The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-10
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.


cashters oesee, Sundays excepted. $50 a.
m. to 100 p. nl. Money order department, q.
m. to 500 2. m. Registry department, 800
a. m. to 600 p. m.
General Delttery Sundays excepted 7.3o
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
dia streets, at 700 and 915 a. n IL. 4b m, 40,
and 5. p. M in other sections at 500 a. m,
once one Window, sooto 1000 a: n Corrections
from street boxes at 100 a. M, 400
| and 500 p m. Sunday, 600 p. IN. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, so,thera, ama I,,sstesn, intermsasiats
railroad, Eastern division} Arrive at 1880,
n a5 5l5 sna B. BIZ b. close sunday d a anH IFS rs
p. m. /; close $50 and 0.15 p M
Boston, Southern and H'estern, and inter.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad western division) Arrive az
1880 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M, ana
2.45 p. M
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriys
a. m. and LOO p m; close 1890 ana s'I6
p. IN.
| AUGUSTA, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at 200 and
900 a. M, LOO and 600 p m. close at g. g.
| M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Pennington, intermediate Offices and connec-
lions, via Maine Central RailToad-Arrive at
100 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-Arrtve LOO
and 6 p. H.. close at 6.15 a. M and II m.
skouhegon, intermediate offices and connec..
tons, via Maine Central raiffoad-Arrive at
l 90 p. m. close at 1880 p M
Auburn and LeNiston--Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and l. 90 and 6.15 p. NJ. close 6.45 ana
7.45 am, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arriye 200 a. M. 100 and p. m;
close at 6. 5 a. NJ, 1890 and ole p. m
Biddeford and saco-Arrive at 80 and 80
p. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m. 49,
Island Pond r.. intermediate Offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway.Ars.
| rive at 1890 p. M; close at GAO a. M and 100
p. m.
Gorho,,. ". H., intermediate offices and con.
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and $50 p. m; close at $40 a. NJ,
LOO and 4.30 p. M
smanton, n, intermediate Offices, and con.
nectionS, via Mountain Division NJ. Z. X. H.
Arrive at 1886 pm; close at 500 q. m.
Bartlett, ". H., intermediate Offices and con-
necti0ns via Mountain Division M. q. X. h
| Arrive at 0.C0 a. M and $3.50 p. m; close az
500 a. M. and 2.45 p m.
Duck Pond, Prides Corner Wi'.dhdn', 10.
| WtHdhuBe, Raymond a,,d South Cdsco-Arrive
at 1900 m. close at las p. m.
Rochester, N. H.. intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland &ROchester railroad-Ar.
rive at LAO and 600 p. m. close at $50 and
IL 10 u. m.
| Cumberland 5ftds-Arrive at $40 a. M, LAP
600 and 8.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, LAB
a. H., and $50 p. m.
-Westbrook (Saccdrappo)- at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 600 p. M. close $50 and AS a.
III. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Knightrale Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at 6 a. III ami AS
p. M. 5.,
Bo,cery Beach--Arrive at p. III. close las
p. m.
II erty OF a
M, and 2.15 p. M; close at a. m and 200 p.
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. l.
10 divided into four classes, as foliows:-s~
1st class. Written matter, namely. letters,
and AL sas natter or woy or fty y
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets Or
corrected proof sheets Of the same.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
I'd class. Periodical publications. namely all
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year., when bear
date of issue, and are numbered consecutiyely,
are issued from known office OF publication.
are formed ofprintd paper ets.without board
ch tn, 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 for free circulation or circulation at nominal
Id Class Books, circulars. periodicals ana
other matter wholly in print mot included IN
second-class natter, proc, sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany.
Is Printed natter is defined by statute TO be
the reproduction upon PAPER Sy any process
letters characters, figures or images, or OF any
character 81 anIactuai and personal cofrespop-
A"crcular'' is defined by statute to be -
printed letter, which, according to Internal evi.
derice, being sent III identical terms to sever
such by writing therein the date, name OF tho
addressee or OF the sender OF the correction OF
mere geographical errors. , III .,.....
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, and NOT
above the weight provided by law.
nt Of wsigs fd MgT n Matfsr sba package s
books weighing in excess Of that AMOUNT, and
except books and documents % puoMshedf 81
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
30 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 Matter.-The rate of
postage on matter Of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on sailed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
.. On postel cards one cent each, the price
for which they are sold. s,y..... -.
8. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post offlces, and one cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof at offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established.
ION Second-Cdss Matter; The rate OF
postage on second class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the Office, OF