The Portland daily press., 1894-08-28
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

dla streets, at 100 and els a. m ~. As m, 100,
aii 20 o.io p m in other sections at 500 a. M,
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at Hoo a. M, 400
ana 800 p. M Sunday, 600 p m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
oInces and connections via Boston & Maine
rallroad, Eastern division) Arrive at 1890,
o, ana II :3o ?. M; close s a; m. and 1900
NJ =, o'a5 and 9l5 p. m; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. M {; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections via Boston and
Name railroad (Western division)-Arriye at
al;3o and $50 p. M. close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. M
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1870 and 915
p. m.
Augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
wa a Maine Central raifoad-Arrive at 200 and
ivy q. m, LOO and 500 p. m.; closs at G.15 a.
M. 1890. Ais and 9.15 D. m.
Harrington, intermediate offices and connec.
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1880 p. m.
Roaaza1,d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. M. close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
iSkouhegaa,, intermediate offices and connec.
tons, via Maine Central Authoritative at
LOO p. m. close at 1890 p. m.
Aa,bua7, and Leariston-Arrive 200 and 900
7.45 a. M, 1890 415 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M. LOO and p. m. !;
close at 615 a. M, 1890 and 9.1b p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-A Arrive at 80 and $50
p M; close at 600, 800 a. m. and 1900 m..
2.4b and 5.15 p M
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and LOO
p. m.
Gorton,, N. H. intermediate Offices and con-
neenons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 4.30 D. m.
s1cdnto7, u, intermediate offices and con-
nectlons, via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at S.35 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. e., intermediate Offices and con-
nectlonS via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and $50 p M; close at
800 a. M. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Windhan,, No.
Wi7sdltd11. Raymond and South CdSco-Arrive
at II. 90 M. close at Lao p. M.
Rochester, a. III, intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at LAO and 800 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland ASlls--Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
600 and S35 p M; close at $50 a. M, AS
a. m, and $50 p M
Westbrook (SGccdrdppa) Arrive at $40 a.
m Lao and 600 p. M; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m. I 7
Cape Elisabeth and K,,ightville-Arriv at
| 500 a. M and 9 F. M; close at a. m. and Las
| p. M. 49,
Boayery Beach Arrive at p m. ; close Las
South Portland ana Wallard--Arriye at 4.
m and 1215 p, M; close at a. m. and 200 p.
M ~ ~
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification OF Domestic Nail 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 sane.) 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 consecutively,
| are issued from a known office of publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
| cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
70 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 Glass. Books, circulars. periodicals and
| other matter wholly in print mot included in
second-class matterl, proof-sheets, corrected
| proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same. ~
printed natter 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 aniactual and personal correspon
dence."
| A"circularn is defined by statute to be "
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
classwhich is not in its form nature liable to
| destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con.
| tents OF the mail bag, or harm the person OF
| above the weight provided by law.
| limit of Weight of Mail Motter.-No package
| weighing more than four pounds shall be re
IN ny Of
| except books and documents published OF
circulated by order Of Congress, or official
pss1 Ct lie S amy o. Of o as
| the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class N after mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
1
81. The above limit of weight does not ap.
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
pOStalS conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class Motter.-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter,
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.
On pOstel cards one cent each, the price
| fol- 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
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 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 Irate 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 postage on newspapers excepting
| weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when the same aredeposited In
4 So sf~et n n - l