The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-26
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.


business section of the city between High and In
dla streets, at 100 and 9.15 a. M. II As m, 100,
and 5l5 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
ana 500 p. m. Sunday. 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
,Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
oHiceS anQ connections via Boston & Maine
ralIfoad, eastern diviSion)-Arrive at 1880,
ana i1 80 E. m. close a m and 1890
H., o.d2 ana 9.lb p. m; Sunday, arrive 1.25
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
da;5o ana $50 p M; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
, Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. M and LOO p. M; close 1890 and 915
p. m.
augusta, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
800 NJ, LOO and 600 p. m close at 6.15 a.
M, 1890, 4.15 and g. 10 p. m.
Fd7nil,gtol,, intermediate Offices and connec-
tions, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
100 and 6.l5 p. H.; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1880 p. m.
.Rocktond, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln Authoritative 100
and p. M; close at 6.15 a. m and IL m.
!. Shouhega,,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Authoritative at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. m.
AUBURN and Le,viston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. M. close 6.45 and
7.45 a. M, 1890, Ais and 9.15 p. m.
Bongor-Arrive 2.oOa. M. LOO and p m.
close at 81 5 a. M, 1890 and 9.15 p. NJ
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at IL. 80 and 80
p M. close at 500, SG0.a H. and 1900 NJ,
2.4b and 5.15 p. H.. Ia
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate Offices and
connexions, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rave at IL 30 p. M; close at 645 a. m. and LOO
p. M :
Goflron, N. HI, intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
S.40 a. m, and 1870 p m; close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at S.35 p. M; close at 90 a. m.
Bartlett, AZ. H.. intermediate offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at SEQ a. m and 8.35 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. M
~, Duek Pond, Prides Corner Wi'adhdns, No.
Wtndtdn Raymond and South Cdsco-Arriye
at 400 m. close at Las p. m.
Rochester, N. r., intermediate offices and con-
nectl0nS, via Portland &ROcheSter railroad-Ar.
rive at LAO and 600 p m. close at $50 and
11.45 a. m
Cumberland Afius-Arrive at s.4oa. NJ, Las
600 and S.35 p. M; close at $50 a. NJ, 1t.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbroot (SGccdrdppa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 6.OOp. m. close $50 and 1145 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,,igstviue-Arrive at
500 a, m. and = p. M; close at 6 a. m. and Las
p. IN.
Boweru Beac1-Arrive at p. m. close Lao
South Portland and JVa.lord-Arrive at s a.
M, and 2.l5 p. M; close at a. m. and 200 p.
m. III .4
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 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. s'
"a class. PERIODICAL publ locations, namely all
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, when bear a
date of issnei and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
character, or devoted to literature the sciences
art: or some special industry, and must have a
legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for Tree circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Glass. Books, circulars. periodicals and
second.class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
1.-The reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, of any words,
letters, characters, figures or images. or of any
character Of anlactuai and personal cofrespon-
dence." 49,
A"circular" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
Identical Tn
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
tents OF the mail bag, or harm the person OF
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight Of Ma1 Mdtter.-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
circulated by order of Congress, or ofncial
matter emanattingg from any Of the
the Smithsonian Institution.
so 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 Glass 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-cass rates and on s. aled 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-ciass
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 on newspapers excepting
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces III weight. when the same aredepositedin
is uniform at one cent each; ON periodicals
Weighing more than two ounces, two cents
each.
NEWSPAPERS and periodicals when de-
posted by the publishers or news agent in a