The Portland daily press., 1893-11-06
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

General Delivery, Sundays excepted) 7.30
a. m. to 100 p. M Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
business section of the city between High and In.
dia Streets at 100 and 9.15 a. M, IL As m, 1.3O,
and 81 5 p M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. m. 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 & Maine
railroad, eastern divsion)-Arrive at 1890,
ana Lao s11 M close sn a a ana 1880
p m. close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
| Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
2.45 p. m
| Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
a. m. and LOOP. M; close 1890 and 9.l5
pm.
Ae aq. intermediate Offices and connections
800 a. M, LOO and 600 p. M. close at 6.15 a.
| m 1880, 4.15 and 915 p. m.
Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
| tons, via Maine Central Rairoad-Arriye at
| LOO and CID p. M; close at AS a. M, and
| 123Op M
Rockland, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. M. close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
.Skochega,,, intermediate offices and connec-
tions, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
| Loop. m. close at 1890 p. m.
A.soarae a, nj Leagist9z.Arrive 200 and 200
| 7.45 a. NJ, 1890, Alb and 915 p. M
| Bdngor-Arrive 200 a. M, 100 and D. M;
! close at 6 Il 5 a. M, 1890 and 91b p. m.
| Biddeford and Sdco-Arrive at 1870 and $50
p. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 m,
| 2.45 and OLD p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate Offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
| rive at 1890 p. M; close at 6.45 a. M and 90
p. m.
| Gorhana, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. m; close at 6.45 a. m,
| LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Scranton, w. intermediate offices and con-
| nectiOnS, via Mountain Division M. G. r. b.
| Arrive at 8.35 p. m. close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, ". H., intermediate offices and con-
| nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at geo a. m. and 8.35 p. M; close at
| 500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
/ Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, W3fadhans No.
| Wdndhona, Raymond and South Casco-Arriye
| at 1900 M; close at Las p. m.
| Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
| rive at Las and 600 p. m.; close at $50 and
| l1.46 a. m.
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 a. M, 1.45
| 500 and $50 p M; close at $50 a. H., 11.45
| a. M, and $50 p m.
Westbrook (Sdccaroppa) Arrive at $40 a.
| m. LAP and COOP. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
| M. and $50 p. M
Cape Elizabeth d,.d K,,ightviue- at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at a. m. and Las
| p. m.
Boavery Beach-Arrive at p m. close LAB
| pm.
South Portland and Wallard-Arrive at a.
M, and 2.15 p. m; close at a. m. and 200 D.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
| Classification Of Domestic Mail Nat
ter.-Domestic mail matter,-that is.
-, sl~c
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
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
| date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
| are issued from known office of publication,
are formed OF prinrd paper sheets without board.
| cloth, 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
be designed primarily for advertising purposes
OF 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
SPrinted natter is defined by statute to be
the reproduction upon paper. by any process
letters, characters, figures or images, or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character OF anlactual and personal correspon-
| dence."
A"crcular" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which. according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in Identical terms to sever
alpersons." and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name of the
ADDRESSED 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
tents OF the mail bag, or harm the person Of
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
| above the weight provided by law.
| Limit of Weight of lfdil Adtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceived for conveyance by mail. except single
except books and documents published or
circulated by order OF Congress. OF official
sman at ge S amy Of the
the Smithsonian Institution.
| 80. Second-class after mailed in packages
| at the pound rate is not subject to the four
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 Mdtter.-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 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.
g.. 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, aud 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
periodical, publications of the. second-class
when sent by other than the publisher or news
| agent is one cent for each four ounces OF
| fractional part thereof.
| The rate of postage Oh newspapers excepting
| weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
| ounces in weight whenthe same aredepositedin
tatta,. Offina far delivery its oarriarc