The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-02
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

| OFFICE HOURS.
Cashiers Office, Sundays excepted, 7.3o %
m to 700 p. M. Money order department, q.
M to 500 p. m. Registry department. 800
| a. m. to 600 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 m
dia streets, at 700 and 915 a. M, L.. 40 m, 1.30
| and 5.15 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m,
o one Window l; 900 to 10 90 a. m Collections
rSn street m s sndav as @ only a.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western, Intermediate
offices and connections via Boston Maine
railroad, eastern diyision) --Arrive at 1880
NJ, 5.15 and 515 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. M; close $50 and els p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate Offices and via bosron ana
1890 and $50 p. M; close sou a. m.' anu
PAS p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. m. and LOOP M; close 12.3o and 9l5
pm.
Aptgtstd. intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 2.oo ana
900 a. M, LOO and 500 p M; close at e.l5 a.
H., 2.30. Ais and 9.15 p. m.
Pennington, intermediate Offices and connec-
tions via Maine Central Railroad-Arrfve at
100 and els p. M. close at 7.45 a. m and
12.3op. m.
via Knox and Lincon* Arairoad-Arrive LOO
and p NJ; close at 6.15 a. m. and II m
skorhegan, intermediate offices and connec.
tions, via Maine Central railroad-Arrlve at
| LOO p. M; close at 1890 p m.
AUBURN and Le,ciston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and 90 and 6.15 p. M; close 6.46 ana
7.45 a. m 1890, Ais and 915 p. NJ
Baagor-Arrive 200 a. m... LOO and p. M;
l a11 q 4 = q md O = m
Biddeford and Sdco-Arrive at 1 80 and 80
p. m.; close at 600, 500 a. IN. and 1900 M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, ", intermediate offices and
! connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL. 80 p. M; close at 645 a. M and LOO
p. m.
Gortan, NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. IN. and IL 80 p. m. close at 6.4o d. M,
LOO and 4.3o p. m.
Scranton, ", intermediate ofices and CON
nections, via Mountain Division M. C. R. r.
Arrive at 835 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. IT., intermediate OFFICES and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. Q. r. r..
Arrive at 9c0 a. m. and S.35 p. M; close at
500 a. H. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck POND, Pride's Corner; Windhan. No. No,
| WindhoDa, Raymond and South CdSco-ArrlVe
at 200 m. ; close at 40 p. IN.
Rochester. NJ H., intermediate offices and CON
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar,,
rive at Lao and 600 p. M; close at $50 ana
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 a. M, AZ
500 and S.35 p M; close at $50 a. m, 1l.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (saccarappa) Arrive at $40 u
m. Las and 600 p. m; close $50 and 1145 a.
m. and $50 p m.
Cane Elizabeth and K7sightUi1e.-Ar Arrive IA:
500 a. m. and P. IN; close at a. m and Lao
p. m.
BoaUeyy Beach-Arrive at Gp M; close LAO
South Portland and Willard--Arrive at 8 o.
M, and 2.15 p. M; close at a. N. and zoo p,
m.
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:
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 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 publications
frequently as four times year, when bear a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutlveiy,
, are issued from known office of publication
are formed of priDCd paper sheets. without BOARD
cluth, leather or other substantial binding
To be of Information Il OF tns sc,a puoe
art. or some special industry, ana must nave
legitimate list of subscribers, ana must nos
J be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Class Books. circulars periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot lhcluaeo IN
second-class matter), proofsheets, correcIed
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
! ing the same.
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 OF images. or oil any
combination thereof, not having Inc
character of aniactual and personal correspon
A"circular'' is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter which, according to internal EVIL
dence is being sent in Identical terms 70 sever
such by writing therein the date. name 81 the
addressee or OF the sender, or the corfectlon Oh
| mere typographical errors.
:! 4th Class Merchandise. namely all matter
not embraced in the first. second or tnlrd
class which is not in its form or nature liable 70
DESTROY deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents of the mail bag, or harm tne person Oh
any one engaged i'll tine postal service, andnot
above the e, Te at nf a ~ package
} weighing more than four pounds shall be re
ceiVed for conveyance by mail except single
books weighing in excess of that amount, and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or eme tha
at Tie rSm any or Of fro@
| Departments ol tue ooNoAAHiohO VI AAS'A
the Smithsonian institution.
"a Second-class matter mailed in packages
at The pound rate is not subject to the four
pound limitation.
NV to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On FIRST Class MQtter.-l'ite rate OF
postage on matter OF the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters and other written maltef,
. thirdclass rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, Two cehts
per ounce or fraction thereof
20 On p0steI 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 deilvery
by carrier is not established. ~
On Second Class Matter Inc fate OF