The Portland daily press., 1894-07-23
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

m. to 100 p. M; Money order department, 8
m. to 500 p m. Registry department. 900
a. m. to 600 p. m,
General DeltJery, Sundays excepteG 7.3o
a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dia Streets at 100 and 9.15 a. M, II. As m, I3O,
and 5.15 p m; in other sections at 500 a. m,
1.3o p. m. Sunday delivery at Post
Office window, 900 to 1000 a M Collections
and 500 p. m. Sunday 600 p m, only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern, and Western intermediate
o1tlces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad eastern divisionl--.Arrive at 1880,
ana 5 il;So E. M close a IN and 13,99
p. M; close $50 and els p M
Boston a, Southern and Western, and inter
mealate ofhees and connections, via Boston and
NAME railroad (WeStern division)-ArriVe at
d2;5o and $50 p M; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a, m. and LOOP. M; close 1870 and 9.16
p. m.
augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at 200 and
800 M, LOO and 600 p. M; close at 6.15 a.
M, 1890, 4.l5 and 915 p. m.
Pennington intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and clio p. M; close at Z .45 a. M. and
1880 p. m.
=; Rq2ek1a,'d, i1termedase offices and connections
and p. M close at 616 a. m. and IL m.
Skoahegan, intermediate offices and connee-
tons, via Maine Central Authoritative at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. m.
auburn and LeWiston-Arrive 200 and 800
a. m and 100 and 6,15 p M; close 6.45 and
745 a. M, 1890, 415 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. m, 100 and p. NJ;
close at 6.15 a. M. 1880 and Gle p. M
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 2. 80 and 8 80
?. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 M.
245 and 5. 15 D. M
lsa aati r. Pond, T. intelmedate Offices and
connexions, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at $50 p. M; close at $40 a. m. and LOO
p m.
Gorhdno ". H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. M and 2.3o p. IN. close at 6.45 a. M.
LOO and 4.3O .. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and CON
nectlons, via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at S.35 p M; close at 500 a. m.
bartlett, N H., intermediates offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division M. G. R. R.
Arrive at 600 a. m. and $3.50 p. M; close at
800 a. nj. and 2.45 p. m.
II n,te e5 POND, Prtde's Corner, Wtndhans, 40.
| Wtndhdne, Raymond and South Casco-Arrye
| at TOO M. I; close at 40 p M.
| Rochester, n. H., intermediate Offices and con
nections via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
| rive at Lao and 500 p. M. close at $50 and
| 1l.45 Il. M
| Cumberland Mtus-Arriye at $40 a. M, As
| 600 and S.35 p. M; close at 6 80 a. m las
| a. M, and $50 p. M
West6rooE (saccarappa) at $40 a.
NJ 40 and 500 p. M. close $50 and 11.45 a.
/, M and $50 p. m.
| Cape Elizabeth and K,aightvtue-Arrive at
| 500 a. M. and 2. M; close at a. IN. and Las
! p. m.
| Boaoery BeacE-Arr!ve al 6 p. M. close 1.45
| p. m.
South Portland and Wil,ard-Arrive at a.
| M, and 215 p. M; close at s a. m. and 2. 90 D,
m.
| CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
| Classification of Domestic Mail Nut
| 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
| manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets Of the same.) 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
which are issued at stated intervals and as
| frequently as four times year, which bear a
date OF issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed ofprintd 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
| legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
or for free circulation circulation at nominal
| rates.
Sd Class. Books circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (n0t included in
secondclass matter) proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng 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 thereof not having the
character OF anlactual and personal correspon
dence."
A"clrcular" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
alpersons" and does not lose its character as
| such by writing therein the date, name of the
ADDRESSED OF of the sender, OF the correction of
| mere typographical errors.
| 4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
| not embraced in the first, second third
ciasswhich is not in its form or 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 Mdil Motter.-No package
| weighing more than four pounds shall be re
| beived for conveyance by mail. except single
| cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount and
circulated by erder of Congress, or official
matter matte e ma at from any Of athe
| 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 Glass Matter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters and other written NATTER
except that 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.
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 carree
post Offices and one cent for each ounce az
| traction thereof at offices where free delivery
| by carrier is not established.
on Second Class Matter. The rate uf
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 lrate of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the Second-class
when sent by other than the publisher or news
| ia for fo,,r or