The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-16
PORTLAND POST.OTFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

coshter's Office, Sundays exceptedl, $50 a.
m to 100 p. M; Money order department, a.
M to 800 p. m. Registry department, 800
a. m. to 600 p. m.
a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets, at TOO and 9.15 a. M, .45 m, 1.3O,
ONCE window, 600 to 1000 a. m. Collections ms
from street boxes at 80 HOO a. M, 400
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Westers intermediate
Offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, Eastern division)--Arrive at 1880,
and 3D. 5l aDa 3 b. close snd. and 1890
p. IN. close $50 and s.l5 p. m. : 800
Boston, Southern and Western. and inter
mediate Offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad western divison) -Arriye at
2.45 p. III.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
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
BOO a. M, LOO and 800 p. m. close at 6.15 a.
M, 1890, Alb and 9.15 p nj.
.Fd,ningto1,, intermediate offices and connec-
tions, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive az
LOO and 6.15 p. M. close at 7.45 a. M, and
l2.S0p. m.
.Rockla,ad, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and 9 p. m.; close at 6.16 a. M and II m.
skowhega,,. intermediate Offices and connec-
lions, via Maine Central Authoritative at
LOO p. m. close at 1890 p. m.
Auburn and REPRESENTATIVE 200 and 900
a. m. and LOO and g. p. m; close $40 and
7.45 a. M, 1870, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
,Bangor-Arrive zoo q; m.,, LOO and p M;
close at 615 a. M, 1890 and 9.1e p m
E2iSI<Jofnrd <y,T Cnon-A rriva at I 2o and 90
pm; close at 900, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connections con- 9 via Grand Trunk Railway,A "
p. m.
Gorho7n, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at 6.45 a. NJ,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
STANTON, IT. Intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at 8.35 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, ". H. intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ G. r. R.
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Windhane, No.
Windhan,, Raymond and South Cdsco-Afrive
at 100 m. close at L. IS p M.
Rochester, N: H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at Las and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Aaus-Arrive at $40 a. NJ, .45
500 and S;35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. Las and coop. M. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Ka,ightvsue- Arrive at
500 a. m. and 6 p. M; close at a. m and Las
; p. m.
Bowery Beach-Arrive at p. m. close Las
SoutI. Portland and Wiuard--Arrive at a.
m and 2.l5 p. m. close at a. m and 200 p
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Nat
ter.-Domestic mail tter,-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 in
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets of the same.) All mat
tor sealed or otherwise closed againstinspection
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 ofprintd paper sheets, without board
IL BE- 0' Of inorm ea e0s'a Of iI pubIEc
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
rates.
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second-class matter), 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
character OF aniactual and personal correspon-
dence."
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
addressee or of the sender, or the correction of
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise. namely all matter
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, and not
above the weight provided by law,
Limit of Height of Mall Matter.--No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
cocks Wens N D
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
sts5 smsn at lie S amy o. Of d as
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 ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
p0Stals conventions
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class 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 p0stel 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 nv
the publisher thereof, and from the office Of
publication including samples copies, or when
seDt 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
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