The Portland daily press., 1894-02-07
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. nj. to 200 p. IN. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)1In
business section OF the city between 5lgh ana IN IN
and 5.15 p. H.; in other sections at SOY d. M:
100 p. IN. Sunday delivery at Post
rom re STREET" street box boxes s. at loo a. H. 400
and 8. 90 p m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston q maine
railroad, eastern diviSon) Arrive at lZ,5o,
s, and ii 80 D. M; close a. N. and 1900
M, 515 and 3.15 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.26
p. m.; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
Maine railroad (Weste' 4 division)-Arrive az
1890 and $50 p. m; close 500 a. M, ana
2.46 p. IN.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
ga. m. and 100 H.; close 1890 and 9l5
p m.
Augusto, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrlve at 400 and
9.0Oa. M, LOO and 600 p. M; close at 6,l5 a.
Ill., 1890, Alb and 9.15 D. M.
Fdrn,i,agton, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
LOO and els p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
12.30p. M
via Knox and Lincon% railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. M; close at 6.15 a. M and IL M
Skouhegan, intermediate Offices and connec.
tons, via Maine Central railroad-ArrlYe at
Auburn and Leaciston-Arrive 200 and 500
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. M; close $40 ana
7.45 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bongor-Arrive 200 a. m.. 100 and p. M;
close at eli a. M, 1880 and 9.1b p M
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at l. $50 and 8 30
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 49, 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and LOO
p. m.
Gorha7n ~ H. intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk rairoad-:Arriye at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at SAB a. M,
LOO and 4.3O p m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ q. II. H.
Arrive at $50 p. M; close at 500 a. M
Bartlett, N, IT,, intermediate offices, and con-
nections via Mountain Division M =. X. H.
Arrive at 9C0 a. m. and $50 p. M; close az
500 a. H. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond Pride's Corner, Wt'adhon, No.
Wi,ldhaDa, Raymond and South Cdseo-Arriye
at IL. 90 M; close at 1.4o p. m.
Rochester N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-.
rive at 1 As and 600 p. m.; close at $50 ana
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland A3us-Arrive at $40 a. m.,. LAB
600 and S.35 p. M; close at 6.30 a. M, li.46
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbroob (Saccarappa)- Arrive at $40 a.
m. Las and 500 p. M; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p m.
Cape Elizabeth and RntghtgiAe-- Arrive az
S.ooa NJ and P. m.; close at a. IN. and Lao
p. m.
Bo,very Beach-Arrive AT p. m.; close Las
p. m.
South Portland and Wauard-Arrive at s a.
A., and 215 p. NJ; close at a. m. and zoo p
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Nail Mat
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 OF
corrected proof sheets Of the sanie.) 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 ana as
frequently as four times year. when bear
date OF issue and are numbered consee,ihtlvieiy'
are formed of printd paper sheets, Witnoql board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information OF public
art or some special Industry, and must nave d
legitimate list OF subscribers, ana 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 (n0t lGc.uded IN
seeond-class matter), prooi-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing 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 aniactual and personal correspon
dence,"
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent i'll identical terms 10 sever
so the dae Of ss
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 ilaple TO
destroy, deface OF otherwise damage the con.
tents OF the mail bag, or harm the person OF
any one engaged in tine postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight Of Mol Matter1,No package &C
ceived for conveyance by mail. except single
books weighing in excess OF that amount, aud
except books and documents published Hisci OF
p pspartme slsn of lie Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution. - o,,oaos
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--
pOstalS conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass MGtter.-The rate of
hostage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass. at
third-class rates and on sealed matter Oh matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
2 On p0stel cards one cent each, the price
for which thay are sold.
g. 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 10 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 secopd-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 (exceptlng
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
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