The Portland daily press., 1893-12-04
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

m. 10 90 p M. money order department, 3 a.
m. TO 500 p. M Registry department. 900
a. H. to 600 p. m,
General DeliUery, Sundays excepted9 7.3o
a. m. to 700 p. m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. IN.
Carriers ,llDe1trer5es Sundays excepted)--m
ala dse Tsst sec At q nd cy ana IN IN
and BIS p m. in other sections at 800 a. III,
1So ?. m Sunday delivery at Post
from street boxes at HOO a. m, 400
and 800 p. m. Sunday 600 p IN. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern, and Western. intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern division)-Arrive at 1890,
s, and 11.3o p. M; close s a. m. and 100
M. 5.15 and 9.15 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1925
p M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate offices ans, connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
1890 and $50 p. M. close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
2 a. nj. and LOOP. m; close 1870 and 9.15
p. m.
44stgatstd. intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.0oa. M. LOO and 600 p. m.; close at Clio a.
M, 1890. 4.l5 and 9.15 D. M
Pennington, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central RailrOad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. m.; close at Z. 45 a. M, and
12.30p m.
RocIland, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. M. close at 6.15 a. m. and II m.
SkoWhegon, intermediate Offices and connec-
tions, via Maine Central ralroad-Arrive at
LOO p NJ; close at 1890 p. IN.
Auburn and Lewisto7a-Arrive 200 and 800
a. m. and Loo and 6.15 p. M; close Gas ana
7.45 a. NJ, 1870, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bo,,gor-Arrfve 200 a. m.. 100 and p M;
close at 81 a. M, 1890 and 9.16 p. m.
Biddeford and Sdco.Arriye at Il 80 and $50
p. m. ;sclose at goo, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2y4b and g. Is D. m. 81 .set
Island Pond, ", intermediate offices and
connections via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL. 80 p. m; close at 6.45 a. m. and 90
p. IN.
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p m.
Scranton, gt;, intermediate offices and CON
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at S.35 p. M; close at 300 a. m.
Bartlett, N H, intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain DIVISION M T. II. b
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and $50 p. M; close at
500 a. H. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Windhono. No.
Windhana, Raymond and South CdSco-Arrive
at 1900 NJ; close at LAO p. m.
Rochester, N H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at LAB and 500 p. m; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland 1liUs-Arrive at $40 a. M, LAO
600 and S.35 p M; close at $50 a. M, 1l.45
a. H., ana 0.0O p H.
WestbrooE (Sdccdgappa)-- at $40 a.
m. !. As and 600 p. M; close $50 and 11.45 a.
IN. and $50 p. M
Cape Elisabeth and K1,iglttg9lte- at
S.o0a m and p m.; close at 6 a. M and Las
p. m.
South Portland and Wauarcz--Arrive at a.
m, and 2. 15 p. M; close at 8 a. m. and ZOO 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:
LIST 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 OF
corrected proof sheets Of the same.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
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 conSecutively,
are issued from a known Office republication.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information of a 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 matJer), proof,sheets, corrected
proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
SPrinted matter is defined by statute to be
except that of handwriting, Of any words,
letters, characters, figures 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
printed letter, which according to internal evil
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
addressed OF 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 o. ha
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 MdU Matter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceived foE conveyance by mail. except single
except books and documents published OF
circulated by order OF Congress, or offcial
ssts1 at lie FSm any o. Of o 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 Class Mdtter.-The rate of
postage on matter Of the first class is as
follows:
L. 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
periot!s5, publications of the second-class
when s,nt 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 oil periodicals not exceeding two
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