The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-08
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

ana 6.l0 p. m. +; IN otnef SectlonS at 500 a. M,
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. m, 400
and 8.oop. m. Sunday 500 p. m. only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Bostoa,, Southern and Western, intermediate
railroad, eastern division)-Arrive at 1890,
3 ana and 3 NJ close sn a. M a anG l29e
p H.; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern, and Western, and inter
meclate ofnces and connections, via Boston and
Name railroad western division)-Arrive at
5z;5o and $50 p. M close 500 a. m, and
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. H. and Loop. M; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
.Anuga.sto, intermediate Offices and connections
wa a Maine Central railroad-Arrive at zoo and
800 a. M, LOO and 600 p. M. close at 6.15 a.
M, 1880 4.15 and 915 p. m.
Fd7msngfon intermediate offices and eonnec-
tions, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1880 p m. pTR
RocAzand, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln Authoritative 100
and p m; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
Sko,chegaaa, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive al
LOO p m; close at 1890 p m.
Aubu,7, and Leactston-Arrive 200 and 400
a. m. and LOO and 615 p. m. close 6.45 and
7.45 a. m 1890, Ais and 9.15 p. m.
Bargor,-Arrive 200 a. M, LOO and p. NJ;
close at 81 a. M. 1880 and Gle p m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 10. 80 and 80
p. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 m,
2.45 and 5.15 p. IN.
Island Pond, ". intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway--Ar-
rive at II. 80 p. M; close at 645 a. m. and LOO
p. m.
Gorha,n, N. H.. intermediate offices and con-
nect1ons, via Grand Trunk railrOad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1870 p. M; close at GAS a. m,
LOO and 4.3O p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nectlonS, via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at S35 p M; close atS.o0 a. m.
Bartlett, ". H., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division Nj. c. r. r.
Arrive at 9.co a. m. and 8.35 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Ducl Pond. Pride's Corner, Windhan, No.
WindltaD,, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 1900 H.; close at Las p. m.
Rochester, NJ H., intermediate Offices and con-
nectons, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at Las and 600 p. m. close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland lf1ts-Arrive at $40 a. H., Las
600 and S35 p M; close at $50 a. M, As
a. M, and $50 p M III
I. Vestbrook (Sdccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
NIL 40 and 6.OOp p. M; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p m. s9aaY} 4
Cape Elizabeth and Knightctle- at
soc am. and p. M; close, at a. m. and Las
I p.m 10y {t..t,,.5f,5
.Bo,eery BeachTTArrsye al 6 p. m. |; close 1s45
p. m 4, s.st .}. -
South Portland md Wai1ard-Arrive at a.
M, and 2. 10 p. M; close at a. M and 200 p.
m. $50 ~ as7;5H egA 9fGsaE
-. :. CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER. az
! Classification Of Domestic Mail Not
ter.-Domestic mail matter,-th is.
mail matter sent in the mails from some
post office within the United States to
some other post Office within the same.x
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 same2 All mat
is also Of The first class.
I'd class Periodical publications, namely all
newspapers and other periodical publications
frequently as four times year., which bearaa
date OF issue, and are numbered consecutiyely,
are issued from a known office of publication,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets, without board.
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
I'D Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included In
second. class ,matter), proof sheets, corrected
{ ing the same. 45 9s89
d Printed natter is defined by statute to be
'the reproduction upon paper, by any process
letters, characters, figures or images. or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character Of anIactual and personal correspon-
denCe.' lte
A"circular" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent i'll 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 6f
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass 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, 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-
ceived for conveyance by mail. except single
books weighing in excess of that amount, and
except books and documents published. or
circulated by order of Congress. or official
p pspartmsnts Of Ike GoVernment or fro@ S
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-
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 Sc aled 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
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 on newspapers excepting
weeklies) and ON periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight. whenthe same aredeposited In
etter-carrier office for delivery by its carriers,
Uniform at one cent each; on periodicals
Weighing more than two ounces, two cents
'ach.
Newspaper, and periodicals when de-
posted Ly tn publishers or news agent in a
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