The Portland daily press., 1894-07-27
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. m. to 600 p. M
General De1tvery,, Sundays excepted 7.sO
a. m. to 700 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 n. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section OF the city between High and In
dia streets, at 100 and els a. m IL. As m, 80.
and 8. Is p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m.'
once window 900 to 1900 a. m coilect ions
and 500 p. m. Sunday 500 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Bosfon, Southern and Western. intermediate
o1hces and connections via Boston & Maine
rallroad, Eastern division) Arrive at 1890,
Q, and 11.30 p. M; close 8 a. m. and 1900
m. b.15 and 9.15 p. m.; Sunday, arrive 1.26
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. M
6S0sstoh, southern and Western and inter
medlate Offices and connections via Boston and
dZ;5o and $50 p. m; close 500 a. M. and
2.45 p. m
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
Il. III. ana LOO p M; close 1870 and 9.15
p. m.
14nausto intermediate Offices and connections
y va a Name Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.ooa M, LOO and 600 p. M; close at els a.
M. 1890. 4.15 and 9.15p m.
4. Fdrnaanqto'o, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Iailroad-Arrive at
Ivy ana 6l5 p. m. close at 7.45 a. M, and
1880 p. m.
.Rochlond. intermediate Offices and connections
Via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arriye / 90
anu 3 p. M ;Fclose at 81 a. M and IL m.
=. Skouhegal, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central rairoad-Arrive st
LOO p. m.; close at 1890 p nj.
44ttbu,1, and Le,cisto,,-Arrive 200 and 800
a. m and LOO and 6.15 p. M. close 6.A5 and
|.4b a. M, 1890. AID and 9.15 p. m.
Bongor-Arrive 2.G0 "a. m.. LOO and p. m;
close at 81 5 a. H., 1890 and 915 p. m.
Btdaeford aid Sdco-Arrive at II. 30 and 80
T. ~ ~; close at 600 SEQ a. m. and 1900 m.
2.4o and 5.15 p. m
jsi0uH PAM m j,,to,,,,o,i;.,+, oei.o. ,,l
connexions, via Grand Trunk Raiway-Ar-
rive at 1890 p. M; close at Gas a. M and 90
p. m.
Goham,. n. H. intermediate Offices and con-
nectlons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
$40 a. M and 1890 p. m. close at 645 a. m
LOO and 40 D. M
SMdnton. y, intermediate offices and con.
hleciilons, wa Mountain Division NJ. c. R. r.
Arrive at $50 p. H.; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H. intermediate offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division M. G. R. R
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and S.35 p. M; close at
500 a. M and 2.45 p. m.
Il Puck Pond, Pride's Corner, Vtndhom, No.
Wendhans, Raymond md South Cdseo-Arrivs
al l2.oo M; close at l. 40 p H.
Rochester, NJ H., intermediate Offices and CON
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.45 and 600 p. M; close at 30 and
l1.4b a. m.
Cumberland Mtus-Arrive at 8 40 a. M. Las
600 and S.35 p. m; close at 80 a. M. l.45
a. m, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccerappa) at s. 40 u.
M 40 and 600 p M; close $50 and 11.45 a.
IA. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kndghtvllle-Arriye at
500 a. M and P. M. close at a. m. and Las
p. M
Bouery Beach-Arr!ye at p. m. close Las
p m.
South Portland and Willord--Arrive at8a.
m and 2.15 p. M; close at a. m. and 200 D.
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:
lst 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
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
is also of the first class.
I'd class Periodical publications, namely all
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year. which bear
date OF issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
cI'th, leather or other substantial binding,
To- To- be =. :, Of Information of public
art. or some special industry, and must have
legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or Tor free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Glass. Books. circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second-class matter), proof sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same
Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, of any words
letters charaCtnrS fpurnS or ma or IF
thereof, not having the
character OF anactual and personal correspon
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 SO and does not lose its character
such by writing therein the date, name of the
ADDRESSED or of the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors
Attn Class Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first, second or third
cIasswlich is not in its form or nature liable 10
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 Matter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beiyed for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing III excess OF that amount. and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
81 SecOnu-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 APP
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated BY
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Mdtter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters ana other written matter,
except tlla5 specially authorized to pass at
nlrd-clasS rates and on S aled matter OF matter
closed against inspection, two cents
Der ounce or fractior thereof.
2. On postei cards one cent each, the price
or 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
traction thereof at Offices where free delivery
~ carrier is not established
On Second Class Matter The rate Of
postage on second-clasS matter when sent nv
he publisher thereof, and from the Office Of
publication including samples copies, or when
eEt from a news agency TO actual subscribers
hereto or to other news agents, is one cent Der
pound or fraction thereof.
The rate OF postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-class
When sen: by other than the publisher or news
gent, is one cent for EACH four ounces OF
fractional part thereof.
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