The Portland daily press., 1894-01-11
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

| NJ 10 POO ?. m. HeglStry department. 300
a. m to 6 90 p. m,
General Deliuerg Sundays excepteD 73o
| a. m 10 100 p. m. Sunday 800 to lO05a. IN.
Carriers Deltreries, Sundays excepted)-I
business section of the city between High and In
and n 5.l5 p, M; in other sections at 800 a. m,
Office window, 800 to 1000 a: m. Collections
ana 800 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
8oston, Southern and Western, intermediate
oiilces and connections via Boston g. Maine
railroad, eastern diyision)-Arrive at 1890,
5, and 11,3O p. M; close 8 a. M and 200
M, BIS and 9.15 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. M close $50 and 915 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Name railroad western division)-Arrive at
1870 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. H., and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
2 a. m. and LOOT p. M; close 1890 and 9.15
| p. m.
Augusta intermediate Offices and connections
wa Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
! 9.O0a M, LOO and 600 p. H. close at g. 5 a.
m, 1880. 4.15 and 9.15 p m.
= Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
LOO and 6.15 p. m. I; close at Z As a. M, and
12.30p. m.
Rochtand intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
and . p M; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
:. Skoutegaa, intermediate offices and conneo..
| tons, via Maine Central railroad-ArriVe at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p m.
Auburn a, nd Lelcisto2,-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. M; close 6.45 and
7.46 a. M, 1880, Alb and 9.15 p m.
| BG',gor-Arrive 200 a. M, / 90 and 6 D. m.;
close at 6.15 a. M. 12.30 and 9.15 p. m.
Btddeford and Saco-Arrive at l 80 and 8 80
P NJ; close at 600, SEQ a. m. and 1900 H.,
40 and 5.15 p. m. 5
lsland Pond, y. intermediate offices And
wi md NJ DnfI, A.
rive at II. 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. ana e&A
p m.
Gorhona,. N. FL, intermediate offices and con
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive as
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. m. close at 6.45 a. uas
LOO and 430 p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. G. r. R.
Arrive at 1886 p m. close at 90 a. m
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con
necnons via Mountain Division NJ. G. r. R.
Arrive at acc a. m. and $50 p. IN. close at
500 a. m. and 245 p. m.
-, D,te el Pond, Prtde's Corner, Windhane, No.
| Wa,ldioan, Raymond and South Casco-ArriYs
| at HOO NJ; close at ]. As p. m.
Rochester, ". FL, intermediate offices and con-
nections via Portland &Tlochester railroad-Ar-
rive at 40 and coop. M. close at $50 and
| 11.45 a. m @
Cnnaberlasad Mius-Arrive at $40 a. M, lao
900 and 8.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and 5.30p IN.
Westbroot (saccarappa)- at $40 a.
1
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,aig1atvtue- Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at a. M and Las
| p m.
South Portland and Walla,d-Arrive at a.
| NJ, and p p M; close at a. m. and 200 p.
/ CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Mat
ter.-Domestie mail matter,-that is.
mail matter sent infthe mails from some
post office within the United States to
some other post office within the same.
is divided into four classes, as follows:
1stclass: Written matter. namely, letters.
postal cards and all matter wholly or partly in
wriSing, whether sealed or unsealed Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets ofEthe same) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also OF the first class. *sls Fsse
I'd class. Periodical publications. namely all
| newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
as arg
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board.
c tn, leather or other. substantial binding,
To be Of information of "a public
character or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art. or some special industry, and must have a
legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation At nominal
| 3 fs
dClass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second.class matter), proof sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
) SPrintea matter is defined by statute to be
the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, OF any words,
letters. characters figures OF images, or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character of anlactual and personal correspon-
dence."
A"clrcular" is defined by statute to be ''a
printed letter, which according to internal evil
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
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
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 IYeigIat of Mol Mdtter-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceived for conveyance by mail. except single
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress. or official
smsn Ct lie TS amy or Of ro@ s
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 ap-
ply to matter IN foreign mails regulated by
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter-Thel rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as,
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter
except thaS specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on aledmatter 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.
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
fraction thereof at offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established -y----.
On Second Class Matter The rate of
postage on second-claSs matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the office of
publication. includingSsampies 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 rate Of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications. of the secoHdlclass
when sent 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
| weekheS) and on periodicals not exceeding two
| ounces In weight WheIkthe same arnGeD0Site0 in