The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-16
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS,

OFFICE HOURS,
Cashiers Office, Sundays excepted), 7.3o a.
m. to 700 p. M; Money order department, a.
M to 500 p. M Registry department., 800
a. m. to 600 p. m,
a. M to 10 D. M Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliue,ies Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
and 5.15 p M. in other sections at 500 a. M,
Office window Il 1 800 to 1900 a: m Collections
from street boxes at HOO a.. M, 400
and 500 p. M Sunday, 600 p. IN. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston u Maine
railroad, eastern division)--Arrive at 1890,
5, and 11.30 p. M; close a; m. and y. go
p. M; close $50 and sis p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
1880 and $50 p. NJ; close 500 a. NJ, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOOP. M; close ITO and 9.15
=. m.
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at zoo and
90Oa. H., 90 and6.O0 p. M; close at 6.l b a.
M, 1890, Ais and 9.15 D. m.
Pennington intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Ralroad-Arrlve az
100 and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
12.3Op. m.
Rock1aaad intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and LncolnS railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. m; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
Skoachegdn, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
LOO p. M; close at 1880 p. nj.
auburn and Leacistoal-Arrive 200 and 900
n m md or,de nl &
7.45 a. NJ, 1880, 4.15 and 9.15 p M
Baaegor-Arrive 200 a. M, LOO and p. M;
close at 81 a. M, 1870 and 9.16 p. m.
Biddetord and Soco-Arrive at 80 and $50
p NJ; close at 600, 500 a. M. and 1900 m,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1890 p. M. close at 6.45 a. m. and 100
p. m.
Gorhdn,, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrlve at
$40 a. m. and 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
.Saco1aton IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ 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 @. h. H.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and 8.35 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Ducz Pond, Pride's Corner Windh0na No.
Wjndhona, Raymond and South CdSco-Arrive
at lZ.UO IN. close dJ I4O y. H.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at /. As and 800 p. m. close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Aaus-Arrive at $40 a. m.,. LAB
600 and s.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and 5.3O p. m.
Westbrooh (SGccarappa) -Arrive at 40 a.
m. 1.45 and 600 p. NJ; close $50 and ll.45 a.
m. and 5.3O p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kaaightvttle-Arriye at
500 a. nj. and 6 p. ln.; close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
Boaceyy Beach-Arrive at p M; close Las
South Portland and Wilard-Arrive at a.
M, and 2.15 p. M; close at a. m. and 200 p.
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 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
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets OF the same.l 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 pqbllcatlons
WHICH are lSSuGu db Stdtcu llltO1 Stiil %
frequently as four times year.. which bear
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office OF publication.
are formed Of printd paper sheets; without n3ara
To be of information OF public
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences
art. or some special industry, and must nave
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
and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
printed matter" is defined by statute to be
1.-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 correspon
AScircular' is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose JUS character as
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 tnlfd
class which is not in its form or nature liable t
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 pfONlucu ny ldWs
Limit of Weight of Mail Matter.-N0 package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
beived for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing in excess of that amount. and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress. or oficial
matter emanating from any OF the
Departments of the Government or from
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 of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters and other written matter,
except tha5 specially authorized to pass at
thirc-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
Q. On postel cards one cent each, the price
for which they a sold.
8. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
most 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
hostage on second-cIass matter when sent by