The Portland daily press., 1894-01-25
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
d OFFICE HOURS.

ana OIL p M in other sections at 500 a. m,
once window, 900 to 1906 a. m. Coilections
from street boxes at HOO a. m, 400
ana 500 p m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
os sso s Southern and Western. intermediates
rallroad, eastern division)--Arrive at 1880
m q, ana il so 3. m; close a m. and 1900
p H.; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Weste1m, and inter
1iedlate OFFICES and connections, via Boston and
NAME railroad (Western division) Arrive at
! aI;5o and $50 p. m; close 800 a. NJ, and
2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. m. and LOO p M; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
.Atgusta intermediate Offices and connections
VIA Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.O0a M, 100 and 500 p. m; close at 6.15 a.
ma, 1880. Alb and 9.15 p. M
:. Pennington, intermediate Offices and connec-
lions, via Maine Central Railroad--Arrive at
LOO and 615 p. NJ. close at 1.45 a. M, and
1890 p. m.
.Rocklond, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln% Arailroad-Arrive 100
and p m; close at e.15 a. m. and IL m.
Skoachega,l, intermediate Offices and connec,
tons. via Maine Central railroad-Arrive al
LOO p M; close at 12.3o p m ~
AUBURN end Leavisto,s-Arrive 400 and 9.OS
a. M and LOO and e.15 p. mi close e.45 and
LAD g. M, 1870. 4.16 and 9.15 p. m.
Bongor-Arriye 200 a. M, 100 and p. m
close at 81 a, M. 1870 and 9.16 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 10. 80 and s 30
?. M; 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--A%
rive at 1880 p. M; close at Gas a. M and Lee
p. m. -
Gorhane, ". H., intermediate offices and con-
nections. via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. m. and 80 p. M; close at 8.A5 a. m.
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
rs sag;ontom II Intermediate ofiees and con-
ArrlVe az $50 p m; close at 100 a. m.
Bartlett, N. t., intermediate Offices and con-
necmons via Mountain Division M. c. r. r.
arrive rive at 9C0 a. m, and 8.35 p. M; close al
$40 a. M and 245 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner. WsndhdDs M
Wt11dhdna, Raymond and South Casco--Arriye
at 1900 M; close at Las p. no.
Rochester, N r., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons, via Portland &Roehester raiiroad-Ar.
rive at Lao and 500 p. M. /; close at 6.8O and
11.45 a. m.
Cu,abertand AftUs--Arrive at g. 40 a. M, Las
500 and $50 p M; close at $50 a. NJ, 11.45
a. m, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Sacoorappa)- at $40 q.
m. lag and 500 p. M; close $50 and 11.45 q
M. and $50 p. m. = \ N!
Cope Elizabeth aud K,,tohtv;Ae-Arriye az
500 a. m. and 9 r. rn. close at a. IN. and Las
p. IN.
Dot0efy oeocit-ATiiVe at b p. m. close LAO
South Portland end VilIdyd-Arrive at 4
m and 2.l5 p. M; close at a. M and 200 ..
M
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification Of Domestic Mail Met.
ter.-Domestic mail matter,-that is,
mail matter sent in the mails from soms
post office within the United States to
some other post Office within the same.
is divided into four classes, as follows:
lst CLASS. Written matter namely, letters,
postal CARDS, and all matter wholly or partly In
writing, whether sealed or unsealed (exoepf
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets Or
corrected proof sheets of the sanie.) 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 and as
frequently as four times year, whicn bear a
date OF issue, and are numbered consecutiyaly,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board,
CLOTH leather or other substantial binding,
70 be of information of publIc
art: or some special industry. and must have 4
legitimate list. of subscribers, and must NOT
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
rates. 81
80 Class. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in PRINT (not included q,
seoond,cIass matterl. praof sheets, corrected
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 tia
dence."
printed letter, which, according TO internal evi.
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 Of the
addresSee or OF the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not no embraced in the first, second or third
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
Limit of Weight Of MaiJ Mdtter-.Ro package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
SeN tI BY u mail abst except single
except books and documents published or
circulated by order Of Congress, or official
stsf smsn ct e FSm OF q O ns
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
81 The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated By
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. 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 fractioH thereof.
2. On p0Stel cards one cent each, the price
for which they are sold.
8. On drop letters" two cents per ounce OF
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 lrate of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-elass
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
weekies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when the same aredeposited In
Is uniform at one cent each; on periodicals
weighing more than two ounces, two cents
each.
Newspapers and periodicals when de-
posted by the publishers or news agent in