The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-03
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. m to TOO p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)--In
6is section Of the city between High and IN
an ID 5.l5 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. NJ,
1.3o p. m. Sunday delivery at Post
Office window. 800 to 1000 a. m. Collections
and 800 p m. Sunday, 500 p. M only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
oMces ana connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, Eastern division)-Arrive at 1880,
M, 5.15 and 9.15 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.26
p. M. (; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Wester1,, and inter.
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
a2;3o and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M, and
245 p. NJ
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrivs
a. m. and Loop M; close 1880 and 915
p m.
augusta intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad--Arrive at zoo and
9.00a. M, LOO and 600 p M; close at 6.15 a.
m, 1890, Alb and 9.15 .. m.
Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
loo and CID p. m; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1870 p. M.
Rockland, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
and 6 p. M; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
,skowhegaa,, intermediate offices and connec-
lions, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive as
LOO p. m. /; close at 1890 p. m.
Aubu'p and Le,yisto,-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and LOO and 616 p. NJ; close 6.45 and
745 a. M, 1880, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bongor-Arrive 200 a. H., LOO and p. M;
close at Gil a. m, 1890 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and Soco-Arrive at 80 and s 80
P. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 m,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at H. 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and 100
p. m.
Gorhon, N H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
| $40 a. m. and 1870 p. M; close at Gas a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. R. R.
Arrive at 8.35 p. m; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and S.35 p. NJ; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m
Duck Pond, Prtde's Corner, Wt,adhans, No.
Wtndhdne, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 200 m. close at Las p. m.
Rochester, ". H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Portland &Rochesterr aiIroad-Ar-
rive at Las and 500 p M; close at $50 and
11.46 a. m.
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
600 and 8.35 p. m. close at $50 a. M, 14S
a. m and $50 p. m.
Westbroo4 (seccorappa) at $40 a.
La ~ O,OO ll,40 n.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Ka,ightviUe-Arriye at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at a. m. and las
p. m.
Bo,cery Beach-Arrive at G p. M. close Las
p m.
South Portland and Wallord-Arrive at 8 a.
M, and 2.15 p. m; close at 8 a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
oo:G n<
| 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
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets q
! corrected proof sheets of the same.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
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 consecutiyely,
| 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 ,s special industry, and must have 2
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 mot included in
second.class NATTER, proof sheets, corrected
proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany.
Printed natter is defined by statute to be
'the reproduction upon paper, by any process
letters characters, figures or images, or Of any
| combination thereof, not having the
character of anIactual and personal cofrespon-
| A"clrcular' is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evi-
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
| addressee or Of the SENDER or the correction Of
mere typographical errors.
4th Class Merchandise, namely all matter
| not embraced in the first, second or third
class which is not in Its form or nature liable to
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
| above the weight provided by law. =
Limit of Weight Of Mall Matter.-No package
| ceived for conveyance by mail except single
| books weighing in excess of that amount, and
except books and documents published. or
| circulated by order of Congress, or official
Of lie ao4ernmsn OF 0@
| the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-clasS matter mailed in packages
| at the pound rate is not subject to the four
| pound limitation.
! 81. Ile ABOVE IIDlb OIL weight QOSS not dEt
| 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:
| i, On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized t0 pass at
| tlffrd-cass 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 carrier
| post Offices and one cent for each ounce or
| traction thereof at offices where free delivery
| by carrier is not established.
| on Second Class Mdtter. The rate OF
| postage on second-class matter when sent by
| 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 sen.by other than the publisher or news
agent. is one cent for each four ounces or
| fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
onnces in weight,whenithe same aredeposited In