The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-09
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

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and 5 15 p M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
once One Window 900 to os1 M c 81
and H 500 p. m. Sunday, 500 p pm m. only ~
| ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
| Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
| offices and connections via Boston s. Maine
| railroad eastern diyiSon) Arrive at 1890,
H. ana 515 A and s15 p. ms Sunday arrive 1sS
| p. m; close $50 and o.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern, and Western, and inter.
mediate Offices and connections, via Boston and
| Maine railroad western division)-Arrive at
1890 and $50 p. M. close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad--Arrive
Ia. m. and 100 p. M; close 1890 and 915
p m.
A,so,,sta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central rairoad-Arrive at 200 and
800 a. M, 90 and 800 p. M; close at 81 a.
M, 1880, Ais and 9.15 p. m.
Formi1igto7,, intermediate offices and connec-.
tons via Maine Central Ralroad-Arriye at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1880 p. m.
Rocklas,d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln$ Authoritative LOO
and p. M. close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
skoachega,,, intermediate offices and connec.
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. m. close at 1880 p. m.
A,,bau7, and Lewiston-Arrive 200 and 500
a. m. and 100 and 6.15 p. M; close $40 and
&
Bdngor--Arrive 200 a. H., 100 and 8 p. M;
close at 6.15 a. IN, 1890 and 9.16 p. m.
Btddeford and 4saco-Arrive at $50 and $50
P. m; close at 600, 800 a. nj. and 1900 m,
2.45 and 5.15 p m.
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connections via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL. 80 p. M; close at 6.45 g. M and LOO
p. m.
Gorhan,, N. H, intermediate Offices and con-
necti0ns, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
q q ny in n n1
100 and 4.3o p m.
SWo,ton IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. G. R. R.
Arrive at 1856 p. m; close at $500 a. m.
Bartlett, \. r, intermediate offices and CON
Arrive at eco a. m. and 8.35 p. M; close at
800 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wt,,dhans No.
WSndhdna, Raymond and South Casco--Arriye
at H. 90 M close at Lao p. NJ.
Rochester, ". H., intermediate offlces and con-
nections, via Portland Chichester railroad--Ar.
rive at Lao and 500 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Msus-Arrive at $40 a. M, 1.45
500 and S.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.46
q. M, and $50 p. m.
WestbrooE (Saccardppa)- Arrive at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 600 p. M; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
500 a. M. and r. M; close at a. m. and Las
p. M
Bo,eery Beach-Arr!ve at 6 p. M; close 1.45
p m.
M, and 2.15 p. M. close at s a. M and 200 p.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Mat
ter.-Domestic mail tter,-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 matter wholly or partly in
writing, whether sealed or unsealed Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets Of the sanie.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class.
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year when pear
are issued from known office OF publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
alothb a leather Or oea nubc
character or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art. on some special industry. and must have
legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
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 (not included In
second-class NATTER, proof sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
'the reproduction upon paper, BY any process
letters characters, figures or images or of any
combination thereof, not having the
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 to sever
-, dnoa M "a 1or afo o.
such by writing therein the date, name OF the
addressee or Of the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors H n,a,u ~ ,.+t.r
not embraced in the first. second or third
class which is not in its form or nature liable to
destroy defacs Or otherwise damage th inc con- 9;
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
weighing more than four pounds shall be, re-
beived for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing in excess OF that amount. and
nooR KS amer anH % or oca
p pspsrtms ssn q Tie government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
81 The above limit OF weight does not ap
postals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class 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 to pass at
third-cass rates and on 50 aled matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or traction thereof.
2. On postel cards one cent each, the price
for which they are sold.
g. 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 by
the publisher thereof, and from the office OF
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
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, whenthe same aredeposited in
is uniform at one cent each; on periodicals
weighing more than two ounces, two cents
EACH
Newspapers and periodicals when de
posted by the publishers or news agent in a