The Portland daily press., 1894-01-30
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
Coshie,'s Office, Sundays excepted), 7.3O a.
NJ to 100 p. M; Money order department, 8 a.
| IN. TO 800 p. m. Registry department, 900
a. M to 600 p m,
General Deliuery, Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. to 700 p. m. Sunday 300 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays exeepted)-In
BUSINESS section OF the city between High and In
ana OLD p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m,
d d.So P: M Sunday delivery at Post
Once one window, 900 to 1000 a. M Collections
ana $40 p. m. Sunday, 500 p. m. only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
.SoSton Southern and IYestere, intermediate
on1ces and connections via Boston & Maine
Failr0ad GEastern divisioW--Arrive at 1880,
Q, ana 11.3O p. M; close 8 a. m. and Il. 90
M, 5.15 and 915 p. M. Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
medlate oflceS and connections via Boston and
Maine railroad CWestern division)-Arrive at
a2;3o and $50 p. H.. close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
a. m. and Loop. M; close 1890 and els
Pm
Angustd, intermediate Offices and connections
| via Maine Central ralroad-Arrive at 200 and
300 a. M, LOO and 500 p. M; close at 6.15 a.
H., 1870. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
| Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
nons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive as
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1880 p. m.
.RoekJo',d, intermediate Offices and connections
VIA Knox and Lincoln%N railroad-ATive LOO
anu . p. m.; close at 6.16 a. m. and IL M
Skoachega,e, intermediate Offices and connec-
tlons, via Maine Central railrOad-Arrive at
LOO p. m. close at 1890 p. m.
Auburn and Leaetston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. M; close 6.45 and
I.4ol a. H., 1870, 4.15 and 915 p. m.
Bdngor-Arrive 200 a. M. LOO and D. M;
close at SIS a. m., 1870 and 916 p M
Biddetord and Saco-Arrive at II. 80 and 30
P M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 NJ,
2.45 and 5.15 p. IN.
lslo1ea Pond, ", intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at l230 p. H.; close at 645 a. m. and ]. 90
p. m.
Gorha3n, N IT., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. NJ. close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 4.3o p. M
SMdnton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons, via Mountain Division M G. R. R.
Arrive at s.35 p. M; close at 800 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division NJ. C. R. R.
arrive rive at 500 a. m: and S.35 p. M; close at
sou a. NJ and E.45 p m.
IN! D,tc6 Pond, Pride's Corner, Wi,odhan, No.
Wiaadhan. Raymond and South Casco-Arriye
at 1900 M. close at 1.45 p. m.
Rochester. y. H. intermediate offices and con-
nectlons, via Portland Chichester rairoad-Ar-
rive at LAO and 600 p. m. ; close at $40 and
11.45 a. M
CltnaberLa1ad Mius-Arrive at 8. 40 a. M, 145
500 and 8:35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and 5.30p. M
Testbroob (Saccorappo) at $40 a.
m. l.45 and 500 p. m; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. M
Cape Elizabeth and KaaSghtville-Arrive at
500 a. M. and F. M; close at a. M and Las
p. m.
Boeyery Be0ch-Arrive at 6 p. m. close Las
South Portland and WaUard-Arrive at s a.
M, and 2.15 p. m.; close at 8 a. m. and 200 D.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Mat
ter.-Domestie 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:
lst 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 sane.) 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
whichNare issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, which bear
date of ISSUE and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed ofprinrd paper sheets without board.
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 Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
secondclasS matter), 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
letters, characters, figures or images, or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character OF anlactual and personal correspon-
dence,'
A"circular" is defined by statute to be ga
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent In identical terms to sever
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 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.
limit OF Weight Of Mail Mdtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceived for conveyance by mail. except single
books weighing in excess of that amount, and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
matter emanating from any of the
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 ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
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 and other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass at
thirdclass rates and on sealed 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.
g. 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 Oh Second-class 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