The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-19
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
coshier's Office, Sundays excepted, 7,3o
m. TO 100 p. m.; Money order department., 8 u
M to 300 p. m. Registry department. 900
a. m. to 600 p. m,
General Delivery. Sundays excepted 1880
a. nj. 10 100 p m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. IN.
Carriers Deiireyies, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
qua streets. at 700 and 9.l5 a. NJ, 1.uopm, 1.3O
ana olo p. M; in other sections at 500 u. H.
1.30 p. m. Collection from Atlantic to
GroVe on Congress. 6. Il. m. Sunday delivery at
from street boxes as 100 a.. H.. AGO
ara 500 p. M Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
olilces and connections via Boston q Maine
railroad. Eastern diyision) Arrive at 1890,
o ., and II 80 2. m; close s a; IN and 1900
NJ. b.l5 and 9.15 p. m; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. m; close $50 and 9l5 T. m.
Boston, Southern and Western. and inter.
mediate offices and connections. via Boston and
Maine railroad western divisiOnl-Afriye at
LOO, $50 and $50 p. m. close 500 Il. M.
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern. via Maine Contra, Railroad-Arrive
: d. IN. ana LOO p MI close 1920 and 9,15
Augusta, intermediate offices and connections
wa Maine Central raiIroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.o0a. ~. 90 and 600 p. M; close at GLE a.
m. 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 D. hi.
FdTmi1lgton, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons via Maiue Central Railroad-Arrive at
] 90 anG 6.15 .. IN. close at 7. 45 a. M, and
12.2op. m.
.RQekta1,d, intermediate Offices and connections
wa hnoX and Lincoln railroad-Arriye LOO
anu p. NJ. close at 6.15 a. m. and IL. 10 p. m.
!. Shoahega1l, intermediate offices and connec-
lions, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
LOO p m. close at 1920 D. NJ.
auburn and Le'riston--Arrive 200 and 300
a. H. and LOO and 6.15 p m.: close 7.45 a.
Ill., 1920 AIS and 9.15 D. m
Bangor--Arrive 200 a. H. LOO and 6 pm;
close at Gil a. M. 1920 and 915 p. m.
Biddctord and Soco-Arrive at 90, $50 and
80 p. H.; close at 600 500 a. nj. and 1900
m. 2.45 and 5.15p. M
island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL 80 p. m. close at 635 a. m. and LOO
p. IN.
GorAaD,, N IT., intermediate offices and con
nectons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. m close at ESQ a. M,
LOO and 4.30 .. H.
smanton IT, intermediate Offices and con.
nectons, via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at $50 p. M. close at 500 a. m.
bartlett, N. H. intermediate Offices and con-
ne ssitn $. via Mountain Division NJ. c. r. R..
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and $50 p. M; close at
500 a. III. and 2.45 p. m.
DucS Pond, Pride's Corner Wt''dhams, No.
Vtndhdnt, Raymond and South CdSco-Arriye
at 1900 H.; close at Lao p. NJ.
Rochester, n. IT,, intermediate offices and con-
nectons, via Portland &RocheSter railroad-Ar-
rive at Lao and 600 p NJ; close at $50 and
11.45a. m.
Cumberland Mills-Arrive at 8. 40 a. M, Las
600 and S.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 1l.45
a. H., and $50 p. m.
Eestbrook (Saccarappa)- at $40 a.
m. .45 and coop Ia; close $50 and 11.45a.
| IN. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and KnightviHe-Arriye at
s.ooa. m. and p. M; close at a. m. and Las
p. IN.
BoDery Beact-Arr!ve at p. M. ; clCse Las
p. M
South Portland and Wildrd-Arrive at sa
and mir o u n fn
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER
Classification Of Domestic Mail Mot
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 unsettled 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 tins year.. which bear a
date OF issue, and are numbered conseeutyely,
are ISSUED from a known office of publication.
are formed printd paper sheets. without board.
cluth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information 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 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
| the 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"tlrcular' Is defined by statute TO be
printed letter. wnich.according 20 internal evi
dence, is being sent i'll identical terms to sever
/ al persons" and does not lose its character as
| such by writing therein the date, name of the
ADDRESSED or OF the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors.
| 4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced III the first. second or third
ciasswhch is not i'll its form or nature liable TO
destroy, deface or otherwise damage Tue con.
| tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person of
any one engaged III Inc postal service, andnoI
above the weight provided by law.
| LIMIT OF Weight Of liail 5fatter.-No package
weighing more than ionr pounds snail he re
beiVed Tor conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing III excess OF that amount. ana
except books and documents published or
circulated by order OF Congress, or official
matter emanating from any of tho
Departments of the Government or from
| the Smithsonian Institution.
| 80 Second-class matter mailed in packages
at The pound rate is not subject 10 the four
pohnd limitation.
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated DS
| postals conventions.
a RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter The rate o
postage on matter of the first class is as