The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-18
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
Coshier's Office Sundays excepted), 7,30 a.
m. to 100 p. M; Money order department, . a;
m. to 800 2, M Registry department, 300
General Delivery, Sundays excepted) 7.30
am. to 7.00p. M. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section OF the city between High and IN
and 5.15 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
100 D. m. Sunday delivery at Post
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
and 500 s Re- M s Sunday 800 M only 40o
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad eastern division)-Arrive at 1870,
@ M and sa BIB a. q0se ssndag arrive anH
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. M
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter,
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad CWestern. division)-Arrlve at
1890 and $50 p. NJ. close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. H. and LOOP. H.; close 1890 and $40
p. m.
4stqatsto, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central ralroad--Arriye at 200 and
800 a. M, LOO and 800 p. NJ. close at 6.15 a.
m, 1890 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Fa1mingtoR, intermediate offices and conneo-
tions. via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive at
100 and 6l5 p. H.; close at Z 40 a. m and
1890 p. m.
Rocklo,ad, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arriye leo
and p. NJ; close at 6,15 a. m. and IL M
Skoultequn intermediate offices and connec-
tions, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
LOO p. m; close at 80 p. m.
14at5ar7e and REPRESENTATIVE 200 and 900
a. M and LEO and'6.15 p. M; close Gas and
7.45 a. M, 1890, AIS and 9.15 p. NJ
Ba,egor-Arrive 200 a. m. LOO and p. m;
close at 81 5 a. NJ, 1890 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrve at II 80 and $50
p. H.. close at $780, SEQ a. m. and 12.00 m,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, Y. Intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1890 p. m. close at $40 a. m and LOO
p. m.
Gorhum, N H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at 6.4b a. m,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Scranton, IT, intermediate. Offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 1856 p M: close at 500 a. IN.
Bartlett, n. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ. C. r. R.
Arrive at 9C0 a. m. and $50 p M; close at
500 a. m. and 245 p. m.
Ducb Pond, Pride's Corner, Windhd1n, No.
JYtatltam, Rdynload mud South Cdsco-Arrive
at 1890 M. close at 1.45 p. m.
Rochester N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester Railroads.&c.
rive at Las and 600 p. H.. !; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
500 and $50 p. H.; close at $50 a. M, II .45
a. H., and 5.30p III.
WestbrooE (saccarappa)- at $40 a.
m. As and coop. H.. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and h1sightyile- Arrive at
500 a. m. and p NJ; close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
Bo,Uery Beach-Arrive at p. NJ; close Las
South Portland and Wu1ard-Arrive at a.
M, and 2. 15 D. 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:
1st class. Written matter, namely, letters.
postal cards. and all matter wholly or partly i'll
writing, whether sealed or llnsealed 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 a year, which bear
date of issue, and are numbered conSecutlyely,
are issued from known office capitalization.
cl' TIL, leather or other substantial binding,
To be of information of public
character, devoted to literature, the sciences,
art. or 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.
Sd Glass. Books. circulars. periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (nOt included in
second-clasS matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany
ino 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 OF images or Of any
combination thereof, not having the
character of aniactual and personal correspon-
dence."
A"circular" is defined by statute to be ga
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
such by writing therein the date, name Of the
ADDRESSED 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-
any one engaged in the postal service, and not
above the weight provided by law
Limit of Weight Of Mail Matter.-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
except books and documents published or
circulated by OTuer VI COugIcSo, Vi OiuCidi
matter enlanating from any OF the
Departm ants of the Government or from
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 APP
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:
l. On letters AMI other written matter,
except thas specially authorized to pass at
thirdclasS rates and on aled matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
2. 0n 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
SeEt 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