The Portland daily press., 1895-06-10
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. m. to 500 p. m.
General Delivery, Sundays excepteG 7.so
a. m to 100 p. M Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
dia streets at 100 and els a. M, Loop m, $50,
and OH p. M; in other sections az 500 a. m,
1.so p. m. Collection from Atlantic to
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. IN. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. m, 400
and 500 p. m Sunday. 600 p m only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston. Southern and Western, intermediate
ofnces and connections via Boston s Maine
railroad, eastern diviSion) -Arrive at 1890,
s. and 11.3o p. M; close a. m. and 1900
M, bib and 9.15 p. M. Sunday, arrive 1.25
p m. close $50 and 8. is p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
LOO $50 and $50 p M; close 500 a. m,
and 245p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1920 and 9.15
p m.
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9O0a. d., 100 and 800 p. M; close at 6.15 o.
NJ. 1920. Ais and 9.15 p. m.
Pennington, intermediate Offices and connec
tons, via Maine Central Railroad--Arrive at
LOO and els p M; close at 7 40 a. m. and
2.20p. m.
Rocklond, intermediate Offices and connections
and g p. M; close at 6 10 a. m. and IL. 10 p. m.
Skoachegon, intermediate offices and connec-
tlons, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
LOO p M close at 1920 p. m.
auburn and Leutston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. M and LOO and 6.15 p. m; close 7.45 a.
M, 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M. 100 and 6 p. M;
close at els a. m. 1920 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and Soco-Arrive at 100, $50 and
$3.50 p. M. close at 600, 800 a. m. and 1900
m, 2.45 and 5. 16 d. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1890 p. M close at 6.35 q. m. and LOO
p. m.
Gorhana, N. IT., intermediate Offices and con
nectons, via Grand Trunk Authoritative 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 835 p M; close at8.Oo a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ. G. R. r.
Arrive at geo a. m. and 8.35 p M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. IN.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wi,dId7n, No.
Wt1,dhono, Raymond and South Cdsco--Arrive
at IL. 90 M. close at Las p. III.
Rochester, N H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland chichester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.45 and 600 p. M. close at 6.3O and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland 1ftlls-Arriye at 8.4oa. M, 1.45
600 and S35 p M; close at $50 a. M, 1i.45
a. H., and $50 p m
Westbrook (saccarappa)-Arrive at $40 a.
m. and $50 p. m. f-t
Cape Elizabeth and Katghtvtlte-Arriye at
500 a. M and P. M; close at a. m. and Lao
p. m.
Boacery Beach-Arrive at p. M. ;clcse Las
p. m.
South Portland and JYillard-Arrive st8a
M, and 2.15 y. M; close at 8 a. m. and zoo D.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification Of Domestic MaiI Mott
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 unsealsd Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets of the sanle.) 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
date Of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known Office of publication,
are formed of prinsd paper sheets, without board
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information of public
character or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art, or some special industry 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.
Sd Class. Books. circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly In print mot included in
second-class matrer(, proof sheets, corrected
proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
Printed matter" Is defined by statute to be
"the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, of any words
letters characters. figures OF images, or OF any
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 eyi
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
Of the Oh
18th Glass Merchandise. namely all matter
not embraced in the first, second or third
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con.
tents OF the mail bag, or harm the person Of
any one engaged in the postal service, andnor
above the weight provided by law
Limit of Weight of Mail Mdtter.-No package
weighing more than four POUNDS shall be re
beiVed for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing IN EXCESS o. as n aGd an or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
matter emdnating from any oo OF fr the
Departments OF 1 me GoTefhheh'
80 Second-class matter mailed in packs ges
at the pound rate is not subject to the II ur-
81 The above limit of weight does not APP
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
except that specially authorized tG pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or mattcf
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
On postel cards one cent each, the price
fol which they are sold.
s. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post offices, and one cent for each ounce OF
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 WheE
sent from news agency to actual subscribers
thereto or to other news agents, is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof
The grate OF postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the. second-class
when sent by other than the publisher or news