The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-06
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. m. to ZOO p. m. Sunday 500 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Dsltvertes Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 100 and els q. n II; 40 m, $50,
and 5.15 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
once window, 900 to 1000 q: m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. H., 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday 600 p. M only
Carnival AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS,
Boston, Southern and Western. intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern divsion) Arrive at 1880,
M. 5.15 and 915 p. M. Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate Offices and connections, via Boston and
1890 and $50 p M; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroaa-Arrive
2 a. IN. and LOO p. nl.; close 1890 and 9.16
p. m.
augusta, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.00a M. LOO and 600 p m.; close at els a.
M, 1890. 4.15 and 915 p. m.
Fa,7ni,,gfon intermediate offices and connec-
ons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
90 and 615 p. m. close at 40 a. H., and
42.30p. m.
Rocklo1,d, intermediate offices and connections
VIA Knox and Lincoln* railroad-Arrlve LOO
and p. M; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL IN.
Skouhegan, 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 600
a. m. and LOO and 615 p. M. close $40 ana
7.45 a. M. 1880, 4.15 and 10 p. m.
BanGor-Arrive 200 a. NJ. 100 and p m.
close at g. 8 a. H., 1890 and 915 p. m
Biddeford and Sdco-Arriye at 12.3 80 and 8. 80
?. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 m.s
2.45 and BIO p. m.
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connections via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at II. 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and LOO
p IN.
Gorhana, N. H. intermediate Offices and con-
nectons. via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a, M. and -. 80 p. m; close at 645 a. M,
LOO and 40 p m. Ia
Scranton, IT.. intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M G. r. r.
Arrive at S35 p. m; close at 800 a. m
Bartlett, n H. intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ G. R. R.
Arrive at SEQ a. M. and 8,35 p. M; close at
500 D. M and 2.+5 p. m.
Duek POND, Pride's Corner, Windham, No.
W1hdlsaua, RdDn0nd md South CdSco-Arriye
at 90 M. close ut !. 45 p. H.
Rochester, NJ H., intermediate offices and con
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at LAO and GOO p, M; close at 6.30 and
11.A5 a. m
Cumberland MtHs-Arrive at 6. 40 a. M. 1.45
600 and 8.35 p. M; close at 6 80 a. M. 40
a. m and $50 D. N.
Westbrook (Sacc0tappt) Arrive at $40 q.
m. 1.45 and 600 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
III. ttllu o.oU " ILL.,
Cane Elizabeth aud K1tiglttviUe- Arrive at
500 a. m. and 2. M; close at a. IN. and Lao
p. m.
Bo,sery Beac't-Arrive a, p m close Las
South Portland and Wtltard--Arrive at S q.
M. and 2.15 p. m. /; close at 8 a. m. and 200 i.
M "a
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER. g.
Classification of Domestic Mail Nat
| a tor ia
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 AL 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
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
| date of issue, and are numbered eonsecutlyely,
| are issued from known office OF publications
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
| clcth leather or other substantial binding,
| To be of information of public
character or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art or some. special industry, and must have
| legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
| be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for Tree circulation or circulation at nominal
| rates.
Sd Glass. Books. circulars. periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (npt included in
second-class NATTER, proof-sheets, corrected
| proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany
| ng the same. h
| 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
| combination thereof, not having the
character of aniactual and personal correspon
| dence"
| A"clreular is defined by Statute to be sa
| printed letter, which according to internal evil
| dence is being sent i'll Identical terms to sever
al peisons." and does not lose its character as
| such by writing therein the date, name of the
| addressee or oil the sender, or the correction OF
| mere typographical errors
4th Class Merchandise. namely all matter
not embraced in the first. second or third
classwhch 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 i'll the postal service, andnot
| above the weight provided by law. u
Limit of Weight OF Nail Matter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall be re
| beved for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing IN excess of that amount. and
| except books and documents published or
circulated by order OF Congress, or offclal
i Bspartme gi. Of tie Government or from
| the Smithsonian Institution.
| 80 Seeond-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 Mdtter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters and other written matter,
except thaG specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fractioA 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
| most ofices. and one cent for each ounce or
| fraction thereof at Offices where free delivery
| Nv carrier is not established.
| 'On Second Class Matter. The rate Of
nostaee on second-elass matter when sent by
the pnhljsher 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
Mound 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
J fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
weekes) and on periodicals not exceeding two
| ounces in weght,whenthe same aredepoSted in
is uniform at one cent each; on periodicals