The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-31
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
M to 700 p m; Money order 'd department IT'S a
4 NJ to 800 p. m. Registry department., 900
I a. m. to 600 p m,
General Delivery, Sundays excepted 7.3o
\ a. m. to 700 p. nj. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. IN,
Carriers Deliveries Sundays excepted)-In
business sectiOniof the city between High and In
dia streets, at 7D0 and 9.15 a. IN, 1916 M 80.
and 81 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
\ Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. m, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 900 p. m. only.
| ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
ofllces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad eastern division) at $780,
o, ana ll:s 80 2. NJ; close a; M and 1900
p. M; close $50 and 915 p m.
Boston, .soather7, and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections via Boston and
Name railroad (Western division) at
| 1890 and $50 p. M. close 500 a. M. and
2.45p m.
| Eastern. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. m. and LOOP m; close 1890 and els
| p. M
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
VIA Maine Central railroad-Arriye at 200 and
300 q. m, 90 and 600 p. M; close at els a.
| m. 1870. 4.15 and Ole p. m.
| Harrington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
LOO and clio p M; close at 7 AS a. m, and
| 12.3Op. m.
Rootla'd, intermediate offices and connections
VIA Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
ana p M; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
| Skorhegan intermediate offices and connec-
uons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrye at
LOO p M close at 1890 D. IN.
| a,tos11s qnd Leaeiston-Arrive 200 and 800
a. an ~ and LOO and Gle p. M; close GAS and
'.45 a. M, 1890 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
| ,Bangor-Arrive 200 a. m. 100 and D. M;
close at o.l5 a. M, 1890 and Gle p. m.
Biddeford and soco--Arrive at 80 and 80
| 2.4b and 5.15 p. m.
rs assa,ad Pond, It. intermediate offices and
connecuons, via Grand Trunk Raiiway-Ar-
rive at 1920 p. M; close at 6.45 q. m. and 90
| p m.
| Gorhama,. N. H., intermediate offices and con-
naescIons, VIA Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
9' ~ q. NJ and l2.o0p. M; close at 6.45 a. m,
| LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Sacdnton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
hae s.;ie va Mountain Division M. c. R. r.
Arrive at $50 p. M; close atS0O a. m.
Bartlett N. IT,, intermediate offices and con.
nectlons via Mountain Division M. G. R. r.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and S.35 D. H.; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
,D Dates Pond, P,tds's Corner, Wandhans No.
dt iA.oO NJ; close at l. 45 p. III.
Rochester, N H, intermediate ofices and con.
! nectonS, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rye ab 40 ana 500 p. IN. close at $50 and
11.4b a. m.
| oss,e6erlond MaNs-Arrive at s.4oa. M. 1.45
QUO and 8 .35 p M; close at G. 80 a. M 1I.45
a. m, and $50 p m.
| Wsstbrook (Saccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
-, M Up and 500 p m; close $50 and 11.A5 a.
Cape Elisabeth and Kastghtctue- Arrive az
$40 q. IN. and F. M; close at 6 a. m. and / As
/
8oacery Beach-Arriye at p. NJ. close LAB
| South Po,tland and WiUard-Arrive at 8 a,
| m, and 2.15 p. M close at a. m. and 200 D.
I CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Nut
tef.-Domestic mail er,-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:
ist 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
tt ~ proof sheets OF the sane.) All mat
.sr sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also OF the first class.
| I'd class Periodical publications, namely all
newspapers and other periodical publications
1 which are issued at stated intervals and as
/ frequently as four times year. which bear a
Date OF issue, and are numbered consecutively,
L q
are formed OF printd paper sheets, without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding
n Pc OF evnfea ~ Of public
| art. or some special industry, and must have a
I legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or Ior free circulation or circulation at nominal
| rates.
| other matter wholly in print mot included in
| Second-class matrer), proofsheets, corrected
| proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
Printed matter is defined by statute to be
tine Reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, OF any words,
ietters, characters, figures or images, or of any
| combination thereof, not having the
character OF anIactual and personal correspon
| dence.'
| A"circular' is defined by statute to be !"
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
addressee or Of the sender, or the correction Of
mere geographical 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 OF otherwise damage the con-
| tents OF the mail bag, or harm the person OF
| any one engaged i'll the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
La nsi Of Wetght Of MatL Matter.INo package
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 ofac!al
| matter emanating from any of Sthe
| 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 tbqr.
| pound limitation. va
| 81. The above limit of weight does not APP
| ply to matter in foreign mails regulated By
postals conventions. -
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Mdtter-The rate o
postage on matter of the first class is as
| follows:
| l. 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. ls,
| On postel cards one cent each, the price
| fol which they are sold. ~
1 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
1 by carrier is not established. IN
| on Second Class Matter. The rate OF
| postage OH second-class matter when sent nv
/ the n,ihliSher thereof, and from the office ~