The Portland daily press., 1894-10-04
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

I.OO
a. m. to 700 p. m. Sunday 500 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-Ia
business section Of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 100 and 9.15 m IL. As m, 100,
1.30 p m. Sunday delivery at Post
office window, 200 to 1000 q; m. Collections
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western. intermediary
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad. eastern diyisiof) Arrive at 1870,
NJ a6a aB1 3 M close sSn a anH 1ISS
p. m; close $50 and 915 p m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and intel.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western dvision)-Arrive at
1890 and $50 p. m.; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriys
a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1890 and 9.1b
p. m.
AUGUSTA. intermediate ofYices and connections
wa Maine Central misunderstanding at 400 and
300 a. M, LOO and 600 p. M. close at 6.15 a.
M. 1870. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Fdrn.fngton intermediate offices and connec-
lions, via Maine Central Ralroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.l5 p. M; close at Z 45 a. M, and
1880 p. m.
Roesla'sd, intermediate oflces and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and 6 p. M; close at GLIB a. m. and IL m.
sko,rhegd,,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-ArriVe at
LOU p. M; close at 2.3O p. m.
Auburn and Leariston-Arriye 200 and 900
a. m. and LOO and 615 p. m.; close 6.45 and
7.46 a. M, 1880. 4.15 and 9.15 p m.
Bangor-Arriye 200 a. M. 100 and p m,
close at els a. M, 1880 and OLE p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 1 80 and 80
p. H.; close at 600, 500 a. M. and 1900 M.
2.45 and bib p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at II. 80 p. M; close at 645 a. M and 90
p. m.
Gor1tons, NJ H. intermediate offices and con
nections. via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
| $40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at GAS a. m,
| LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Saca,ton IT. intermediate Offices and con-
nectonS, via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
| Arrive at 1856 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
| Bartlett, N. H. intermediate offices and con-
| nectons via Mountain Division M. @. r. R.
| Arrive at 9c0 a. m. and $50 p. MI close at
| 500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
| Duck Pond Prido's Corner, Wfnd1ane, No.
| IVdnoba7n, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
| at 90 m; close at Lao p. II.
Rochester. N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
| rive at Las and 900 p. m; close at $50 and
| LAB a. m.
| Cumberland MiIs-Arrive at $40 a. M, LAS
| 600 and 8 30 p m, close at 80 a. M, 1i.45
| a. M, and $50 p. m.
| West5rook (saccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. Lao and 600 p. M. close $50 and 11.45 a.
| m. and $50 p. M
| Cape Elisabeth and Knightviue-A Arrive at
500 a. m. and p NJ; close at a. IN. and Las
| p. m.
Do,ce,y Beach-Arrlve OF 6 p. M. close Las
| p. m.
South Portland and WaUord--Arrive at 8 a.
M, and 2.15 p. NJ; close at 8 a. m. and zoo p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF NAIL MATTER.
Classification OF Domestic Mail Mot
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
n copy d ny p5eof eets Of
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., when bear a
are issued from a known Office of publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
el"th Leather or other substantial binding
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences
art, or some special industry, and must have 3
s Of oT @ not
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Glass. Books circulars. periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included in
second-cass matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
printed matter is defined by statute to be
except that of handwriting, of any words,
letters, characters, figures or images. or of any
combination thereof not having the
character of anIaetual and personal correspon
dence."
A"crcularn is defined by statute to be I"
printed letter, which, according to internal evi
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date name Of the
addresses or Of the sender, or the correction OF
4th Glass Merchandise. namely all matter
not embraced in the first. second or third
classwhich is not i'll 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 Mail Motter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beived for conveyance by mail. except single
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or offcial
ct lie Sm amy OF Of taS
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 APP
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
on First Glass Matter-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-casS 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.
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 TO actual subscribers
thereto or to other news agents. is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof. s.
The irate of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications OF the second-class
when sent by other than the publisher or news
agent, is enc cent for each four ounces or