The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-15
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.


Caarters' Deiivertes, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
ola streets, at 100 and 915 a. M, -. 40 m, 100,
once window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from stree boxes at 100 a.. m. 400
and 500 p. M Sunday, 900 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Bosto,e, Southern and Western, intermediate
ofllces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad. Eastern division) -Arriye at 1890,
9, and l1.3o 2. m; close a. M and 1900
M, 5.15 and 9.15 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p M; close $50 and els p. m.
/ Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
1890 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. m, and
2.45 p. M
:, Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and 100 p. M; close 1920 and els
p. m.
~ Augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
va Maine Central Authoritative at 200 and
S.oo a. m. LOO and 600 p M; close at 6,15 a.
H.. 1880. 4.15 and 915 p. m.
!. Farmtfgton, intermediate offices and connec-
uons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
12.30p. m
.Roektand, intermediate offices and connections
VIA hnox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive loo
anu p M; close at els a. m. and IL m.
:, !Skouhega,, intermediate Offices and connec-
LOO p m.; close at 1890 p m.
AUBURN and Leutston-Arrive 200 and 900
q. m and LOO and 6:15 p. M. close 6.45 and
7.4o a. M, 1890. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
,Ba',gor,Afrive zoo q, m.., LOO and p. M;
close at 81 5 a. m, 1890 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at IL. 80 and 8 80
?. m. close at 500, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.45 and Bio p. M
ISLAND Pond, IT. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at $50 p. m; close at 6.45 a. m. and 100
p. m.
Gorhdm,, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk rairoad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. m. close at GAS a. m,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
S,ganton; Vt, intermediate Offices and con-
Arrive at S35 p m; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. r., intermediate offices. and con.
nections via Mountain Division NJ. G. R. R.
Arrive at 9cO a. m. and $50 p. m; close at
500 a. M and 245 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prtde's Corner, Wandhan,, No.
Windhd'n, Raymond and South CaSco-Arrivs
at -. 90 m.; close at i. AS p. H.
Rochester, N H., intermediate offices and con.
nectionS, via Portland Chichester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.45 and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
1l.45 a. m.
Cumberland Afsus-Arrive at $40 a. M, LAS
600 and S35 p M. close at $50 a. M, 1l.45
a. NJ, and $50 p m.
West6rook (Saccordppa) at $40 a.
m. LAB and 600 p. m. /; close $50 and l1.45 a.
m. and $50 p m.
Tape ELtzI06Cb ana h7t1ghtUtL6-AfTlVo az
500 a. M and p. M; close at a. IN. and Las
p. m.
Borcery Beach-Arr!ye at p. NJ; close Las
p. m.
South Portland and WilLard-Arrive at Sa
M, and 2.15 p M; close at 8 a. m. and 200 ,.
m. Fsss AHf
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification OF Domestic Mail Mot
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) Ali 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
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 ofprintd paper sheets without board.
sth Leather or other binding
character, or devoted to literature the sciences,
art. or some special industry, and must have a
legitimate list Of subscribers f and must not
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly In print not included in
second,class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany
pg the same.
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
combination nrDntr On Thereon. not having the
dence'
A"circular" is defined by statute to be .
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
ADDRESSED 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
elasswhich is not in its form OF 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 Motter-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall be re
beived for conveyance by mail except single
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or oficial
tsT ct lie FSm amy OF Of 0 as
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters and other written matter,
except tha5 specially authorized to pass at
third-claSs rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
On postel cards one cent each, the price
fol which they are sold.
8. 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 nv
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.
The rate OF postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-class
when sent by other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
The rate of noStaua On naUs aYer (eyceprin0