The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-01
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

Carriers D5liueries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
and OLE p. M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
Once window, 800 to 1000 a: m. Collections
and 800 p. m Sunday, 500 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
oftlces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern diyision) at 1890,
M, 5.15 and 9.15 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p M close $50 and 9.15 p. IN.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
MEDIATE otlices and connections, via Boston and
MAINE railroad (WeStern diviSion) Arrive at
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
d. IN. and LOO p. M; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
oia Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.oo a. m, LOO and 900 p, M; close at els a.
M, 1880, 4.15 and 9.15 p m.
I. Pennington, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
I:o0 ana ol5 p. M; close at 7.45 a. m and
1870 p, m.
Rockta'ad, intermediate offices and connections
VIA Knox and Lincoln% railroad-Arriye LOO
and p. M; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
:. Skoarhega1., intermediate offices and connec-
uons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
l.oO p. NJ. +; close at 1870 p. m.
Auburn and Leagiston-Arrive 200 and 900
2. N. and LOO and 615 p. nj close 6.45 and
7.45 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M, LOO and p M;
close at 81 3 a. M, 1880 and 9.16 p m.
Biddeford and Saeo-Arriye at ~. 80 and 8. 80
2. m; close at 600. 500 a. m. and 1900 M.
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL 30 p. M; close at 645 a. m. and / 90
p. m.
Gorha,n,. NJ. H., intermediate offices and con-
necuons, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
S.4O a, m. ana l2.3o p M; close at 6.46 a. M,
LOO and 4.3o p. m.
SCRANTON, IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at S.35 p. m; close atS.00 a. m.
Bartlett, NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ. c. R. R.
Arrive at eco a. m and 8.35 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prides Corner Wtndhdn., No.
WindtanI Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 2. 90 m. close at Las p. III.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con.
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at LAB and 800 p. NJ; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mills-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
600 and S.35 p. M; close at 80 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
WestbrooE (Sacedrdppd) Arrive at $40 a.
m. /. 45 and 500 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
cape EGzuOeUH ana H7llghtU3U6-ArrlVe at
S.O0a. m. and F. M; close at 6 a. IN. and Las
p. m.
Botoe1y Beact-Arrive at 6 p M. close las
p. m.
South Portland and WdJard-Arriye at 8 a,
m, and 2.15 p. M; close at 8 a. m. and 200 ..
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Mot
ter.-Domestic mail matter,-that is
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
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 all
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year.. which bear a
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board.
S o leather or otner substantial binding
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), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
printed NATTER is defined by statute to be
the reproduction upon paper, by any process
letters, characters, figures or images, or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character of an!actual and personal correspon
dence."
A"circuar" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, 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 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
cIasswhich is not in its form or nature liable to
destroy, deface OF otherwise damage the con-
tents OF the mail bag, or harm the person of
any one engaged in the postal service, andnos
above the weight provided by law.
Limit Of Weight Of Mat Mdtter.-,No package
beiped for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. and
rs a1a o oil ca
papsrtments Of the eo S y or fro@ s
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-clasS matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
pound limitation.
81. The above limit of weight does not apr
pOstals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Mdtter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:C
l. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-clasS rates and on s aled matter or matter
otherwise closed against Inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
2, On p0Stel cards one cent each, the price
for which they are Sold
8. On drop letters" two cents per ounce OF
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 Seeond-elass 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 rate OF postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-class
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 excepting
weekies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight wnenithe same aredeposited in
is uniform at one cent each; on periodicals
weighing more than two ounces two cents
each.