The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-10
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.


a IN. to 500 p. N.
General Delivery. Sundays excepted) 73o
a. m. to 700 p. nj. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. M
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section OF the city between High and In
and 5.15 p. M. in other sections at 500 a. NJ
Office window, 900 TO 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. H. 4 90
ana 500 p. N. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL A1p DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western. intermediate
oilces and connections via Boston g. Maine
lailroad, eastern diyision)-Arrive at 1890,
H. Bis and s15 p Gnose sandaY a ann l1S IS
=. H.; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and JYeste,7, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad CNestern division) at
j130 and $50 p. M. close 500 a. H., and
2.zS p IN.
Eastern, via Maine Central Rairoad-A.rive
2 a. III. ana LOOP. m; close 1890 and OLD
p. m
via MAine Central railroad-Ariive at 200 and
800 a. H.. 90 and 600 p. m. close at 81 o.
M, 1880. Ali and 9.15 p. m.
Harrington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Centred Railr ,ad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. m; close at TAO a. NJ, and
1880 p. m.
RocdSaad intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arriye LOO
and p m.; close at 615 a. m. and II m.
Sltoathega7,, intermediate Offices and connec-
tions via Maine Central railroad-Arrye at
LOO p. M; close at IL 80 p. m.
Auburn and Leaviston-Arriye 200 and 900
a. M and LOO and 6.15 p. NJ; close Gas ana
7.45 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Ba1agor-Arrive 2.ooa. m.,. LOO and 6 p. M.
close at 81 Is a. m, 1870 and 915 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at Il. 80 and 8 80
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-
p. m.
GoTlbd17s, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1880 p. M; close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 4.3O p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. c. R. R.
Arrive at $50 p. m; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at eco a. m. and $50 p. m.; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p m.
Duck Pond, Prides Corner Windhane, No.
Windhane, Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
at 1900 M; close at Lao p. m.
Rochester, n. r., intermediate Offices and con-
nectionS, via Portland &RocheSter railroad-Ar-
rive at 1.45 and 600 p M. close at 6.30 and
11.45 a. NJ
Cumberland lfilts-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
600 and 8.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 1l.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
West6rooA (saccaroppa)- Arrive at $40 a.
m. 40 and 600 D. m. close $50 and IL .45 a.
m. and 5.30 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth, and K',igTtciUe-A at
500 a. m. and p. H.; close at 6 a. m. and Las
p. m.
BoaUery Beach-Arr:ve at p. M; close LAB
p. m.
NJ, and 2.15 p. m. close at s 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 proof sheets Of the samel All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed againStinSpecton
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 consecutiyely,
are issued from known office of adjudication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information of a public
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences,
y.
legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation OF circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Glass. Books, circulars. periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second-class natter, proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
aPrinted matter" is defined by statute to be
1.-THE reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting of any words,
leTferS characters
combination thereof, not having the
character of anIactual and personal correspon-
dence."
A"clrcular' is defined by statute to be ga
printed letter. which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
alpersons," 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 ba or harm the
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight Of Mail lfatter.--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
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 SecOnQ-claSS 10 aGUef 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 Motter.-The rate of
postage on matter Of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters and ether written matter
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on s saled 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 OF to other news agents, is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
The rate OF poStSse on newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-class
when sen. by other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent iOr each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting