $40 a. m and 100
p. m.
Gorhans, ". H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive al
$40 a. m. and IL 80 p. m. close at Gas a. M,
| LOO and 4.3O p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate Offices and con
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. c. R. r.
| Arrive at $50 p. M; close atS.00 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con
nections via Mountain Division M. c. R. r.
| Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and 8.35 p. H.; close al
500 a. M. and 245 p. m.
,1 Ds .ss POND, Pride's Corner, windham, No.
| at 12.O0 m. close at 40 p. m.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
| nections, via Portland &Rochester rairoad-Ar.
rive at Lab and 600 p. m; close at $50 and
| 11.45 a. m.
Ctaaberza,,d Afitls-Arrive at $40 a. M. 1.A
| 500 and 8.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 114a
a. M, and $50 p. m
| Westbrook {Saccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. Lab and 600 p. m; close $50 and 11.45 a.
M. and $50 p. m
Cape Elizabeth and Ea,ightvsue- Arrive at
500 a. m. and 6 p M; close at a. m. and 145
p. m.
Boucery Beach-Arrive at 6 p. NJ. close 1.45
! pm. es 5ss ~.
South Portland and Wauard-Arrive at s a.
m, and 215 p m; close at s 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:
! 1st 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.l All mat
! ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
| is also OF the first class.
| I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
ape ssasd at sapsd sad as
| frequently as four times year, WHOM bear 8
date Of issue, and are numbered consecntively,
are formed of prinrd paper sheets. withoutboard.
| 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
4 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. mot included in
proofsheets 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,
letters, characters, hgures OF images, or OF any
combination thereof, not having the
| character OF anlactual and personal correSpon-
| dence."
/ A"circular" is defined by statute to be "a
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
| 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
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents OF the mail bag or harm the person Of
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
Limit Of Weight Of Mail Matter--No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceiyed for conveyance by mail s.. except single
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress. or official
Ct lie S sy Of S as
| the Smithsonian Institution.
80. 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
| 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.
g.. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
| fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
| post offices, and one cent for eaQl ounce Or
| fraction thereof at offices where free delivery
by carrier Is not established
On Second Class Natter. Tho rate OF
postage on second-cIass matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from tho once q
publication, including samples copies or when
sent from news agency TO actual sUbscriperS
thereto, or to other news agents, is one cent pei
pound or fraction thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of tho second-class
when sen: by other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent fol- each four ounces OF
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage op newspapers excepting
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two