The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-20
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

m. to. 300 p. IN. Registry department, 500
a. M to 600 p. m.
General Delivery, Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 800 to 16.OOa. m,
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dia Streets at 100 and 9.15 a. M, IL. As m, 80,
and 5.I5 p M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
ONCE window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
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
railroad, eastern division)-Arrive at 1890,
Q, ana ll:So 2. M; close 8 a; m. and 1900
m; dip and 9,16 p. M; Sunday, arrive LBS
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western and inter
mediate Offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
Ego and $50 p. M; close 500 a. NJ, and
2.45 p. NJ
a. m. and LOO p H.; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
augusta. intermediate offices and connections
ol ad Name Central railroad-Arriye at 200 and
M, 1880, Alb and 9.15 p. m.
Harrington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and CID p. m. close at 7.45 a. m and
12.3Op. M
Rochlard, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and 6 p. M. close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
skouAego,,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. m. (; close at 1880 p. m.
Auburn and Le,giston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and 100 and 6.15 p M; close GAS and
7.46 a. M, 1890, Ais and 9.15 p IN.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M. LOO and p m.
close at Gil a. m. 23o and 9.15 p. m.
.Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 2.3O and 80
p. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 NJ,
2.45 and Bio p. m.
Island Pond IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at H. 80 p M; close at Gao a. M and LOO
p. m.
nections via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M. close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 4.3O p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. R. R.
Arrive at 5.35 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H. intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and $50 p. NJ; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wi,,dhafp, No.
Wandltan,, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrige
| at 1900 m. close at Las p. H.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
neetions, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at Lao and 600 p. m; close at $50 and
ll.45 a. m.
Cttn,berza1d Mius-Arrive at s4oa. M, Lac
600 and $50 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
West5rook (Saccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. 40 and 600 p M close 6.30 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K1aightviUe-Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at 6 a. m. and Las
p m.
Boacery Beach-Arriye at p m. close Las
p. m.
South Portland and WallaYcs-Arrive at 8 a.
M, and 2.15 p. M; close at 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
post office within the United States to
some other post Office within the same.
is divided into four classes, as follows:
LIST 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
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 consecutively
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding
To be of information of public
character or devoted to literature. the sciences,
art. OF some special industry and must have q
legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
OF Tor free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included in
second-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
SPrinted matter" 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
combination thereof, not having the
dence."
A"clrcular" is defined by statute to be "a
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
ADDRESSED or of the SENDER or the correction of
mere typographical errors.
4th Class 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
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law
Limit of Weight of MaiJ Mdtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceived for conveyance by mail except single
books weighing IN EXCESS Oh that AMOUNT and
circulated by order of Congress, or ofdcial
matter emanating from any of the
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class ID after 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 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:
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.
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 Mtstter. 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 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
ounces in Weight.whenIthe same aredeposited in
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