The Portland daily press., 1894-01-01
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. m. 10 500 p. m,
General Delivery Sundays excepted 7.3o
a. m TO 700 p m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dla streets, at 700 and 9.15 a. m, 12 45 m, 80,
ana OLD p. M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
Once wnon 900 sqn tn 5yoo delivery G at Post
from street boxes at HOO a. m, 400
ana 500 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
eSosto,,, Southern and Western, intermediate
railroad, Eastern diyision)- Arrive at 1880,
and 3 BIB b. close ssna.n M and 1899
p. m.; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
\ Boston, .soauhe,7, and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad western di#sion) Arrive at
az;3o and $50 p. M; close 500 a. NJ, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
| p. m.
augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
S saa Name Central raihoad-Arrive at zoo and
| S.oOa NJ, LOO and 600 p n close at 6.1b a.
| ~, 1850 4.l5 and 9.15p m. a..
| (. Fd1nsingto1, intermediate offices and connec-
aons, via Maine Central Railroad--Arriye at
| 1oo and Clio p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
| 1870 p. m.
| Rockldfd, intermediate offices and connections
wa Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
| ana 3 p. m. ;eclose at 615 a. m. and 10 m.
| :, Seouhego,s, intermediate offices and cmnec-i
| tl@s, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive a
I.lo p NJ; close at 1890 p. m.
1e sng qn od d dta 200 asa ese
| '.eo a. NJ, l2.BO, 4.15 and Glib p, m.
| I zago,>-Arrive 200 a. m. 90 and ep. m,
clio at g. ID a. M, 1890 and 9.15 p. m.
blddetord and Soco-Arrive at IL 80 and $50
?. T.; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Islend Pond, IT,, intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at II, 80 p. m.; close at $40 a. m and 100
p. m.
Gorham, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
necIlons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
1.dO q. m and l2.3O p. H.; close at 6.45 a. m,
LOO and 4.3O p. m.
s,eaauon, IT, intermediate offices and con-
necilons, via Mountain Division NJ. c. R. B.
Arrive at 835 p M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H.. intermediate offices and con-
nectons via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
AfIlye at Gee a. m. and S.35 p. M; close at
300 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
IL D y c Pond Pride's Corner, Wiaadhaan, No.
W1ndhdf,e, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 1900 m; close at ]. 45 p m.
Rochester, N H., intermediate offices and con-
nectionS, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rye at Lab and 500 p. M; close at $50 and
ll.45 a. m.
Cumberland aius-Arrive at 40 a. M. LAB
500 and S35 p. M. close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. m, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccdrappa) Arrive at s. 40 a.
m. 40 and GOO p. m. ;elose $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p m.
Cape Elizabeth fd,,d K,aigItvjlle- Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at 6 a. m. and LAS
pm.
Boagery Beach-Arrive at p. m. close Las
p. m.
South Portland and Ufuaro5-Arriye at a.
M, and 215 p. M; close at a. M and 200 p.
m.
CT TVOy or hT ATT M rvruf,
Classification of Domestic Mail Mat
teg.-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
manuscripts 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 conseeutvely,
are issued from a known office Of publication.
are formed OF prntd paper sheets, without board.
q tn, leather or other substantial binding
To be Of information of public
art. or some special industry, and must have a.
legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
De designed primarily for advertising purposes
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates
Sd Class Books circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second-class matter} proof-sheets corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
Ing the same
"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 aniactual and personal correspon-
dence."
A"clrcular" 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
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
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 inc postal service, andnot
above the weight provided BY law
Limit of Weight of Mail MGtter.-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
circulated by order of Congress. or offcisl
Departments Depart Of tie Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class m after 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 malls 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
thirdclass rates and on s. aled matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof
q On p0stel cards one cent each, the price
for which they are sold.
s. On drop lettersn 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.
Oh Second Class Motter The rate OF
postage on second-cass 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, or to other news agents, is one CENT?
pound or fraction thereof -
The rate OF postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the seoond-ciass
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 on newspapers (exceptinQ