The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-30
PORTLAND POsT.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

General Delivery, Sundays excepted) 7.so
a. M to 700 p m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliyer{es, Sundays excepted)-n
dia streets, at 700 and 9.15 a. m H. 5 M 1.3O,
and 5.15 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m,
$s Window 900 sua to loo delivery c St RSss
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,
o, and l1:So 2. M; close 6 a. m and 1900
m n DIP and 9.l5 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
medlate oti1ces and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
dZ;So and $50 p. NJ; close 500 a. M. and
Eastern, via Maine Central Misunderstanding
a. m. and LOOP. M; close 1870 and 915
p. m.
Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railro ad-Arrive at 200 and
900 a. m, LOO and 500 D. NJ; close at elsa.
M, 1880, Alb and 9.15 p m.
F0Tnl5ngton, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. NJ; close at 7.45 a. NJ, and
1880 p m.
Rockland intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p M; close at CID a. m. and IL m.
skouhegan, intermediate offices and connec-
LOO p M; close at 1890 p. m.
Auburn and Lewtston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. M and 90 and 6.15 p M; close 6.45 and
7.45 a. M, 1890, Alb and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. m, 100 and p. m.;
close at 6.15 a. M, 1880 and 9.15 p. M
Biddetord and Soco-Arrive at 1880 and $50
p. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
n. "a n
p. IN.
GorIa1n, ~ H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. M and 12. 80 p. m. close at 6.46 a. rn
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
saganton. IT, intermediate offices and con-
nectlons, via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at $50 p m; close at 800 a. m.
Bartlett N. e., intermediate offices. and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 600 a. m. and $50 p M; close at
800 a. nj. and 245 p. m.
puck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wanahaae, No.
Wlndhona Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 1900 m. !; close at LAB p. m.
Rochester, N. H. intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester rairoad-Ar-
rive at Lao and 600 p. m. close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 a. M. Las
600 and S.35 p. m.; close at $50 a. M, 1I.45
a. m and $50 p. m.
| Westbrooh (Saccdrdppa)-Arrivea at $40 a.
m. Lao and 600 p. M; close $50 and 11.45 a.
| m. and $50 p. m.
| Cape Elizabeth and Observation-Disclosures at
| 500 a. m. and p. NJ; close at a. m. and LAS
| p m.
Boavery Beach-Arr;ve at p. M; close Las
| p m.
South Portland and Willard-Arrive at a.
M and 2.l5 p. m; close at 8 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:
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 5e proof sheets OF the samel All mat
| 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 a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued d from known office of publication.
To be of information OF public
character, or 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 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.
| ing the same.
| sPrinted matter is defined by statute to be
except that of handwriting, of any words
letters, characters, figures or images, or of AM
combination COZ I,Iat oa thereof not having thu
| dence."
A"circular' is defined by statute to be "a
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
| 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 thIrt
| class which is not in its form OF naf1re liable I'd
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the CON
| tents of the mail bag, OF harm the person oil
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight of Mail Matter-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, or official
ps5ts5 at lie S any Of tns
| 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 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 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 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 on newspapers excepting
| weekies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
| ounces in weight. whenthe same aredeposited in