The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-10
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

/ :
a. N. to 600 p. IN.
| General Deljrery. Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. m. to 700 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deltuertes Sundays excepted)-
business section OF the city between High and In
dla streets, at 100 and 9.15 a. m., r. As M 13O,
ana obs p. M; in other sections at 500 a. M.
d Lay p M Sunday delivery at Post
1 ZINC, window, 200 to 1000 a. M Collections
rom street boxes at HOO a. M, 400
anu ooo p. m. Sunday 600 p. m only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
enosfon Southern and Western, intermediate
oillces and connections via Boston & Maine
Fa and GE as divisioWoArrive at 1880
M, 515 and 9.15 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1 20
p. m; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
6oston, Southern and Western, and inter
| mediate oticeS and connections, via Boston and
| Maine railroad (Western division)-Arriye at
d2:3o and $50 p M; close 500 a. NJ. and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern via Maine Central Authoritative
2 a. III. and LOO p. M; close 1890 and 9.15
p. d.
Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central Authoritative at 200 and
300 a. ~, LOO and 600 p M; close at 6.15 a.
M, 1880 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
fd7mblgton, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
| LOO and 615 p. m.; close at .45 a. m, and
1880 p. M.
.Rochlo,,d, Intermediate Offices and connections
| via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
Skouhegon, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. H.; close at 1890 p. m.
Auburn and Leaciston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. M; close 6.45 and
7.45 a. M, 1890. AIS and 9.15 p H.
Bangor-Arrye 200 a. M, /. GO and p. m. !;
close at 6.l5 a. M. 1890 and 9.16 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 1890 and 80
! F. m; close at 900, 500 a. m. and 1900 M,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
|
connections, via Grand Trunk RaiIway-Ar-
rive at 1890 p. M; close at Gas a. M and 100
p. m.
Gorhaan, n. e., intermediate offices and con-
ncctlons via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 y. m close at GAS a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
S1gdnton, IT., intermediate Offices and con-
hecnons, VIA Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at S.35 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Ba1tett, N. IL, intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and $50 p. m.; close lat
800 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
D indho, do'1@ H., Prizes rt Corner Jtndhan No
| at 1900 M; close at Las p. m.
Rochester, n; r., intermediate offices and con-
| necttonS via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rye at 40 and 500 p. M; close at $50 and
4 Has am. ie-5s st
4 caun5erlond Msz.s-Arrive at s.4oa. NJ. AS
600 and S.35 p. M; close at $50 a. H., IL As
a. m, and $50 p. m. sttgaa
f Vestbroole (Soccagappn )-Arrive ats.Ao a..
1 M i 40 and 600 p. M; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. Ms =. .s0l
4 Cape Elizabeth and Knigl.trslle-- Arrive at
i 500 a. M and F. M; close at a. m. and Las
i p. m. 5fs 1sfs = .-sc
+. BoaeerU Bedclb-Arrsye az 6p. M; close 40
p. m. ,,.,s4 ma ~, ts,.'+..-s.s,
j !. South Postland and IY5llard--Arrive at %.
1 m, and 2.l5 p. m; close at 8 a. N. and 200 p.
| m. ~ 's'.-S rR
T.. On AsEIEIc TI0N ON M ATT M
Classification of Domestic Mail Mot
ter.-Domestic mail matler,-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 unsealed Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
| ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
1 is also of the first class. ,
/ I'd class. Periodical publications. namely ali
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 eonsecutively,
| are issued from known office of publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets, without board.
& tn, leather OF. other substantial binding.
To be of information of a public
character OF 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. ~ Z
Sd Class. Books. circulars. periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second-cass npatIer), proof sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ing the same. e
"the reproduction upon paper. by any process
except that of handwriting, of any words,
letters, characters, figures or images, or OF any
nr, ,4i.xx NOT hn ryfx,er tnA
character of anlaetual and personal correspon-
dence" taHS
/ A"cncular'' is defined by statute to be "a
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 81 the e
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first second or third
class which is not in its form 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, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
limit OF Weight of Mail Matter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceived for conveyance by mail. except single
books, weighing in excess of that amount, and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress. or oficial
atsT at Tie FSm amy or OF o na
the Smithsonian Institution.
30 Second-class matter mailed in packages
at tne pound rate is not subject TO the Iour-
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 Class Mdtter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows
l. On letters and other written matter.
except thaB 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 OF
postage on second-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-cass
| 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
| in aiUht her hp arpdAODSitp0