The Portland daily press., 1895-07-25
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS,

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General DeLive7u (Supdays excepted) 73o
a. III. 10 700 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. M
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)--Tn
business section of the city between High and In
and ala streets at 100 and 915 a. m. 1215 m. 1So
anu oi5 p. m. In other sections at 500 a. m,
l.3O p. m Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress. 6. a. m. Sunday delivery at
Ohlce window, 800 to 1000 a. m. Collections
and 500 p. m. Sunday 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston s. Maine
railroad eastern division)-Arriye at 1890.
0, and ll;3o p M; close a. M and 11.3o
arrive 1.25 p. M. close 4.3O and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Weste7n, and inter.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine Z IN railroad western divisionl.Arrive at
/ 1.30 a m. and 1890, $50 and $50 p m.;
close 500 a. m.. and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central RaiIroad-Arrive
a. m and 1870 p. m; close 1900 m. and 9.15
p. m.
Augusta, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
800 a. m. 1890 and 6 5 p. m. ; close at 600 a.
M. IL. 90 m., 4.15 and 9.15 D. nl
Harrington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrve at
12.15 and 6.15 p. m. close at Z .45 a. M, and
1900 m.
| Rochlo1ad, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 1880
ana . p. NJ; close at 600 a. m. and 12.2op. m.
tions. via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
| l2.l5 p. m. close at 1920 p. m.
| Auburn and Leaciston-Arrive 200 and 600
a. m. and II. 15 and 6.15 p. m.. close 7.45 a.
M, 1920, 4.15 and 9.15 p H.
| Bongor-Arrive 200 a. M, 1890 and 6.1
p m; close at a. m, II M, and 9.15 p. m.
| Biddef0rd and Saco-Arrive at 1880. $50
and $50 p. nl. close at 600, 500 a. m. and
11.3o p. M. 2.45 and 5.15 p. M
Island Pond, IT., Intermediate offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL is p. NJ; /; close at a. m. and loo
| p. m.
| GorHdn1, ". H, intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
| $40 a. IN. and IL. 10 D. n.; close at a. m.
| LOO and 4.30 p. m
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division NJ G. r. R.
Arrive at 8.15 p. m. ; close at8.oo a. IN.
I Bartlett, N. a., intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ G. r. R.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and 3.15 p. m.; close az
500 a. m. and 1.25 p. m.
| Luck Pond, Prtde's Corner, Wir,dhane, No.
I Wtndhdno, Raymond and South Caseo-ArriEe
at II. 90 m. close at Lao p. III.
| Rochester, n. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester rairoad-Ar.
rive at LAB and 600 p M; close at $50 and
| LAB a. N.
| Cumberland MiHs-Arrive at $40 a. m.. Lac
600 and 81 8 D. m.; close at $50 a. m, 11.46
a. NJ, and 5.3Op. m.
| WestbrooE (Saccarappa)- Arrive at $40 a.
m. Las and coop II. close $50 and Hasa
m. and $50 p. m.
| Cape Elizabeth and Krsiqhtv1le- Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at a. IN. and Las
| p. M.
| Boagery Beaclt--Arr:ve at p. M; ch,se 1.45
South Portland and Wiuard-Arrive at 8 a.
m., and 2.15 p. M. close at a. M and 200 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,
| 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 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
| frequently as four times year.. wfiicn bear
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed ofprntd paper sheets. without board.
eloth leather or other substantial binding: I,g
character, devoted to literature, the sciences,
art, or some special industry, and must have d
| 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 in
second-class matJer), 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
Iav tbot rf hoy dtxrrif Of opxr do
letters characters, figures or images. or Of any
combination thereof, not having the
character of anlaetual and personal correspon-
dence"
A'c1rcular' is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which according to internal evi.
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
addressee or of the sender, or the correction of
mere typographical errors
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first, 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 the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law
limit of Height of MdU Mdtter.-No package
weighing more than four POUNDS shall be re
| beived for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. and
| except books and documents published or
psoat pepartments Of Ike GoVernmen COVE or from s
| the Smithsonian lnStlbuJlOn.
| 80. Seeond-class matter mailed in packa ges
at the pound rate is not subject to the fl ur.
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 Mdtter.-Tbe rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matters
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-clasS rates and on sealed 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.
3. 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 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
thereto or to other news agents, is one cent per
| pound or fraction thereof.
| The Irate OF postage on newspapers and
| periodical publications of the second-class
| when sen. by other than the publisher or news
| agent, is one cent for each four ounces or
! e. II ortth