The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-25
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a, m. to 500 p. m.
General Delivery Sundays cxcepted) 7.3o
a. m to loop H. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Delireries, Sundays excepted)-In
Ola streets, at 100 and 9.15 m II. 45 m, l.30,
and 5.l5 p. m. in other sections at 500 a. NJ,
lao 1;So p. m. Sunday delivery at Post
from street boxes at at iido a. oomeo. 4oo
and s.oop. m. Sunday, 600 p. M only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
BOSTON, Southern and IVestern. intermediate
omees and connections via Boston & Maine
8, and 1130 p. M; close s a. m. and 12.o6
m., 5.15 and 9.15 pm; Sunday, arrive .25
p. m.; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, .Soadhe'7, and Western. and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western divison)-Arrive at
1890 and $50 p. m; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. m. and LOO p. NJ; close 1870 and 915
p. m.
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.o0a. m LOO and 600 p. M. close at 6 10 a.
NJ, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Edrned,sgtor, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Rairoad-Arriye at
LOO and 6.15 p. NJ; close at Z As a. m, and
12.3Op p. m.
.Roeklond, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO.
Skoarhegaae, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
100 p. M; close at 2.30 p. m.
Auburn and Leaciston-Arrive 200 and 900
q. M. and LOO andA6.15 p. M; close GAS and
7.45 a. m, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bas,gof-Arrive 200 a. M, LOO and D M;
close at 6.15 a. NJ, 1890 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at Q 80 and g. 80
P. M; close at 600, 500 a. IN. and 1900 m,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, Vt, intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway--Al-
rive at 1880 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and 90
p. M
Gorhon., N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. .ssnd 80 p. M; close at Gas a. n
LOO and 4.3O p. m.
sa4g;anton, X, intermediate offices and con-
Arrive at 0.35 p. M; close at8.O0 a. m.
Bartlett, N. II, intermediate Offices and con-
nectionS via Mountain Division M. c. r. r.
Arrive at 500 a. m. and $3.50 p. m.; close at
800 a. m. and 2.45 p M
D1tcb Pond, P1'ides Corner Wa7,dtdYa, No.
Wsndhana, Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
at 1900 M. close at .45 p. m.
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at 40 and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m. siI
Cumberland 1fius--Arrive at $40 a. M, LAB
500 and SS5 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
West6rook (Soccardppa) at SAC a.
m. 1.45 and 6,O0p p. M; close $50 and LAS a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kntohtviue-Arrive at
500 a. M and p M; close at a. m. and LAS
p. m.
Bo,very Beach-Arrive at p. m.; close 1.45
South Portland and WiUard-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 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 or
corrected proof sheets of the same.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
is also OF the first class.
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
newspapers and other periodical publications
frequently as four times year, which bear
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are formed of prinrd paper sheets without board.
S be 'a' Of information n'' Of 'ir pubic
OF to the
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
second-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proOf-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same
"Printed natter 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-
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
such by writing therein the date. name Of the
ADDRESSED or OF the sender, or the correction of
mere typographical errors
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first, second OF til "a
class which is not in its form or nature liable 70
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the COP
o1 0 hs meal sa Of po barn. sI 1 %
limit of Weight of Mail Matter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall b -.
books weighing in excess of that amount GsA
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or o0ekal
paaf ct lie any Or Of 0s one
the Smithsonian Institution.
30. Sec0nd-claSS ID 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 Class Matter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is az
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on So aled matter or matter
closed against inspection two cents
per ounce or fraction Thereon.
2. On postel 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-C Class Matter. The rate OF
postage on SecOnd-clasS matter when sent hy
the publisher thereof, and from the Office Of
publication, including samples copies, or when
sent rom 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
weekliesl and on periodicals not exceeding two