The Portland daily press., 1894-08-01
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

| Carriers Deliveries, Sundays eXeeptedl-In
dia streets, at TOO and 915 a. m, IL Is m, $50,
and 5.15 p. m; i'll other sections at 500 a. M,
1So p 81 Sunday n 90 delivery at Post
from street boxes at HOO a. M, 400
and 500 p. M Sunday, 800 p, m. only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
e5oston, Southern Gnd Western, intermediate
oflces and connections via Boston s. Maine
Q, ana il.So ?. NJ; close a; m. and 1900
m, PIP and go ?, NJ; Sunday, arrive 1,25
p m close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Bsoston, ,soahern and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad western diyision)-Arrive at
1870 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. m, and
2.45 p. m.
a. m. and LOO p H.; close 1890 and 9.15
p.m
| augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
va Maine Central Misunderstanding at 200 and
300 q. m, 100 and 500 p. M; close at eli a.
| M. 1890. Ais and 9.15 D. m.
Pennington, intermediate Offices and eonnec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
90 and 6.15 p, M; close at 7.45 IL m. and
1880 p. m.
Rockldnd, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
and 9 p. M; close at 6.l5 a. M and II m.
- skouhega,,, intermediate Offices and connec,-
| tlons, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
| l.oo p M. close at 1880 p. III.
| Asst,nql and Le'rtston-Arrive 200 and 300,
| Z. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. H.. close 6.45 and
7.45 a. M, 1880. 4,15 and 915 p. IN.
,BanGor-Arrive 200 a. M. 100 and + p. H.;
close at a. 5 a. M, 1870 and Ole p N.
| Bittdeford and Saeo-Arrive at ~. 80 and 80
| ?. ~; close at 500, SEQ a. m. and 1900 m,
| 2.45 and 5.15p m.
stand Pond, IT., intermediate Offices and
connections via Grand Trunk RailWay-Ar-
! rive at II. 80 p H.; close at {. 45 a. M and 90
p. m.
| Gorhdna, n. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nectlons, VIA Stand Trunk Authoritative at
S.4o a. m. aad 1890 p. M; close at 6.45 a. M.
| LOO and 4.30 D. m.
nections, via Mountain Division NJ 6, r. r.
Arrive at $50 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Baatlett. n. e., intermediate offices and con
| necuons via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at geo a. m. and $50 p. M; close at
500 a. M and 2.45 p. M
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner JFindhans No.
| Wandham. Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
| at 400 M; close at /. Is p. nj.
Rochester, N, H., intermediate offices and con
| nections, via Portland Chichester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.45 and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
| 11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Miys--Arrive at $40 a, H. LAB
500 and s.s5 p, M; close at 6 SO a. M, 1i.45
a, m, and $50 p. m.
4 Restbrook (Saccardppa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. LAP and 600 p. M close $50 and 11.45 a.
| m. and $50 p m.
Cape Elizabeth and KnightvsUe- Arrive at
500 a. m. and F. M; close at a. m. and las
| p. m.
Bo,Oery Beach--Arr.ve at 6 p M; close Las
p. m.
South Portland and Wiltard-Arrive at a.
M. and 2.15 p. M. close at 8 a. m. and 200 p.
4 m.
! CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification Of Domestic Mail Nat
| ter-Domostic 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 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.l All mat
\ ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
| is also of the firstclaSs.
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
4 date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
! are issued from known office adjudication.
| 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
| seeond-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
| proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
| ng the same.
| Printed matter is defined by statute to be
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 aniactual and personal correspon
dence.'
A"clrcular" is defined by statute to be -
printed letter, which according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
| 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 Class 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 i'll the postal service, andnot
| above the weight provided by law.
| Limit of Weight of Nail Motter.-,No package
| weighing more than tour pounds shall be re
| beived fof conveyance by mail except single
| cooks weighing in excess of that amount. and
| circulated by order of Congress, or official
Departments OF the Government or from
| the Smithsonian Institution.
| 80 Second-class matter mailed In packages
| atthe pound rate is not subject to the four
! pound limitation. .AEt
ply to matter m foreign mails regulated BY
postals conventions
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-The rate %
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters and other written matter,
except thaa specially authorized to pass at
thrd-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereon ~
2. 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 Tor each ounce or
fraction 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 nv
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 part thereof.
The rate OF postage on newspapers excepting
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces i'll weight, When the same aredeposited in
is uniform at one, cent each; on periodicals
weighing more than two ounces, two cents