The Portland daily press., 1894-10-26
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

tsOO
I'm. 10 100 p m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section Of the city between High and In
a1a sIreetS, at 100 and 81 q. m p 45 M 1.3o,
ONCE window, 800 to 1000 a: m. Collections
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Bosto,s, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, Eastern divison) Arrive at 1890,
| o, and 11.3O p. M; close a. m. and 1900
NJ, 5.15 and 9.15 p. m. Sunday. arrive las
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
,Baston, Southern, and Western, and inter
Maine railroad (Western division) Arrive at
2.45 p. m.
. Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
| p. m.
-, Augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
| pla Maine Central railroad-Arriye at 200 and
n,o9a m, LOO and 600 p. m.; close at els a.
H.. 1880 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
!. Harrington, intermediate offices and connec-
lions, VIA Maine Central RailrOad-Arrive at
- % ana 6l5 p M. close at 7.45 a. m, and
via agK nop Intermediate Offices and connections
anu p. m.; close at 6.15 m. and IL m.
| ;. SNoaehega,,, intermediate offices and connec.
Io nn, VIA Maine Central railroad--Arriye at
| }.
| Auburn and Leuiston-Arriye 200 and 900
| q. N. and 100 and e.15 D. M close 6.45 and
| '.4o d. H., lz.5O. 10 and 9.15 p. m.
| 5dngorr1Arriye zoo a. M. LOO and p. M;
close at 81 8 a. M. 1890 and 916 p. m.
1 Bfddef0rd and Soco-Arriye at q. 80 and q 40
| p. M; close at 800, 500 a. m. and 1900 m.
| 2.4b and bio p. M
Island Pond, u. intermediate Offices and
connecuons, wa Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1870 p. m. j close at6.45 q. M and 1 90
| p. m. so ID +AST7' 80
| GorLans, ". H., intermediate offices and con-
| nectlons, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. M and 1870 p. M; close at GAS a. m,
LOO and 4.3O .. m.
| Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con.
nections, via Mountain Division NJ G. r. r.
Arrive at S35 p. M; close at 800 a. m.
| Bartlett, N. r., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at 600 a. m. and $3.50 p. M; close at
| 800 a. M. and 2.45 p. m.
| Duck Pond, Pyide's Corner, Wandhon,. No.
| Wiadhqne, Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
| at ~. 90 M close at Lao p. N.
| Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland Chichester railroad-Ar.
rive at 40 and 500 p. M; close at $50 and
| 11.45 a. m.
| Cumberland Mins-Arrive at s.4oa. m, 1.46
| 500 and S.35 p. m. close at G. 80 a. M, 11.45
\ q. M. and $50 p. m.
| Westbrook (SGccordppa) Arrive at $40 A.
| m Lao and 6 90 p. m. close $50 and IL 45a
| m. and $50 p. m.
L a
| 500 a. m. and r. M; close at 6 a. M and Las
| p m.
Boacery Beach-Arr!ve at 6 p. M; close Lao
South Portland and Wauard--Arr,ye at "a
M, and 2.15 p. M; close at 8 a. M and 200 D.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL 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
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also OF the first class
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
newspapers and other periodical pubHcations
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year.. which bear a
are issued from known Office of publication
are formed ofprilItd paper sheets. without board.
e e. Leather or other substantial binding.
character, OF devoted to literature, the sciences
art, or some special indt stry. and must have 4
egd5lmiate list Of subscribers and must not
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Glass. Books circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included In
second-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
Printed matter" 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 anlactual and personal correspon
Ascircular'' is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which, according TO internal evi
al persons 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 Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced In the first, second or third
cIasswhich is not in 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
Ao limit 60, Of Weight Of Maa MatterNo 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 official
matter an at gSe r0m amy Of the
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
ST. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign malls regulated BY
postalS conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class MotteY.-The rate o
postage 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 ealed 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 rate of postage ON newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-cass
when sent by other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent for each four ounces or