The Portland daily press., 1893-11-03
PORTLAND POsT.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
Cashiers Office, (Snndays exceptedD. 7.so a.
m. to 700 p. m; Money order department. 8 a.
m. to 500 p. m. Registry department., 900
a. m. to 600 p. m,
General DeliUery, SUNDAYS excepted) 7.3o
a. m. to 700 p. m Sunday 500 to 16.ooa. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
da streets, at 100 and g. a. M, IL. 40 m, 13O,
ana olo p M In S5nGr yec dey at 500 M
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
onces and connections via Boston y Maine
railroad, eastern division)-Arrive at $780,
and close ssn a a anS 1393
p. M; close $50 and 915 p. m.
BOSTON, Southern and Western, and inter
niealate o!nceS and connections, via Boston and
NAME 5n railroad western division)-Arrive at
2.45 p. m.
Eastern via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOOP. M; close 1890 and 9.15
VIA Maine Central rairoad-Arrive at 200 and
800 a. m. LOO and 600 p. m.; close at 6.15 a.
M, $780, 415 and 9.15 p. m.
Farneington intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and CID p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1890 p. m.
Rock1and, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
and p M; close at 615 a. m. and IL m.
SkoarI,ega,,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. m.
auburn and Lewiston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. M and LOO and 6.15 p. M; close 6.45 and
7.45 a. m, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p m.
Ba,,gor-Arrive 200 a. M, 100 and D. M. {;
close at 81 3 a. M, 1870 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 2. 80 and $50
p. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 m,
2.45 and OLD p. m.
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1880 p. M; close at Gao a. m. and 100
p. m.
Gorhann, 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. m
LOO and 4.3O p. m.
Scranton, IT, intermediate offices and con-
aae ryTa va Mountain n,d Division IN NJ R.
Bartlett N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. R. r.
Arrive at eco a. m. and $50 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 245 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, JVi,,dhans. No.
Windhons Raymond and South Cusco-Arrive
at IL. 90 m. !; close at Las p. m.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
| nections, via Portland Chichester ralroad-Ar.
90
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mjus-Arrive at 8.4O a. M, Las
600 and 8.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, As
a. M, and $50 p. m.
WestbrooS (saccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
| m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kaaightviue-Arrive at
500 a. m. and p M; close at 6 a. m. and Las
p. m.
Bopery Beach-Arrive at p. M; close Las
p. m.
South Portland and Wauard-Arrive at a.
M, and 2.15 p. M; close at 8 a. m. and 200 p.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL 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 GLASS; 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 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
are issued from a known office of publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board
CLOTH leatheE or other substantial binding,
character or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art. or some special industry, and must have a
legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
second;class mstterl, pfoofsheets. corrected
pfoof-sheets and Manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
Printed natter is defined by statute to be
the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, OF any words,
sstsp5S o. of
dence."
A"crcular" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
alpersons." and does not lose its character as
sven by writing therein the date, name Of the
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-
tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person Of
the Weg I BY aw
Limit of Weight Of Mait Matter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
books weighing in excess of that amount, and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress. or oficial
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
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 Class Matter.-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
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, OF to other news agents. is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
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