The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-09-05
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

and 81 p. M; in other sections at 800 a. m,
d p m. Sunday delivery at Post
from street boxes at HOO a. M. 400
and s.oop. m Sunday. 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
railroad. eastern division) -Arrive at 1880,
., and ll:S 80 3. m; close 5 a; m. and l2.oo
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. M
Boston, Southern and Western and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad western division) ARRIVE at
1880 and $50 p. nl.; close 500 a. M. and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
"a. m and LOO p. M; close 1870 and 9.15
p. m. r5
augusta, intermediate offices and connections
y via a. Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
M. $780, 415 and 9.15 p. m.
Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at As a. m. and
12.3Op. m.
Rootla7,d intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. M; close at 6. 15 a. m. and IL m.
Skoahegan, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Authoritative at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. m.
auburn and LeaDiston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and LOO and 81 p. M; close GAS and
7.45 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M, 100 and 6 p. m.;
close at 6.15 a. NJ. 1890 and 9.16 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at IL 80 and $50
p. M; close at 800, 500 a. m. and 1900 NJ.
2.45 and Bib p. m.
Island Pond IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1880 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and 100
p. m.
Gorhanp, NJ H., intermediate offices and con.
nections via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at GAS a. m.
LOO and 4.3O p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nectionS, via Mountain Division M. c. r. b.
Arrive at 8.35 p. M; close atS00 a. m.
Bartlett, N H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at geo a. M and S.35 p NJ; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p m.
Duck Pond, Prides Corner, Windh0aa, No.
Windhana, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 1900 m. close at !. 40 p. m.
Rochester, N. H.. intermediate offices and CON
nections via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.45 and 500 p M; close at $50 and
1145 a. m.
Cumberland Mills-Arrive at $40 a. M, LAS
600 and S.35 p. m. ; close at $50 a. m, 11.45
g. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (saccarappa)-A at $40 a.
M Lao and 600 p M; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Knigltville-Arrive at
500 a. m. and 6 2. M; close at a. m. and Las
Pm.
Bowery Beach-Arrive at 8 p. NJ. close Las
South Portland and Walord-Arrive at IA.
M. and 2.15 p. M; close at s a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Nat
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
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
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
frequently as four times year, which bear II
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board
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 Class. Books. circulars periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included in
second-class matter), prOof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
Printed matter" 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 anIactual and personal correspon
dence"
A"clrcular' is defined by statute to be-"
printed letter. which, according to internal evi
dence is being sent i'll identical terms to sever
lnJ, dnoS ,1nt1 nca oh
such by writing therein the date, name OF the
ADDRESSED or OF the sender, or the correction Of
mere typographical errors. ~ .
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first, second or third
classwhich is not in its form or nature liable to
destroy deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents OF the mali bag, or harm the person OF
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
limit of Weight of Mol Matter.,No package
beived for conveyance by mall except single
cooks weighing In excess CT that amount ana
except books and documents n pupnshe of,., or
matter emanating from any OF the
Departments Of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution. ,.s - ..,,.a.
80 Second-class matter mailed IN packages
at the pound rate is not suD]ect 10 the Iour-
81. The above limit of weight does not APP
pOStals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class Matter.-The rate o
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
| /. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized t6 pass at
| thirdclass rates and on sealed matter or matter
| otherwise closed against inspection, two celits
| per ounce or fraction thereof.
| On postel cards one cent each, tie price
| fol which they are sold.
! 3. On sdrop letters" two cents per ounce or
| fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
| cost offices, and one cent for each ounce or
| traction thereof at offices where free delivery
| hy carrier is not established.
| on Second Class Matter. The rate OF
| postage on second-cass matter when sent by
| The publisher thereof, and from the ofice OF
| publication, including samples copies or when
| seGt from a 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-cass
! 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, Whenthe same aredepositedin
| is uniform at one cent each; on periodicals
| ,uaiohipo more than two ounces. two cents