The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-12
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

| OFFICE HOURS.
Cashiers Office, Sundays exceptedl, 5,ao a.
m M. to to SOC. 90 p D. M. Regstry department 800
| a. m. to 600 p m,
| General Delivery. Sundays excepted) 7.30
a. m. to 700 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. M.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
dia streets at 100 and 9.15 a. m II. 40 m, 1.30.
and 5.15 p m; in other sections at 500 a. M.
LEO P: m. Sunday delivery at Post
from street boxes at HOO a.. M. 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday. 900 p. m. only
| ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS,
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston Y Maine
| railroad. eastern division) -Arrive at $50.
M. 515 and 515 p. M. !; Sunday, arrive LIS
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, southe, ama Wese RI; and stoI inter ad
| Maine railroad (Western dlvislon)-Arrlye az
1890 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M. and
2.45 p. IN.
| Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
| 2 a. M and DIP. M; close 1880 and 9.l5
| pm
augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at zoo and
| 9.OOa H., 90 and 600 p. m; close at 6.l5 a.
| M. 1890, AIS and 915 p. m.
| Fuqms51,gtop intermediate offices and connec-
| tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
! LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at LAO a. M, ana
| 1890 p. m.
| Roc1land, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lncoln& road-Arriye LOO
and p. M; close at CID a. m. and IL m
Skoarhegan, intermediate offices and connee.
tons, via Maine Central railroad-ArriVe AT
| LOO p. m.; close at 1880 p. m.
| AUBURN and Leacistois-Arrive 200 and 900
1 a. m. and 90 and 615 p. M; close $40 ana
7.45 a. NJ, 1890. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. m.., LOO and p. m;
| close at els a. M, 1890 and SID p m
| Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 80 and $50
I p. M; close at 900, 500 a. m. and 1900 M.
2.45 and 6.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
| connections, via Grand Trunk Railway--Ar-
| rive at IL. 80 p. M. close at 6.45 a. M and 90
| p. M
| GorhoDe N H., intermediate ofices and con-
| Dections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
| $40 a. m. and 23O p. m. close at 6.45 a. m,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
! Scranton Vt, intermediate ofices and con-
/ nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at s.35 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
| Bartlett ~ H., intermediate Offices and CON
| nections via Mountain Division NJ. Z. 4. r..
| Arrive at eco a. M and $3.50 p M; close az
800 a. m. and 2.45 p m.
| Duck Pond, P,';des Corner. Windhan,, No.
| Wtf,dhan,, Raymond and South Casco-Arfiy6
| at II. 90 m. close at Lao p. m.
nections, Via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at As and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
| 11.45 a. M
Cumberland Mus-Arrive at $40 a. M, LAB
| 600 and 3.35 p. m. close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccorappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. Las and 500 p. m; close $50 and 11.45 a.
| m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kr,ightvule-Arrive at
| 500 a. m. and 6 ?. M; close at a. m and Las
| p. m.
Boace,y Beac1s-Arrive at 8 p. M; close LAB
| p. m.
M, and 2.15 p. M; close at 8 a. M and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Mat
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
| writing, whether sealed or unsealed Except
Corrected proof sheets 81 the sanie.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
is also of the first class.
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 cOnSecutlvely,
are issued from known office OF publication
are formed of prntd paper sheets Wltnoqt D9ard.
foth he or Snsa of pub
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 free circulation or circulation at nominal
| rates.
Sd Class Books. circulars, periodicals and
| other matter wholly in print mot included In
| second-class matUer), proof corrected
pr, ofsheets 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 anIactual and personal correspon
A"circular'' is defined by statute to be "a
| printed letter. which. according to internal evil
dence. is being sent IN dentea ~ Terms 70 serer
| 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 meter
not embraced in the first, seconr' or tg'rd
class which is not i'll its form or nature iss1e 10
destroy, deface or otherwise damage The con.
| tents of the mail bag. or harm the terson OF
! any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
weighing more than four pounds shall pc re-
beived for conveyance by mail. except slTgle
| cooks weighing in excess of that amount, and
except books and documents pubhsnea :. on
circulated by order of Congress, or ofilcal
matter emanating from any OF the
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
so Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not Subject to the iouf-
81 The above limit of weight does not APP
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated py
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter,
excenf thas specially authorized t6 pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
| per ounce OF fraction thereof.
2. On postel cards one cent each the price
| for which they are sold.
| 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