The Portland daily press., 1895-03-08
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOUESS.
Cashiers Office, Sundays excepted, 7.3o
m. to 100 p. IN. Money order department, a
m. to 500 p. m. Registry department. 900
a. nj. to 600 D. m.
General Delivery, Sundays excepted) 7.So
a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-m
business section of the city between High and In
Ola streets, at 700 and OILS a. M, Loo m, 1.30.
and 515 p. m. in other sections at 90 a. m,
1.3o p. M Collection from Atlantic to
Office window, 500 to 1000 a. m. Collections
and 800 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
4B5osto'a, Southern and Western, intermediate
ol1lces and connections via Boston g. Maine
ralfoad, eastern division)-Arrive at 1890,
., ana il 80 2. NJ; close a. NJ and 1900
p. M. close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern, and Western. and inter
lnedlate oIhces and connections via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
I.oo, o.5o and $50 p. M. close 500 a. M,
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrfve
a. m. and LOO p M; close 1920 and 915
p. m.
augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-ArriVe at 200 and
800 a. d., LOO and 600 p. M. close at els a.
m. 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Farn,ingto,,, intermediate Offices and connec
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. NJ. close at 7.45 a. M, and
1920 p. m.
Rockla,,d, intermediate offices and connections
VIA Knox ana Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. M; close at CID a. m. and IL. 10 p. m.
Skomhego,a, intermediate offices and connec-
lions, via Maine Central Authoritative at
LOO p. m; close at 1920 p. m.
auburn and LeUisto71-Arrive 200 and 900
| a. m. and 100 and CID p. M: close 7.45 a.
M. 1920. Alb and 9.15 p. m.
Bdngor-Arriye 200 a. M. 100 and o. M;
close a m and I n m
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 1 90, $50 and
$50 p. M. close at 600, 500 a. N. and 1900
H. 2.45 and Bio p. m.
Island Pond IT. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at II. 80 p. m. close at 6.35 a. M and LOO
p. m.
Gorhoaa NJ H., intermediate offices and con
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. m. ; close at 6.35 a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. M
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ c. r. r.
Arrive at S.35 p. M. close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H. intermediate offices and con-
| nections via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at eco a. m and s.35 p. m; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner TV51dhon,, No.
| Wt.dhaa'o, Raymond and South Ccsco-Arriye
at 1900 m. close at LAB p. NJ.
Rochester, N. H. intermediate offices and con-
| nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
| rive at Lao and 600 p. m. close at $50 and
11.4b a. M
| Ct,aabersond Ifstls-Arrive at $40 a. NJ, Las
600 and 8.3 D. NJ; close at G. 80 a. M, l1.45
| a. NJ, and $50 p. m.
| West6rook (SaccGrappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. Lao and 600 p. II. close $50 and l1.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
| Cape Elizabeth and KntgEtville- at
| 500 a. m. and 2. M. close at a. NJ and ]. Az
| p m.
| Boaoe,y Beach-Arr;ye at p. M; close Las
| D. m.
South Portland and Wauard-Arrive at ga
M, and 2.15 p. M. close at 8 a. m. and 200 p.
m.
| CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification OF Domestic Nail 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:
LIST 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, which bear a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutiyely,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets, without board.
| cl'ith, leather or other substantial binding,
To be OF information ton OF public
art. or some special ndt 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 (not included in
second-class matter), proof-sheets, 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"clrcular" is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which, according to internal evi
| dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
lpersons," 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 Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first, 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, andnos
| above the weight provided by law.
limit Of Weight of Mail Mdtter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall be re
beived for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing In excess OF that amount. and
| except books and documents published OF
circulated by order of Congress, or Official
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:
| l. 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
post offices, and one cent for each ounce or
| fraction thereof at offices where free delivery
| by carrier is not established
| On Second Class Natter 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
1 H. 80 %ro tlnaEr Nsnwrro0 30