The Portland daily press., 1894-02-21
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
oFFICE HOURS.

a. m. to 700 p. nj. sunday 500 to 1000 a. M
Carriers Deliveries SUNDAYS eXeepted1in In
6Hs sfesst seo IT % 5 and
and 5.15 D. M; in other sections at 500 a. M
1.3o p m Sunday delivery at Post
rom W street box boxes s. a. 100 a. M, 100
and 500 p m. Sunday, 900 p. M only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western. intermediate
ana via at as
and Lac 80 M close sn a NJ a anH iI96
p. NJ; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrtve at
1890 and $50 p. M; close 800 a. m and
2.45 p M.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOOP. m; close $3.50 and S.Io
p. M $50.
augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
yia Maine Central rairoad-Arriy ys at 2.oo and
m, 1890. 4.15 and 9.15 p. M
Furrsi,gton; intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
100 and els p M; close at 7.45 a. m, and
Rockaand, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln$ railroad-Arrive LOO
and p M; close at 6.16 a. M and IL m.
skoAega ntermedlate oees and r e9nne e.
100 p. M; close at 1870 p. M.
AUBURN and Leariston-Arrive 200 and s.oG
a. m. and 100 and 6.15 p. M; close go anu
7.45 a. m, 1890 AIS and 9.l5 p m.
,Banaor-Arrive 2.ooa. M, LOO and p M;
Biddeford and saco--Arrive at II. 80 and 8 80
p. M. close at GOO, 800 a. H. and 1900 m'
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, r. intermediate offices and
| connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at Il 50 p. M. close at e.45 a. m. and 100
| p. M.
10 Gorhans, N. H.. intermediate ofhces and con.
| nectons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrlye az
| $40 a. m. and 2.3O p m; close at 64b a. M,
100 and A.3o p. M
Stanton IT.. intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
| Arrive at 835 p. M; close at 500 a. M
: Bartlett, N. H. intermediate offices and CON
| nections via Mountain Division M. G. X. H..
| Arrive at 9c0 a. m. and s.35 p. M; close %
| 500 a. m. and 2.45 p m.
Duek Pond, fride's Corner, Windhom, No
| tIPtitdhaf1, Raymond 0Hd South Cdsco--Arrive
| at 90 m. close ut Lao p. m
Rochester, n Il, intermediate Offices and con
nections, via Portland &Rochester rairoad-Ar..
rive at 40 and 500 p M; close at $50 ana
-11.45a m.
| Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
| 900 and .35 p. M; close at $50 a, m, 1l.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (saccarappu) Arrive at s. a.
nj. LAS and 600 p M; close $50 and l1.45 D.
Cape Elizabeth and Enightuilie-Arriye at
s.Ooa. m. and P. IN. close at 6 a. M and LAO
p. m.
Bo,rery sedch-Arr:ye AZ 6 p m; close Lao
| p. m.
South Portland and W1llard--Arrive at 8 a.
nj, and 2.15 p. M. close at 8 a. m. and ZOO p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
/ Classification of Domestic Mail Mot
| 81. nnr,actic mail matter that
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
| corrected proof sheets Of the sanie.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
| is also of the first class. =
I'd Glass. 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 consecutlvely,
Il are issued from known office OF publication.
i cloth leather or other substantial binding.
i To be y of information OF puDno
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 purpos !;
or for free 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
ing the same.
printed matter is defined by statute to be
1.-THE reproduction upon. paper, BY any process
except that of handwriting, OF any words,
nor maEs ayS o OF i Try
character of anlactual and personal correspon
dence."
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose its character ~
BY writing therein the Sa H. name Fl "
mere typographical errors.
4th Class Merchandise, namely all matter
class which is not in its form or nature iabe,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, anonoL
above the weight provided by law.
limit Of Weight of Mail Motter.-,No package
weighing more than four pounds small DC ; s..
cooks weighing in excess OF that amount: ana
except books and documents pubilsheate oi OF
circulated by order OF Congress, OF eflG IA
papartmnts Of Tie Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution. .,,,..
80. Secondclass matter mailed IN pachtS as,y,
at the pound rate is not subject to Inc 1ouF'
81 81. The above limit of weight does not t sp p
| ply to matter IN Iorolgu ndliS iesot"'S> -
postals conventions,
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On FIRST Glass Matter.-The rate Oh
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
i. On letters and other written mattert
except that specially authorized to pass az
third-class rates and GU aled matter or mattcr
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
ner ounce or fraction thereof.
q On postel cards one cent each, the price
for which they are Sold =.
; g. On drop letters" two cents per ounce of
| 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 %
postage on second-class matter when Sent ~
the publisher thereof and from the ONCE OF
publication, including samples copies, or when
, sent from news agency TO actual subScriDees
thereto or to other news agents, IS one cent per
pound or fraction thereof. .rs
The rate Of postage on newspapers i ana
periodical publications of the secona- ,,,s,s
when sent by other than the puollsher OF news
agent, is one cent for each TOUR ounces VI
fractional part thereof. 1.~oa,,,;r,
The rate of postage on newspapers le1cepung
weeklies and on perodicais no. .reGenostssS in