The Portland daily press., 1895-04-10

I OUJCe, ISItIIudyS
m. to 700 p. m.; Money order department,
a. a. M a. to sG 500 8 p. N m. "'Sls"' pA' 't'A' ''
General Deltvery, Sundays excepted) 7.ao
a. m. to TOO p. M Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers D5livertes, Sundays excepted)-1n
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 100 and 8. .15 a. M, LOOP 1.30,
and nd 5.l5 p m; in other sections at 500 q. m,
l.30 p. m. Collection from Atlantic to
IH5eove on Congress, g. a. m, Sunday delivery at
soop sreas s0ndsy soneS g 800 l11o Il onv a. m 400
!, ARRIvAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad eastern diyision) at 1880,
M, 5.15 and 9.15 p. m.; Sunday, arrive 1926
p. m; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate Offices and connections, via Boston and
LOO, $50 and $50 p. m.; close 800 a. m.
and 2.45p m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
z a. m and LOO p. M; close l22O ana $40
pm.
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9,Ooa. M, .00 and 600 p. M; close at 6.15 a.
m.. 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 D. m.
Fdrnli1gtor, intermediate offices and connec
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at Tao a. M, and
| 12.2Op. m.
.Rockland intermediate offices and connections
VIA Knox anu Lincoln railroad-Arrlve l.OO
and 6 p, M; close at 6,16 a. m and IL. 10 p. m
| SkotchegGf, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. m.; close at 1920 p. m.
Auburn and Lewisto,,--Arrive 200 and 900
a. m, and LOO and e.15 p. m: close TAO a.
m., 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a, M, 100 and 6 p. M;
close at 6.15 a. M, 1920 and 9.1b p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 90, $50 and
$50 p. M; close at 500, 800 a. m. and 12.O0
M, 2.4b and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1890 p. m, !; close at 6,35 a. m. and 100
p. m
Gorhon, ". III, intermediate offices and con
nectlons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. m.; close at 6.35 a. m.'
LOO and 43o p. m.
Stcanton, Yt., intermediate ofices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ. G. R, r.
Arrive at $50 p M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. IT,, intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ. c. r. R.
Arrive at 9.co a. m. and s.35 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Windhaus, No.
Wtndha,n, Raymond and South Cosco-Arrive
at 90 nl, close at 1A5 p NJ.
Rochester. N. H., intermediate offices and con-
i nections via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at ]. .4b and eco p, m; close at $50 and
: 11.4b a. m.
Cumberland Mtlls-Arrive at s.4oa a. M, Las
|
q. m and ESQ p. m.
West5rook (Saccorappa) )-Arrive at $40 a.
m. LAB and 600 p. In. close $50 and l1.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
500 a. m. and p. M; close at a. m. and Las
pm.
Bo,0ery Beach-Arrive at 6 p. M. close 1.45
South Portland and Wallard-Arrive at s a.
M, and ais p. m.; close at 8 a. m and 200 p.
| 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:
1sticlass. Written matter. namely, letters,
postal cards and all matter wholly or partly in
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
which are issued at stated intervals and as
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from a known office republication.
cieth, ioather OF otner Rn' suSstantia binding
To be of information of public
character, or devoted to literature. the Sciences
P 81 ana ia muss navs
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
proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany
| ng the same.
Printed matter, is defined by statute to be
reDrOQnCtlOQ
except that of handwriting, of any werds
letters, characters. figures or images. or of any
Character q anlactusl and personal cofrespon
dence."
dence, is being sent In identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose its character as
addresses or 81 the sender or the correction s Of
mere typographical errors
4th Glass Merchandise. namely all matter
cIasswhich 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
abSye the Weight provided BY law. law N'''
Limit of Weight of Mail Matter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds snail be re
beiyed for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing in excess of that amount. and
except books and documents published or
py ofnef OF rongress nv or o tSs
pspssa q Tie Govsrnment or from aa
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-clasS matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate Is not subject to the fur
pound limitation.
| 81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign malls regulated By
pOstals conventions.
| RAEEs OF POSTAGE.
| On First Glass Matter-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
| follows:
i !. On letters and other written matter
except that specially Authorized to pass al
third-olass 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
post offices, and one cent for each OUNCE or
fraction thereof at offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established.
| on Second Class Motter. The rate oi
postage on second-class matter when sent by
| tho sbort mr. frOn tba ~