The Portland daily press., 1894-03-16
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.


a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)IIn
business section OF the city between High and In
dia streets at 90 and 915 a M, y 40 m, 1.5o.
ONCE window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from 81 street boxes at m 100 a; m' 400
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Westeris, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston u Maine
railroad, eastern division) --Arrive at 1880,
5, and l1So F. M; close a M and and 1890
p. M; close $50 and 915 p m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western divsion)-Arrive at
1880 and $50 p. M; close 800 a. m. and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railrosa-Anivs
"a. m. and 100 p. M; close 1880 and 9.16
p. m.
Augusta intermediate offices and concessions
via Maine Central misunderstanding at 400 and
800 a. M, 100 and 900 p. m.; close at els a.
M, 1880. 4.15 and 9.15 p m.
Pennington, intermediate Offices and conneo-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a, M, and
12.30p. m.
Rocklard, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln$ railroad-Arrtve 100
and'6 p. M; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
Sko,ehegan, intermediate offices and connec.
LOO p. m; close at 1880 p. m.
Auburn, and Leaetston-Arrive 200 and e.oo
a. M and 90 and 6.15 p. M; close 6.45 and
7.45 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. M
Bongor-Arrive 200 a. m... LOO and p m;
close at 6.15 a. M, 1890 and 915 p M
Biddeford and Saco-Arriye at IL. 80 and $50
p. M. close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 ms
2.45 and BIB p. m. sH
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar.
Two of nffnoa at n M md
p. M
Gorhdn, ". H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. m. and 1880 p. m. close at 6.45 a. ms
LOO and 4.30 p. M
S,uai,ton, IT., intermediate Offices and cor
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at S.35 p. M. close at 100 a. m.
Bartlett, N. IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division NJ. G. 4. r.
Arrive at SEQ a. m; and 6.35 p. M; close al
500 a. M. and 2.45 p. M
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wir'dhan,, No.
W5ndhana, Raymond and South CGsco-Arrivs
at 1900 M; close at LAO p. m.
Rochester, n. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nectlOns, via Portland &RocheSter failr oad--Ars
rive at AS and 600 p M; close at $50 and
IL .45 a. m. -...s..
Cumberland MsHs-Arrive at 40 a. M, Las
600 and 8.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. m and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saecaroppa) Arrive at 40 a.
~>oS~
m. and $50 p- m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,,ightvize-Arrive at
500 a. m. and 2. M; close at a. m. and l. 40
p. m.
Bo,oeyy Beacl--Arrive at 6 p. M; close Las
South Portland and Villard--Arrive at 8 a.
m, and o. p. M; close at a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Nat
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
corrected proof sheets of the Same.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
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 consecutively,
are issued from known office OF publication,
are formed of printd 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 q
legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Glass. Books. circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included in
second-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same
Printed natter is defined by statute to be
"the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that Of handwriting, OF any W words en2
combination thereof, not having the
character of aniactual and personal correspon
dence"
printed letter, which, according to internal ev1s
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose It's 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
class which is not in its form or nature liable to
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents Of the mail bag, or harm tile person of
above the Weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight Of Mail Motter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds snail De re-
cooks weighing in excess of that amount. and
except books and documents puohshed OF
circulated by order of Congress. or efnf tsa
p pspsrtments n Of The Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class matter mailed in packages
at The pound TdGc Is IOb ouUJOS9 w WV @NoA
pound limitation. 4eaS
81. The above limit of weight does not APP
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated oy
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-The rate OF
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters ana other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass az
third-class rates and GU scaled matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection Two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof. 49,
2. On postel cards one cent each, the price
for 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 ONCE 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 ana
periodical publications of the Second-class
when sent by other than the publisher or news
agent is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof. 1-...
The rate of postage on newspapers e1cePtlng
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight Whenithe same aredep0Slt6Q IN