The Portland daily press., 1894-01-15
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
Cashiers Office Sundays excepted), 7.3o q.
m. to 100 p. M. Money order department., 9 o.
m. to 800 p. m. Registry department, 900
a. m. to 600 m.
a. m. to ZOO D. M Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
business section of the city between High and In
Ola streets, at 100 and 9.15 a. M, IL A m, 1.3o,
an % 5.i5 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m,
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western intermediate
ofhces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, Eastern division)-Arrive at 1890,
ana an1 M close ssnd.n M and and 1899
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate ofhceS and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad western division)-Arrfye at
1890 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive
2 a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
800 a. m, 100 and 600 D. M close at 616 a.
m., 1890, 4.15 and 915 p. m.
Fdr1pi1gion intermediate Offices and connec-
LOO and 615 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1890 p. m.
Rocbland, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
and g p. M; close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
/, SkoacIegd1,, intermediate Offices and connec-
tions, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. M. close at IL 80 p. m.
Auburn, and Le,ciston-Arrive 200 and 800
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. M; close 6.45 and
7.46 a. nl., 1880, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
D<,s,x, A q n n NIL
close at 81 8 a. M, 1890 and OLE p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at IL. 80 and $50
P. m; close at 600. 500 a. m. and 1900 m,
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, ". intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL. 80 p. M. close at 6.45 a. m. and LOO
p. M
Gorhon,, N. IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. M. and $50 p m. close at GAS a. M,
LOO and 4.3o p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. R. r.
Arrive at $3.50 p. NJ; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ. G. r. r.
Arrive at 0.C0 a. m and $50 D. m; close at
500 a. M. and 2.45 p m.
=, Duck Pond, Prides Corner, Jytndhon,, No.
JV5fldhana, Raymond and South C0sco-Arrive
at 200 m. close at Lao p. m.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at l 40 and 600 p. m. close at $50 and
11.45 a. M
Cumberland 1fils-Arrive at $40 a. m 1.45
600 and 8.35 p. NJ; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. H. and $50 p. m.
TVestbrook (SGccdrappd) at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 600 p. m. close 6.30 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kieightviue-Arrive at
s.o0a. m. and r. NJ; close at a. m. and Las
| p. m.
| Boa0e,y Beach-Arrive at 6 p. M; close las
| p. m.
So,ttl. Portland and Wallard--Arrive at 8 a.
m and 2.15 p. M; close at a. m. and 200 p.
| NJ
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:
| 1st class. Written matter. namely, letters
postal cards. and all matter wholly or partly In
| manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
| corrected proof sheets of the sanie.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
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 issued from known office of publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
| ctpth, 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 Class Books circulars, periodicals and
| other matter wholly in print (not included In
| second-cass natter, proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
| ing 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 anlactual and personal eofrespon-
dence"
A"circular" is defined by statute to be "a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, Is being sent i'll identical terms to sever
| al persons" and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name q 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
class which 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, andnot
| above the weight provided by law.
| limit of Weight Of Mail Mdtter.-No package
| weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
ceiyed 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 Official
matter enlanating from any of the
| 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 conventions,
| RATES OF POSTAGE.
| On FIRST Class Mdtter.-The rate OF
postage on matter of the first class is as
| follows:
| l. On letters ana other written matter
except thas specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on s. aled 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.
| 3. 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