The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-13
g PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS,

M to 800 p m. Registry department, 900
a. NJ to 600 p. m,
General Delivery Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. m. to 700 p. m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. M.
Carriers D5iiveries, Sundays excepted)--In
business section OF the city between High and In
Ola streets at 100 and 9.15 a. M, -. As m, 1.3O
ana 5.l5 p. H.; in other sections at 500 a. M,
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. M Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. m, 400
and 500 p m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
sBoston, Southern and Western, intermediate
oiilces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern diyision)-Arrive at 1880,
Q, ana 11:3o p. M; close a; m. and 1900
NJ, 5.l5 and 9.15 p. NJ. Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Weste,7a, and inter
mediate Offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division) ARRIVE at
dz;3O and $50 p. M; close 500 a. NJ, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. IN. and LOOP. NJ; close 1880 and 9.15
p M.
Aeaatsto. intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
300 a. M. LOO and 600 p. H.; close at 6.15 a.
M. 1890. 415 and 9.15 p. m.
Pennington intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrve at
LOO and 6.15 p. H.; close at 7.45 a. H., and
12.30p. m.
Roasla,ad, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln Authoritative 100
and & p M; close at GIG a. m. and IL m.
Skopiegda,, intermediate Offices and connec-
TONS via Maine Central Authoritative at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. m.
A,tJaa7s and Learisto,s-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and LEO and CID p. M. close GAO and
7.45 a. NJ, 1880, Ais and 9.15 p. m.
Bongor-Arriye 200 a. M. 100 and p. M;
close at 81 a. H.. 1880 and 9.16 p. m.
Biddeford and saco-Arriye at Il. 80 and 8. 80
p. n. close at 600, 800 a. N. and 1900 NJ.
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk RailWay-Ar-
rive at II. 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. M and LOO
p. IN.
Gorhane N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. m. and 1870 p. NJ; close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. M
.SaUo2ato,s IT. intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. II. r.
Arrive at 1886 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H. intermediate Offices and con-
nectionS via Mountain Division M. c. r. r.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and $50 p. NJ; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond Pride's Corner, Windhane. No
Windhon,, RAYMOND and South Casco-Arrive
at 90 m. ;close at Lao p. III.
|. Rochester N. H, intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland &RocheSter railroad-Ar-
rive at LAO and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
1145 a. m.
Cumberland Mills-Arrive at $40 a. NJ, Las
600 and 835 p M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. NJ, and $50 p. m.
| VestbrooE (Sdccdrappa)-Arrive at $40 a.
m Las and 600 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 a..
| IN. and $50 p. m.
| Cane Elizabeth and KaeightUille- at
| S0oa NJ and 6 p. M; close at a. m. and Las
| p. m.
| BoeUery Beac1t-Arrive at 6 p. M. /; close Las
| p. m.
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| m.
| CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Mat
| ter.-Domestic mail MATTER is
mail matter sent in the mails from some
some other post office within the same.
is divided into four classes, as follows:
| 1st Glass; Written matter. namely, letters
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly in
| writing, whether sealed or unsealed except
manuscript copy accompanying ny proof sheets {, Of
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 a
| date of issue, and are numbered consecutlvely
| are issued from known office of publication
are formed ofprinrd 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 s
legitimate list of subscribers, and must nct
be designed primarily for advertising purposes
or for free circulation or circulation at nomina
rates.
Sd Glass Books, circulars. periodicals ant
other matter wholly in print (not included II
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
| ng the same.
"Printea Natter is defined by statute to BIZ
'sthe reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, of any words
letters, characters, figures or images, or OF an.
combination thereof, not having I'M
character of an!actual and personal correspon
| dence."
A"cfrcuar" 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 It's character az
such by writing therein the date, name of the
addressee or of the sender, or the correction o
mere typographical errors.
| 4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matte
| not embraced in the first, second or thlrt
classwhich is not in its form or nature liable Il
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con
tents OF the mail bag, or harm the person o
any one engaged in the postal service, andno
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Height of Mail udtteT.--N packag
weighing more than four pounds shall be I:
beiVed for conveyance by mail. except singh
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount AM
except books and documents published o
circulated by order of Congress, or otficia
matter emanating from any of tn
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class matter mailed in package
| 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 b.
postals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On FIRST Glass Matter.-The rate o
postage on matter of the first class is a
follows:
l. On letters and other written matter
except that specially authorized to pass a
third-class rates and on 50 aled matter or MATTE
otherwise closed against inspection, two cent
per ounce or fraction thereof.
| On postel cards one cent each, the prlc
fol which they are sold.
g. On drop letters" two cents per ounce O.
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrie
post Offices, and one cent for each ounce o
traction thereof ct Offices where free deliver
by carrier is not established.
On Second Class Matter. Inc rate q
hostage on second-class matter when sent b.
the publisher thereof and from the office O
publication, including samples copies, or Whel
sert from a news agency TO actual subscriber
thereto OF to other news agents, IS one cent pc
pound or fraction thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers ant
periodical publications OF the Second-ciaS
when sent by other than the publisher or new
aoant iS one cent for each four ounces O