The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-28
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

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Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted In
business section OF the city between High and In
dia streets at TOO and 8. a. m, LOO p m, l.3o,
and sis p. M; in other sections at 500 q. M,
100 D. NJ Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress. 6. q. m. Sunday delivery at
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes az HOO a. m, 4.oo
and 500 p. m. Sunday 6oo p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western. intermediate
Offices and connections via Boston y Maine
railroad, eastern division) Arrive at 1890
8, and 11so ?. M; close "a m. and l9'o ~
p M. zee close sns So So ana q r. si5 Spny A
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate ofiices and connections, via Boston anQ
Maine railroad western division, Arrive at
I.Oo, o.5o and $50 p. nj close GU d. ILL.,
Eastern, via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive
a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1920 ana 9.lo
p. m.
augusta, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive az S;oo anu
800 a. m, Loo and 600 p. M. close at 6.1o a
M. 1920. Alb and OLE D. m.
Fdrn;i'tgto,,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO ana 6.15 p. m.; close at 7.45 a. m. ana
1920 p. m.
Rockland intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln rairoad--Arrive l.Oo
and p m; close at G.16 a. m. and IL. 10 p m.
Skoahega,,; intermediate offices and conne C.
100 p. m; close at 1924 p. m.
A,.bur7, and Letetsto,,-Arrive 200 and 300
a. IN. and loo and 81 p. MI close 7.46 a.
NJ, 1920, Ale and 9.15 p m
Bajsgor-Arrive 200 a. M. 100 and 6 p. m. |;
close at 81 a. m, 1920 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and Sdco-Arrive at 100, s. 80 and
$50 p. m. close at 600. AGO a. M. and 1900
M, 2.45 and 515 p M
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections, Via Grand Trunk Railway--Ar
rive at 1880 p. M. close at 635 q. m. and 100
B. IN.
Gorno,,,, ". H., intermediate ofaces and con.
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-zArrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M close at 6.35 a. NJ.
100 and 4.30 .. m.
s,ga,ton, IT., intermediate Offices and con
nections, via Mountain Division M. O. r. R.
Arrive at 1856 p. M; close ats.oo a. m.
bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ. O. II. r.
Arrive at eco a. m. and 1856 p M; close at
800 a. nj. and 2.45 p. m.
DUCK Pond, Prids's Corner, Wtndhans, No
Wtatdhan,, Raymond and South Cusco-Arrive
at 200 M; close at LAO p. m.
Rochester N. r., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland chichester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.45 and GOO p. M, close at $50 and
11.46 q. m.
Cumberland Mttts-Arrive at 9. 40 a. M, Las
600 and 1896 p. M; close at g 80 a. m, '11.45
a. NJ, and $50 p. m.
JYestorook (Saecarappa) Arrive at s.4o a.
m. 1.45 and 6 90 p. M; close $50 and l1s45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
cane Elizabeth ana K,,tehtvt1e-Ar Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. m; close at 9 a. m. ana Lao
p. m.
Bo,cery Beach-Arrive at 6 p. NJ; close 1.45
r South Portland and Wtttora--Arrive at a
rh and 2.15 p. m. close at q. m. and 200 D.
m. i+ =
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification Of Domestic Mail Mat
ter.--Domestic mail matter, that, is
post office within the United States to
some other post office within the same,
is divided into four classes, as follows:
1ss class. Written matter. namely, letters,
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly IN
writing, whether sealed or unsealed except
corrected proof sheets Of tile same.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
ID s class Is Jug PerIodieal publications namely all
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year., when bear
are issued from known Office of publication.
are formed ofprilrd paper sheets. without board
cl.th, leather or other substantial olna,ng
character, or devoted to literature the Sciences
art. or some special ndt stry. and must have 2
legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
De Q0Slgnou d0VOi blSfu8 pOoOoi
or for Tree circulation or circulation at nominal
rates. f
Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print quot included In
second-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same
Printed natter is defined by statute to be
"the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that Of handwriting, OF any words.
saS Characters srso afei not ssSS Of f shs
character Of anlactual and personal correspon
dence." -
printed letter, which. according to internal evi
deflce, is being sent III identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose Its character as
such by writing therein the date, name Of the 4.
addressed or Of the SENDER or the correctlon OF
mere typographical errors. =,
4th Class Merchandise. namely all matter
not embraced in the frst second Of thiro
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con.
tents of the mail bag or harm the person OF
any ore engaged in the postal service, andnot
limit OF Weight Of MaN Matter. No package
weighing more than tour pounds snail De re-
beived for conveyance by mail. except Single
except books and documents published Or
circulated by order of Congress-, or omciai
matter s%snatId H. rSm any Of o. fr tas
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-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 ap.
ply to matter In foreign mails regulated BY
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class Mdtter.-The rate
postage on matter Of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters ana other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass at
thirt-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or 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 flee delivery
by carrier is not established.
on Second Class Matter. The rare ~
postage on second-class matter when sent ny
the publisher thereof, and from the ONCE OF
publication including samples copies, Or W hnsa
sent from q 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 ana
periodical publications of the secona-class
when sen. by other than the publisher ~ news
ooanf Ia one cent for each Jour ounces or