The Portland daily press., 1895-11-05
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

Cashiers Office, SUNDAYS excepted, 7;3o
M to 700 p. m; Money order department. y a
M to 500 P. m. Registry department, 9.oo
a. m. to 600 p. m,
General Deltuerg, Sundays excepted 7.3o
a. M TO 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
business section OF the city between High and IN
da streets at 700 and g. 10 a. M. l2.45 p m. 80
and o.l5 p. n. in other sections at 500 a. M,
1.3O p N. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress 6. Il. m. Sunday delivery at
once window, 900 to 1000 a. IN. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. m, 400
and 600 p. n Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
.Bostom, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad eastern diyision)-ArriVe at 1890.
5, and 11.3O p. M; close a. m. and IL m.
o;l5 and 9.15 ?. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25 p. M;
cloS3.3O and SO p. m.
Boston, Southern and Wester1, and inter.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western divison) -Arriye at
lZ.5o 5:3o and $50 p m; close 6.SS a. m.,
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railrosd-Arrive
a. m. and p. M; close 1900 m. and 9.16
| p. m.
| Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
| via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
| 800 NJ and 6.15 p. M close at 600 d.
| M. l2.OO M, Alb and 81 3 D. m.
Fdrnlingtor, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
/ r d. ILL.,,
1925 p. m.
Roch1a,ad, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive l
and 6 p. M; close at 500 a. m. and 1925 p. m.
| Skolchegu11 intermediate offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central Authoritative at
l p. m; close at 1925 p. m.
| Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk RailWay-Ar-
rive at IL 5 p M; close at a.. m. and LOO
| p. M
| nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
| $40 a. m. and 1915 p. H.; close at a. M.
| LOO and 430 p. m.
| Scranton. IT., intermediate Offices and con-
| nectiOns, via Mountain Division M. G. H. r.
| Arrive at $50 p. m; close at 500 a. IN.
| Bartlett NJ e., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. g. H. r.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. M and $50 p. M; close at
| 500 a. M. and 1929 p. M
Duck Pond, Prides Corner Wif,dhoDo, No.
| Wdndhane, Raymond and South CdSco-Arriye
at 200 m. close at 1.45 p. H.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
| neetions via Portland &Rochester rairoad-Ar.
| rive at 1.45 ana 600 p. M; close at $50 and
IL. 46 a. m.
| Cumberland AfsHs-Arrive at $40 a. M. Las
| 500 and $50 q. m; close at 80 a. M, 1l.45
a. m and $50 p. m.
| Westbrook (soccdrGppG) Arrive at $40 a.
| m. 1.45 and 90 p. L.; close $50 and I1.45 a.
| m. and $50 p m.
| Cane Elizabeth and KasightViUe-Arrive at
500 a. m. and r. H.; close at a. m. and Las
| p. m. 81 {,2
Boevery Beach-Arrive at 6 p. m. close Las
| p. M
Classification Of Domestic Mail Mat
ter.-Dome 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.
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., when bear
date OF ISSUE and are numbered consecutVely,
are issued from known office republication,
are formed of prinrd paper sheets. without board.
| clo tn, leather other substantial binding.
To be Of information OF public
character or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art or some special indt stry, 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 not included III
second-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheetS 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 correspou-
dence."
A"crcular" Is defined by statute to be a
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent i'll identical terms TO sever
| afperSonS," 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
| Ath Class Merchandise, namely all mattes
not embraced in the nrst, second or thiro
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 Weight of Mail Matter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall DO re
beiVed for conveyance by mail. except sinsle
cooks weighing In excess of that amount. ana
| except books and documents published or
circulated by order OF Congress, or omcial
matter emanating from any OF s tne
the Smithsonian Institution.
| 80 Second-clasS matter mailed IN pacKs ees
| AT The pound rate is not subject to the II ur-
ri. The above limit of weight does not ap-
| nly 10 matter in foreign mails regulated oy
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-Tbe rate
postage on matter of the first class is as