The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-20
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets at 100 and 9.15 a. M, u. 40 m, $50,
and 5.l5 p m; in other sections at 800 a. m,
one wnd0 M 81 Sunday 90 delivery at Post
from street boxes at 100 a, NJ, 400
and 800 p m. Sunday. 600 p. M only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Bosfon, Southern ard Western, intermediate
onlces and connections via Boston s. Maine
railroad, eastern division)--Arrive at 1890,
., ana Il;3o ?. m; close a; m. and 1890
m. 5.l5 and 9,15 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
d2;3o and $50 p. m; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. IN.
2 a. m. and LOO p. H.; close 1890 and 915
p. m.
..AMqrsto intermediate Offices and connections
wa Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
800 m LOO and 600 p. m close at {. 10 a.
m, 1890, AIS and 915 p. m.
Farn,tIgton, intermediate Offices and connec-
lions, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 615 p. m.; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1880 p. m.
.Rockio,ad, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lncolny Arairoad-Arrive LOO
and p. M; close at 615 a. m. and IL m.
:. Shouhegan, intermediate offices and connec-
IONS, via Maine Central Authoritative at
LOO p. H.; close at Il ESQ p. m.
Auburn and Leciston-Arrive 200 and 800
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p m; close 6.46 and
7.46 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p m.
,Bo'sgor--Arrive, zoo a. m.. leo and 6 p. M;
close at 81 5 q. M, 1880 and ole p. m.
Biddeford and .Soco-Arrive at z. 80 and s so
P M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 m,
2.45 and BIB p. IN.
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connexions, via Grand Trunk Railway--Ar-
p. m.
Gorhdm N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nectlons via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
9a ~ q. m. and 1870 p m; close at 6.45 q. III
STANTON, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ G. r. r.
Arrive at 1886 p. m; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlctt, ~. r., intermediate Offices and CON
| nectlons via Mountain Division NJ G. r. r.
Arrive at geo a. M and S35 D. M close at
| 500 a. m. and 2.45 p m.
Duck Pond, Prides Corner, Windhan, No.
WtndhaDs. Raymond and South Cdseo-Arrive
at 1900 m. close at Las p M.
Rochester. N. H. intermediate offices and con
nections, via Portland &Rochester rairoad-Ar-
rive at Lao and 500 p. m.; close at $50 and
l1.45 a. m.
6asnbsr5and Ntus-Arrive at $40 a. M, LAS
a. M, and $50 p. m.
West6roof (Saccarappo) at $40 a.
M Lap and 900 p. m; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,,ightvtue- at
800 a. m. and F. IN; close at a. LII. and Las
p. m.
Bowery Beach-Arrive at p. m. close Las
p. m.
South Portland and Wfllard--Arrive at ga.
M, and 2.15 p. m; close at s a. M and 200 r.
m. -
CLASSIFICATION OF NAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail 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;
LIST 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 sanie) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also OF the first class d
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 q
date OF issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from a known office of publications
are formed OF prlnSd paper sheets without board
To be of information of public
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.
Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second-class matter), proofsheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
Printed matter is defined by statute to be
1.-THE reproduction upon paper, by any process
| except that OF handwriting, OF any words
| letters, characters figures or images. or of any
continuation thereof, not having the
| character of aniactual and personal corresporH
dence."
A"clreular'' is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
QenCe identical
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 Glass Merchandise. namely all matter
| not embraced in the first, second or third
class which is not in its form 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 Mail Matter.-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 of1cial
asT ct Re S amy or Of a hs
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
81. The above limit of weight does not APP
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated BY
pOstalS conventions,
L
On First Glass Matter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l.. On letters and other written matter,
except thaS specially authorized to pass at
third-cass rates and on $ aled matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fractio:. thereof
2. 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-c!ass 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 per
pound or fraction thereof
The lrate OF postage on newspapers and
periodical publications OF the second-class
when SEM 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 excepting
weekIies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight,w when the same aredeposited in