The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-31
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. M to 600 pm.
General De1tvery, Sundays excepted 73o
a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers 10e1ipertes, SUNDAYS exeePtedd1Ii In
dia Streets at 700 and 91o a. NJ, II; 40 m, l'3o'
and 81 p M. in other sections at 500 a. M,
Office i6 Window Il dl 900 to 1000 a. M Collections
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
offices and connections via Boston y Maine
8, and 11.3o p. M; close 8 a. NJ and 1890
M, 5.15 and 9,15 p. M; Sunday, arrive l.2o
p. m..; close $50 and 915 p M
Boston, Southern and Western, and intel,
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division-Arrive at
1870 and $50 p. M; close 800 a. M, ana
2.45 p. NJ
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
Augusto, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at zoo and
900 a. M, LOO and 500 p. m.; close at 6.lo a.
M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Fdraninoton intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Ralroad-Arrlve at
100 and els p. m. /; close at lao a. m and
1880 p. m.
Rockland, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and LincOlnF ArailrOad-Arrve LOO
and p. M; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL M
.Sko,rhegan, intermediate Offices and connec--
tons, via Maine Central rairoad-Arrlve az
LOO p. m.; close at 1920 p. m
auburn and Leacisto1,-Arrive 200 and 800
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. m; close $40 ana
7.45 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M, 100 and p NJ;
close at 6. rs a. NJ, 1890 and 9.15 p m.
Biddeford and saco-Arrive at IL. 80 and $50
| 245 and 5.15 p. m.
| Island Pond, IT., intermediate Offices ana
| connections, via Grand Trunk Railway,--ArS,
rive at II 80 p. M ); close at Gao a. m. and LOO
| p. m.
| Gorhana, N. IT., intermediate Offices and COR
| nections, via Grand Trunk rairoad-Arrive at
$40 a. IN. and 1890 p. M. close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
| Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
| nections, via Mountain Division NJ G. r. r.
| Arrive at $50 p M. close at 500 a. NJ
| Bartlett N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ G. R. R.
| Arrive at eco a. m. and 8.35 p. M; close at
| 500 a. m. and 245 p. m.
| Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wsndhane, No.
] WinchGn1, Raymond and South CaSco-Arrive
| at IL. 90 m. close at 145 p. m.
| Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
| nections, via Portland &Rochester rairoad-Ar-
| rive at l 45 and 600 p. NJ; close at $50 and
| .45 a. m.
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 a. m, ! .45
800 and $50 p. NJ; close at $50 a. m, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. IN.
| W eSCOfOOE (SUccUTOppO)- db o.4O
M. Las and 500 p. m. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. M
| Cape Elizabeth and K,,ightviUe-Arriye at
| 500 a. m. and F. M; close at a. M and 1.45
| p. m.
Boaoery Beach-Arrive at 6 p. m. close LAS
South Portland and Willord-Arrive at 8 a.
m, and 2.15 p H.; close at a. m. and ZOO p.
| m.
| CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail 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 class. Written matter. namely, letters,
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly IN
manuscript copy accompanyingsproof 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 a year, which bear a
| date of issue, and are numbered consecutlyely,
| are issued from known office OF publication,
| cloth, leather or other substantial binding,
| To be of information OF public
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 for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation OF circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Class Books, circulars, periodicals and
| other matter wholly in print (nOt included in
secondclass matuer), proof sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same.
"Printea NATTER is defined by statute to be
'the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, OF any words,
letters, characters, figures OF images, OF OF any
combination thereof, not or.o having the
character OF aniactuai and personal cofrespoh-
A"clrcular" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which according to internal eVl-
| deuce is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose Its character as
such by writing therein, the date, name OF the
addressee or of the sender, or the correctlon OF
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first. second or third
class which is not in its form or nature liable to
DESTROY deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person OF
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided et , by law nackaps
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceived for conveyance by mail. except single
and IN Ot
circulated by order of Congress, or ofncIal
matter at A. from amy OF OF fr ts
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the Jour-
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 OF
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters and other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction 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 ONCE 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 Irate OF postage on newspapers anu
| periodical publications of the second-class
| when sen: 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
| week ljesl and on periOdicalS not exceeding two