The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-16
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS,

a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. IN.
Carriers D7ltreries, SUNDAYS exeepted)--In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 100 and 9.15 a. M, IL. As NJ 100
and 5.15 p. m.; in other sections at 500 a. M,
d Lao P: M. Sunday delivery at Post
3 }om 200 to 1900 M NJ Collections 5
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 500 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Loston, Southern and Western, intermediate
ofilces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad. Eastern division) Arrive at 1890,
8, and 1l,3o ?, nj close 8 a, m. and 1900
M, 5.15 and 9.15 p. M; Sunday arrive 1.25
p. M; close $40 and 915 p M
Boston, Southern and Western and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
1880 and $50 p. M. close 500 a. m, and
2. As p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m, and LOOP. M; close 1890 and 9.15
p. M.
augusta, intermediate ofices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9Q0a m. 90 and 600 p. m. close at els a.
m 1890. AIS and 81 p. m.
=. Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
Loo and els p. M; close at 7 40 a. M, and
12.3op, m.
Roeklo',d. intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln$ railroad-Arrive 100
and p. M. close at 6.15 a. m. and IL m.
SkoWhegoa, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. NJ; close at 1890 p. m.
Auburn aud Le,eiston-Arrive 200 and 800
q. m. and l.Uo and clio p m; close $40 and
7.45 a. NJ, 80, 415 and 9.15 p. m.
.Bongor-Arrive 2,ooa. m, 100 and 8 p, M;
close at 81 8 a. m, 1890 and 9.16 p. m.
Biddeford aid Saco-Arrive at $50 and 8 80
?. MI close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900 M.
2.45 and OLD D. m.
Island Pond, IT, intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1890 p. m.; close at 6.45 a. M and 100
p. m.
Gorham,. N, H., intermediate Offices and con.
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. m. and 1870 p. M. close at 6.45 a. M.
LOO and 4.30 p m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. G. R. R.
Arrive at S.35 p M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, ". IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 0CO a. m. and $50 p, M; close at
800 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond Prtde's Corner, Wtndhana, No.
Wtndhdm, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 1900 m. !; close at LAO p. NJ.
Rochester NJ H. intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at 1.45 and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
IL. a, m.
cu,nberlo,,d Mtlls-Arrive at $40 a. M, Lao
500 and S.35 p M; close at 6 80 a. NJ, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccdrdppa)- -Arrive at $40 a.
m. 40 and 600 p. m. ; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. ana o.5U p. m,
Cape Elizabeth and K,,ightvtue-A at
500 a. m. and r. M; close at a. m. and Las
p. M.
Boaoerg Beach-Arrive AT p, m close Las
p. m.
South Portland and Ws1lard-Arrive at 8 a.
M, and 2.15 p. M; close at s a. m. and 200 D.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Nat
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
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
date of ISSUE and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
To be OF information of public
character, or devoted to literature, the Sciences
art or some special industry, and must have
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
second,class matter) proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
Printed NATTER is defined by statute to be
"the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that OF handwriting, OF any words
combination thereof not having the
character of anlactual and personal correspon
dence.'
A"ciroular'' is defined by statute to be "a
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 Class Merchandise, namely all matter
not 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 me postal service, andnot
Limit of Weight Of Mail Matter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beiyed for conveyance by mail except single
except books and documents published or
circulated by order OF Congress. or, ootieial
ps sts1 81 lie Sm any Or Of o as
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 APP
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated Dy
postals conventions, a.
RATES OF POSTAGE. a.
On First Glass Matter.-The rate OF
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters and other written matter,
except thai 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.
2 0n"dr0p letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
most offices. and one cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof at Offices where free delivery
Nv carrier is not established.
on Seeond- Class Matter. The rate of
hostage on second-claSs matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the office Of
duplication, including samples copies, or when
sent from a, news agency TO actual subscribers
thereto or to other news agents. is one cent per
hound or fraction thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-class
when sen: 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 In weight, whenthe same aredepositedi in
is uniform at one cent each; ON periodicals