The Portland daily press., 1893-11-02
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.


General Deltvery, Sundays excepted) 100
a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 500 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section OF the city between High and In
dia streets, at z. 90 and 915 a. M, 12.45 m, $780,
and 515 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 g. Maine
railroad. eastern diyision) -Arriye at 1890,
., ana l1;3 80 F. m; close a; m. and 1900
p. M; close $50 and 9.i5 p M
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections via Boston and
Name railroad (Western division)-Arrve at
2.45 p. m.
. Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
2 a. m and LOO p. m.; close 1890 and 9.15
p. IN.
.A15g1.sto intermediate Offices and connections
VIA Name Central railroad-Arriye at 200 and
9.OOa. M, LOO and 600 D. M; close at elisa,
NJ, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p m.
Farn,ington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.l5 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
12.30p. m.
Rochlaf,d, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
and p. m.; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
Skouhega,,, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. m. close at 1890 p. m.
4A,1bnrls and Le,viston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. m.; close 6.45 and
7.46 a. m, 1880, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M, 100 and p. M;
close at els a. M, 1890 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddefo,d and Soco-Arrive at 2. 80 and 80
p. m.; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond ". intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL. 80 D. M; close at $40 a. m. and LOO
p. m.
Gorhona N H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. m. and IL. 80 p. M; close at GAS a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. C. R. R.
Arrive at S.35 p. M; close at 800 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
n assii s. via Mountain Division NJ Q. 3. R..
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Windhana, No.
Wi,edkona, Raymond and 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
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Atus-Arrive at $40 a. M, As
500 and $50 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
a.
m. .45 and 600 p. M; close $50 and II AZ a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Knsghtvsle- Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at a. m. and Las
p m.
Boaeery Beach-Arr;ve at p. M; close LAB
South Portland and Walarz--Arrive at a.
M, and 2.15 p. NJ. close at 8 a. m. and 200 p.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic MaiJ Mat
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 OF 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.
% class. Periodical publications, namely all
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, when bear a
date OF issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known Office of publication,
are formed OF printd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding
To be of information of a public
character, OF devoted to literature, the sciences,
art, or some special industry and must have
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 mot included In
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
SPrinted matter" is defined by statute to be
except that of handwriting, of any words,
letters characters, figures or images, or of any
combination thereof, not having the
dence."
A"crcular" is defined by statute to be ga
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
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
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 i'll the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceiVed for conveyance by mail. except single
books weighing in excess of that amount, and
circulated by order of Congress. or official
matter emanating from any of the
Departments OF the e.. Government or from
30 SecOnd-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
pound umllaGlOn.
81 The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign malls 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 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 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 Second Class Matter. 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, OF 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
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage OH newspapers excepting
weekies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when the same aredepoSted in