The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-24
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

General Delivery, Sundays excepteD 7.3o |
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 In
dia Streets at 100 and els a. m IL. As m, 80,
and 5.l5 p M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
d 3so wnanm 81 Sunday IN iS 90 delivery at Post
from street boxes at HOO a. M, 400 |
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 500 p. m. only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
.Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate |
railroad, Eastern division) Arrive at 1870, |
5, and 11.3o 2. M; close 8 a. m. and 1900 |
m.. 5.15 and 9.15 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25 |
p. M; close $50 and 915 p m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter |
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and |
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at |
1880 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. NJ, and
2.45 p. m.
2 a. m. and LOOP. M; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
Aasgusto intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrlve at zoo and
9.O0a. M, LOO and 600 p. NJ; close at 6.15 a.
M. 1890. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
For7nsrgton, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M. and
1890 p. m.
RouJtlo,,d intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. m.; close at 6.16 a. m. and IL M
skochegan, intermediate offices and connec-
uonS, Via Maine Central rallrOad-ArrlVe az
LOO p M; close at 1880 p. m.
auburn and Leuisto7,-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m and LOO and 6.15 p. M; close 6.45 and
746 a. M, 1890 Alb and 9.15 p m.
Bafgor-Arrive 200 a. M, LOO and p. M;
close at 81 8 a. M, 1880 and 9.16 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at r. so and 8 80
?. M. close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 m.
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
eonnestons Via Grand sf Fgans Rs Hssy
rive at 80 p. m; close at 6.45 a. m. and 100
p. m.
Gorhone N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m.
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Sacanton, ", intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ. G. r. R.
Arrive at 8.35 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. C. r. R.
Arrive at eco a. M and 8.35 D. M; close at
500 a. M. and 2.45 p. m.
Wtndhan,, Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
at 100 m. close at Lao p. m.
Rochester, n. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectionS via Portland Chichester railroad-Ar.
rive at Lao and 600 p M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Msus-Arrive at $40 a. m, Lao
500 and S.35 p. M. close at $50 a. M, 11.45
q. m. and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (SGccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m LAB and 600 p m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kntghtpiue-ArriYe at
800 a. m. and r. M; close at a. m. and Las
| p. m. *Sf
Bowery Beach-Arrive at 9 p. m. ;close l.45
South Portland and Wsllard--Arrive at 8 a.
| M, and 2.15 p. m; close at 8 a. M and 200 p.
m. Hsf
/ CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
| Classification Of Domestic Mall Nat
/ 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 Glass; 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 same.) 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
which are issued at stated intervals and as
| frequently as four times year., which bear
date OF issue, and are numbered consesutiyeiy,
are formed of printd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
devotsa to the
| art, or some special industry, and must have .
| legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
or for Zee circulation or Circulation At nominal
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
| ng 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
| dence."
A"circular" Is defined by statute to be"
| printed letter, which, according to internal evi
| dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
so not hs ess It's Ct
| addressee or of the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors.
4th Class Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced In the first, second or third
casswhi Oh is not in its form or nature liable to
destroy, deface OF otherwise damage the con-
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law
Limit of Weight of Mail Mutter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beiVed for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. and
except books and documents published. OF
Departments Of the Government or from
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 Glass Matter-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass al
| third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
| otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
| Der ounce or fraction thereof.
On postel cards one cent each, the price
fol- which they are sold.
g. On "drop letters" two cents per ounce OF
| fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
| most offices and one cent for each ounce oil
| traction thereof at Offices where free delivery
| by carrier is not established.
on Second Class Matter. The rate o.
| hostage on second-class matter when sent By
the publisher thereof and from the Office O
publication including samples copies, or whel
| sent from a news agency to actual subscribers
thereto, or to other news agents, is one cent pei
pound or fraction thereof.
The Irate of postage on newspapers an(
| periodical publications of the second-clas
when sen. by other than the publisher or new
agent is one cent for each four ounces o.
| fractional part thereof.