The Portland daily press., 1895-12-28
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
[lCoshter's Office, QSnndays excepted), $50 a
m. TO 100 p M; Money order department, 8 a
m. to 300 p. m. Registry department. 600
a. m. to 600 p. m,
a. M to 100 p m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers D.ifreries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dla streets at 700 and 9.15 a. m. 1915 m. 1.3o
and bib p. ~; in other sections at 500 a. M,
1.3o p. a. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress. g. a. m Sunday delivery at
Office window 800 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes as HOO a. M, 400
and 200 p. m Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and IYestsr1 intermediate
Offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, Eastern division)-Arrive at 1890.
., and 1l.30 p. M; close a. m. and II m.
clos3.30 and 9.l5 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western and inter-
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
II 80, $50 and $50 p. M; close 6.88 a. m..
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrivs
2 a. m. and pm; close 1870 m. and 9.15
p. m.
augusta, intermediate offices and connections
a00a. N. and 6.l5 p. H.. close at COCA
m 12.0 90 M, 4.15 and 9.15 p. IN.
Harrington, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Authoritative at
! and 6.15 p M; close at TAO a. m., and
1925 p. m.
.Rocksard. intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arriye L
end p m; close at 600 a. m. and 1926 p. m.
Shouhcga1,, intermediate offices and connec-
lions via Maine Central railrOad-Arriye at
l p. M; close at 1925 p M
Island Pond, IT, intermediate offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1890 p. m.; close at a. m. and LOO
p. m.
Gorhont, ". H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. M and 1870 p. NJ; close at a. m,
LOO and 4.3O y. m.
Scranton; II, intermediate. offices and con
Arrive at $50 p M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. g., Intermediate Offices and con
| nections via Mountain Division NJ. G. R. r.
Arrive at eco a. m. and $50 p NJ; close at
500 a. NJ and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, PJ-i5e's Corner, Wtndhans, No.
Wdndhan,, Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
at IL. 90 m. !; close at Las p. III.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
noctions, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.46 and 500 p. ~. /; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at 8.4o a. m. 1.45
500 and $50 D. M; close at $50 a. m, 11.45
| @. H., and $50 p. M
Westbrook (sdccaroppa) 1T $40 a.
m. 40 and 6 90 p. IL. !; close 6.3O ana l1.45a DE-
| m. and $50 p. m.
500 a. m. and F. m.; close at 6 a. IN. and Las
p. m.
Boaoery Beacl-Arr!ve at 6 p. M; close Las
| p. m.
Classification Of Domestic Mail Nat
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 Grass. Written matter. namely, letters,
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly IN
writing, whether sealed Or uilse,tled Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets OF the same.l All mat
yer sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class.
| I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
new papers and other periodical publications
| which are issued at stated intervals and as
| frequently as four times year, whicn bear a
| date of ISSUE and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office Of publication,
70 vi be a'u Of nform ea OS Of D publfs
character or devoted to literature. the sciences
art, or some special mdt stry and must have a
| legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
| be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
rates.
| other matter wholly in print (not included in
| second-class natter, proof-sheets, corrected
| proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
| ng the same.
printed matter is defined by statute to be
| "tha reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, of any words,
Letters figures or images or Of any
| character of anIactual and personal correspou-
dence."
| A"circular' is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which, according to Internal evil
de .ce is being sent i'll identical terms to sever
nj PERSONS 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 matte.
| not embraced in the mrst, second or third
classwhich 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 me postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law
| Limit of Weight of Man lHotter.-No package
weighing more than TOUR pounds shall be re
| beived for conveyance by mail. except single
| cooks weighing IN excess of that amount. ana
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
Departments of the Government or from
| the Smithsonian Institution.
| 80 Second-class matter mailed in packs ges
|
| 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-Tbe rate o
postage on matter of the first GLASS is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter
| except that specially authorized to pass at
third-cass rates and on s. aled 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.
8. 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 Tho rate OF
postage on second-elass matter when sent by