The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-25
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

m. TO 7.OO p m.; Money order department, 9 a.
m. to 500 p. m. Registry department. 900
a. m. to 500 p m,
General Dettuery,, Sundays excepted) 100
a. m. to 700 p. m. Sunday 500 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 700 and 9.15 a. M, IL. 40 M 80.
and 515 p. M. in other sections at 500 a. M
1.3o p. m. Sunday delivery at Posi-
ono, window, 900 to 1000 a m Collections
and 500 p. m. Sunday 600 p. M only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern, and Western, intermediate
omces and connections via Boston & Maine
and eastern aS dv ddS at 1874
NJ, 5.l5 and 9.15 p. m.; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston Southern and Westem and inter
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
! dZ;5O and $50 p. m; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
o Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. M and LOOP. m.; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
augusta. intermediate offices and connections
wa q, Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
BOO q. m, 90 and 500 p. M. close at 6.15 a.
m, 1870, Alb and 9.15 p. m.
Farmi,,gton intermediate offices and conneo.
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive az
LOG and 6l5 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
,R92ekland, intermediate Offices and connections
ana p. M; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
Shoarhegan, intermediate offices and connec.
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. M; close at 1880 p. m.
1 4, anT q, "a d Fey 200 and eo9
f'4o a, m, 1890, Alb and 9.15 p m
close at Git a. M, 1890 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and soco-Arriye at q. 80 and 80
z M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 m,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate ofices and
connections, via Grand Trunk RaiIway-Ar-
p. m.
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. M and IL. 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
.s,ganton, Vt, intermediate Offices and con
necuonS, via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at S.35 p M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and cen
nectlons via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at 9C0 a. m. and $50 p. M; close at
o.oo a. m and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wandhuu. No.
Wtndhan, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arriye
at IL. 90 M; close at Las p. m
Rochester, N r., intermediate offices and con.
nections, via Portland &Rochester rairoad-Ar.
rive at 40 and 800 M; close at $50 and
1l.46 a. m.
Cumberland Aitls-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
800 and S.35 p M; close at $50 a. NJ, HAS
d. H., ana 5-oO p. m.
West6rook (saccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. Lao and 500 p. M; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kaaightville- at
S.oOa m and p. M; close at a. m. and las
p. m.
Bo,eery Beach-Arriye at p. m. close Las
South Portland and Wallard-Arrive at a.
M, and 2.l5 p M; close at a. m. and 200 D.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail 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:
lst 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
tor sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class.
% 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 consecutfvely,
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board.
Cloth, leather or other substantial binding
character, or devoted to literature, the scisnees
art. or some special industry, and must have q
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 mot included in
second,class matter), proofsheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
SPrinted 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
| no
character OF anlactual and personal correspon-
dence."
A.clrcular" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which according to internal evi-
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons, and does not lose its character as
sacn ny wfisng ,nessn a sne dats name 81 the
mere Typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise. namely all matter
class which is not III its FORM or 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 Mail Mdtter-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 ofbcial
psparrmsnts Of Tie GoVernment OF trOa
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class matter mailed in packages
pound limitation
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign malls regulated by
postals conventions. III
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Mdtter.-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 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 sen. by other than the publisher or news
agent is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
The rate of hostage OH newspapers excepting