The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-16
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

General De,irery, tsundays excepted 7.3o
a. m. to 700 p. m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Dsliegries, Sundays e1eepted)1h In
and s. Is p p NJ in other sections At 500 a. m,
ao Window 900 s1 to 1900 as1s c q
| from street boxes at HOO a. M, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday 600 p. m. only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, Intermediate
| railroad Eastern division --Arrive at 1890,
and LAO 80 NJ close ssn a a apd lI9e
| p. m. close $50 and els p. M
Boston, Southern, and Western, and intel,
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad western division)-Arrlve At
| 2.45 p. IN.
Eastern via Maine Central Railroad--Arriye
| ga. m. and LOO p. M; close 1880 ana BIO
| p m.
Auausto, intermediate Offices and connections
| via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
| 90Oa M, 100 and 500 p. M; close at CID a.
| M, 1890. 4.15 and 9.15 p m.
Fdyu,i,,gton intermediate Offices and connec-
| tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
100 and 615 p. M; close at 7.45 a. m, and
| 12.30p. m.
IaocAza,ad, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln% railroad-Arrive LOO
| and b. m close at 6.16 a. m. and IL m
skoaeheqa,,. intermediate Offices and connec.
lions, via Maine Central rairoad-Arr1Ve az
! l.OO p. M. close al LOU y. Ill
A,tbu, and Letctston--Arrive ZOO ana sly
g. m. and LOO and 6: Is p. M; close 6.4o ana
| 7.45 a. M, 1890. 415 and 915 p. NJ
Ba,agor-Arrive 200 a. M, 100 and p. m;
close at els a. m, 1890 and ele p. m.
Biddeford and Saco--Arriye at II. 80 and 80
D. NJ; close at 800 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.46 and 5.15 p. m.
ls,a,a Pond Y: intermediate Offices and
rive at II. 80 p M. close at e.4o q. M and LOO
| p m
GorJ,ana. N H. intermediate onices and con.
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative az
| S.4O a. m. and 1880 p. m. close at b.4o d. h.
LOO and 43O p. m.
Scranton. IT, intermediate offices and con
nections, via Mountain Division NJ c. R. b.
Arrive at S.3o p M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, NJ H., intermediate ofaces and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ G. r. R.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and S.35 p. M; close at
500 a. nj. and 245 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Usindhdn, No.
| Vindhdnl, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrlve
at 1900 m close at Las p. M
Rochester n. r., intermediate offices and con-
| nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at AS and 600 p M; close at $50 and
Cumberland Atlls-Arrive at $40 a. m.,. Lao
600 and S35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, ll.4o
a. m, and $50 p. M
JTest6rooE (saccarapps)-Arrlv at $40 a.
M. 1.45 and 600 p. m close $50 anu ll.Ao d.
m. and $50 p. IN.
Cape Elizabeth and KRightrafe-Arr at
500 a. M and +. M; close at 8 a. IN. ana lao
! p M.
South Portland and W-ittdrd-Arrive at s a.
M, and 215 p. M; close at s d. m. ana 2.oo p
n | 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 st" es to
some other post office within the saline.
is divided into four classes, as follows:
1st cIass. Written matter. namely letters
postal cards. and AL matter wholly or partly III
writing, whether sealed or tihsealed except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets of the same) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
Sd class. Periodical publications, namely all
newspapers and other periodical publications.
which are issued at stated intervals anu as
date Of issue. and are numbered colisecutively.
are issued from known office capitalization,
are formed of printd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding
|. To be of information OF !, a 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 Class. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included IN
second-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
:. proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
y ing the same.
printed natter is defined by statute to be
'the reproduction upon paper. by any process
except that OF handwriting, OF any WcIas.
ess sares 81 aSg h
character of anlactual and personal correspon
| dence" a.;
printed letter, which according to internal cyl
dence is being sent in identical terms to sever.
al persons" and does not lose IT'S caaracIef e
= such by writing therein the date, name OF the
addressed or of the sender, or the correction Oh
mere typographical errors. ., Al u,..t..
4th Glass Merchandise. namely all matlel
not embraced in the first. second or thlfo
class which is not in its form or nature liable %
destroy, deface or otherwise Damage tne COZ;
O tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person 81
= any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
weiphing more os'g tna four pounds shall be p.
bei9ed for conveyance by mail. except SINGS nss
cooks weighing in excess of that amount, ana a1
. circulated by order of Congress, or orf1c ia
matter emanatng n from any or OF fr eGe
So Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject TO tne louf-
po sa The ABOVE limit OF weight does not ap
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated BIZ
postals conventions,
n RATES OF POSTAGE.
-
hostage on matter of the first class Is al
follows
- 1. On letters and other written matter
\ except that specially authorized to pass ~
thirdclass rates and on ealed matter OF a nt
y otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
Der ounce or fraction thereof. A.,
2, 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 I. o.
fraction thereof at offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established. :,
on Second Class Matter. The rate Ol
hostage on second-class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the once &c, 9,
publication, including samples copies, OF MEL MEL
sent from news agency to actual SUBSCRIBERS o.
thereto, or to other news agents, is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof. .. - =
periodical publications of the second-class
when sent by other than the pubsner or new ~
agent is one cent for each ioui ounoo' VI
fractional part thereof. <.~.,~.;u
The rate of postage OF NV