The Portland daily press., 1895-02-20
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS,

OFFICE HOURS.
Coshter's office. [Snndays excepted, 7;3o a
m. to 90 D. m Money order department 8 a
m. to 500 p. m. Registry department, 900
a. m. to 900 p. m.
General Delivery, Sundays excepted) $50
a. m. to 700 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers D1Gireries, Sundays exceptsd)-In
business section OF the city between High and In
Ola streets, at 100 and 9.15 a. M, LOO m, l3O,
and o. 5 p H.. il other sections at 500 a. NJ,
100 p. m. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress. 6. u. m. Sunday delivery at
once window, 800 to 1000 a. m. Collections
nom street boxes at HOO a.. H., 400
ana 800 p. m. Sunday 800 p. m only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
u ra,s ana connections via Boston & Maine
faiiroad, Eastern diyision)-Arriye at 1880,
8 ana BIZ 5l an1 M close M and 1889
p M; close $50 and s.i5 p m.
Boston, Southern and Weste77,, and inter
| lealate ounces and connections, via Boston and
Name railroad western division)-Arrive at
LOO, $50 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. NJ,
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive
pm.
| augusta intermediate offces and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
| 800 NJ, 100 and 600 p. m. close at 6.15 a.
M. 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 p m.
Fd1U1t7lgtO11, intermediate off1ceS and connec-
| lions, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
100 and e.15 p. M. close at 7.45 a. M, and
| l2.2Op. m.
Roehlond, intermediate Offices and connections
VIA Anox and Lincoln Authoritative LOO
and + p. M; close at 6.15 a. m. and II. 10 p. m.
| SkoHhegan. intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
LOO p. NJ; close at 1920 D. m,
Aubur1, and Leacisto,s-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and J. 90 and e15 D. M: close 7.45 a.
M, 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 p m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M. LOO and 8 p. m;
close at GLE a. M. 1920 and 916 y. m.
Biddeford and Saco--Arriye at / 90, $50 and
$50 p M. close at 60O 800 a. NJ. and 1900
M, 2.45 and 5.15 D. M
Island Pond IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 80 p. M. close at 6.35 a. m. and 100
p. m.
| nections via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M. close at 635 a. m,,i ?.
LOO and 4.3o p. m.
Scranton. IT., intermediate Offices and con-
| necuOns, via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at 1856 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
| nectlons via Mountain Division Nj, G. r. R.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and 8.35 p. M; close at
S.ooa. m. and 2.A5 p. NJ }W
Ducl Pond, Prfde's Corner IVandhon, No.
| Wfhdhanl, R0D,n0nd and South CdSco-Arriva
| at 1900 m. close ut 1.45 p. N.
Rochester, n. H., intermediate Offices and con-
| uCCtlOnS, Vld IOfIdUu cgILOcloSter fdllfOaQ-Ar-
rive at LAB and 600 p. M. close at $50 and
11.45a. IN.
Cumberland Mills-Arrlve at $40 a. NJ, 1.45
500 and 8.35 p. M; close at 80 a. H., IL 40
q. NJ, and $50 p. m.
| WeStbrook (Sdccdrappd) -Arriye at $40 a.
m. LAB and 800 p. III. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kntghtvsue- Arrive at
500 a. m. and r. M; close at a. m. and 1.4S
| p. m.
| riv n I Al
South Portland and Wauord-Arrive at 8
M, and 2lb p. m. (; close at 8 a, m. and 200 p.
m.
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, q
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 Same.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
/ is also of the first class.
| ed 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
| udt6 OF issue, ana are numbered cOnSecuIlYely,
are issued from a known Office of qualification,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
character devoted to literature the sciences
| art or some special indt stry, 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 mot included In
second-class matter), proof sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany.
| ng the same. +,
Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
| 1.-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
delce." 81
A"crcular" is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which, according to internal ey
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
ADDRESSED or of the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors. 81
| 9Th 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-
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
| above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight Of Mail Matter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall be re-
| beiyed 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 otficlal
matter emanating from any of the
Departments of the Government or from
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 Matter,-The rate
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 fraction thereof.
On postel cards one cent each, the price
| fol which they are Sold
| g. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
| fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier