The Portland daily press., 1894-10-18
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

coshter's Office. Sundays, excepted), 7.so a
m. TO ZOO p. M; Money order department. a
M 10 200 p. m. Registry department., 900
a. m. to 500 p. m
a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 700 and 915 a. M, IL. As m, 80,
ail 20 o.Lo p m; IN other sections at 500 a. M,
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Coiiection ms
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 s. Maine
railroad eastern divison)-Arrive at 1870.
and Lao 80 E. NJ close s 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
Name a railroad western. division) at
2.45 p. m.
. Eastern, via Maine Central RaiIroad-Arrive
a. NJ and LOOP. M; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
* Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
300 a. M, 100 and 6. 90 p. m. !; close at elsa
H.. 1880 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Farnli,'gton, intermediate Offices and connec-
lons, VIA Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
1880 p. m.
R9ctto',d, intermediate offices and connections
va wa hnox ana Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
ana p. M; close at 6.16 a. m. and IL m.
+d SHoFhegon, intermediate offices and connec-
l.oo p. m.; close at 1890 p. m.
aatoann a,,d Leariston-Arrive 200 and 600
q. "a. and LOO and 6.15 p. m; close 6.45 and
|.4e a. M, 1870. 4,15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bd7agor-Arrive 200 a. M, 90 and a. mf
close at els a. M. 1890 and els p. m.
Btddeford and Saco-Arrive at l g. 80 and s.30
?, m. close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 NJ,
2.4b and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, ". intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk RailWay-Ar.
rive at II. 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. M and 100
p. m.
Gorhana. N. H., intermediate Offices and con.
nectlons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. mSand 230 p M; close at 6.45 a. m,
LOO and430 p. m.
ssganton Il, Intermediate offices and con-
Arrive at $3.50 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bardett, N. r., intermediate Offices and con.
Arrive at 9C0 a. m. and $50 p. M; close at
500 a. NJ and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pridcs Corner, Wandhana, No.
Wtndhdno, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrivs
at IL. 90 M. close at LAB p. M.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at !. 45 and 600 p. M. close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
cum6erland Mt1s-Arrive at LAO a. M, LAB
600 and 8.35 p NJ close at 63O a. m 114S
a. M. and $50 p m.
West6rook (Saccarappa)- at $40 a.
m. L. and 90 p. m. ; close $50 and 11.45 a
m. and $50 p m
Cape Elizabeth and K,ssghtvslle- Arrive at
p. m.
Boacery Beach-Arrive at 6 p. m. close 1.45
p. m.
South Portland and Wtllard-Arrive at a
m nd x loco OF Q q no
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
( is also of the first class
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year.. which bear a
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board
e. be Stner on Dabs
character, or devoted to literature the sciences,
art: or some special indt stry, 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.
Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print. (not included in
second,cass matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sbeets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
sDri,, to do6r
'the reproduction 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 anlactual and personal correspon
dence."
printed letter, which, according to internal evi
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
ADDRESSED 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
classwhich 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 i,o uH the eD Weight provided by law '
Limit of Weight OF Mail Matter.--No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beiYed 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 oticial
Departments of the 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-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class Matter.-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
Il On letters and other written matter,
except tha5 specially authorized to pass at
tlird-clasS rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
On postel cards one cent each, the price
fol 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 Glass Matter. The rate Of
postage on second-"l1ss matter when sent by
the publisher thef and from the office OF
publication, inclu s;impieS COPIES or when
SeEt from a news to actual subscribers
thereto or to othel sagents. is one cent per