The Portland daily press., 1893-10-13
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

Carriers Oe1ireries Sundays eXGeptedl1ln
business section of the city between High and In IN
dia streets, at 90 and 9.15 q. m l2;45 IN, 80,
and 5.15 p. H.. in other sections at 500 a. m,
100 p. NJ Sunday delivery at Post
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a.. M, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. H. only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
offices and connections via Boston y Maine
railroad eastern division)-Arrive at l2,30,
3, and 11.3o P. M; close a; IN. and l2-o ~
p. m.; close $50 and 9.15 p. IN.
Boston, Soutte11, and Wester1,, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arriye at
1890 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. H., and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. m. and Loop. m. close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
Augusta, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
800 a. m., 90 and 600 p. M; close at GLIB a.
M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Termination, intermediate offices and connec-
TONS via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and CID p. M; close at 7'45 a. m.' and
12.30p m.
,Rockla,,d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln Authoritative 100
and p. m; close at 615 a. m. and IL M.
skoachegas,, intermediate offices and c2nnec.
tons, via Maine Central railroad-ArfIye at
100 p. NJ; close at 1890 p. M.
auburn and Leaoiston-Arrive 200 and 500
a. m. and Loo and 6.15 p. m.; close $40 ana
7.45 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. m.,. 100 and p. m;
close at g. 8 a. M, 1880 and 9.le p. m.
Biddefoyd and Saco-Arrive at IL. so and $50
p. M. close at 600, 500 a. m. and l2.oo M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, vt. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1880 p. m.; close at 6.45 a. m. and LOO
p. NJ
Gortan, NJ IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Afrive at
$40 a. m. and $50 p m; close at $40 a. m,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices land con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. Ok r. b.
Arrive at 8.35 p. m.; close atSOO a. 10.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate Offices and con
nections via Mountain Division M. G 3, r..
aF ri at s soS a a m and $50 p M 0se at
Duck Pond. Prtds's Corner, Wi,.dhan.s 70
at 1900 M. /; close at LAO p. m.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester rafhoad-Ar-
rive at 1.45 and 600 p. m; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m. r4
Cumberland lfsds-Arrive at $40 a. M, Lac
600 and 8.3b p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.46
a. M, and $50 p. m.
TFestbrook (Saccoroppa)- at $40 a.
m. Las and coop. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K1,ightville- Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at a. m. and LAD
p. m. rfsssl..I
Bo,ceyy Beach-Arriye at p. NJ; close 1.45
p. m.
South Portland and Misunderstanding at 8 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
is divided into four classes, as follows:
LIST 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 againstinspection
Is also of the first class.
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
newspapers and other periodical puDhcatonS
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, which bear a
date of issue, and are numbered conSecutlVely,
are issued from known office ofpublcation
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without BOARD.
To be of information of public
character, or devoted to literature the sciences,
art. or some special industry. and must nave "a a
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 mot included in
second-clasS matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript &C ~ accompany
aPrinted matter" is defined by statute to be
'the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, of any words,
letters, characters, figures or images. or OF any
combination thereof, not having the
character of anIactual and personal correspon-
dence."
A"circularp is defined by statute to be ''a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in identical terms TO sever
al does no be ese Us y hs
addreSSee or OF the sender, or the correctlon 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 70
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
Of the mail bag barn. e aSd NOT Of
above the weight provided BY law.
Limit of Weight Of Mol MotserLNo package
weighing more than four POUNDS snan De re-
books weighing in excess OF that amount anu
except books and documents published OF
circulated by order of Congress. or official
Departments Of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class matter mailed III packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
81 81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter IN foreign mails resuiaIeu ny
postalS conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class Matter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows: M
1. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or mattcr
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, 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.
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 (exceptlng
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight.when the same aredeposited In
letter-carrer office for delivery by its carriers,
10 ;5or,o of