The Portland daily press., 1894-09-03
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. m. to 600 p. m.
General Delivery, Sundays excepted) 7.3o
d. III W 1.oo p. m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
CGi,Tiers' Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
6 business section Of the city between and In
ala streets, at 100 and 915 M, IL. As m, 1.30,
ana 6.!5 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. M,
o one w p M 81 Sunday delivery at Post
and 500 p. m. Sunday. 600 p. m only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
sa6oston, Southern and Western intermediate
onlces and connections via Boston & Maine
Fallroad. Eastern division)- at 1890,
Q, ana Il.3O p. M. !; close a. m. and 1900
M. 6.15 and 915 p. m.; Sunday arrive 1.25
p. m; close $50 and 9.15 p. M
,,a BS0;stton, Southern and gYester7 and inter
Malne railroad (Western divSion) -Arrive at
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOOP. M; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
Augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.0Oa. M, 100 and 600 p. M; close at 81 a.
M. 1890. 4.15 and 915 D. m.
). Harrington, intermediate offices and connec.
lions, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye AT
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
12.30p. m.
Rootla,,d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
and p. M. close at 6.16 a. m. and IL m.
J. skouhegaa,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. NJ; close at 1890 p. m.
Auburn, and Leaeiston-Arrive 200 and 800
q. m. and LOO and 615 p. M; close 6.45 and
7.45 a. NJ. 1880. 4.15 and 9.15 p m.
.Baagor-Arrive 200 a. M. LOO and p. m. |;
close at 6.1 % a. M. 1870 and 9.1e p. m.
Btddeford and ,Saco-Arriye at 1890 and 8. 80
7. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
245 and 5.16 D. m.
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connexions, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL. 80 p. M; close at 6.45 a. M and 100
p m.
Gorhoms, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
S.4o a. m. and 1890 p M; close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 4.3o p. m.
scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nectionsAvia Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive afAS.3 p. M; close at 800 a. m.
Bartlett ~ a., intermediate offices and con.
nectlonS via Mountain Division M. c. R. R.
Arrive at 9.co a. m. and S.35 p. M; close at
500 a. M. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wipdba,n. No
Windhana Raymond and South Casco-Arfiye
at IL. 90 m. close at Lao p. NJ.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at AS and GOO p. m.; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
d. liz, Ia
500 and S.35 p. M; close at 6 80 a. H., IL 40
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbroos (Saccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. l. 45 and 600 p M; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and KnigI,tcit1e-Ar Arrive al
500 a. m. and F. m.; close at 6 a. m. and Lao
p. m.
Boacery Beach--Arrive at 6 p. M; close 1.45
pm.
South Portland and Wiltard-Arriye at a.
N ON 1 x n m or @ y,,a md n
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:
I 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
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 formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information Of :, a public
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences
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 (not included in
second-class matJer), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng 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,
letters, characters, figures or images. or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character of anlactual and personal correspon
dence''
A"clrcular" is defined by statute to be g
printed letter, which according to internal eyi
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
classwhich 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, andnor
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight of Mail Matter.-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
circulated by order of Congress-, or ofhcial
Departments Of tie 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 COW entiOns.
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 at
third-class rates and on called matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
!. On postel cards one cent each, the price
fol which they are sold
3. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
fraction thereof at Offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established.
On Second Class Matter. The rate Of
postage on Secolld-class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the Office 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 rate of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-class
when sent by other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional mart thereof.