The Portland daily press., 1893-12-07
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
Cashiers Office, Sundays excepted), 73o a.
m. to 700 p. m; Money order department, 8 a.
m. to 300 2. m. Registry department, 900
In to 700 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. IN.
Carriers Deliveries Sundays excepted)-In
business section Of the city between High and In
and 81 p M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
1.3O p: m. Sunday delivery at Post
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
| from street boxes at HOO a. m, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 600 p m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
oiilces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern divisiom Arrive at 1880.
5, and 11.3o 2. M; close 8 a; m. and 1900
M, OLD and 9.15 p. M. Sunday, arrive 1.25
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 diyision) -Arrive at
1880 and $50 p M. close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
z a. m. and LOO p. m; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
/ augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.O0a. M, LOO and 600 p. M; close at 6.15 a.
| M, 1890, 4.15 and 915 p. m.
Fa1n,ington, intermediate offices and connec-
lions, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
| 1880 p. m.
Rocklaa,d, intermediate offices and connections
! via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
| and p. M; close at 6.16 a. m. and IL m.
SsoacAegan, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. NJ. close at 1890 p. m.
AUBURN and Leayistor-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and LOO and 6 10 p. m; close 6.45 and
7.45 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and els p M
.Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M, LOO and p. M;
! close at 6.15 a. M. 1880 and 9.15 p. m.
Btddeford and saco-Arrive at IL 80 and $50
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, TT, intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Tfunk Railway AR
| rive at 1890 p. M; close at 6.45 g. m. and 100
| p. m.
Gorhan, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Grand Trunk iaflroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at Gas a. nl
| LOO and 4.3O p. m.
,SaCo,aton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
| nections, via Mountain Division NJ. c. R. R.
Arrive at 8.35 p. M; .lose at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, ~ H., intermediate offices and con-
| nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at SEQ a. M and 8.35 p. M; close at
500 a. M. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Windhans, No.
| WS,,dlaans, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
| at ~. 90 M. close at Las p. M.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
| nections, via Portland Chichester railroad-Ar-
| rive at ]. 40 and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
/ Cumberland Aills-Arrive at $40 a. NJ, Las
| 500 and 8:S5 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. M
| Il West6rooh (Soccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. LAP and 500 p. M close $50 and 11.45 a.
| m. and $50 p. m.
| Cape Elizabeth and K,,sghtuale-A Arrive at
S.00a. m. and p M; close at a. m. and Las
| p. m. s% Fs<N Mf4fs3 y 489
Bovery Beoch-Arrive at 6 p. m. close Las
1 p. m.
South Portland and Wiuard-Arrive at a.
M, and 2.15 p. M; close at 8 a. m. and zoe p.
! CLASSIFICATION OF NAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Mot
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
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 a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively
| are issued from known office of publication.
are formed ofprinrd paper sheets without board.
4 cluth, leather OF other. substantial binding.
To be of information of public
character or 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
1 rates.
| Sd Class. Books, circulars periodicals and
other matter wholly in print. (not included in
1 secOnd-class matJer), proof sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
Printed matter" 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 the
character of anlactual and personal correspon-
Aacircular" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
Is being sent IN oss H. to sever
| 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
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 M0tter.-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 order OF Congress, or ofnclal
matter emanating from any of the
Departments 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
A 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 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
| traction 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