The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
PORTLAND POSTOFFICE,
OFFICE HOURS.

Cashiers op7ce, Sundays excepted, $50 a
m. to 100 D. M; Money order department.
m. to 500 p. m. Registry department., 800
a. m. to 600 p. m,
General Detircry, Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. m to 700 p m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Dsitveries, Sundays excepted)--Tn
dla streets at TOO and 9.15 a. m. 12.45 M 1.30
and OLD p. H.; in other sections at 500 g. M,
G d.so p. u. Collection from Atlantic 70
Office window 900 to 1000 a. m Collections
IRON street boxes at HOO a. m, 400
and 200 p m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
,Bostor, Southern and Western, intermediate
ofnces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, Eastern division)-Arrive at 1880.
o. and 9.15 ,. m. Sunday arrive 1.25 p. M;
clos33o and 9.15 p. m.
BOSTON, Southern, and Westere, and inter.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad Western division) Arrive al
da;3u, $50 and $50 p NJ; close 6.SS a. M.
and 2.45 p. m.
:, Eastern. via Maine Central RaiIroad-Arrive
p m.
augusta, intermediate offioss sn6 aaAnseslons
va a, Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
"toU a. N. and Gle p M; close at 800 a.
M. 1900 M, 4.15 ana 915 D. m.
8UHU0c-
tons. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
! ana CID p. M; close at 7.45 a. m, and
12.25 p. m.
Rockta'ad, informed iate offices and connections
and p. M; close at 800 a. N. and 1929 p, m.
Skolchcg0a,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
l p M; close at 1925 p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL, l 5 p. M; close at a. m and 100
p m.
Gorham,, NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
.4o a. M. and IL. p. NJ; close at 8 a. M.
LOO and 4.3o p. m.
S,eanton IT, intermediate Offices and CON
nectlonS, via Mountain Division M. @. r. r.
Arrive at $50 p. M; close at 800 a. m.
Bartlett, NJ IT,, intermediate offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division M. U. Il. r.
Arrive at 800 a. m. and 8.30p m; close az
800 a. M. and 1925 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wiqdhan,, No.
Wt',dhona, Raymond and South CdscO-Arrive
at IL 90 m. close at Lao p. NJ.
Rochester, N H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland Chichester railroad-Ar:
rive at Las and 600 p. m. close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland AfiUs-Arrive at $40 a. M. las
600 and $50 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. m
West6rook (saccarappo)- at $40 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Kaaight0ille-Arrive at
800 a. M and p. M; close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
Boaeery Beach-Arrlve at p M; close 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 IL
writing, whether sealed or unSealed Except
| manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets of the sanie.) 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
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office OF qualification,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, leather OF other substantial binding.
To be of information of public
character or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art, or some special industry, and must have q
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 n
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same
Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
the reproduction upon paper, ~ any process process
letters characters, figures or images. or OF any
combination thereof not having the
character of anlactual and personal correspou-
tence"
A"cIrcular' Is defined by statute to be
tod otto which according tO Internal evil
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name of the
addresses or Of the sender, or the correction Of
mere typographical errors.
4th Class Merchandise, namely all matte.
not embraced in the 1rst. second or third
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 Motter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beiVed for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing In excess OF that amount. ana
except books and documents puonsheaa s,, OF
iasos1l Of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution, -,
80. Second-claSS matter mailed IN packs seS
at the pound rate is not subject to the II ur-
81 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.-Tbe rate o
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter