The Portland daily press., 1894-02-09
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

General Delivery, Sundays excepted $50
a. m. to 700 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. IN.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepteO17In
business section of the city between High ana IN
dia streets at 90 and 9.15 a. M, 12.45 m, l.oO,
and 5. Is p. H.. in other sections at 500 a. m,
$50 p m. Sunday delivery at Post
3 f1am Zoo 1000 NJ oS
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 900 p m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
5, and 11.3o p M. close 8 a. m. and 1900
M, 515 and 9.15 p. m. Sunday, arrive 1.25
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-Arrive
2 a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1890 and 915
p. m.
A,tgasto intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at 200 and
800 a. H., LOO and 600 p. NJ; close at 81 5 a.
M, 1890, Alb and 9.15 p m.
Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
tions, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. m; close at 7.45 a. M, and
12.3Op. m.
Rocklo,,d. intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln%A railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. M; close at Glib a. M and IL M
Skouheqon, intermediate Offices and connec--
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. M; close at 1880 p M
Auburn, and Le,yisto7,-Arrive 200 and 800
a. m. and 100 and 6. 10 p, M; close $40 ana
7.45 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. m.. LOO and psHfi
close at els a. m. 1880 and 916 p. m. -
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at IL. 80 and $50
D. M. close at 500, 500 a. m. and 1900 NJ,
2.45 and BIB p. m.
Island Pond, Vt, intermediate offices ana
connections, via Grand Trunk RailWay-Ar.
rive at IL. 80 p. M; close at $40 a. m. and LOO
p. M
Goyhoan. NJ H., intermediate Offices and con.
nections via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive az
$40 a. m. and 1880 p. M; close at Gas a. m.'
100 and 4.3o p. M ga
snonton. IT., intermediate Offices and SOP
nections, via Mountain Division M. @. H. 81
Arrive at 8.35 p. M; close at8OO a. m. -.
Bartlett, N. H. intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M: Y. 4. III
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and 8.35 p. M; close at
500 a. M. and 2.45 p. M
Duck Pond, Prides Corner, Wir'dhans,sNo.
Wildhana, Hammond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 1900 H.; close at Lao p. m.
Rochester N. H., intermediate Offices and CON
nections, via Portland chichester railr oad'-;Ar.
rive at Las and 600 p M; close at $50 and
1145 a. m. see
Cumberland Afius-Arrive at $40 a. m, LAB
600 and S.35 p. m. close at $50 a. M, li.4o
a. M, and $50 p. M.
Westbrook (Saccarappa) Arrive at 9: 40 g
M Lao and 600 p M; close $50 and IL a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth aud Kmightyiue-Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at a. m. and Las
p. M.
Bowery Beach-Arrive at p. m. j; close Lao
South Portland and Wulard-Arrive at 8 a.
M, and 215 p. M; close at a. m and zoo p.
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 OF
corrected proof sheets of the same9 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 p1oic eau
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year., when bear a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutiyely,
are formed OF printd paper sheets without board.
70 TOT be Of information Of a public
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art or some special industry, and must have
legitimate list of subscribers, and must NOT
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
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 matter" is defined by statute to- DO
'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 tnf
character of aniactual and personal correspon
dence." ss.
printed letter, which according to internal EVIL
dence, is being sent in Identical terms 70 sever
al PERSONS and does not lose its character az
such by writing therein the date name 81 sas
| ADDRESSED or of the sender, OF the eorrection Oh
mere typographical errors
4th Glass Merchandise. namely all matter
not embraced in the first second IF Hahn at IL
destroy, deface or otherwise damage tne con.
tents Of the mail bag. or harm the person OF
any one engaged in the postal service, andnos
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight of Mail M0tter.-No package
| weighing more than four pounds snail De re-
books weighing in excess of that amount, and
| except books and documents pub1shed OF
circulated by order OF Congress, OF oinG tba
T pepartme sts' Of tie Government or from
| the Smithsonian Institution.
| so. Second-class matter mailed in packages
| at the pound rate is not subject to the Jour
81 The above limit of weight does not ap-
| ply to matter in foreign mails regulated ey
| postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
| On First Glass MGtter.-The rate OF
postage on matter of the first class is as
| follows:
| 1. On letters and other written matter,
| except that specially authorized t6 pass az
| thirdclass rates and on sealed matter or mattcr
| otherwise closed against inspection, TWO Genus
| per ounce or fraction thereof
| g. On postel cards one cent each, the price
| for 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 Class Matter The rate OF
| postage on second-class matter when sent NJ
| the publisher thereof, and from the once OF
publication. including samples 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. ,s
| The rate Of postage on newspapers ano
periodical publications of the seconociass
| when sen. by other than the publisher OF news
agent is one cent for each four ounces OF
| fractional part thereof. ,.,,,,..
| The rate of postage on newspapers le3Geptl .s
weeklies) and on periodicals not exsseaihg Gwo