The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-24
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. m. to ZOO p m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepteO- in
business section of the city between Hlgh ana IN
dia streets at 100 and 10 e. H. 124S To M 10
1.3O p. m. Sunday delivery at. Post
Office window, 800 to 1000 a. m m. Collections ms
and 500 p m. Sunday, 800 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Bosto,1 Southern ant WeSterIe, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern diyison) Arrive at 1890,
5. and 11.30 p. NJ; close s Il. m. and 1900
m, BIS and $40 p. ~; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. H.. close $50 and 9.15 p. M.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter-
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arriye at
1890 and $50 p M; close 800 a. M, ana
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
2 a. m. and LOO p. H.; close 12.3o and 9.1o
p. m.
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at ZOO ana
9.OOa M. l 90 and 600 D. M; close at 6.l5 a.
M, 1890, Ais and 915 p. m.
Fu,7,ai,,qton intermediate offices and connec-
tons via Maine Central RailrOad-ArrlVe at
100 and 615 p. M; close at Las a. m, and
12.30p. m.
Rockla,,d, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrlve LOU
and p. Ill.,; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
Sko,rhegan, intermediate offices and connec-
100 p. M; close at 1890 p. M
Auburn, and Le,risto7a-Arriye 200 and 600
a. m. and 90 and 615 p. M. close $40 ana
7.45 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 915 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. m.. LOO and p M;
close at 81 a. M, 1870 and 9.15 p m.
Biddeford and .Saco-Arrive at 1880 and $50
p. m.; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk RailWays-A "
riVa of I IN m e Il a. l.Ot
p. m. ;
Gorl,ana, N. H.. intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrlve at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p m; close at 6.4o a. m,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Scranton. IT., intermediate offices and COLI
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at $3.50 p. M; close atS.00 a. m.
Bartlett N. H., intermediate offices and cor
nections via Mountain Division NJ. c. r. r =
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and S.35 p NJ; close at
500 a. m. and 245 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wi1dhas,s, No.
TVindhdDs, Raymond and South CoscoZ-Arriye
at II. 90 m. close at 40 p. m.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate oflces*ond con
nections, via Portland Chichester rfSl npad.Ar-
rive at 1.45 and 600 p. H.; close anss $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 a.. H., Las
600 and $50 p. M; close at $50 a. L., 11.45
a. m, and $50 p. m.
iTestbrook (Saccorappal- at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 600 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kniglttv;Ne- Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at 6 a. m. and Las
p. m.
Bo,gery Beach-Arrve at p. M; close Las
South Portland and Waudrd-Arrive at 8 a.
M, and 2.15 p. H.; close at 8 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:
LIST CLASS. Written matter, namely, letters,
postal cards, and ali matter wholly or parity III
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 alsoTof the frst class
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated Intervals and us
frequently as four times year, which bear, Il
date of issue, and are numbered eonseentivcly,
are issued from q known office OF puDhcatlon.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board
& TIL leather or other substantial Di h1c
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art. or some special industry, and must have q
legitimate list OF subscribers f ana nss no'
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
I'd Class. Books, circulars periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second-cass matter1, proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
Printed natter is defined by statute TO be
''ihe reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that OF handwriting, OF any words,
ngareS OF ayu NJ u the
of aniactuai and personal correspon-
dence."
printed letter, which according to Internal evil
dence, is being sent i'll identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name OF the
addreSSee or of the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors. ar
4th Class Merchandise, namely all matto55
not embraced in the first SECOND Of
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the Con-
tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person of
any one IN tine h9sS az se a anu not
Limit of Weight Of ll1il Agtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceived for conveyance by mali except single
except books and documents pubilsned or
circulated by order of Congress, or &ofhcial
a5ts at Tie FS amy OF Of tha
the Smithsonian Institution. " .
so. Second-cass matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
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:
q l. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass al
thjrd-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce Or fraction thereof Z
q On p5stel, Cards one cent each, the price
g. On drop letters' two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed atAletter. carrier
post offices, and one cent for eachfs ounce or
fraction thereof at offices where free delivery
bycarrier is not established.
On Second Class Matter The rate of
postage on Second-caSS matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from athe office of
publication including samples copies. OF 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
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.whenthe same aredeposited in
ietter-carrer office for delivery by its carriers,
!, Uniform at one cent each; on periodicals