The Portland daily press., 1893-10-23
PORTLAND P0ST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. M to 700 p M. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section OF the city between High and In
and 5.15 p. M. ; in other sections at 500 Il. M,
Office window, 900 to 1000 q; NJ Collections ms
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern aud Wester3,. intermediate
offices and connections via Boston Y Maine
railroad. Eastern division)--Arrive at 1880,
5. and ii 80 D. M; close a. m. and 1900
M, 5.15 and 9.15 p.m Sunday, arrive 125
p. M; close $50 and 915 p m.
Boston, Southern and yesteyn, and inter,
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive az
1890 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. IN.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1890 and 9.15
p. IN.
.4,tgatsta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at FOG ana
900 a. M, LOO and 600 p. M; close at o.io q.
M. 1890, Alb and 9.15 p. M
Farnaington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
12.30p. m
Rockla,,d. intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. m. close at CID a. m. and IL m.
Skorhega, intermediate Offices and connec.
tions via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
100 p M; close at 1890 p. m.
Auburn and Le7UiSton-Arrive 200 and 900
a. M and 90 and 6.15 p. M; close 40 and
7.45 a. m 1890, Ais and 9.15 p. m.
Ba,agoy-Arrive 200 a. m.,. 100 and p. MS
close at 81 8 a. M, 1880 and 9.l6 p m
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at II. 80 and $50
p. M. ; close at 600, S.OO a. M ana l1.Oo M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
co asred m1' Via Grand Il Trunk RaiIwayAr
rive at 1890 p. M; close at $40 a. m. and LOO
, p. IN.
Gor7tan,, N. IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections. via Grand Trunk raiIroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at CAB a. m,
LOO and 4.3O p. 10.
Scranton, IT., intermediate Offices and con-
;.ections, via Mountain Division NJ. c. II. H.
Arrive at $3.50 p. m; close at8.OO a. m.
Bartlett, NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. c. r. r.
Arrive at geo a. M and $3.50 p. M; close at
500 a. M and 2.45 p. m.
DUCK Pond, Pride's Corner, W5'.dhana, NO.
Windhone, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at IL. 90 M; close at 1.45 p. m.
Rochester, N. IT., intermediate offices and con-
nectionS via Portland &Rochester Railroads.&c.
rive at 1.45 and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland M3ns-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
600 and 8.35 p. m. close at $50 a. M, 1l.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Vestbrook (Saccardppa) at $40 a.
M Las and 600 p. M; close $50 and 11.45 a.
IN. and $50 p m.
Cape Elizabeth and KnightytVe-Arrive at
500 a. m. and p M; close at 6 a. m. and l.45
p. m.
Boavery Beach-Arr!ve at p. NJ; close Las
South Portland and Wanard-Arrive at 8 a.
M, and 2.15 p M; close at a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Met
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 OF partly in
writing, whether sealed or unsealed Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets OF
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 ana as
frequently as four times year., when pear a
date of ISSUE and are numbered consecutiyely,
are issued from known office OF pu0hcatlon.
are formed ofprinrd paper sheets without board.
cloth leather S5nea Of pab
character, or devoted to literature, the Sciences
art. or some special industry. and must have q
legitimate list of subscribers, ana must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
other matter wholly in print (not included IN
second-class matJer), proof sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
sPrinted 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 anlactual and personal correspon-
dence."
printed letter, which, according to internal evl<
dencA, is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose JUS enaracte[t b s
addressee or of the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors. +,a.
4th Glass Merchandise: namely all m AT
NOT embraced in the first second or tn
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the Con.
Of the mail Ra e. Of poaa ssrce and
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight of Mail Motter.-;No package
weighing more than four POUNDS snan De re-
books weighing in excess OF that amount, and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order OF Co. Congress, or 9flic ;ha
Depart pepartments Of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution
80. SecOnd-class NJ after mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply 10 InaJI6F III lOlOiSA Ahoiio AOSuiotCu W
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-The rate OF
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. 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.
O. On p0stel 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
periodicals 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
Ill., L., A.