The Portland daily press., 1893-11-30
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.


a. m. to coop. m.
General Delivery, Sundays excepted) 73o
a. M to 100 p. nj. Sunday 800 to 10.0oa m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
dia streets, at 700 and 915 a. M, IL. 45 m, 130
and BIO p M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
Lao 1:So p; m. Sunday delivery at Post
from Street boxes at fi.oo a. O M, LOO
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern divison) Arrive at $780,
5, and 11.3o p. M; close 8 a. m. and 1900
M, 5.15 and 9.15 p. m. Sunday, arrive LIS
p M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Westea7l, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
1890 and $50 p. M close 500 a. III, and
2.45 p. IN.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad--Arrlve
p. m.
augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.C0a M, LOO and 600 p. M; close at 6.15 a.
M, 1880, AIS and 9.15 D. m.
Pennington, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
LOO and Clio p. M; close at Asa. M, and
1880 p. m.
.Rqek1and, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and g p. NJ; close at 6.16 a. m. and 12 m.
Skouhegoa,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Authoritative at
LOO p. m.; close at 1890 p. m
Auburn and Leeviston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and 100 and 6.15 p. M; close $40 and
7.46 a. M, 1870, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
.Ba'egor-Arrive 200 a. M, 100 and p NJ;
close at els a. M, 1890 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and Soco-Arrive at 1890 and $50
p M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.45 and BIO p. m.
TsI0nG Pond VI Intermediate. nffcas and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1890 p M; close at GAS a. m. and 100
p. m.
Gorha7n, NJ IT.. intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1876 p. M; close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. M
Scranton, Vt, intermediate offices and CON
nections, via Mountain Division NJ c. r. R.
Arrive at 8.35 p. m. close at 800 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G.. R. R.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and 8.35 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 pm.
Duck Pond, Prides Corner Wa,sdho1e, No.
Windhane, Raymond and South Cosco--Arrive
at 1900 m. close at Lao p. m.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at ,45 and 600 p M; close at $50 and
l1.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mills-Arrive at $40 a. M, LAB
600 and $50 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (saccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. LAP and 600 p. M; close $50 and 11.45 a.
Cape Elizabeth and K1oightviue-Arrive at
500 a. m. and 6 p. m. i; close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
Boacery Beach-Arriye at 6 p. m.; close Las
p. m.
South Portland and Wsuord-Arrive at a.
M, and 2.15 p. m. close at 8 a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mau 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 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
date of ISSUE and are numbered cOnSecutively,
are issued from a known office republication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets, without board.
cloth, leather or other . substantial binding.
character or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art or some special industry, and must have
legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
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 matterl, proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
Printed NATTER 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 anlactual 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
ADDRESSED or OF the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors.
4th Class 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
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
limit of Weight of MaiI Mdtter.-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 offic ;t
at he rS amy OF Of ro ns
the Smithsonian Institution.
30. Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
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 MGtter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized t0 pass at
third-class rates and on So aed 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.
g. 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-c!aSS matter when sent by
the publisher thereof and from the Office of
publication. including samples COPIES or when
sent from news agency 10 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 tine 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