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


a. m. to 900 p. m.
General Delivery, Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. m to 7.0op. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted) in
dia streets, at 700 and els a. m IL. 45 m, 1.3O,
and 5.l5 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
5.S0 p. M Sunday delivery at Post
from street boxes at HOO a.. m, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 500 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern, and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, Eastern divisloDaArrive at 1890,
M, BIB and 9.15 p. M; Sunday, arrive .25
p. m; close $50 and 9.15 p. M.
Boston, Southern and Wester7,, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
1890 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m and LOO p NJ; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at ZOO and
300 a. NJ. LOO and 600 p. M; close at Ella a.
m, $780, Alb and 9.15 p. m.
:. Harrington, intermediate offices and connec-
Ilons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
l:oo and CID p. M; close at 7.45 a. H., and
1890 p. m. 5
Rockld7,d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. NJ; close at 6.15 a. m. and - M.
:; Shorhegas, intermediate Offices and eonnec.
uons, via Maine Central Authoritative at
I.OO p. H.; close at 1890 p. m.
Aud,a7, and REPRESENTATIVE 200 and 900
a. NJ and LOO and 6.15 p. m; close 6.45 ana
7.45 a. M, 1890, Els and 9.15 p. m.
Baaagor-Arrive 200 a. M. 100 and p. m. !;
close at 81 5 a. NJ. 1880 and Gle p. IN.
Biddefoyd and Saco-Arrive at IL. 80 and $50
m atR n, and
2.45 and bib p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar
rive at 1890 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and 100
p. III.
GorI,on,, N H., intermediate offices and con-
nectionS, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. M and 12.30p. M; close at GAS a. m,
LOO and 430 p. m.
saconto,s, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ C. r. r.
Arrive at $50 p. NJ; close at 800 a. m.
Bartlett NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at 9.cO a. m and 8.35p. m. !; close at
500 a. M and 2.45 p. m.3 4,
Duck Pond, Prides Corner, Wa,athams, No.
Wd1ldiadne, Raymond and South CGsco-Arrive
at 1900 M; close at 1. 40 p. m.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester rairoad-Ar-
rive at .45 and 600 p M; close at $50 and
1.45 a. m.
CttUtOeTtU7IU MtfS-ATTlV6 dG o. ~ a. H., LAO
600 and S.35 p M; close at $50 a. m, II .45
a. m and $50 p. M.
Westbrook (SaccarGppa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. LAP and 600 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Ka,ightvUe-Arrive at
500 a. m. and 9 p. M; close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
BoWery Beacb--Arrive at p. NJ. close Las
pm.
South Portland and Wsuard--Arrive at a.
H., and 2.l5 p M; close at a. m. and 200 p.
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:
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
ter sealed or otherwise closed againstinspection
Is also of the first class.
Cd 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.
date Of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information OF public
art OF s some special industry, and must have
legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates. s,agq@s
Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print. (not included in
secOnd-class matter) proof sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
sPrnted natter is defined by statute to be
1.-THE reproduction upon 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 BETA
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
addre3see 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
above the weight provided by law.
limit of Weight of Nail 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 official
ludLl6T 6UldDdbllR IFOIu ally Ol tQ6
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
so 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 APP
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:
l. On letters and other written matter,
except thas specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on aled 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 letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post offices, and one cent for each ounce or
traction 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
seEt from news agency to actual subscribers
thereto. OF 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 cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
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