The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-17
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS


m. to 800 p. M Registry department, 500
a. m. to 600 p. m.
General Del5very, Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. M to 700 p. H. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
dia streets, at 100 and 9.15 a. M, r. Is m, 80
and s.. 15 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. M
lao 1;So P: m. Sunday delivery at Post
8 ra@ w srdot zoo to 1900 m Collections
and 800 p. M Sunday, 600 p M only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
| cBoston, Southern and Western, intermediate
| oMces and connections via Boston & Maine
FEailpoad, lEastern division) at 1890,
., anu lI.3O p. m; close a. m. and 1900
H., o.I5 and 9.l5 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. m; close $50 and els p. m.
n,a Sd9;ston, Southern and Western, and inter
Maina omees and connections via Boston and
NJ na an ralroad western diyision) -Arrive at
dZ;5o and $50 p. m.; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
d. Ill. ana LOO p. M; close 1890 and 9.15
| augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
T wa Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
300 a. m, LOO and 600 p. M; close at 615 a.
M, 1870, 4.15 and 9.15 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
1880 p. m.
Rocaland, intermediate offices and connections
Vld huOA anu lIlIlCOln fdllfOaQ-ArflYe / 90
and b p. M; close at Clio a. m. and - NJ
Skoahega7e, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. m. ; close at 12.30p. m.
AUBURN a,,d Leytston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and LOO and 6:15 p. M; close 6.45 ana
7.46 a. D1., 1880, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
.Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M. LOO and D. M;
close at 81 a. M, 1890 and OLE p. M
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at IL. 80 and 30
p M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.45 and 5. p. m.
Island Pond IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1870 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and 90
p. m.
Gorhom, ~ H., intermediate offices and con
nectlons via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
o.4O a. NJ and 1870 p. M; close at $40 a. NJ,
LOO and 4.3O p. m.
Scranton. ", intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. G. R. R.
Arrive at $50 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, NJ r., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division M. c. R. R.
Arrive at eco a. m and S.35 p. M; close at
800 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prides Corner, Wandhan,. No.
Wandhane, Raymond and South Casco-Arriye
at lz.oO m. close at LAO p. m.
Rochester, N. H.. intermediate offices and con-
nectlons, via Portland &ROchester railroad-Ar.
rive at l 40 and 600 p M; close at $50 and
l1.45 a. m.
Ganeberla1ad Mtlls-Arriye at $40 a. m, Las
ll.4O
a. M, and $50 p. m.
West6rooE (Saccarappa)- at $40 a.
m. l.45 and 500 p. M; close $50 and ,1145 q.
m. and $50 p. m. -
Cape Elizabeth and Knightrile-Arriye. at
800 a. m. and p M; close at a. m. and As
p. m.
Boa0ery Beach-Arrive at 6 p. m. close Las
p. m.
South Portland and Wauord-Arrive at a.
M, and 2.l5 p M; close at 8 a. M and 200 D.
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:
lst 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
yer sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
newspapers and other periodical publications.
frequently as four times year, when bear a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed OF prinrd paper sheets, without board
cloth, leather or other substantial binding
To be of information of a public
character or devoted to literature, the sciences,
", ~
legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or Tor free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Class. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second,class matter), proofsheets corrected
ing the same.
".Printed matter 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 an!actual and personal correspon-
dence." ssf'elT
A"ctrcular" 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
addressee or of the sender, OF 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 form or natures 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, andnos
above the weight provided by law.
limit of Weight Of Nail Motter.-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
Departments Of the Government hs or II from ON
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 SecoDd-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 Class Matter.-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
thlrd-class rates and on s 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.A
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 tine 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. when the same aredepositedin