The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-11
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

carriers D1CtUeT1eS, (SundayS eXcepted)-ln
dia streets, at 700 and 9.15 m, As M 1.3O,
and 5.l5 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m,
ONCE T p Sunday tn delivery at PSss
from street boxes at HOO a. m, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 600 p M only.
ARRIVAL. AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad Eastern division) Arrive at 1890,
o, and l1.3o F. m. close a. M and 1900
M, 6.l5 and 915 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston Southern and Westerr, and inter.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division) -Arrive at
1850 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. M and LOO p. M; close 1870 and 9.15
p. M
Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
va Y Maine Central railroad-Arriye at 200 and
5000 M, 90 and 600 p. M; close at 6.15 a.
M, 1880, 4.l6 and 9.15 p. m.
Pennington intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at las a. M, and
12.3op. m.
Rocklo7ld. intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lncoln$ railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. M; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
SkoWhegan, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. H.; close at 1890 p m
a. m. and LOO and 6:15 p. M. close 6.45 and
TAO a. H., 1890. 4.15 and 915 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M, LOO and 6 p. M;
close at 6.15 a. M. 1890 and 9.16 p m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 1890 and $50
D. 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 1870 p. M; close at 6.45 q. m. and LOO
p m.
nectiOns, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 4.3O p. m.
S,yoaton IT.. intermediate offices and con-
nectionS, via Mountain Division NJ G. r. r.
Arrive at $50 p. m. close at 90 a. M
Bartlett, N. H. intermediate offices and con-
nectons via Mountain Division NJ. G. r. R.
Arrive at 900 a. m. and $50 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride'S Corner, Windho,n, No.
Windhama, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at zoo m; close at l. 40 p. III.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland &5Rochester rairoad-Ar-
rive at 1.45 and 600 p. m. F.; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mills-Arrlve at $40 a. M, Las
600 and S.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 1l.45
a. m, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccarappo)-Arrive at $40 a.
m. Lap and 600 p. M; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K1aightvtue- at
500 a. M and F. M; close at a. IN. and Las
pm.
Borery Beach-Arrive at p. M close LAB
p. m.
South Portland and Willard-Arrive at a.
M, and 2.15 p. H.; 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 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) 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 and as
frequently as four times year, when bear
date of issue, and are numbered conseeutively,
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board.
To be Of information OF public
character, or devoted to literature, the Sciences
art or some special industry. and must have
legitimate list of subscribers and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes.
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
d
other matter wholly i'll print (not included in
second-class matier), proof-sheets, corrected
proofSEeetS and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
Printed matter is defined by statute to be
1.-THE reproductions 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 an!actua! and personal correspon
Gence."
A"circular" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent i'll 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
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, andnos
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 or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
i pepartme ssA Of Tie Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class matter mailed IN packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
pound limitation.
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
postals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class Is IS
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter,
except that 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.
q On p0stel cards one cent each, the price
| for which they are sold.
8. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
| fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post offices and one cent for each ounce or
| traction 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 a news agency to actual subscribers
thereto. or to other news agents. is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
The irate of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications Of the second-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 excepting
weekIies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces III weight, whenthe same aredeposited in
| is uniform at one cent each; on periodicals
weighing more than two ounces, two cents
each