The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-05
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. m. to 700 p. m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries Sundays excepted)-In
business section OF the city between High and In
Ola Streets at 100 and 9.15 a. M, 40 M 80,
and o.l5 p M; in other sections at 800 a. M,
d 1.sO p; M Sunday delivery at Post
8 ernn, w s41dot zoo to 1900 a. NJ Collections
and 800 p. m. Sunday, 600 p M only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western. intermediate
offices and connections via Boston s. Maine
M, 5.15 and 915 p. m; Sunday, arrive 1926
p m.; close $50 and 9,15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate 0fflceS and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
dZ;5o and $50 p. M. close 500 a. M. and
2.45 p. m.
. Eastern. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. M and LOOP. M; close 1890 and 9.15
p. m.
Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
wa Maine Central rairoad-Arrive at 200 and
quo a. M, LOO and 100 p. M. close at els a.
H.. 1880 415 and Ole p, m.
Tarma'gto',, intermediary offices and connec-
mons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
1880 p. m.
Roestond, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln raiIroad--Arrive LOO
anu T. p. M; close at 6.15 a, m. and IL m
:, Skouhegdn, intermediate offices and connec-
IONS, via Maine Central Authoritative at
Luz p. m, F; close at 1890 D. m.
Auburn and REPRESENTATIVE 200 and 900
q. m. and LOO and clio p M; close GAS and
7'4o a. m, 1880, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bdngor-Arrive 200 a. M. LOO and D. M;
close at 81 5 a. M. 1880 and els p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 80 and g. 80
2. 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-Ar-
rive at 1870 p. M; close at $40 q. m. and 100
GorIan,, NJ IT., intermediate offices and con.
nections, Via Grand Trunk railroadwAr rl at
$40 a. M and - 80 p. M; close at GAS a. M,
LOO and 4.3o p. m.
Stanton. IT, intermediate. offices and con-
Arrive at S.35 p M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. r., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 0.C0 a. m. and S.35 p. M; close at
500 a. M and 245 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Handhon, No.
WtndhaD,, Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
at 1900 M. close at LAO p. III.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive ct 1.45 and 600 p. M. close at $50 and
1l.45 a. m,
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at 8. 40 a. M, LAS
600 and 8.35 p M; close at 6 80 a. m, 1l.45
q. M, and $50 p m.
Westbrook (Saccarappa)- at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 500 p. m. close $50 and Hasa.
m. and $50 p. m
Cape Elizabeth and Kntghtvi,le-Arrive at
S.o0a M and F. m; close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
Bouery Beach--Arrive at 6 p. M; close Las
p. m.
South Portland and W1Uord-Arrive at a.
M, and 2.15 p m; close at 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
writing, whether sealed or unseaied Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets Of the same) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
newspapers and other periodical publications
frequently as four times year, which bear a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutfvely,
are issued from known office capitalization,
are formed of printd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, Leather or other :, substantial binding:
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 Glass. Books. circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second-class mattsr), proofsheets, 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 aniactual and personal correspon
dence."
A"circular" is defined by statute to be"
printed letter, which, according to internal eyi
dence, is being sent i'll identical terms to sever
alpersons." and does not lose its character as
ADDRESSED or Of the sender, or the correction Of
mere typographical erroys.
4th GLASS Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first, second or third
classwhich 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
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight of Natl Mdtter.-.No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beived for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing In excess of that amount and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order OF Congress, or efic,al
Depart Of the Government or from ON
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 Glass Mdtter.-The rate
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 sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof
On postel cards one cent each, the price
fol- 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 hy
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 irate 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.
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