The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-13
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HoURs.

", l.OO
am. 10 ZOO p. M Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
una a streets, at 100 and 9.15 a. M, r. 45 M 1.3o,
once window, 800 to i3ceu a a. M Co i
nom street boxes az HOO a. m, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
oHces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern division) at 1890,
n ana i1 80 3. m; close 8 a; m. and and 1890
p. M; close $50 and els p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western and inter
| Me9late offices and connections, via Boston and
~ ma nn railroad (Western diyision) -Arriye at
| 2.45 p m.
Eastern. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
d. IN. and LOO p. H.; close 1890 and 9.15
Augusta. Intermediate ofices and connections
via Maine. Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.oo a. m, LOO and 600 p. NJ; close at 6.15 a.
| H.. 1870. 4.15 and 81 p m.
| Fd7nsangton, intermediate Offices and connec-
Mons, wa Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M. close at 7.45 a. m, and
1870 p. m.
-, R9EaSta,'d, intermediate offices and connections
VIA hnox ana Lincoln Authoritative 100
ana o p. M; close at e.15 a. m. and IL m.
,,a Skoerhega,,; intermediate Offices and connec-
LOO p. M. /; close at 1890 p m.
Auburn a,,d Lewtston-Arriye 200 and 900
q. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. M. close 6.45 and
1.45 a. M, 1870. Alb and 915 p. m.
,Bangor-Arrive 200 a. m, 100 and p. m;
close at o. 10 a. M, 1890 and 915 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 2. 80 and 80
?. m. close at 600, 500 a. M. and 1900 m,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
n m or aotP A M
p. m.
Gorhaan, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
$40 a. m. and 1870 p. M; close at GAS a. M.
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. c. R. r.
Arrive at S.35 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ G. R. R.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and S.35 p. M; close at
500 a. M. and 2.45 p m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Windhan,, No.
Wtndhans, Raymond and South Casco-Arriye
at 1900 M. close at L. p. NJ.
Rochester, n; II, intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland chichester railroad-Ar.
rive at l 40 and 800 p M; close at $50 and
11.46 a. M.
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 q. M, 1.4B
500 and S.35 p. M; close at $50 a. m, 11.45
q. NJ. and $50 p. m.
WestbrooE (Sacoarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. .45 and 90 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,ightvslle-Arri at
sooa. m, ard r. M; close at 8 g m. and Las
Boacery Bcach-Arr.ve at 6 D. M; close 1.45
South Portlond and Willard-Arrive at 8 a,
NJ. and 2.15p. m. !; close at a. m. and 200 p.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification OF Domestic Mail Mot
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 tlatter 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. which bear
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known Office of publication.
are formed ofprntd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, 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 Glass. Books. circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included in
second-class matter), proof-sheetS, corrected
proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same. shr
Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
1.-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
dencen
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 typographical errors.
not embraced in the first second or third
cIasswhich 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 tine postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law,
Limit of Height of Mail Mdtter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall be re
beiped 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 official
matter smsn at IRON 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. Theabove limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postalS conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass MGtter.-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters and other written matter,
except thar specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce OF fraction thereof
On postel cards one cent each, the price
fol 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.
On Second Class Matter. The rate Of
postage on second-e!aSs matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the Office aof
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 and
periodical publications of the second-class
when sent by other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent for each four ounces or
fvn finn. 1ortf hnra