The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-30
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. m. to 500 p m.
General Dettcery, Sundays excepted) 7.so
a. m. te7.00p m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
dia streets, at 100 and 915 a. m, II. 45 NJ, 80
and 5l5 p. m; in other sections at 500 a. M,
Lao E M 81 Sunday 10 delivery at Post
and 500 p. m. Sunday. 500 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston Maine
., and lao E. M; close 8 a; m. and 1900
M. o.l5 and 9.l5 p. M. Sunday, arrive 1.25
p, M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, :souther7, and Western, and inter
medlate ofnces and connections, via Boston and
MAINE railroad (Western division)--Arrive at
1880 and $50 p M; close 500 a. m and
2.45p. m.
Eastern. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
: a. M and LOO p. H.; close 1890 and 915
p. M
Augusta, intermediate offices and connections
via az Maine Central railToad-Arrive at 200 and
m.. 1880 4.15 and 81 p. m.
Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. m.; close at 7. 40 a. m, and
l2.30p m.
Rochto1,d intermediate offices and connections
Via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 1.GB
and p H.; close at G.15 a. m. and II m.
SkoWhegdn, intermediate Offices and connec-
uons, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
LOO p. M close at 2.30 p. M.
Auburn and Le1eisto,s-Arrive 200 and 800
a. m and LOO and 6.15 p. M; close 645 and
7.45 a. M. 1890. 4.15 and 9.15 p. IN.
Bongor-Arrive 200 a. M. 100 and 8 p. m;
close at 81 5 a. M. 1870 and 916 p. m.
Btddeford and !Saco-Arriye at IL. 80 and 8 80
2.45 and 5.15 p. IN.
Island Pond, IT. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at l2.3O p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and 100
p. m.
Gorham n. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectlonS, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 12.3o p. M. close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 4.30 .. m.
Sarenton,, ", intermediate Offices and CON
nectlonS, via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at S.35 p. m; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, ~ a., intermediate offices and con-
nectlonS via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and $50 p NJ; close at
800 a. m. and 245 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pyide's Corner, Windha,n No.
W11dhGn1 Raymond and South Cdsce-Arrive
at 1900 M; close at Las p. N.
Rochester, N e., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at Lao and 600 p. M. close at 6 80 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mitls-Arrive at $40 a. m, Las
600 and $50 p. NJ; close at 6 80 a. M, 11.45
a. m, and 5.3op. m.
WestbrooS (saccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. LAD and 500 p. m. (; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K1,igttUiIle-Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
Bocery Beach-Arr!ye at p. M close Las
p. m.
South Portland and Willard--Arrfve at s a.
M, and 2.15 p. M; close at a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail 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:
LIST ckass. 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 sanie.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class.
I'd class. Periodical publ locations, namely all
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, when bear a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board.
cluth, leather or other substantial binding
To- Be Of Information nj Of public
art or some special industry, and must have a
legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
De designed primarily advertising purposes,
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 NATTER is defined by statute to be
the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting of any words,
letters. characters flpurnS
combination thereof, not having the
character of aniactual and personal correspon
dence.p
A"circular'' is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sentin identical terms to sever
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
class switch 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
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight of Mail Matter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall be re
beived for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing IN excess of that amount. and
except books and documents published Ror
circulated by order of Congress, or offcial
Departments OF the Government Cove or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-claSS matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
pound limitation. hs
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 Matter.-The rate o
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows: ~
1. On letters ana other written matteE
except thai 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.
2. On postel cards one cent each, the price
for 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 Sec0Dd- Class Matter. The rate If
postage on second-class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from The office OF
publication including samples copies Or when
sert 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-class
when sent by other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent for each four ounces or