The Portland daily press., 1894-01-12
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
Cashie,'s Office, Sundays excepted), 7.3o a.
M to 100 p. H.; Money order department, 8 a.
a. m. to 600 p. N.
General De1ivery, Sundays excepted) 7.3o
| a. m. TO 700 p. M. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section OF the city between High and In
and OLD p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m,
Office window, 300 to 1000 a: M Collections
and 800 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. NJ only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Westers, intermediate
omces and connections via Boston s. Maine
railroad, eastern division)--Arrive at 1890,
., and 11.3o 2. m; close 8 a; m. and 1900
m, B15 and 9.15 p. NJ. 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 division)-Arriye at
a2,30 and $50 p M; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
. Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
p. m.
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
wa Name Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
M, 1870, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
:, Kdrn,ifagtof intermediate offices and connec-
tlons, via Maine Central Raifroadv~Arriye at
10y Is % and SIS p. m; close at 7.A5 a. M, ana
VIA Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arfiye LOO
ana p M; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
:, Sko~hega1; intermediate Offices ana. connec-
Mons n, VIA Maine Central raiiroadAAffise at
LOO p NJ; close at 1890 p. nj.
auburn and Le,pisto,-Arrive 200 and 400
q. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. NJ; close 8.45 and
7.45 a. M, 1890, 4.1b and SIS p. m. -
Be, Ban g 2;oo,a p leo and p. m,
Bdddeford aid .snco--Arrtve at IL. 30 auAAsssO
p m; close at 800, 500 a. m and 1900 H.,
2.45 and 5.15 .. m.
c!onneetioonss, Via Grand Trunk ss-- 5as
rive at 1880 p. NJ; close at 8s45 Z and 1 90
p. NJ
Gorhdaa, N. H, intermediate offices end CON
| nectlons, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
80 - a. m and 1880 p. M; close at 6.45 a. M,
90 and 430 p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con
nections, via Mountain Division NJ 6. r. H.
Arrive at 1856 p M; close 1880 a. m.
Bart,stt A. e Intermediate ofaces and con
Arrive at 600 a. m. and s,2aSs III; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner 1ganahon,, No.
lpt1.dhens, Richmond and South cdsso-Arfive
| at 100 m.; close at LAB p. m.
Rochester, N r., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland Chichester railroad--Ar-
rive at 1 .45 and 600 p. NJ close at $50 and
Ii. SO d. III.
cu,n6ersand Atzs-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
800 and 9 30 p. M; close at $50 a. m 1t45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
| Westbroo6 (SaccdrappG) Arrive at $40 a.
! m. Lao and COOP. m. close $50 and II. As a.
IN. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and KaaightosHe-A Arrive at
500 a. M and r. M; close at a. N. and LAS
1 p. m.
Boacery Beoch-Arrive at 6 p. M close Las
South Portland and Wauard-Arrive asea.
| M, and 215 p. M. (; close at s a. m. and zoo D.
| m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Mat
/ ter.-Domestic mail matter,-that As.
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 anu as
/ frequently as four times year. when bear a
date of ISSUE and are numbered consecutively
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed ofprinsd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, 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
! 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 matEer), proofsheets, corrected
! ing the same.
ssPrintea natter is defined by statute to be
/
! 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"clrcular" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in identical terms to seser-
al persons." and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date name Of the
addresses OF Of the sender, or the correction Of
mere typographical errors.
! 4th Glass Merchandise. namely all matter
| not embraced in the first, second or third
| class which is not in its form or nature liable to
| destroy, deface or otherwise dafIage the con-
tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person Of
above the weight provided BY law.
limit of Weight of lfail Matter.--No package
SssqS gsn suE pGa a s sH IS ss
books weighing in excess of that amount and
except books Ks and documents published Or
p pspartmens 81 tie or o Ss
| the Smithsonian institution.
1 80. Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the rsaR.
| 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.
! 2. 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
| fraction thereof at offices where free delivery
| by carrier is not established.
| On Second Class Matter. The rate Ut
| postage on Second-elaSs 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, to other news agents, is one cent per
| pound or fraction thereof.
The rate OF postage on newspapers and
| neriOdic91 nub1jcationS of the earnnd-a1ass