The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

Carriers Deliveries, Sundays exeeptedlIln
business section OF the city between High and IN
dia streets, at 100 and 9.15 a. M, II 40 M l.3o
and 5.15 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. n,
1.3o p. m. Sunday delivery at Pos
Office window 900 to 1000 a: m. Collection
from street boxes at Hoo q. H. 4'o
and 500 p. m. Sunday. 500 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston. southern and western intermedial
Offices and connections via Boston Mali
railroad, Eastern division)-Arrive at 12;3t
5, and 11.3o p. M; close 8 a; m. and l2.9
m. 5.15 and 9.15 p. M; Sunday arrive L.!
p. M; close $50 and els p, m
Boston, Southern and WeSter9, and inter
mediate Offices and connections, via Boston ano
Maine railroad (Western division) ARRIVE al
1890 and $50 p. m. /; close 500 a. NJ. and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
a. m. and LOO p M; close 1880 and s.lb
p. m.
augusta intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at zoo ana
900 M, LOO and 600 p. M; close at GID D.
M, 1880. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Formtngton, intermediate offices and connee-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-ArrlVe at
100 and G.15 p. m. close at 7.45 a. M, ana
12.30p. m.
hockza,pd, intermediate offices and connections,
via Knox and Lincoln{ rairoad-ArrlVe l.ou
and 6 p. NJ; close at 6.16 a. m. and IL M
Skouhegos, intermediate offices and connec.
tons, via Maine Central rallroad-ArrlYe at
LOO p. m. close at 1890 p. m.
Auburn and Le,gtston-Arriye 200 and 900
a. m. and 100 and 6.15 p. m; close $40 and
7.45 a. M, 1880, Alb and 9.15 p. m.
.Bangor-Arrive 200 a. m,, LOO and p. m;
close at 6.15 a. M, 1880 and 9.15 p. m.
| Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 230 and $50
p. H.. 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 IL. 30 p. M; close at 6.45 g. M and LOO
p m.
Gorhnns, NJ H. intermediate ofices and con.
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-ArriVe at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. m. close at SAB a. M,
LOO and 4.SO p. m.
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at 8.35 p. m. close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, ~ IT,, intermediate offices and CON
nections via Mountain Division NJ. G, r. R.
Arrive at eco a, m. and $50 p. M; close at
800 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond Pride's Corner, Wi,dhana, No.
Wtndhan,, RGyn,ord and South Cdsco--Arriye
at 1900 NJ; close at Lab p nj
Rochester N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland chichester railroad-Ar.
rive at l. 40 and 500 p. m; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mi1s-Arrive at $40 a. M, 1.45
600 and 8.35 p m; close at $50 a. M, 1l.46
a. M, and $50 p m.
M Las and 600 p. m. close $50 and IL. a.
m. and $50 p. M
Came Elizabeth and MISUNDERSTANDING at
500 a. NJ and 6 F. M; close at a. m. and Lao
p. m.
Boarery Beach-Arriye at 6 p. m.; close Las
South Portland and Wiltard-Arrive at a.
| m and 2.15 p m; close at a. m. and ZOO p.
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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
writing whether sealed OF unse; I'D 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., when pear
date of ISSUE and are numbered consee,iutv.ely'
are issued from known office OF publication.
| are formed ofprintd paper sheets Wltnout Doard-
| cith, leather or other substantial binding.
cbsra Ds or devoted to- literature the sciences,
| art or some special industry, and must nave q
| legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily tor aavertlslng Purpo ,s
| rates..
sd Glass. Books, circulars. periodicals and
| other matter wholly in print mot included IN
second,class NATTER, proot,sheets, copree nS
| 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,
s st5s5S thereo not having the
character of anlactual and personal correspon
| dence." ..
printed letter, which, according to internal eW-
| 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 q tne
addressee or Of the sender, or the correction OF
4th Class Merchandise, namely all matter
IN me T.. hIs or nature liable
| destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
| tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person Of
any one fbs ggeeat proVded 81 law
limit of Weight of Mail Matter.-No package
| weighing more than four pounds shall pc re-
COOKS IS Weighing Vel in excess of that amount. and
| except books and documents published or
| circulated by order of Congress, or omclal
matter at lie FSm or O@
| the Smithsonian Institution.
40 Second-class matter mailed in packages
| at the pound rate is not subject to the four
| pc ~ 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: s-t4
| /. On letters and other written matter,
| except that specially authorized to pass at
| third-cass rates and on sealed matter or matter
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.
| 8. 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
| by carrier Is not established. .
| on Second Class Matter. The rate Of
postage on second-class matter when sent ny
| 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 ana
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
| weekes) and ON periodicals not exceeding two
| ounces in weght,when the same aredeposlted In
| ia uniform at one cent each; on periodicals
| weighing more than two ounces, two cents