The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-22
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

General Delivery. Sundays excepted 7.3o
am. to 100 p. m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. IN.
Carriers Deliveries Sundays excepted)-In
T.; section Of the city between High and In
md 5.l5 p. m. in other sections at 500 a. M,
l,3o P M Sunday delivery at Post
ifllce window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
ron street boxes at HOO a. NJ, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Hoston Southern and Western. intermediate
'ilices and connections via Boston & Maine
abroad eastern division)-Arriye at 1890,
}, ana ll.3O p. M; close a. m. and 1900
NJ. 5.15 and 9.15 p. M Sunday, arrive 1.25
D. H.; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
b0Gston, Southern and Western, and inter,
,4ai; Offices and connections via Boston and
1880 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. m, and
2.46p nj.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. M and p. NJ. close 1890 and 9.15
.. NJ
augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
ia Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
100 a. NJ, LOO and 600 p. M; close at $40 a.
m, 1880, 415 and 9.15 p. m.
Pennington, intermediate Offices and connec-
ions, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at Z 40 a. NJ, and
1870 p. m.
Rochlond, intermedate Offices and connections
VIA Knox and Lincoln$ Nrailroad-Arrive LOO
anu D p H. close at 61b a. m. and IL m.
Skouhego',, intermediate offices and connec-
lions, via Maine Central Authoritative at
LOO p. M; close at 2.30 p. m.
Aubaan and Leaciston-Arrve 200 and 900
=. m. and 100 and 615 p. M; close 6.45 and
7.40 a. M, 1890, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Ba,igor-Arrive 200 a. M, 60 and o. M;
close at 81 5 a. M, 1890 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and Sdco-Arrive at 1890 and 80
?. m; close at 600 800 a. m. and 1900 m
2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT, intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1870 p. M; close at 6.45 a. m. and 90
p. IN.
GonI.a'n, n; II, intermediate Offices and con-
$40 a. M and Il. 80 p. m. close at 6.45 a. M,
LOO and 430 p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nectlons, via Mountain Division NJ. C. R. R.
Arrive at $50 p m; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ. c. R. r.
Arrive at 500 a. m. and $50 p. H.; close at
500 a. M. and 2.45 p. m.
~ DueS Pond, Plide's Corner, Wtndhana No.
WthdhdiR, Raymond md South Cdsco-Arrye
at 100 m.; close at 1.45 p. m.
Rochester, NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at1.45 and 500 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mt1ls-Arrive at 40 a. M, 1.45
600 and S35 p m. close at $50 a. M, 1I.45
q. M, and $50 p. m.
WeStbroob (SGccdrappa) Arrive at $40 a.
M. l.45 and 500 p. m; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
5000 a. m. and P. M; close at a. m and 1.45
p.m
Boecery Beact-Arriye at p. m. close Las
p. IN.
South Portland and HiIard-Arrive at a.
m and 2.15 p. M; close at a. m. and 200 p.
M
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
aL,t.z 6
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
writing, whether sealed or unsealed Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets of the Sane.) 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, when bear a
date OF issue, and are numbered cOnsecutively
are issued from a known Office of publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board
f e. be leather Of S5ne5 81 0p pb
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.
Sd Class Books circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
Seeond-class matter) proof-sheets, corrected
proofsheets 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 correspon-
dence"
A"clrcular'' 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 of 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 III 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 Height Of lhcdt 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 official
matter emanating from any of the
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-cass 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 Matter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on aaled matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
2. On p0Stel cards one cent each, the price
for which they are sold
g. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post offices, and one cent for each ounce or
traction 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 a news agency TO actual subscribers
thereto, or to other news agents, is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
The srate 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 Oh newspapers Excepting
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces i'll weight when the same aredeposited In
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