The Portland daily press., 1893-12-13
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. m. to 600 p. m.
General Dezirery, Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. m. to 200 p. M Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section Of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 100 and 9.15 a. m., 1916 m, 1.3o
and 5.l6 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
and 800 p. m. Sunday, GOO p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
oiilces and connections via Boston g. Maine
railroad, eastern diyision)-Arrive at $780,
., and 11.3o ?. NJ; close s a: m and 1900
n n DIP dio and 9 81 ?. m; Sunday, arrive 125
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 divsion)--Arrive at
1890 and $50 p. NJ. close 500 a. M, and
2.A5 p m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOOT p. NJ; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
wa Maine Central ailroad-Arrive at 200 and
900 a. M, 90 and GOO p. NJ; close at 6.15 a.
M, 1880, 4.i5 and 9.15 p. m.
Foamtngton, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.l5 p. NJ; close at 7.45 a. M, and
12.3op. IN.
Rochl01d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. M. close at 6.15 a. m. and 10 m.
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
LOO p m; close at 1890 p. m.
4toa'7o and Leagiston-Arrive 200 and 500
q. ~ and LOO and 6.15 p. m; close 6.45 and
7.A5 a. M, 1890, Ais and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M, 100 and D. M;
close at e.15 a. M, 1890 and s.16 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 1890 aud $50
?. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.4b and 5.15 p IN.
conns d n0n% r. Saha T4nn 9css and
rive at 1890 p. m; close at 6.45 a. M. and LOO
p. M.
Gorhans, NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. M and 1870 p. M; close at Gas a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Scranton. ", intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. G. II. r.
Arrive at 8.35 p. m. close at 500 a. m.
nections via Mountain Division M. G. R. r.
Arrive at 500 a. m. and $50 p. m.; close al
500 a. m. and 2.45 pm.
DueE POND, prides Corner, Wa,dhaan, No.
WfndhGne, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 1900 M; close at Las p. m.
Rochester, NJ IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at 1.45 and 600 p M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. IN.
Cumberland dfalls-Arrive at $40 a. M, /. AS
600 and $50 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. Ill., and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccordppa) -Arrive at $40 a.
m. Las and 600 p. IN. ;close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. N.
S.o0a. m. and SIP. NJ; close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
Boecery Beach-Arriye at 6 p. NJ; close LAB
South Portland and Wiuard-Arrive tsa.
M, and Els p. M; close at a. m. and zoo >.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAI. MATTER.
Classification Of Domestic Nail Mat
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.l All mat
is also OF the first class.
Cd class. Periodical publications, namely all
newspapers and other periodical publications
frequently as four times a year. when bear a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from a known office OF publication.
are formed of prntd paper sheets. without board.
70 be of information Of a public
character or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art. OF Some special industry. and must have a
legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
sd Glass. Books. circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included In
second-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proot-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
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
on Ind not nayng the
dence."
A"clrcular'' is defined by statute to be "a
i "a e pI sfn IN s
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.
xth Class 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
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight of liail 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 omclal
ssT at he ESm Or Of tr tns
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class NJ after 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 Class MGtter.-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.
g. 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 Oh. news
agent, is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
. The rate of postage ON newspapers excepting
lie