The Portland daily press., 1893-12-16
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

business section of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 100 and 915 a. M, IL As m, 1.3O.
and 5.15 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m,
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. NJ, 400
and 500 p m. Sunday. 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern ami Western, intermediate
oInceS and connections via Boston & Maine
raliroad. Eastern division) Arrive at 1870,
Q, ana ll.3O p. m.; close a. m. and 1900
m. 5.l5 and 9.15 p. m; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
8Sosstot', Southern and Western, and inter,
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
dz;3o and $50 p. IN; close 500 a. m and
2.45 p. NJ
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrve
a. m. and LOOP. M; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
augusta intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at 200 and
800 q. 1a.. LOO and 600 p M; close at 6.15 d.
m, 1890. 4.15 and 9,15 p. m.
Fd9nai1lgton, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrives at
! 90 and CID p. NJ; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1890 p. m. 4r0
.Roehla',d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
and p. M; close at GIG a. n. and IL m.
Skoahsgaa,. intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrlve at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. m.
auburn and Leriston-Arrive 200 and 600
".
7.45 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 pm
,Bofgor-Arrive zoos a. M, LEO and p. M;
close at 6.1 5 a. M, 1890 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and saco-Arrive at 1890 and $50
pm. close at 6.Oo 500 a. M. and 1900 ms
245 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, Vt. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway--Ar-
rive at 1230 p. NJ. close at 6.45 a. M and Ice
| p m.
| Gorhams, N. H.. intermediate offices and con-
0eGtlODS Arrive at
| S.40 a. m. and 1890 p M; close at Gas a. m,
LOO and 4.3o p. m.
s,ss,a,,to, ", intermediate ofices and con-
| nectons, via Mountain Division NJ. G. r. r.
| Arrive at 800 p. M; close at 500 a. IN.
| Bartlett, N. H.. intermediate offices and con-
| necuons via Mountain Division M. C. r. r.
Arrive at eco a. m. and 8.S5 p. M; close at
800 a. m. and 2.45 p. m
Duck Pond, Prides Corner W5ndhaDs No.
| WindJsdne, Raymond and South Casco-Arrfye
at 1900 m. close at 1. As p. m.
Rochester, y. H., intermediate offices and com
nect1ons, via Portland &Rochester railroad AN
rive at Lao and 800 p M; close at $50 and
| 11.45 a. m.
! C.t,nberla,,d lius-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
600 and S.35 p. NJ; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. NJ, and $50 p. m. 4
m. Lao and 900 p m. close $50 and LIS q.
| m. and $50 p. m.
| Cape Elizabeth and K,,ightpiue- Arrive at
! 500 a. m. and p. IN. close at 6 a. m. and Las
| p. M
Boacery Beach--Arr;ve at p M; close Las
South Portland and IVallord--Arrive at 8 a.
| m, and 2.15 p. M. close at 8 a. m. and 200 D.
| m.
CLASSIFICATION OF NAIL 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:
/ 1st 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
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
| 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
| frequently as four times year, which bear y
| date of issue, and are numbered consecutivelY,
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed fprintd paper sheets. without board
| q tn, leather or other substantial binding,
/ To be of information of public
character, or devoted to literature the sciences,
| art or some special industry, and must have 5
legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
| be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
! rates. =
Sd Class Books. circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included IN
| second.class matter), 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 figures or of any
character of aniactual and personal correspon-
| dence." -
| A"clrcular'' is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evi-
dence, Is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons." and does not lose its character as
| 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 I'd
| destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents of the mail bag, or harm the person OF
any one engaged in tine postal service, andnot.
above the weight provided by law. {
Limit of Weight of Nail Mdtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
books books Weighing in excess Of that amount, and
| except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress. or ofhcial
ps6feT Of te or 81 o s
| the Smithsonian Institution.
| 80 Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
| 81. The above limit of weight does not app
| ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
RATES OF PosTAaE. =
| On First Glass Mdtter.-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
| thirdclass 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.
| 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.
Oh, Second Class Matter. The rate of
| postage on second-elass matter when sent by
| the Publisher thereof, and from the office of
| publication. including samples COPIES or when
| sent from a news agency TO actual subscribers
| thereto or to other news agents. is one cent per
| pound or fraction thereof. "a
| The rate OF postage on newspapers and
| periodical publications of the second-ciass
| when sen: 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
nunees in weight, when the same aredepoSlted in
| is uniform at one cent each; ON periodicals
weighing more than two ounces. two cents
| each.
Newspapers and periodicals when de-
| posted BY the publishers or news agent in a
letter carrier office for general or box delivery
hostage At the IT,