The Portland daily press., 1895-11-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS,
m. TO 100 p. M; Money order department. a
m. to 800 p IN. Registry department. 900
a. m. to 600 p M
General Deliusrv, Sundays excepted) 7.3O
a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers DssiUeries, (Sundays exceptadl-Tn
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets at 100 and 915 am 2. As D m, L 80
and 5.l5 p. a.; in other sections at 500 a. H..
1,So p n. a. Collection from Atlantic to
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. M Collections
from street boxes at 11.OO a. m 400
and 900 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and JVestern. intermediate
Offices and connections via Boston g. Maine
railroad eastern divisionl at 1890
5, and 11.3O p. m.; close 8 a. m. and 12 m.
b. 10 and 9.15 p. m. Sunday, arrive 1.25 p. m. /;
clos3,3 80 and 9.I5 p. m.
Boston. Southern and Western, and inter-
medlate oillces and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division) Arrive at
1880. 6.30 and $50 p. M. close 6.SS a. m.,
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and pm; close 1900 m. and 9.15
pm
augusta, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central raiHoad-Arrive at 200 and
9.00a m. and 6.15 p. m. close at 500 a.
~. 90 m., 415 and 81 5 y. m.
Farn,tngton, intermediate offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central Railroad at
and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1925 p. m
RochIa1ad intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln rairoad-Arrive l
and p m.; close at 900 a. m. ana 1925 p. m.
GIrolys1 info ta
tions. 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 II. p. M; close at s a. m. ana 100
p m.
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad Arrive at
s. 40 a. m. and 12.15 p. NJ; close at a. M,
LOO and 4.30 .. m.
Sacafeton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
neetions; via Mountain Division N. 9. r. R.
Arrive at $50 p. m.; close at 500 a.. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r.. R.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and 8.3Op. M; close az
90 a. M and 1925 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wjndhan, No.
Wiadhdn1 Raymond and South Casc0-Arriye
at IL. 90 m. close at Lao p. III.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at l.45 and 500 p m; close at $50 and
lA.fo ds III.
Cumberland Afills-Arrive at $40 a. M. ]. .45
800 and $50 D. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. H., and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (saccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. AS and 600 p II. close $50 and 11.45a,
m. and $50 p. m.
S.oOa m. and p. M; close at a. m. and 1.45
p. m.
Boacery Beach-Arrive az p. M; clcse LAS
p. m.
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,
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 unsealed Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets OF
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 consecutlyely,
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed ofprntd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding,
To be of information of a public
sr or some er speca r sry 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.
I'd Class. Books. circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included in
seeond-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
Printed NATTER 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 anlactual and personal correspon-
dence.'
A"circulara is defined by statute to be a
rrnted letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent i'll identical terms to sever
al persons" and does hot 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 Class Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the ilrst second or thiro
cIassWhieh is not in its form or nature llable TO
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents of the mail bag, or harm the person OF
any one engaged in tine postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law
Limit of Weight of Mail Mater.-No o package
weighing more than tour pounds shall be re
beiyed for conveyance by mail. except SINGLE
cooks weighing In excess OF thai amount. ana
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or ofhcial
matter emanatilg IRON any % OF rn@ 5ne
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-clasS matter mailed in packa ges
at the pound rate is not subject to the ftu
81 The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated BY