The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-04
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.


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
and 5.l5 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
ONCE window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. M, 400
and 500 p m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad. eastern division) Arrive at 1890,
M, 5.15 and 9.15 p. m; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western diyision)-Arrive at
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-- Arrive
a. m and LOO p M; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
Augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.OOa- m, Loo and 600 p. m. !; close at 6.15 a.
m, 1870, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Fdrni,,gton, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at 7 40 a. M, and
1890 p. m.
RockIa,ad, intermediate offices and connections
VIA va Anox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. M. close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
Skoechegan, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p H.; close at IL. 80 p. m.
auburn and Le,viston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and 90 and 6.15 D. M; close 6.45 and
7.45 a. NJ. $780, 415 and 9.15 p. m.
Bongor-Arrive 200 a. M. 100 and 6 p M;
close at 81 Is a. M, 1890 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and Sdco-Arrive at 1890 and $50
P. M; close at 500, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
245 and BIO p. M
Island Pond, IT. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL. 80 p. m; close at 6.45 a. m. and LOO
p. m.
Gorhom,, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. M and IL. 80 p. m. close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 430 p. m.
Sscanton. IT., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
ArflVe at $3.50 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N, r., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and $50 p. M; close at
500 a. M. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prtde's Corner, Windhanu, No.
Wtndh0De, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 100 m. close at Lao p. M
Rochester, N. H. intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at Lao and 600 p. m.; close at $50 and
1l.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
500 and 8.35 p. m.; close at $50 a. M, 1.45
a. H. and $50 p. m
IYestbrook (saccarappa) at $40 a.
LIZ ID. III. O,t1U L. q IA.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,iglatville- Arrive at
500 a. m. and r. M; close at a. m and Las
p. m.
Boacery Beach-Arrive at 6 p. M. close Las
p. m.
South Portland and Jiltt1d--Arrive at s a.
M, and 2.15 p. NJ; close at a. m. and 200 p
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
zzrev -
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:
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 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 a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutiyely
! are issued from known office of publication.
are formed fprintd paper sheets. without board.
| cluth, 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
1 legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
| be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
| rates.
other matter wholly in print mot included in
| second-cass matter) proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
"Printed NATTER 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
| combination thereof, not having the
character of aniactual and personal correspon-
dence"
| A"circular" is defined by statute to be ga
printed letter. which, according to internal evil
dence is being sent in identical terms to sever
| alpersons." and does not lose Its character as
| such by writing therein the date, name OF 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 thlfd
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 by law.
| Limit of Weight of Natl Matter-No package
| weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceived for conveyance by mail. except single
books weighing in excess of that amount, and
| except books and documents published Or
circulated by order OF Congress. or oniclla l
Departments Depart Of the Government or from
| the Smithsonian Institution.
| 80. Second-class after 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 malls regulated by
| postals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass 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 t0 pass at
| third-cass rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof
q On postel cards one cent each, the price
for which they are sold.
| 3. 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
| ION 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, OF when
| SeEt 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 sen. by other than the publisher or pews
agent, is one cent for each four ounces or
| fractional part thereof.
| The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
| weekliesl and on periodicals not exceeding Two
| ounces in weight when!the same aredepoSlteQin
| is uniform at one cent each; on periodicals