The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-21
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

ID. III.
| a. m. to 600 p m,
General Deliuery, Sundays excepted, 7.so
a. m. to 700 p. M. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays exceptedD-In
business section OF the city between High and In
dia streets, at 100 and 9.15 a. m IL. As m 80.
and 5. p. M; in other sections at 500 q. NJ
9sc w F nv SUNDAY IN oo delivery at Post
from street boxes at 11.oo a. m, 400
and 800 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
| ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
| Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
omces and connections via Boston q Maine
5, and 11.3o p. M; close s a. m. and 1900
M, 5.15 and 9.15 p. M. Sunday, arrive 1875
p m; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston Southern, and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Name railroad (WeStern diviSion) -Arrive at
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. M and LOOP M; close 1890 and els
pm.
| Augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
va Name Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
800 a. M, LOO and 600 D. m.; close at 6.16 a
| M, $780, 415 and 9.15 p. m.
| Fd7noiagton intermediate Offices and connec-
| tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
| LOO and 6.l5 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
| 12.3Op m.
| Ieocklo1,d intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
| and p. M; close at 615 a. m. and 10 M
| Skouhegon, intermediate Offices and connec.
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p M. close at 1890 p. m.
| Auburn, and Le,oiston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. IN. and 100 and 6.15 p. m.; close 6.45 and
| 7.45 a. M, 1880, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
| Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M. 100 and D. m.
close at 6.15 a. M, 1880 and 9.15 p. m.
| Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 1890 and $50
| 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-
rive at IL. 80 p. H.; close at 6.45 a. M and 100
| p. m.
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative al
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. m. I; close at Gas a. M,
| LOO and 4.3O p m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
| nections, via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at S.35 p. m.; close atS.OO a. m.
| Bartlett, ". H., intermediate offices and con-
| nectlonS via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 9.CO a. m: and 835 p. M; close at
| 500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
| Duck Pond Pride's Corner, Winc,haau, No.
| Wdndhana, RAYMOND and South Cdsco-Arriye
| at 1900 M; close at Lao p. m.
| Rochester; N. IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
| rive at Lao and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
| 1l.4b a. m. n
| Cumberland lfills-Arrive at $40 a. M, LAB
600 and $50 p. M; close at $50 a. m, '11.45
| a. M, ana 5.3O p m.
Westbrook (Saccorappa) ARRIVE at $40 a.
| m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K1aiqhtgiUe-Arriye iat
500 a. m. and p. M; close at a. m. and As
| p. m.
! Boaoery Beach-Arrive at p. M; close Las
South Portland and Willarcy-Arriye at 8 a.
| m and 2.15 p. M. close at s a. m. and 200 D.
M
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Classification of Domestic Null 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. >
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
are issued from known Office OF publication
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board
fo be eah Of or 5ne O4 nb
character or devoted to literature the sciences,
art. or some special industry, and must have
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation OF circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Class Books circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included In
second-class matter) proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
"Printed matter" 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
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
ADDRESSED 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
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
limit of Weight Of Nail 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
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress. or oficial
Departments OF the Government is or from ON
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 second-cla matter mailed in packages
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 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-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.
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 M0tter. 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 sen. 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 OH periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight. Whenthe same aredepCSited In