The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-01
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

N. 10 ZOO p. m. Money order department., 8 a.
IN. to 500 p. IN. Registry department. 900
a. m to 6.O0p.m
General Delfrery,. Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. N. to 100 p. m Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries. Sundays excepted)-In
business section OF the city between High and In
and 6l5 p IN; in other sections at 500 a. H.,
ONCE window, 900 to 1000 a. NJ Collections
and 500 p. m Sunday, 600 p. m only. 'OO
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston. Southern a,se; Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad. eastern divisfon) at 1890.
., and Lao $40 3 M close a m and 1880 60
p n.; close $50 and 9.15 p m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mealate OFFICES and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad western division)-Arriye at
1890 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. ~, and
2.Ao p. IN.
Casters, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1870 and 9.15
p. m.
4ugrsta. intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
800 a. ~. LOO and 600 p. m. close at 6.15 a.
m, 1870. A.16 and 9.15 p. m.
Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p M; close at 1915 a. m, and
12.30p. m.
EockJard, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arriye LOO
and p. m; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
sko,rhegaa,. intermediate offices and connec-
Tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
LOO p. NJ; close at 1880 p. IN.
Auburn ard REPRESENTATIVE 200 and 500
a. m. and 100 and 6.15 p H.; close 6.45 ana
7.45 a. m, 1870, 415 and 9.15 p. m. a
.Bangor-Arsive 200 a. M. 100 and 6 p. NJ;
close at 6.15.a NJ. 1890 and sis p. NJ
Btddcford and Sdco-Arrive at IL. 80 and $50
p. M; close at 600, 500 a. m and 1900 NJ,
2,A5 and 5.15 p. m
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
Connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rye at IL. 80 p. M; close at $40 a. M and / 90
p m.
eSGorhan1, N. H. intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. m. close at g. a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p m.
.S,cai,ton IT., Intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. c. R. R.
Arrive at 9.35 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division nj. z. II. H..
Arrive at 900 a. m. and $50 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prtde's Corner, IHind1an,, No.
WjndhGn,, Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
at 1900 M; close at Las p. m.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar,,
rive at Lao and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
11.46 a. m.
Cumberland lfiLs-Arriye at $40 a. M, .45
900 and $50 p M; close at $50 a. NJ, 11.45
a. m, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (saccaroppa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 600 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p M
Cape Elizabeth and K1,ightv;le-Arrve at
SEQ a. m. and p M; close at a. IN. and Las
p M
Botrery Beach-Arr;ve az 6 p. M; close Las
p. m.
South Portland and Titgord--Arrive at 8 a.
M, and 2.15 p. m; close at a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Nail 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 againstinspection
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 a year, which bear a
are issued from a known office of publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
Cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
character or devoted to- literature the scienees
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.
Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
prootsheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same
SPrinted NATTER is defined by statute to be
1.-THE reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, of any words,
letters, characters, figures OF images, or OF any
combination thereof, not having the
A"clrcular' is defined by statute to be ''a
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 Class Merchandise. namely all matter
not embraced in the first, second or third
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 5ef BY law
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
eeived for conveyance by mail except single
books weighing IN EXCESS OF that AMOUNT and
circulated by order of Congress, or official
matter emana at X. G from any of the the
80. Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to tbs four
pound limitation.
81 The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
pestalS 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.
z. On postel 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 by
the publisher thereof and from the office of
publication. including samples copies, or when
seEt from q 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
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage Oil newspapers (eXceptinp
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two