The Portland daily press., 1893-10-28
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

| General De1tverN Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. m. to 700 p. IN. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers De1tveries Sundays excepted)-In
dia streets, at 7 90 and 9.15 a. m., IL As m, 80
and 5.15 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m
Once wOdo sq tn ioo delivery at Post
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
olilces and connections via Boston & Maine
Q, ana Il 80 2. M; close a; m. and 1900
p. M; close $50 and 915 p. m.
~ BSGsston Southern and Western, and inter
MEDIATE Offices and connections, via Boston and
Name railroad (Westem divsion) Arrive at
d dz;5o and $50 p. NJ; close 800 a. M, and
2.A5 p. m.
a. M ana LOO p. NJ; close 1870 and 9.15
| pm
| Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
va Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
| 800 a. M, LOO and 600 D. M; close at 615 a.
M, 1890. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
! Harrington, intermediate Offices and connec-
| tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.l5 p M. close at 7.45 a. M, and
| 1901 m.
Rockland, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
and 6 p. NJ; close at 6.16 a. m. and II m.
.Skouzega,,, intermediate Offices and connec-
GlOnS, Via Name central rallr0aQ-ArrlVe at
LOO p. m. close at 1880 p. m.
auburn and Leatiston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and l. 90 and Glib p. M; close 6.45 ana
7.45 a. M, 1890, Alb and 9.15 p. m.
Bangoy-Arrive 200 a. m.,, LOO and p. NJ;
close at g. s a. m, 1890 and 9.15 p m.
Biodeford and Sdco-Arrive at $50 and 80
p m.; close at 600, 500 a. NJ and 1900 M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond IT.. intermediate Offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1880 p m.; close at $40 a. m. and 100
| p. m.
Gorha7n NJ H, intermediate offices and con-
nections via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
| $40 a. m. and 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. NJ,
| LOO and 4.3O p. NJ
| Scranton, Vt, intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. c. R. r.
Arrive at s.35 p. m. close $500 a. m.
| Bartlett, ". H., intermediate offices and con-
| nections via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at eco a. M and $50 p. M; close at
| 500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
z Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wtadhans, No.
| Wt1elhan,, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 1900 m. close at LAB 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
| 1145 a. m.
| Cumberland Aius--Arrive at $40 a. m 1.45
| 500 and $50 p. M; close at $50 a. NJ, Las
| a. M, and $50 p. m.
| Westbrook (Saccorappa)- Arrive at $40 a.
| M l.45 and 500 p m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
! Cape Elizabeth and K,,ightviue- at
| 500 a. m. and p. NJ; close at 6 a. M and 1.45
p. m
| Bo,cery Beach-Arrive at p. m. close Las
p. m.
| South Portland and Wvallord-Arrive at a.
| M, and 2,15 p. M; close at a. m. and 200 p.
m.
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.
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 from known office of publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board.
Cloth leather OF other substantial binding
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 matrer), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
"Printed NATTER 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."
I,.,,
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 third
class which is not In its form nature liable to
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the CON
tents Of the mail. bag, or harm the person OF
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight Of Mall 1ldtter.-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
pepartments s Of tie Government or from in
the Smithsonian Institution.
30 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 10 HlaIter IN IOrelgn mails regulated by
postals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class Matter-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
thirdclasS rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
q. 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 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 in weight.whenthe same aredeposited in
lletter-carrer office for delivery by its carriers