The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-01
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

JTeTsFUL DeIJUeTU. TotIIUTYS tACbPU0UJ
a. m, to 700 p M Sunday 800 to 1000 a. M
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-, In
business section of the city between High and In
da streets, at 100 and $40 a, m IL. 40 IN, 1.3o,
ana 5l5 p. m. in other sections at 500 d. p M
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at 11.oo 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 g. Maine
railroad, eastern diyision)-Arrive at 1890,
Q, and 11So ?. M; close 8 a; m. and 1900
p m. close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division) -Arrive at
1890 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad--Arriye,
a. m. and LOO p. m; close 1870 and 9.15
p. m.
Augusta intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
900 a. M, / 90 and 500 p. M. close at 6.15 a.
m, 1890, AIS and 9.15 p. m.
FaYmingto,,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive at
100 and 6.15 p. H.. /; close at AS a. M, and
1890 p. m.
Rocklond, intermediary offices and connections
via Knox and LincolnV Nrailroad-Arrive LOO
and p. M; close at clio a. m. and II M
Shoarhego1. intermediate offices and connec--
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. m.
AUBURN and Le,giston-Arrive 200 and 500
a. m. and 90 and 615 p. m. !; close $40 ana
7.45 a. NJ, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 100 a. M, 100 and p. M;
close at 81 a. M, 1890 and 9.15 p. NJ.
Biddeford and .Saco-Arriye at 10. 80 and s 80
p. M; close at 600, 800 a. m. and 1900 m.
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
a oil or q A and
p. M
Gorhdnt ~ H., intermediate offices and ccg,
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive Sd
$40 a. m. and 1870 p. M; close at $40 a. m,
LOO and 4.30 p. m
iS,contor,, IT., intermediate offices and con
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at 1856 p. M. close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r.. R.
Arrive at 9.G0 a. m. and $50 p M; close at
500 a. III. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prfde's Corner, Wi',dhana, No.
Wandhdna, Raymond and South Casco-ArriYe
at 1900 M. close at Lao p. m.
Rochester, n. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectionS, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.45 and 600 p. NJ; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m
Cumberland lfius-Arrive at $40 a. m, Las
600 and S.35 p. M; close at $50 a. NJ, 40
a. M, and $50 p. m.
West6rooh (Saccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. AS and 600 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kndghtv;lle-ArTfve at
S.00a. m. and F. M; close at a. m. and Las
p. IN.
South Portland and Wi1lard-Arrive at a.
M, and 2.15p 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 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 samel 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
frequently as four times year, which 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 of 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
rates.
Sd Class Books circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second-class matJer), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
Printed natter is defined by statute to be
1.-THE reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, of any verbs,
letters, characters, figures or images. or ofFany
combination thereof, not having the
character OF anlactual and personal corfespon-
dence."
A"circular" 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 tn.
addressee or OF the SENDER or the corfecOOn OF
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise. namely all matter
not embraced in the 1irst second or third
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 the person OF
any one engaged in the postal service, andnoG
above the weight provided by law. o,,o.
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceived for conveyance by mail. except single
books weighing in excess OF that amount, and
except books aud documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or officIal
matter emanating from any OF the
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-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class Mdtter.-The rate OF
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters and other written matter,
except tha5 specially authorized t6 pass at
thrd-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.
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 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 anu
periodical publications of the second-cla5s
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 (exceptlng
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, whenithe same aredeposlted IN
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