The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-24
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.


a. m. to GOO p. M
General Delivery, Sundays excepted) 73o
a. m. to ZOO p. m. Sunday 500 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries. Sundays excepted) I'm
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 90 and 9.15 a. H., IL As m, 80
and 5.l5 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. H.
13o p m Sunday delivery at Post
Office window, 200 to 1000 a; N. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. H., 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston s. Maine
railroad. eastern division --Arrve at $780,
3, and 11.30 p. NJ; close s a. m. and 1900
M. 5.15 and S.15 p. m: Sunday, arrive 125
p H.; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and lYeste'r, and inter
medlate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
12.30 and $50 p. NJ; close 500 a. H.. and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOOP NJ; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.00a. m, LOO and 600 p. m; close AT 6.15 a.
M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. n.
Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO. and 6.15 p. M. close at 7 As a. M, and
1890 p. m.
Rocklossd, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln Authoritative LOO
and p NJ; close at 6.lb a. m. and IL M
Skophegan, intermediate offices and connec-
tions via Maine Central Authoritative at
LOO p. NJ; close at 1870 p. m.
44ubat11, and Leaciston-AIrive 200 and 900
a. M and LOO and 6.15 p. M; close 6.45 ana
7.45 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 915 p. m.
Baaagor-Arrive 200 a. m. LOO and p M;
close at 81 5 a. M, 1890 and 9.15 p. m
BaddefoTd and Saco-Arrive at -. 80 and $50
,. NJ. close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT. intermediate offices and
rive at $50 p. m; close at $40 a. m. and 100
.. IN.
GorIua,, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at $40 a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
> Saposstos. IT, intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at 9.35 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H.. intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 9.CO a. m. and S.35 p. M; close at
500 a. N. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond Pride's Corner. Viaadhdna, No.
W5ndltana, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arriye
at 200 M; close at Lao p. m.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectons, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at .45 and 600 p. m. close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
caem5e,lo,sd 1Iius-Arrive at $40 a. NJ, LAS
600 and S.35 p M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccarappa)- Arrive at $40 a.
M. LAB and 600 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and 5.30 p. NJ
Cape Elizabeth and KasigJltysNe-Arrive at
500 a. m and p. ln.; close at a. m. and 1.45
pm.
Bocery Beach-Arr.ve at p M; close LAO
South Portland and Walzord--Arrive at s a.
NJ, and 2l5 p. M; close at s a. m. and 200 p.
M
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic MaiI 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
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets OF the Same.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed againstinspection
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
date of issue, and are numbered conSecutively,
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
To be of information of a public
character or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art. or some special industry, and must have a
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 (n0t included in
second-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
"Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
1.-THE reproduction upon paper, by any process
EXCEPT that Of Of any W words
combination thereof, not having the
character of aniactual and personal correspon-
dence."
A'circular'' is defined by statute to be s'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, or 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 nature liable to
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight Of Nail Matter.-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
pspartms s Of tie Go Cove or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-clasa 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:
1. On letters and other written matter,
except tlat 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 p0stel cards one cent each, the price
for which they are sold.
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 Seco7,d-C Class Matter The rate OF
postage OH second-clasS matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the office of
publication, including samples copies, or when
SeEt from news agency to actual subscribers
thereto, 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
irsctonai part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
weeklies)- and Oil periodicals not exceeding two
oupces Ill weightWhen the same aredeposited in
er-carrier Office for delivery by it's carriers
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