The Portland daily press., 1894-07-20
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

Cashiers Office, Sundays excepted), 7.3o a
m to 90 p. M; Money order department, 9
M to 800 p m. Registry department, 900
a. N. to 600 p. m
General Delivery, Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. m. to TOO p. m. Sunday 900 to 10000 M
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
Ola streets, at 100 and 915 a. M, II As m, 100,
and 5.15 p M; in other sections at 500 a. m,
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
a snd > o street boxes boxes At ~ 100 a. M, 400
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
Offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad. eastern division) Arrive at $780,
Q, and 11.3o 2. m; close ga; m. and 1900
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Westel7s, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad western division)-Arrive at
1890 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M. and
2.45 p. IN.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad--Arrive
2 a. M and LOO p. M; close 1870 and 9.15
p. m.
linguistic. intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central Authoritative at 200 and
9.0Oa. IN, LOO and 500 p m; close at 6.15 a.
m.. 1880. 4.15 and 915 p. m.
Pennington intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-ArriYe at
LOO and 6.15 p. m. close at .45 a. M, and
12.3Op. m.
Rockla,,d, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln$ railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. H.; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
Skolchega1,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central rairoad-Arrive at
LOO p. M; close at 1890 p. M
auburn and LeaDisto1,-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and LOO and 615 p. M. close 6.45 and
7.45 a. NJ, 1890, 4.15 and 915 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M, 100 and D. M;
q a q m <
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 1880 and $50
p. M; close at 600, 500 a. M and 1900 M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond IT.. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway--Ar-
rive at 1873 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and 100
p. m.
GorItdn,, ". H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1880 p M; close at 645 a. M,
LOO and 430 p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. c. R. R.
Arrive at S.35 p. M; close at8.0O a. m.
Bartlett, N. r., intermediate Offices and con-
nectlons via az Mountain Division M 9. r. R..
800 a. m. and 2.45 p m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wi,dha,n, No.
Wtndhans, Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
at ~. 90 M. close at Lao p. nj.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at Lao and 600 p. m.; close at $50 and
11.45 "a. m.
o,nnberland Mtlls-Arrive at $40 a. m, 1.45
600 and 8.35 p. m.; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. NJ, and 5.30 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccarappa)- at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 600 p. m. close $50 and 11.45a
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,ightvtlle-Arrive at
500 a. m. and P. H.; close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
Bosvery Beacl-Arrive at 6 p. M; close Las
d..
South Portland and WiUard-Arrive atsa
NJ, and 2.15 p. M; close at a. m. and 200 D.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification OF Domestic Mail Mat
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 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 a
date of ISSUE and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed of printd paper sheets. without board.
CLOTH leather or other substantial binding.
To- be OF Of dvned m ba eno
art. or some special industry, and must have a
legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
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
ng the same.
"Printed natter is defined by statute to be
'the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that OF handwriting, OF any words,
combination thereof, not having the
character of aniactual and personal correspon
dence,"
A"c1rcular" is defined by statute to be ga
printed letter which, according to internal evil
dence, 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 correction of
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first, second or third
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents of the mail bag, or harm the person OF
any one be IN bv
Limit of Weight of Mail Matter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
we'd for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing in excess of that amount. and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
matter emanating from any of tho
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
SO. 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 of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
I. 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.
3. 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
traction thereof at offices where free delivery
nv carrier is not established.
on Second Class Matter. The rate Of
hostage on second-class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the office Of