The Portland daily press., 1893-11-07
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
M to 700 p m; Money order Department, a.
M to 800 2. m. Registry department, 900
a. m. to 600 p. m,
General Detirery. Sundays excepted) 73o
a. m. TO 700 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries (Sundays excepted1-Jn
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 700 and 9.15 a. m, 12.45m. lao
and s. l5 p. NJ; in other sections at 500 a. NJ,
Once window, 900 to 1900 1 M C 81 f0ss
from street boxes at HOO a. M, zoo
and s.o0p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
o olilces and connections via Boston 8 Maine
railroad. eastern division) ARRIVE at 1890,
q, ana LAO 80 M close "a M and 1899
p. m close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
niealate oifces and connections, via Boston and
NJ NAME n railroad western diyision)-Arriye at
a1 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M, and
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
z a. IN and LOO p. M, close 1870 and 9.15
p. m.
Augusta intermediate offices and connections
va Name Central railroad Arrive at 200 and
800 a. M, 100 and 600 .. m. close at elsa,
M, 1880. Alb and 915 p. m.
Harrington, intermediate offices and eonnec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.l5 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
12.30p. m.
.Rocklaaad, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive loo
and p. M; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
IL skoeehegoni intermedate Offices and connec;
LOO p. M; close at 1870 p. m.
AUBURN and Leayiston--Arrive 200 and 800
a. m. and 100 and 6.15 p. m. close 6.45 and
7.45 a. NJ, 1890, Ais and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arfve 200 a. m... LOO and p. M;
close at 6.15 a. NJ, 1890 and 9.1e p. IN.
Biddeford and Sdco-Arrive at IL. 80 and 30
p. m.; close at 600, 500 a. M and 1900 M,
2.46 and bio p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at ~. 80 p. M. close at Gas a. m. and OO
p. m.
Gorltdn,, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative az
$40 a. IN. and 1870 p. M; close at CAS- a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
nections via Mountain Division M. G. R. R.
Arrive at 5.35 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, A. r., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. M and $50 p. m.; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
,,1 Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Windha,n, No.
Windhana, Raymond and South Casco-Arriye
at 1900 m. close at Las p. m.
Rochester, n; H., intermediate Offices and con-
rive at Las and 800 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland MaNs-Arrive at s.4oa. H.. 1.45
500 and S.35 p. M; close at $50 a. NJ, 11.45
a. m and $50 p. m.
West6rook (Saccarappa) -Arrive at $40 a.
m. l.45 and 600 p. M; close $50 and 11.45a.
m. and 5.3op m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,eightutue- Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
Bowery Beacf-Arr!ve al 6 p. H.; close Las
p. m.
South Portland and Wauard-Arrive at a.
M, and 2.l5 p. m.; close at a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification Of Domestic MaiI 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:
1st CLASS. Written matter, namely, letters,
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly in
writing, whether sealed or unsealed Except
corrected proof sheets of the same.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class.
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year,, which bear
are issued from a known office of publication,
are formed OF prinsd paper sheets without board
f IL Be 81 or Stnes nb
character, or devoted to literature, the Sciences
art. or some special industry and must have
legitimate list OF IS, subscribers, and must not
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 matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
HEPrinted matter" is defined by statute to be
'the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that OF handwriting, Of any words,
OF any
character of anIactual and personal correspon-
dence."
A"circular" is defined by statute to be ga
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
sacn by writing therein the date name Of the
mere Typographical! errors.
4th Glass Merchandise. namely all matter
not embraced ip the first second or third
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person Of
ABOVE the Weight provided by aw
Limit of Wesght Of Mail Mdtter-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
books Weighing In excess IS OF that amount, and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
Departments of the Government or from
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 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
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
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 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
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