The Portland daily press., 1893-12-11
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

General Dettcery (Sundays excepted) 730
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section OF the city between High and In
dia streets at 700 and 9.15 a. M, u. As m, 100,
and 5.15 p M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
ONCE window, 900 to 500 a. N. Collections ions
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
railroad, eastern division) Arrive at 1890,
S5a and NJ close sn a NJ a and l29e
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.
a. m. and LOO p. m.; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
Augusta. intermediate offices and connections
va an Name central Iailroad-Arrive at 200 and
m, 1880, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Pennington, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrtye at
LOO and 6.15 p. NJ. i; close at 7.45 a. M, and
12.30p. m.
Rockland, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
and p. M; close at 6.1b a. IN. and IL m.
skoaehega,,, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. M; close at 1880 p. m.
Auburn and Le,otston-Arrive 200 and 500
a. m. and LOO and Gle p. m; close 6.45 and
7.45 a. M, 1890, Alb and 9.15 p. m.
Bango,'-Arrive 200 a. M, LOO and p M;
close at 81 s a. m, 1880 and 9.16 p. m. =
Biddetord and Saco-Arrive at IL. 80 and $50
p. H.; close at 600, 800 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.45 and BIB p. m.
Island Pond, ". intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and 100
p. M
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. IN. and 1890 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m,
LOO and 4.3o p. m. a.
Scranton, IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at 1856 p. m. close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at geo a. m. and S.35 p. m; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Windhaan, No.
Windhdna, Raymond and South Cosco-Arriye
at 1900 M. close at Las p M -
Rochester, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester rairoad-Ar-
rive at LAB and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
lilo a. m.
Cumberland MiUs-Arrive at $40 a. m, Las
600 and 8.35 p. M. close at $50 a. m, 11.45
q. M, and $50 p. m.
JYest6rook (Saccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. .45 and 600 p M close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Knightuiue-A Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. IN; close at a. m. and 1. As
p. m. N
Bo,cery Beach-Arrive at 6 p. m. close 1.xS
p. m.
South Portland and Walla91-Arrive at s a.
| M, and els p. M; close at 8 a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail 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 GLASS; Written matter. namely, letters.
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly In
writing, whether sealed or unsealed Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets DR.
corrected proof sheets Of the samel All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely ali
newspapers and other periodical publications
frequently as four times year, which bear a
date of issue, and are numbered cOnsecutively,
are issued from known office of publication,
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information of q 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
rates.
Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included In
second-class matrer), proof sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
SPrinted matter" 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 tho
character of anlactual and personal correspon-
dence."
A"clrcular" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal ev.
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
such by writing therein the date, name Of the
ADDRESSED or of the sender, or the correction OF
| mere typographical errors.
4th Class 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. 3
limit of Weight Of Mail 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
circulated by order of Congress. or offieial
Departments Of the Government or from
| the Smithsonian Institution.
80 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 APP
| 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:
l. 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
I 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 Natter 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
periodical publications of the second-class
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 OH newspapers excepting
weekes) and on periodicals not exceeding two
Ounces ii weight Whenthe same aradenoSifad in