The Portland daily press., 1893-12-29
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

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business section Of the city between High and In
Ola streets, at 100 and 91o q. NJ, L; 40 m, 1.3o
ana ~ Dip 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 800 p. M Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
sBoston, Southern and Western, intermediate
oilces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, Eastern division)-Arrive at 1890,
m n ana Lao and M close ssn a M and 1899
p. m.; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
B0ston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate OFFICES and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad western division)-Arriye at
I2:5o and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
z a. H. and LOO p M; close 1870 and 9.15
pm.
va Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
500 g. M, LOO and 600 p. m.; close at 6.15 a.
M, 1890. 4.15 and 9.15 p m.
| Harrington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Authoritative at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. NJ, and
| 12.30p m.
| .Rockland intermediate offices and connections
| via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arriye LOO
and p M; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m
| Skoarhegan intermediate offices and connec-
| tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
| LOO p. m close at 1890 p. m.
AUBURN and Le,ctston-Arrive 200 and 900
pl ~. III.
7.46 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 915 p. m
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M. 100 and D. M;
| close at 6. 8 a. NJ, 1880 and els p. IN.
Btddeford and Saco-Arrive at 80 and 8 80
p m. close at 600. 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
l.46 and 5.15 p m.
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk .Raiway-Ar-
rive at 1890 p. NJ; close at 645 a. m and LOO
p. m
Gorltana, NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
$40 a. M and $50 p. M; close at 6.45 a. M.
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Sasanton, ", intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ G. r. R.
Arrive at 1886 p. m; close at 500 a. IN.
| bartlett, ". r., intermediate offices and con-
necuonS via Mountain Division NJ. G. r. R.
| arrive at 500 q. n. and $3.50 p. M; close at
500 a. H. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond Plide's Corner Wandhdn, No.
| Wapdhdna, Raymond md South Casco-Arrive
at 100 M; close ut Lao p. m.
Rochester; n. H., intermediate Offices and con-
| nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at As and 600 p. M. close at $50 and
| II. As a. m.
Cumberland MaHs-Arrive at 8. 40 a. M, Las
500 and S35 p. M; close at $50 a. H., 1l.45
a. NJ, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccaroppa)- at $40 a.
| m. Las and 600 p m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and 5.30p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and KaightriHe- at
500 a. M and p. H.. close at a. IN. and Las
| p. m.
Bo1rery Bedclt--Arrive at p. m close las
| pm
South Portland and Willard--Arrive at a.
M, and 215 p. M. close at 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 ,sane.) 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
| which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times q year, when bear a
| date of issue, and are numbered consecutiyely,
are issued from a known Office of publication.
are formed ofprntd paper sheets without board.
cl,th, 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 havefa
legltlmate list OF subscribers and must not
| be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
| rates.
| other matter wholly in print (not included in
! second-cass matter) proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sbeets and manuscript copy accompany
| ing the same
SPrnted natter is defined by statute to be
| 1.-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 anlactual and personal corresp0h-
| dence." "
| A"clrcular' 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
nj NV fnn ip tlaf ilfa NJ he
addressee or of the sender, or the correction of
mere typographical errors.
4th Class 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 Weig1st of Moit Motter.-No package
| weighing more than four pounds shall be re,
| ceiyed 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
psesT Of Tie ao S or fr ONE
| 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 Mdtter-The rate of
postage ON matter OF the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters and other written matter,
except thaG specially authorized to pass at
third-cass 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 crop lettersr 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-cIass 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, OF 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
weekiies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces In weight, wnenit the same aredepositedi in
Is uniform at one cent each; on periodicals
weighing mole than two ounces, two cents
each.
Newspapers and periodicals when de-
Hail.