The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-17
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.


Cashiers office, Sundays excepted), 7.3o a
m. to 100 p. m. Money order department. 9 a
m. to 800 p. m. Registry department, soc
a. M to 500 p m,
General Delivery. Sundays excepted 7.3o
a. M to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 10.00a. m.
Carriers DeltuerieS, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dla streets, at 100 and 915 a. m. Il. As m, 1.30.
and BIB p M; in other sections at 500 u. H.,
d.3o p: m. Sunday delivery at Post
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
iron and . o street boxes az 90 HOO a. M 400
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
ofllces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad. Eastern division) Arrive at 1880,
Q, and l1;s 30 E. m; close a M and 1890
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 diyision)-Arrive at
1880 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. m. and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
z a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1870 and 9.15
p. m.
augusta, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railrOad-Arrive at 200 and
9.OOa M, LOO and 500 D. M; close at 6.15 a.
M. 1880. Alb and 915 p. m.
Fdrnai,lgton, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at 40 a. NJ, and
12.3Op. m.
Rookla,,d, intermediate offices and connections
VIA Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. M; close at 6.15 a. m. and - m.
Skolchegdn, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. m.
Auburn, and Leavisto,l-Arrive 200 and 800
a. m. and LOO and 6. 10 p. NJ; close 645 and
7.45 a. NJ, 1870. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
.Bongor-Arrive 200 a. M, 100 and 6 p. M;
close at G. + a M 40 and q I X n m
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 12. 80 and $50
p. M; close at 500, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.4b and 6.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1880 p. M; close at Gas .. m. and LOO
p. m.
Gorhans, NJ IT., intermediate ofices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. m and 1890 p. m. close at 6.%6 a. M,
LOO and 43O p. m.
s.ganton. p; intermediate offices and con-
nectiOns, via Mountain Division NJ. c.. R. b.
Arrive at 1856 p M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett N. e., intermediate ofices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. R. R.
Arrive at 900 a. m. and 8.35 p. NJ; close at
800 a. m. and 245 p. m.
Duck Pond. Pride's Corner, Wandhans, No.
Windhane, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 100 m. close at Lac p. H.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectiOns, via Portland chichester railroad-Ar-
rive at 145 and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
lI.4O d. III.
otuaberlond Msus-Arrive at s4o a. M, Las
600 and 8.35 p m; close at $50 a. m, 11-45
a. M, and $50 p m.
WestbrooE (Sdccoroppa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. l 40 and 600 p. M. close $50 and 11.45a
m. and $50 p. m. go
Cape Elizabeth and KaaightUilLe-Arriye at
500 a. H. and p M; close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
Bowerg Beach-Arrive at 8 p. m. close Las
M, and 2.15 p. M; close at 8 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:
1st 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 same) XII mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
is also of the first class. 49,.
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely ali
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, which bear a
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed ofpriiitd paper sheets. without board
sth IL Leather other 6ndl1
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 Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same. Nr
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
character OF aniactual and personal correspon
dence"
Aacircular" is defined by statute to be
printed letter. which, according to internal evi
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
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise. namely all matter
mn in the 3 FIRST second Or third
destroy, deface or otherwise damage tho con-
tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person Of
above i the Weight provided BY law. W. '''N''
Limit of Weight OF Mall Motter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall De re
beived for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing In excess OF that amount ana
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
asT at lie or o ns
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class matter mailed IN pa&6sx&
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
pound limitation.
81. The above limit of weight does not APP
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Mdtter.-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter,