The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-27
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS,

a. m. to 700 p m. Sunday 500 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers De1trertes, Sundays excepteO-In
business section OF the city between High and In
and 5.15 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m,
Office window, 900 to 1000 a; N. Collections
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 division) at 1880,
NJ, 5.15 and 9.15 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p M; close $50 and 915 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western diyiSion) -Arriye at
ESQ and $50 p. m.; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOO p. NJ; close 1870 and 9.15
p. M
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central misunderstanding at ZOO and
800 q. M, LOO and 600 p. M; close at els q.
M, 1890, 415 and 9.15 p. m.
Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at Tao a. M, and
12.30p. m.
Rockland intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arriye LOO
and p. M; close at 61b a. m. and 10 m
Skoachegan, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
LOO p M close at 1890 p. m.
Auburys and Leaoiston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and LEO and 6.15 p. m.; close Gas and
7.45 a. m 1870, Ais and 9.15 p. m.
Bangoy-Arrive 200 a. M, LOO and p. m;
close at Git a. m, 1880 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddefor1 and Saco-Arrive at 1890 and $50
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 1890 p. M. close at 6.45 a. m. and 90
p. m.
Gorham, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
$40 a. m. and 1880 p M close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 43O p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at 1856 p. M; close atS.O0 a. m.
Bartlett N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectipns via Mountain Division M. G. R. R.
Arrive at 9.CO a. m and $50 p. M; close lat
800 a. M. and 2.45 p. M
Duck Pond, Prides Corner Windhans, No.
W5ndhane Raymond and South Casco-Arriye
at IL. 90 m. close at Ia p. m.
Rochester, N. FL, intermediate offices and con-
nections via Portland &ROchester railroad-Ar-
rive at LAO and 600 p NJ; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Afalls-Arrive at $40 a. m, LAB
600 and 8.35 p. m. close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. fn and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccardppa)-Arri at $40 a.
m. 1.45.and 600 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,aightyaze-,Asriye at
500 a. m. and 6 p. M. /; close at a. m. and 1.45
p. m.
Boarery Beoc1a-Arr:ve at p. m.; close 1.45
p. m.
South Portland and Vallard--Arrive at a.
M, and 2.15 p. M; close at 8 a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
TVooo;J a oot;o,, noe,ooafso Mil lFnt
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 proof sheets of the same.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
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
date Of issue l and are numbered consecutiVely
are issued from known Office of publication
are formed OF prinrd paper sheets without board
70 BE Of information Of a pubiiI
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences
art: or some special industry. and must have !
legitimate list of subscribers, and must nc.
be designed primarily for advertising purposes
or for free circulation or circulation at nomina
rates.
Sd Glass. Books. circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second-clasS matter), proofsheets, 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
except that of handwriting, OF any words,
combination thereof, not having the
character of anlactual and personal correspon-
dence."
Ascircular' is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evi-
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 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
above UD the eD Weight provided BY law CIV not
limit of Weight of Mail Matter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
books weighing in excess of that amount, and
except books and documents published. or
circulated by order OF Congress, or official
paasT at Tie or 81 o ne
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class matter 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:
/. 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.
8. 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
weekes) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight when the same aredeposited in
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