The Portland daily press., 1894-02-13
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 ana IN
dia streets, at 100 and 81 g. M, II 40 m, 1.3o.
Once Window, 900 u to 1900 ' a. m. coilections
anS street boxes S0ndsv a. % 1oo onv M 400
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western. intermediate
offces and connections via Boston q Maine
railroad, eastern division)-Arrive at 1880,
and Lac sn9 NJ close q m and and 12ee
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
1890 and $40 p. M; close 500 a. m, and
2.45p m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
a. m. and LOOP. M; close 1890 and 9.15
p. M
via Maine Central ralroad-Arriye at 200 and
800 a. M, 100 and 600 p. NJ; close at 6.15 a.
H., 1890, Ais and 9.15 p. m.
Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
tions, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at 40 a. m, and
12.3Op. m.
Rockland, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and LincolnS% railroad-Arriye LOO
and p. M; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m
Sko,chegas,, intermediate offices and connec-
lions, via Maine Central railroad-Arrlye at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. IN.
AUBURN and REPRESENTATIVE 200 and 800
q. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. M; close $40 ana
7.45 a. M, 1890, Ais and 9.15 p. m.
Bongor-Arrive 200 a. m., 100 and p. M;
close at 6.15 a. m, 1880 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 80 and $50
p. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 100 m,
2.45 and 5.15 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 LOO
p. m.
Gorhan, N H., intermediate offices and con.
neetions, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive az
$40 a. M and 80 p. m. close at Gas a. m.
LOO and 43O p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate Offices and CON
nections, via Mountain Division NJ G. r. r.
Arrive at S.35 p. M; close at 100 a. m.
Ba,tlett, n y, intermediate offices and con
nectlOnS via Mountain Division M. G. II. r.
Arrive at SEQ a. M and 8.35 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prtde's Corner, Windham,, No.
Wandhdna, Raymond and South Cdsc0-Arrlvo
at 1900 NJ. close at lao p m.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester rairoad-Ar..
rive at Las and 500 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mtus-Arrive at g. 40 a. NJ, LAB
600 and 8.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and 5.30p. m.
Westbrook (Sacoardppa) = rive at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 500 p. M; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Knaghtvills-Arrive at
500 a. m. and r. NJ; close at a. M ana Lao
p m.
Boaoery Beach-Arr.ve at p. m. close Las
p. m.
South Portland and Wilord-Arrive at 8 a.
M, and 2.l5 p M; close at a. m. and zoo 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
corrected proof sheets Of the same) 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,
are issued from known Office of publication,
are formed prinsd paper sheets. without board.
cloth Leather or other substantial oin nb
character, devoted to literature, the sciences,
art. or some special industry, and must have
legitimate list OF subscribers, ana 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 mot included .d IN
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
! ing the same
| printed natter 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"circular'' is defined by statute to be "a
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
addressee 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 OF otherwise damage the con.
tents of the mail bag, or harm the person OF
any one engaged in tine postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight Of Mail Matter.-N0 package
beived for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing in excess OF that amount, ana
except books and documents paollsnea OF
circulated by order of Congress, or omcial
matter emanating from any OF the
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-clasS matter mailed IN packages
at the pound rate is not subject To the lout-
pound limitation.
81. The above limit OF Welgn1 uoeS uoe dp-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated Dy
postals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class Mdtter.-The rate OF
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters AMI other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and GU sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
q 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 ONCE 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 lrate of postage on newspapers ana
periodical publications of the second-class
when sen: by other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent for each four ounces OF
fractional part thereof. 1.,
The rate of postage on newspapers (exceptlng
weekes) and on periodicals not exceeding Two