The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-28
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

m. TO 100 p. M money order department, a.
m. to 500 p. m. Registry department., 800
a. m. to 600 p. m.
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
and OILS p. M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
Office window, 900 to 1000 q; N. Collections
and 500 p. m. Sunday. 500 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern, q1ad Western, intermediate
ofnces and connections via Boston g. Maine
railroad, Eastern division) -Arriye at 1870,
M. SIP and 9.15 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25
| p M; close $50 and 9.l5 p. m.
NJ BSS;ston, Southern and Western. and inter
mediate Ma, oitlces and connections via Boston and
Malne railroad (WeStern dvision) Arrive at
Ego and $50 p. M; close 500 a. m, and
| 2.45 p m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and Loop. M; close 1870 and 9.15
| p. m.
| linguistic. intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
800 9. m. LOO and 600 p. NJ; close at 6.15 a.
m, 1890. Alb and 9.15 p. m.
Fdrnsi,,gtofl, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
100 and 6.15 p m; close at 7.45 a. NJ, and
1870 p. m.
Rock3and, intermediate offices and connections
u
and p. M; close at SIS a. m. and IL m.
iSkouhegon, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. m. close at 1890 p. m.
auburn and Le,ciston-Arrive 200 and 900
7.45 a. M, 1880, 4.i5 and ais p. m. ' aAN
.Bangor-Arrive zoo a. m... 100 and p. M;
close at 81 a. M, 1890 and 9.15 p. IN.
.Biddsford and Soco-Arrive at 80 and $50
P M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 m,
2.45 and BIB p. m.
Island Pond ", intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL 80 p M; close at 6.45 a. m. and 100
p m.
Gortam, N H., intermediate Offices and con-
| nections via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. m. ; close at 6.45 a. M,
| LOO and 4.30 p. M
| Scranton, IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ c. r. R.
Arrive at 8.35 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. R. R.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and 8.35 p. M; close at
500 a. M and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond. Prides Corner Windhdns, No.
| Wtndhana, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 1900 m. close at Lao p. m.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Portland Chichester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.45 and 600 p M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 a. m Las
600 and S.35 p. M; close at $50 a. m, 11.45
| a. m and $50 p. m.
Westbrook fsaccarappa)- at $40 a.
m. LAP and 500 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Knightvsue- Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at a. IN. and Las
+ p. m.
Boacery Beact-Arrive at p. m. close LAS
South Portla,,d and Wa1ard-Arrive at 8 a.
| M, and 2.15 p H.; close at a. m. and 200 p.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Mat-
ter.-Domestie 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 samel All mat
Is also of the first class.
Cd class. Periodical publications, namely all
newspapers and other periodical publications
frequently as four times year. which bear a
date OF issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from a known office of publication.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information of public
character, or devoted to literature the sciences.
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legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
Sd Glass. Books. circulars periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included in
second-class natter, proof-sheets, corrected
spfoof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
s'Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
the reproduction upon Paper paper By any process
letters. characters, figures or images. or OF any
combination thereof, not having the
character of aniactual and personal correspon-
dence."
A"clrcular" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter. which according to internal evil
alpersons." 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
IL Usss namely all matter
not embraced in the first, second or third
class which Is not in its form or nature liable to
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law,
limit of Weight of Mail 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
circulated by order Of Congress, or oficial
Departments i5psla Of the Government or from
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 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
tllird-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 ONCE OF
publication, including samples copies, or when
sent from a 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 ana
periodical publications OF the second-class
when sent 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
weekliesl and on periodicals not exceeding two