The Portland daily press., 1895-05-16
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS,
CosAfeT's 0Utce, Sundays excepted), 73o a
NJ TO 700 p. NJ; Money order department, 8 9
m. to 800 D. m Registry department. SOC
a. m. to GOO p. m.
General LeItCery. Sundays excepted) 7.3C
a. m to 700 f. m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers n5liUeries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dla streets, az TOO and 9.15 M, 90 p m, 1.30
ana OLD p. M; in other sections at 800 a. m,
1.3O p. m. Collection from Atlantic to
Gfoye on Congr esS, g. a; m; Sunday delivery at
and 500 E. m. sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
BoSto1l, Southern dSaG Western, intermediate
ofices ard connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern dMision)-Arrive at 1890,
B, and 11.30 p. m.; close s a. m. and II. 90
m., 5.15 and 9.15 p. m; Sunday, arrive .25
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate Offices and connec tions, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
LOO, $50 and $50 p. m; close 500 a. H..
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOO p. m; close 1920 and 9.15
p. m.
44lt9usto, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railrosad-Arriye at 200 and
900a m, 100 and 500 p. m.; close at 6.15 d.
M. 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 D. m.
Harrington, intermediate Offices and connec
tons, via Maine Oentral Railroad-ArriVe at
100 ana e.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. m.. and
12.2O p III.
Rocala,,d. intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln raiNoad-Arriye LOO
anG 6 p m: close at 615 a. m and Il 10 p. m.
S@oHhega1,, intermediate oidces and connec.
tlollS via Maine Central raNroad-Arrive at
LEO p H.; close at 1920 p. m.
Astd'7I. and Le1etsto1,-Arrve 200 and 9.oe
q. n and LOO aud 6.15 p. NJ: close 7.45 a.
m.. 1920. 4.16 and 9.15 p. m.
sss'angor-Arriye 200 a. m. LOO and p. m;
close at 6.15 a. M, 1920 and 9a15 p. m.
Bidoetord and .saco-Arrive att. 90, 80 and
$50 p. IL; close vt 600, 500 a. M. and 1900
M, 2.45 and BIB p. m.
Island Pond, IT. intermediate Offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 12 80 p. M; close at 6.35 a. m. and LOO
p m.
Gorhqqp n H. intermediate Offices and con
nections via Grand Trunk railsoad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 123O p. m. close at $50 a. M.
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Slgantor, IT., intermediate ofaces and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. c. r. R.
Arrive at 8.35 p. m; close at8soo a. m.
Bartlett, ". H., intermediate of1ces. and con
nections via Mountain Division M. C. r. R.
Arrive at 9.CO a. m. and 8.35p- NJ; close at
500 a. M. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wtadhan,, No.
W11adhan1, Raymond and South CdSco-Arrive
at 1900 m. close at Lao p. nj.
Rochester, N. H. intermediate o. Hces and CON
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.45 and 600 p. m. close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland M;us-Arriye at s.4o;a. NJ, Las
600 and S.35 p. m; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. m. +
Westbrook (Saccarappa)- Arrive at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 600 p n. close $50 and IL As a.
m. and $50 p. m. q
Cape Elizabeth and KssightuiUe--Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at 6 a. m. and 1.45
p m.
Bowery Beach-Arrive at p. m; ;clcse Las
p. m.
South Portland and WalIard-Arrive at 8 a.
M, and 2.15 y. MI close at a. nj. and ZOO p.
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.
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.
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, whion bear
date OF issue, and are numbered cOnsecut1Vely
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board
cloth, leather or other substantial binding
To be Of Information Of "a public
character OR devoted to literature, the sciences,
art, or some special indt Stry 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. 4
Sd Class Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print. (not included in
second-class matrer), proof sheets, corrected
OrOlf-Sha0tS
ng the same.
Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
'tAe 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 aniactual and personal correspon
A"clrcular'' is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which, according to internal evi
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 nrst, second or third
classwhich is not in its form or nature liable to
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 Weight of Mail MGtteT.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
bei7ed for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing and IN f at aG
circulated by order of Congress, or offcial
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 Il tur
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 o
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters and other written matter