The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-18
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

General Delivery, Sundays excepted) 7.3O
a. M to 100 p, H. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries. Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and IN
dia streets, at 7.Co and els a. M, IL As M so.
and Die p. m; in other sections at 500 a. M,
Once Window 900 dao 1900 s1ss o 81 rSss
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)- at 1890,
ana ll 80 z. m; close q; m. and. and 1899
p. M; close $50 and 915 p. m.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
NAME railroad (Western diyision) ARRIVE at
az;5o and $50 p. M; close 500 a. m, and
2.45 p. m.
. Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1890 and els
p. m.
Augusta intermediate Offices and connections
oi 81 Name Central railroad-Arrive at zoo and
M, 1880, 4.15 and 9.15 p. M
Harrington, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive al
i;o0 and Glib p. m.; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1890 p. m. "a
Rocklond, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad LOO
and p. NJ; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
.Sko,che0aa,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. m.
auburn and LeaDiston-Arrive 200 and 600
q. m. and LOO and SIS p. m; close Gas and
7.45 a. M, 1880, Alb and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M. 100 and D. m;
close at 6.15 a. m. 1890 and 9.1b p. m.@
Btddeford and Saco-Arrive at IL. 80 and 20
P. M; close at 600, 500 a. H. and 1900 u,
2.45 and 6.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT, intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and 1.cb
p. m.
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive AZ
, S.40 a. M and IL 80 p. m; close at S.45 a. m.
100 and 4.30 p. m. A
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
Arrive at S.35 p. m; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett N. H., intermediate offices and con
nections via Mountain Division NJ. @. r. r.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and S.35 p. M; close al
800 a. m. and 2.A5 p m.
4, Duck Pond, Prfde's Corner, Wiadhom, 10
Wtndpd9a, Raymond and South Cosco--Arriye
at l2.0O m. !; close at 1.45 p. m.
Rochester, ". H., intermediate Offices and con.
nections, via Portland chichester raflroad-Af.
rive at lao and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mst1s-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
600 and S.35 p. M; close at $50 a. m, 1l.46
a. M, and $50 p. m
Westbroot (Saccarappa) -Arrive at $40 !
m Las and 600 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 q.
m. and $50 p. M
Cape Elizabeth and Kntgttvsue- Arrive at
500 a. M and p M; close at a. m and Las
p. m. "a
Botcery Beach-Arrive OF 6 p. m. close LAS
p. m. - /.
South Portland and Hillcrd--Arrive ats 4
m, and 2.15 p M; close at a. m. and Zoo b.
m.
CLASSIFICATION oFsMAIL MATTER. /.
Classification of Domestic Mail Not
ter.-Domestic mail matter,-that is.
mail matter sent in the mails from Some
post office within the United States 10
some other post Office within the same,ss
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 same.) All m6t-
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
I'd 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 q known Office of publication,
are formed nsthp rlrsd paper beard
To be of information of public
character, or devoted to literature the sciences,
art or some special industry and must have
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Glass, Books. circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included Ii
second-class natter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
SPrinted NATTER is defined by statute to be
the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that OF handwriting, OF any words,
letters, characters, figures or images. or of any
combination thereof, not having tho
character of aniactual and personal correspon-
dence."
A"circuarn is defined by statute to be 50
printed letter, which, according to internal evi-
dence, Is being sent in identical terms to sever
al Sc does not t Lose It's character as
addressee 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
above the weight provided BY law
limit of Weight Of MaN Matter.--No package
weighing more thanfour 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
pepartmsnts s' Of Tie Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution r."
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 Glass Matter.--The rate of
postage on matter Of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on s ,aled matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
q On poStel cards one cent each, the price
for which they are sold.
3. 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 Office OF
publication including samples copies, or 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 cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight,wn the same aredeposited In