The Portland daily press., 1894-01-24
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

| General Deltyery. SUNDAYS excepted) 7.so
| a. nj. 10 ZOO p. m Sunday 800 to 1000 a. IN.
| Carriers Delireries, Sundays excepted)-in
business section Of the city between High and In
! and 5l5 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m,
once window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
! from street boxes at HOO a. M, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
| ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
| Bosto' Southern md Western. intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad eastern diyision)-Arrive at 1890,
H.. b.15 and 9.15 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. m; close $50 and 9.15 p m.
nosto,s, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
I230 and $50 p. m; close 500 a. NJ, and
2.45 p M.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrivs
D. IN. and LOO p. m.; close 1880 and 9I5
| Pm
| Augnst0, intermediate offices and connections
| via Maine Central railroad-ArriYe at ZOO and
300 g. M. LOO and 800 p. m.; close at 6.15 q.
| ~, 1890. Alb and 9.15 p. IN.
Fa,4ai,,gto,,, inteymediate offices and connec-
| tons, VIA Maine Central Raiiroad-Arrive at
Log and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.A5 a. NJ, and
1880 p m.
.Roeklofd. intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and LincoinS srailroad-AI 100
and y p m.; close at 6.15 a. m and IL m.
| Skoeehega,,. intermediate Offices and eonnec-
uons Via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p M close at 12.3op. m.
! Aubn,ss and Lesctsto,,-Arriye 200 and 600
7z5 a. H. 1855, 4i5 5 and b SITS J p. m. 's' anu
,Ba'egor-Arriye 200 a. m., 100 ard 8 p. m,
close at 81 8 a. n., 1890 and 915 p. m.
| Biddefort and Sdco-Arriye at IL. so and 8 so
?. m. close at 600, 500 a. m. and 12.oo m,
2.4S and 5.15 p m.
| Lsfasa Pond, IT.. intermediate ofrees and
concessions via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar.
rive at 1870 p. M; close at 645 a. m. and LOO
| p. 10.
| Go'sam, N. H., intermediate Offices and con.
neeuons, via GIand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. NJ; close at 6.45 a. M,
| LOO and $50 p. m
necaens, via MGuatafn DivisionM. o, B. r.
Arrive at S.35 p. "a. close atao0 a. IN.
ne 5a, ~ M T. seea and CON
Arrive at AGO a. H. apd s.s5 p. M; close al
500 a. M. and 2.45 p. m.
| puck Pond, Prtde's Corner, Y1adasans, No.
! Wtndham, Raymond and South Casco-Arrivs
| at 1900 M close at As p. m.
Rochester, ~; H.; intermediate offices and con-
| nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ary
rive at Las and 600 p m.; close at $50 and
! 1l.4b a. m.
| C,anberland lliUs-Arrive at $40 a. M. LAB
| 600 and 8.35 p. M; close at $50 q. M AS
a. M, and $50 p. m.
| Westbrook (Saccarappa)- at $40 a.
m. 145 and 600 p. m. close $50 and 1t.45 a.
m. ana 5.oO p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,,ightriue-Arrive at
| 800 a. m. and F. M; close at 6 a. M and 1.A5
p. H.
| Bot0ery Beoch-Arrive at 6 p. m. close Las
| p.
South Portland and Wiuard-Arrive at ga
| m and 2.15 p. H.; close at 8 a. m. and 200 D,
| M
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
| Classification of Domestic Mail Mot
foa. N ocff
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 Glass; 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.
| I'd class. Periodical publications, namely ell
| 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 consecutively
! are issued from known office of publication,
cloth, 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 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 mot included In
second-class natter, proof-sheets, corrected
proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
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
combination thereof, not having the
character OF anlactual and personal correspon-
dence."
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
denoe. is being sent i'll Identical terms to sever
al persons and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name of the
addressee OF 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
above the weight provided by law.
limit of Weight Of Mail Motter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be- re-
books weighing In excess OF that amount, and
except books and documents published. or
circulated BY order of Congress-. or off,e,al
p nsear q the Government or fros s
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. SecOnd-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
ST. The above limit of weight does not ap-
postals conventions.
RATES OF Fe&&AGE.
On First Class Mdttef-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.
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 net 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
sent from news agency TO actual subscribers
thereto, or to other news agents. is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof
The srate OF postage on newspapers and
periodical publications Of the second-class
when sen. 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
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two