The Portland daily press., 1895-07-06
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS,

General Delivery, (Sundays excented) 7.3o
| a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted) I'm
business section of the city between High and In
dla streets at 700 and 9.15 a. III. IL. IL p m. 80
and 5.15 p. M. in other sections at 500 a. m,
| 1.3O p. m. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress. 6. n. m. Sunday delivery at
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
and 800 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and VeStsr71, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern diyision) at 1890.
o, and 11.3O p. m.; close a. m. and 80
a. m. 90, 5.15 and 9.15 p. m. Sunday,
arrive 1.25 p. M. close 4.3O and 9.16 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Weste,7o, and inter-
medlate offices and connections, via Boston and
M Name railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
ll.3o a m. and 1890, $50 and $50 p. m. /;
close 500 a. M, and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. M and 1870 p. M; close 1900 m. and 915
p. m.
Augusta, inteFmediate offices and connections
wa Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
800 a. IN. 1870 and g. 5 D. m. close at 6. 90 a.
M. 200 m.. 4.15 and 9.15 D. m.
Faanaington intermediate Offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
12.15 and els p. nj close at 7.45 a. NJ, and
1900 m.
Rock1a7d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive IL 80
and p m. close at 600 a. m. and s12. 2.2op D. m.
!, Skouhcga1,, intermediate offices and connec-
uons. via Maine Central railroad-ArriVe at
l2.l6 p. m.: close at 1920 p. m.
Auburn and Leaeiston-Arriye 200 and 900
a. n and 1915 and 6.15 p. M: close 7.45 a.
m., 1920, 4.15 and 915 p. m.
BGngor-Arriye 200 a. m.. 1890 and 6.15
p. m.; close at a. M, II m., and 9.15 p. m.
Btddetord and Saco-Arrive at 1870. $50
and $50 p. m.; close at 500, 500 a. m. and
ll.30 D. M, 2.45 and Ole d, m
Island Pond, Vt., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at II. 8 p. M; close at a. m. and LOO
p. m.
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
8.40 a. m. and II. 15 p. m.; close at a. m.
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Sacanton, IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nections; via Mountain Division N. G. r. r.
Arrive at 8. 10 p. M; close at 500 a. m
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. R. R.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and 8.15 p. m.; close aE
500 a. m. and l.25 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prtte's Corner Wdrdhono, No.
Wdndltdna, Raymond and South CGsco-Arrive
at IL. 90 m. ; close at 1.45 p. III.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at Lao and 600 p. m.; close at $50 and
11.45 a. N.
Cumberland MtUs-Arrive at $40 a. m.. Las
600 and S.15 D. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
q. m and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccarappo)- at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 600 p. L.; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kntgttvtue-Arrive at
S.00a. m. and p NJ; close at 6 a. m. and Las
D. m.
Boacery Beach-Arrive at 6 p. m. cicse 1.45
p. m.
m., and 2.15 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,
is divided into four classes, as follows:
1st CLASS. Written matter. namely, letters.
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly N
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 a year, whicn bear
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding,
To be of information of q public
character or 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 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
Inv N
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-
dence"
A"circular'' is defined by statute to be
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
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the frst. second or third
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
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law
Limit of WeighG of Mail MGtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beived for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. ana
circulated by order of Congress, or official
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 fC ur-
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:
1. On letters and other written matters
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-cass 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 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 irate 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.
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