The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-29
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

once window, 800 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. m, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday. 100 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern diyision)--Arrive at 1890,
H. 515 and 515 D. e6ose sSnday arrive arH 119 95
p. M; close $50 and 915 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division) -Arrive at
1890 and $50 p. NJ; close 500 a. NJ, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and 1.00p p. m.; close 1890 and 9.15
p m.
augusta, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at 200 and
800 a. M, 90 and 600 p. M; close at 6.15 a.
m 1890, ALB and 915 p m.
Fdrn.tngt0n, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. m; close at 7.45 a. m and
1890 p. m.
-. Roeklaaad, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and LincolnSA rairoad-Arrive LOO
and p. m; close at CHS .. III. and IL m.
., tskoalegan. intermediate Offices and connec-
llons, via Maine Central Authoritative at
1'oo p NJ; close at 80 p. m.
auburn and Lewastoa-Arrive 200 and 900
a. M and LOO and 6.15 p. M; close 645 and
7.46 a. M, 1880, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bdngor--Arrive 200 a. M, LOO and p. M.
close at 81 5 a. m., 1890 and 915 p. IN.
Bi6deford and saco-Arrive at 80 and $50
?. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 NJ,
245 and 5.1b p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway--Ar-
rive at 1890 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and 100
p m.
Gorha7n, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Scranton. IT, intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M c. r. R.
Arrive at $50 p. m. close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectionS via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
arrive at 9.c0 a. m. and 8.35 p. m; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
ID Duck Pond. P,ide's Corner, Wtndhans, No.
Wandeda7e. Raymond and South Cosco-Arrive
at l2oO M; close at Las p. m.
Rochester, n. H., intermediate Offices and con.
nections, via Portland &Rochester railrOad-Ar.
rive at .45 and 600 p. NJ; close at $50 and
11.46 a. m. ~
Cs,n6erlaa,d Afius-Arrive at $40 a. M. 1.45
600 and S.35 p. NJ; close at $50 a. m 11.45
a. m, and $50 p. m.
West6rook (SaccorappG) at $40 a.
m. LAP and 500 p. M; close $50 and 11.45 a..
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Knig7stvsUe-Arrive at
500 a. m and p. NJ; close at 6 a. m. and Las
p m.
Boaery Beach-Arrive at 6 p. NJ close 1.45
p. m.
South Portland and Viudrd-Arrive at s a.
NJ, and 2. 10 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:
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 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, when bear
date of issue, and are numbered conSecutively,
are formed OF prinrd 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 4
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 NATTER, proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing 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"crcular" is defined by statute to be ga
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose its character as
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
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
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law
o. Ls1n1t or Weight of lfoiJ MGtter.--NO package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
eeived Tor conveyance by mail except single
oooks #elgllng IN excess OF that amount, and
circulated by order of Congress, or ofdcial
Departments OF tie Government Cove as or i from ON
the Smithsonian Institution.
30. 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 ap-
postals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters ann other written matter.
except that specially authorized t., pass at
thrd-class rates and on aled matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection. two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
Q. On poStel cards one cent each the nrice
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
Oh, 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 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
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 (exceptng
Weekes) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, whenthe same aredeposited in
is uniform at one cent each; on periodicals
weighing more than two ounces, two cents
each.
Newspapers and periodicals when de-
posted by the publishers or news agent in a |
letter carrier Office for general or hoy daI;var