The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-26
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

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a. M to TOO p. m Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries Sundays excepted In
business section Of the city between High and IN
dia streets, at TOO and 9.15 a. m IL. 45 m, 1.3O
once Window, 800 70 1900 osn1 M c q
ron HG 81 street BOXES nasv At ~ 100 n, m 400
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, Eastern division) -Arriye at 1890,
s, and 11.So 2. M; close a; m. and 1900
p. ' m. ; close $50 and sis p m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate Offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
1890 and $50 p. M. /; close 500 a. M. and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOO p M; close 1890 and ais
pm.
augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
yla Maine Central railr r at 2too ana
800 o. M, 100 and 600 p. NJ; close at SID D.
M. 1890. Alb and 9.15 p. m.
Farmington, intermediate offices and connec..
tons, via Maine Central Ratlroad-Arrive at
LOO and 615 p. M. /; close at 746 a. M, ana
1880 p. m.
Rockla,,d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln$ railroad-Arrive LOO
and 6 p. M; close at 6.15 a. m. and 12 m.
Skcuhegan, intermediate Offices and connec..
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. m.
auburn and LeaUisto1--Arriye 200 and 900
a. m. and 100 and 8. is p. M; close 6.45 and
7.45 a. M. 1890, Alb and e.15 p. m.
.Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M, 100 and p. m;
close at els a. M. 1890 and s.16 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at $50 and $50
?: M; close at 900, 500 a. m. and l2.oo m'
2.45 and Bio p. m.
Island Pond IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 49, 80 p M; close at 6.45 a. m. and 100
p. m.
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at SAB a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. M
Scranton, IT., intermediate Offices and CON
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. R. r.
Arrive at 8.35 p. m. ; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. r., intermediate ofices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at 900 a. m. and S.35 p. m; close at
800 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
PUCK POND. Pytas's Corner, Wi,.ahan' No No.
at IL. 90 m. close at L. p. NJ.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and CON
nections, via Portland Chichester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.45 and 600 p M; close at $50 and
11.A6 a. m.
Cuneberland Mtus-Arrive at $40 a. m.,, LAB
600 and 8.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 1l.4b
q. M. and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Sdccarappo) Arrive at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 600 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kr,tghtUtue-Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M. close at a. m. and LAB
p. m.
Bos0ery Beaoh-Arrive at p. M; close 1.4s
South Portland and WUlard-Arrive atsa
M, and 2.15 p. M; close at 8 a. M and 200 p.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
e MIL Mnt-
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
Corrected ii proof sheets 81 tie same) All mat
tar 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.. which bear
are issued from known office OF publication.
are formed OF prinrd paper sheets. without board.
cl tn, leather or other substantial binding.
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 ior aaveI[nslng purposes,
rates.
Sd Glass. Books circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included In
second.class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
ssPrinted matter" is defined by statute to be
"the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, OF any words
letters, characters. figures or images; or OF any
.fihn
character Of aniactual and personal correspon
Ascircular' is defined by statute to be "a
denoe, is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name 81 the
addressee or of the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise. namely all matter
not embraced in the first. second or third
cIasswhich is not in its form or nature liable
tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person Of
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
weighing iia more than four pounds shall be re-
beived for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing in excess of that amount. and
except books ana documents puosne oci 81
p pspartme ssA 81 the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
p 81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Mattey.-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-class rates and on So aled matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof. IA
q On postel cards one cent each, the price
for which they are sold.
g. On "drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof whom 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 ny
the publisher thereof, and from the onice 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.
neriodicai 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 oil newspapers (excepting
weekies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, whenthe same aredeposited in
ia uniform at one cent each; on periodicals
weighing more than two ounces, two cents