The Portland daily press., 1893-11-01
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.


a. m. to 600 p. m.
General Delivery, Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. m. to 700 p. M. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries Sundays excepted)-In
dia streets, at TOO and ola a. NJ, u. As M 130,
and 5.15 D. m. /; in other sections at 500 a. m.
1.so p. m. Sunday delivery at Post
from street boxes at HOO a.. m, 100
and 500 p. m. Sunday 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
oftlces and connections via Boston & Maine
M, 515 and 915 D. m; Sunday, arrive 125
p M. close $50 and els p. m.
Boston, Southern and Westerre, and inter,
Name railroad western division)-Arriye at
1890 and $50 p. NJ; close 500 a. m, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad--Arrive
2 a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central mt ali Iajlroad-Arrive at 200 and
M, 1890, Alb and 9.15 p. m.
Fayn,d,yto,,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arfiye at
100 and 6.16 p. m; close at 7.45 a. m, and
1880 p. m.
via Knox and Lincoln railr6ad-ArriYe 100
and p. m.; close at 6.15 a. m, and IL m.
Shouhegoa, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. m; close at 1870 p. m.
AUBURN and Lewisto,,--Arrive 200 and 800
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. M; close Gas and
7.45 a. M, 1890, Alb and 9.15 p. m.
Bongor-Arrive 200 a. M. 100 and p. M;
close at g. Is a. M, 1890 and 9.1e p m.
Biddeford and saco-Arrive at IL. 80 and $50
p m.; close at 600, 500 a. M and 1900 M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond vt, intermediate Offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and LOO
| p m.
Gorl,am,, NJ IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroadA-.Arrive at
| $40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m.
LOO and 4.30 p. NJ
| Scranton, IT.. intermediate offices and con-
nectons, via Mountain Division NJ G. R. R.
| Arrive at S.35 p. M. close at 800 a. m.
| Bartlett, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
| neetions via Mountain Division NJ O. 3: Re-
| Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and 8.35 p. M. close at
| 500 a. M. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wis,dhans, No.
| Wandhona, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
| at IL. 90 M close at Las p m.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectons, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at 1.45 and 600 p. m; close at $50 and
| l1.46 a. m.
Cumberland Mils-Arrive at S4oa a. m.,s1.45
600 and $50 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
| a, m, and $50 p. m.
| a d.
m. 1.45 and 600 p. M. close $50 and 11.45 a.
| m. and $50 p m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,,ightville-Arriy at
| 500 a. m. and p. M; close at a. m. and 1.45
| p. m.
Bo,uery Beoch-Arr!ve at 6 p. m; close las
| South Portland and Wal1Qrd-Arrive at s a.
M, and 215 p. M. close at 8 a. m. and 200 p.
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
| corrected proof sheets Of the same.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed againstinspection
| 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 consecutively,
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets, without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information of public
character, devoted to literature, the sciences,
| art. or some special industry, and must have a
| legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
|
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 matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proofsheets 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
| combination thereof, not having ths
character of anIactual and personal correspon-
| dence."
| 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 or nature liable to
| destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents OF the mail bag, or harm the person of
one the s Sy aW
Limit of Weight of Mail Mdtter.-zN package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
books Weighing wei IN Excess ct that AMOUNT and
except books and documents published. Or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
psbsams smsn at liz Sm any OF Of S@ s
| the Smithsonian Institution.
| 80 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 to matter in foreign 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:
| 1. On letters and other written matter,
| except that specially authorized t0 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. seeopd-cfas
| 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 Oh newspapers Excepting
| weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two