The Portland daily press., 1893-12-02
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. m. to 600 p. m,
General Deltoery. Sundays excepted) 7.30
a. m. to 100 p. m Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries. Sundays excepted)-In
dia streets, at 100 and 9.15 a. H. IL. 40 IN, 1.30
and 5.l5 p. M. in otlier sections at 500 a. H.,
lao 1So p M 81 Sunday ~ delivery at Post
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Soutter,, and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston g. Maine
8, and 11.3o p. m; close a. m. and 1900
M, 5.15 and 9.15 p. H.. Sunday, arrive 1 25
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Westero, and inter
Maine railroad western division)-Arriye at
1870 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. IN.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
p. m.
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
zoos m, LOO and 600 p. M. close at 6.15 a.
M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
:. Harrington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at .45 a. M, and
1890 p. m.
RockJo,,d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. m.; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
SEouhega,,, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. M; close at -. 80 p. m.
auburn and Leaoistor-Arrive 200 and 800
a. m. and 90 and {. Id p. M; close 6.45 and
7.45 a. M, 1870, Alb and 9.15 p. m.
Bongor-Arrive 200 a. M. LOO and 6 p. M;
close at 6.15 a. M, 1890 and 9.16 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at Il 80 and $50
p. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.45 and BIB p m.
TcIo int iato o,I
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1890 p. M; close at $40 a. m and 90
p. m.
Gorhana, N. H, intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
81 a. m. and 1880 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. G. R. R.
Arrive at 8.35 p. M; close $500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H. intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. R. R.
Arrive at geo a. m. and S.35 p. M; close at
500 a. nj. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Windham No.
W5sidhdna, Raymond and South CGsco-Arriye
at IL 90 M; close at LAO p. M
Rochester, N. e., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at LAB and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
600 and S.35 p. m; close at $50 a. NJ, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p m.
Westbrook (SaccorGppa)- at $40 a.
m. Lao and 600 p. M; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p m.
Cape Elizabeth and KaigIttv;ue-Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at 6 a. IN. and Las
p. m
Bowery Becch-Arrive at p. m. close 1.45
South Portland and Wauard--Arrive at a.
M, and 2.15 p. M; close at a. m. and 200 p
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification ofDomestic Mail Mat
teT.-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 OF 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
date of issue, and are numbered consecutivey,
are ISSUED from known Office Of publication
TO be Of information OF public
character, devoted TO literature, the sciences,
art or some special industry, and must have a
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 i'll print (n0t included in
second.class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
"Printed natter is defined by statute to be
ne ii upon By any
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
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such by writing therein the date, name of the
addressee 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 OF 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 Mail Matter5No 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 10 published or
pspartme s Of Tie GoVernment or from one
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. 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-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class Mdtter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized t6 pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof
J 2 On postel cards one cent each, the price
for hich they are sol5
3. On ''Gr 81 letter. two cents per ounce or
frau-, n til scot when mailed at letter carrier
post off -, ana 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
seit 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 cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
weeklies) and OIL periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight when the same aredeposted in
"A etter-carrer Office Iur.delivery by its carriers
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