The Portland daily press., 1893-10-17
PORTLAND P0ST-OFFTCE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. m. to 600 p. III.
General Delivery. Sundays exceptefl) 7.3o
am. to 100 p. H. 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, 12.4o M 1.30,
and 5.15 p. M. in other sections at 500 a. M,
Office window, 900 to 1000 d. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. m, LOO
and 500 p. M Sunday, 600 p nj. only.
ARRIVAL AID DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and JFcste,m intermediate
offices and connections via Boston 8 Maine
railroad. eastern division) Arrive at 1890,
5, and 11.3o ?. M; close 8 a; IN. and 1900
M, 51 r.. and go ?. ~; Sunday, arrive l.25
Boston, Southern and Weste,as. and inter-
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western diySion)-Arriye at
1880 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M, and
2.45p. III.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. m. and 1 90 p. M; close 1880 and 9.15
p. m. e.sE
Aatgtsta, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railrOad-Arrlye at zoo and
9.O0a NJ, Loo and 600 p M; close at 6.l5 a.
m, 1890, 4.15 and 915 p. m.
Ftag71ti,aqton intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Raliroad-ArflVe az
LOO and 6.15 p. NJ; close at 745 a. M, ana
12.30p. m.
Rockza,,d. intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrlye LOO
and p m.; close at CID a. Iii. and 12 M
Skoac1,egoas, intermediate offices and connec.
tons, via Maine Central Fallroad-Arrlve at
LOO p. M. close at 1870 p. m.
Auburn and LeaCistO,,-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m and ]. 90 and Glib p. M; close $40 ana
7.45 a. H., 1870, Ais and 9.15 p. m.
Bas,gor-Arrive 200 a. m., LOO and p. M. !;
close at 6.15 a. M, 1880 and 9.1s p. m.
-Biddeforz and lsaco-Arrive at ~. so and $50
p. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 12oO NJ,
2.45 and Bio p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk RallWay--Ar-
rive at 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and LOO
p. m.
Gor5saaa. N. IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. m. i; close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 4.3O p m.
SUarton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nectiOns, via Mountain Division NJ. G. r. r.
Arrive at $3.50 p. m. close at8.00 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H.. intermediate Offices and con-
nectionS via Mountain Division M. Z. II. h.
Arrive at 500 a. m. and 8.35 p. M; close at
800 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
W5pdhaa,e, IGafaoo1ad and South CdSco-Arrive
at 1900 M. close at l. 45 p. m.
Rochester, NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Portland &ROchester railroad-Ar-
rive at 1 As and 600 p. NJ; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland 1fius-Arrive at $40 a. m !. 45
600 and $3.50 p. M; close at $50 a. M, ll.45
a. m, and $50 p. IN.
Westbrooh (saccarappa)- Arrive at $40 a.
m. AS and 600 p. M close $50 and ll.45 a.
IA. and $50 p. m.
Cane Elizabeth and KaaiglttU;lIe-Arrive at
800 a. m. and 6 p. M; close at a. m and LAB
p. m.
Boaoery Beach-Arr:ve at p. NJ; close 1.45
p. m.
South Portland and Wallord-Arrive at 8 a.
M and 2.15 %. m, !; close at s a. M and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Nat
ter.-Domestic mail matter,-that is.
mail matter sent in the mails from some
most Office within the United States to
some other post office within the same
is divided into four classes, as follows:
1st Grass. Written matter, namely, letters.
postal cards, and all matter wholly or parity m
writing, whether sealed or unsealed texcept
manuscript copy accompanying proof sneets OF
corrected proof sheets of the Same) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed againSti inspection
is also of the first class.
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year., which bear
date OF issue, and are numbered consecntlyely,
are issued from a known offlce OF puDncatlon,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets, without board.
eloth leather or 95ea IF pubc
character or devoted to literature, the sciences.
art or some special industry, and must have
legitimate list OF subscribers, ana must not
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
other matter wholly in print mot included in
second class matuer), prOOf-sheetS, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
printed natter is defined by statute to be
'the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, of any words,
letters, characters, figures OF images. or OF any
<A,vk fr1o$ ian.
character of anIactual and personal correspon-
detce" &c.
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
alpersons.'' and does not lose its character as
sqch by writing therein the dats name Of 11 o
mere typographical errors ~ ,++ar
not embraced in the first second 9f .h .hI -
destroy, deface or otherwise damage tne con.
tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person OF
any one engaged IN the PoSta AZ ss aw anu
limit of We5ght of Mail 4fdtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ced for by u mall ahs eaeeps sn ape
axoept books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or off1cl l
matter s%ana ct Re sSm any OF Of from
the Smithsonian Institution.
40. 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-
pIy to matter in foreign malls regulated by
postals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Mdtter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
Follows:
j. on letters ami 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
s. On "drop lettersn two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post offices, and one cent for each ounce OF
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, OF 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 or news
agent, is one cenG for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
xuAakiiael and on r1priO0icalS not exceeding two