The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-03
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

| ".
a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)--In
business section Of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 700 and 9.15 a. m, II 40 M 80,
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.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
Offices and connections via Boston q Maine
railroad, Eastern divisioD)--Arrive at 1870,
and Lao s11 M close sdan a ard lI IS
p. m. close $50 and 9.15 p. M
Boston, Southern, and Western, and intel,
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western diyision) at
1890 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. m, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1890 and 9.l5
p. m
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
900 a. m., 90 and 600 p. M; close at Clio a.
| H., 1890, Alb and 9.15 p. M
Harrington. intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
100 and 6.15 p. m; close at 7.45 a. M, and
12.30p. M. J+
Rockla,sd, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincolnx Nrailroad- LOO
and 6 p. M; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
.Skoschegan, intermediate Offices and connec-
tions, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
LOO p. m. /; close at 1890 p. m.
AUBURN and Le,giston-Arrive 200 and 500
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. M; close 645 ana
7.45 a. M, 1890, Ais and 9.15 p. m.
Bungor-Arrive 200 a. M, 100 and p. m:
close at g. 5 a. M, 1890 and 9.15 p m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at II. 80 and $50
p M; close at 600, 500 a. m and 1900 m-
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar
rive at r. 80 p M; close at 6.45 q. m. and 100
p. m.
Gorhan,, NJ H., intermediate ofhces and con-
nections via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. m close at 645 a. M.
100 and 4.30 p. m.
Scranton, TT, intermediate of1ces and con
nectionS via Mountain Division nj, G. H. r.
Arrive at S.35 p. M; close at 500 a. m
Bartlett, NJ r., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at 500 a. M and 6.35 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p H.
Duck Pond, Prides Corner, Wtndhans. No.
Wiadh0Do, Raymond and South CdSco-ArrlVe
at IL. 90 m. close at 1.45 p. m.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offces and con-
nections, via Portland &RochSne railroad-Ar.
rive at Lao and 900 p. H.. /; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
600 and 8.35 p. NJ; close at $50 a. m, 11.45
a. M, and 5.30p. m.
WestbrooE (saccarappa)-A at $40 a.
m. .45 and 600 p. M. close $50 and 11.45 a.
Cape Elizabeth and KraigttvtHe- Arrive at
500 M. and p. M; close at 6 a. M and Las
p. m.
BoWery Beoch-Arr!ve at 6 p. m. close Las
South Portland and JViltord-Arrive at a.
NJ, and 2.15 p M; close at a. H. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Nat
~ kva4
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
writing, whether sealed or unsealed except
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
date of issue and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from a known office OF pubncat1on.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board
eli. TIL. 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 tina nave
be designed primarily for advertising purposes;
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
I'D Glass. Books. circulars. periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot 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
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 .r.on having Inc
character of an'actual and personal correspoh
dence."
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
depce is being sent in identical terms to sever
81 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
class which is not i'll 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 the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight of Nail Matter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall pc re-
ceived for conveyance by mail except Single
except books and documents published or
circulated by order OF Congress, or omclal
matter at fe ESm amy or Of o hs
the Smithsonian INSTITUTION
so. Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
pc 81. The The above limit of weight does not APP
DIV to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postalS conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class Ndtter.-The rate OF
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
|. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and ON sealed matter or matter
otherwise ciosed 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 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
sent from news agency to actual subscribers
thereto, or to other news agents, is one centper
pound or fraction thereof.
The rate 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
ounces in weight, whenYthe same aredeposited in