The Portland daily press., 1895-02-08
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
oFFICE HOURs.

m. to 90 D. M Money order department, a
m. to 500 p m. Registry department. ''oo
a. m. to 600 p m.
| General Delscery, Sundays excepted 7.3o
a. M to 700 D. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. III.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excePte0Jiln
business section of the city between High an9 az a
dia streets at 100 and 81 a. M, Loo IN, Low
and SIS p m in other sections at 500 a; m,
100 D. m Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress. 6. 2, m Sunday 9eneefy %s
from street boxes at HOO a.. m.' 4'oo
and 500 p m. Sunday 600 p m only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
ofces and connections via Boston q MANS 1n
railroad. eastern division)-Arrive at lz;3O,
Q, and l1:3o 2. m; close a. m. and i9.9 9e
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p, Mr.
Boston, Southern and Western. and inter
mediate Offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad tWestern division)-Arrive at
LOO, $50 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. NJ,
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern. via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive
2 a. m. and LOO p M; close 1920 and 9.15
pm.
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad--Arriye at zoo ana
9.OOa. M, LOO and 600 p. M; close at 6l5 a.
m 1920. AIS and 9.15 p M
| Fa18air,gton, intermediate offices and connec-
| TONS via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
100 ana 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. m'' ana
12.20p. m.
Rockld,,d, intermediate offices and connee1onss
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arriye log
and 6 p. M; close at Clio a. M ana IL. ~ ?. M
| Sfouhcgd,,. intermediate offices and connec.
| tons, via Maine Central railroad-ArrlVe az
| LOO p. M. ; close at 1920 p. 10.
Auburn and Lewtston-Arrive 200 and 300
a. m. and LOO and clio p. M: close 1.4S a.
Ill., 1920, Alb and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arriye 200 a. m.. 100 and 6 p. m;
close at g. 5 a. M, 1920 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddetord and Soco-A Arrive at 1.o0 $40 and
$50 p. M close at 500, 500 a. m. and l2.oo
m, 2.45 and 5.15 p ~
Island Pond ", intermediate ofhces ana
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at H. so p. M; close at 6.35 a. NJ and LOO
p. m.
GorAans, NJ IT., intermediate, Offices and con
nections via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrlye az
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at $50 a. III
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
ssea,ton, IT., intermediate offices and con
nectons, via Mountain Division NJ. G. II. II
Arrive at S.35 p. M; close 1880 a. NJ
Bartlett, NJ H., intermediate offices and con.
nections via Mountain Division M. q. II. R.
Arrive at geo a. m. and $50 p. M; close at
500 a. III. and 2.45 p. H.
D,tcb Pond, Pride's Corner, Windhdns No.
| Windh0n1, Raymond and South CGsoo-Arfiye
at 2. 90 m. close at Las p. hi.
Rochester, N. H.. intermediate Offices and con
nectons, via Portland &RocheSter ra1lroad-Af.
rive at Lao and 600 p. m; close at $50 and
LAB a. N.
Cumberland MiIs-Arrive at $40 a. m., .45
600 and 8.35 p. M; close at 6 80 a. NJ, lib
a. H., and $50 p. m.
IYestbrooE (SdccardppG)- at 8 40 a.
m. /, 45 and oop. m. close $50 and ll.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,eightpiHe- Arrive at
4 S.o0a M and p. m. close at e a. IN. and Lao
p. m.
Bo,cery BeacIt-Arrive az p M; close 1.4s
South Portland and Wilsard-Arriye at 8 a.
M, and 2.16 p, M; close at a, m. and zoo 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,
1 is divided into four classes, as follows:
| 1st CLASS. Written matter. namely, letters
postal cards, and AL matter wholly or partly IN
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets OF
corrected proof sheets Of the same.l All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed againstinspectlon
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
newspapers and other perlodlcal puDHcauons
which are issued at stated intervals and as
| frequently as four times year. when Dear
date of issue, and are numbered consecutiVely,
are issued from known office Of RnoteSa ION
a 70 BE- ,SA'u Of q information Sa Of public
character, or devoted TO literature, tle SClSucoSs
art. or some special ndt stry, and must have 2
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.
.PrIntea matter" is defined by statute to be
1.-THE reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, OF any words,
letters, characters, figures or images, or of any
combination eslaihi thereof, not having the
character of anIaetual and personal correspon
dence."
printed letter, which, according to internal eyi
| dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose It's character as
such by writing therein the date, name OF the
ADDRESSED or OF the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors o,u al .++.-
| 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.
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
| above the weight provided by law.
limit of Weight Of Mail Matter..No package
! weighing more than four pounds shall be re
bei1sed for conveyance by mail. except single
| cooks weighing IN excess OF that AMOUNT: ana
except books and documents pubnshed OF
matter emanating from any of the
Departments OF the Government or from
| the Smithsonian lQSttutlOH.
| 80 Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
| pound limitation. o.
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
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters and other written matter,
except thai specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on So aled matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
| mar 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
traction 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 news agency TO actual subscribers
| thapeto or to other news agents. is one cent