The Portland daily press., 1895-06-01
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.


Carriers Dediue,ies, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 100 and ola q. m., LOO m, 1.3o.
1.3O p. m. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress. 6. a. m. Sunday delivery at
Ofice window, 800 to 1000 a; NJ 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 & Maine
railroad, eastern division) Arrive at 1890,
and Lao sDa M close snd. n and and 1880
p. m. : close $50 and 915 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
| mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine ad railroad raj SWestern diyision)1Arive "A at
| LOO, $50 and $50 p. m.; close 500 a. m,
and 2.45 p. m.
| Eastern. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOOT M close 1920 and 9.15
p. m.
| via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
900 pl LOO and 500 p. m.; close at 6.15 a
m.. 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 D. m.
| Fdrnt,,gton intermediate offices and connec
| tions, via Maine Central Railroad-ArriVe at
100 and 6.15 p: NJ. close at 7.45 a. m, and
12.2op. m.
Rockland, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrlve LOO
Skoraegan, intermediate offices and connec-
tions, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. m. close at 1920 p. m.
Auburn and Le,eiston-Arriye 200 and 800
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. m.; close 7.45 a.
M, 1920 415 and 9.15 p m.
Bongor-Arrive 200 a. M. LOO and p. M;
close at 6. 10 a. m., 1920 and 915 p. m.
Biddetord and Saco-Arrive at 90, $50 and
$50 p. m close at 600, 500 a. M. and 1900
M, 2.45 and 5.15 p IN.
| Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway--Ar-
rive at 1870 p. m.; close at 6.35 a. m. and LOO
p. m.
Gorhanp, " H., intermediate offices and con
| nections via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
| $40 a. m. and 30 p. m. close at 6.35 a. m,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
S,ca,ton IT, intermediate offices and CON
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. c. r. r.
Arrive at S.35 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, ~ H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m and 8.35 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45p. m
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wt1dhans, No.
Wtndhane, Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
| at 12. 90 M. close at 1.45 p. NJ.
Rochester. N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
| nections, via Portland &Rochester rairoad-Ar.
| 11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Aills-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
600 and 8.35 p. m.; close at $50 a. m, 11.45
q. m., and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. Las and 600 p. n. close $50 and II 45 a
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Ka,ightviue- Arrive at
| 500 a. M. and p n.; close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
Bo,cery Beach-Arrive at 6 p. m. clcse LAS
| p. m.
South Portland and WJUard-Arrve at Ia.
| M, and 215 p. m. close at 8 a. M and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
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 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 sane.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
| is also of the first class
| newspapers and other periodical publications
| which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, when bear a
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
be- leather of or o5nea Ond1 pbs
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 in
second-ciass matter) proof-sheets, corrected
proofsEeets 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
i letters, characters figures or images, or Of any
combination thereof, not having the
| character of aniactual and personal correspon
dence."
A"crcular'' 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 the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors.
4th Class Merchandise. namely all matter
not embraced in the firSt. second or thru
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, andnor
above the weight provided by law
Limit of Weight of iNGiI Motter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beiyed for conveyance by mail. except sln2le
except except books and documents published OF
circulated by order of Congress-, or otf1cal
matter emanatfing from saarny any of tra,, tho
the Smithsonian Institution.
| so Second-class matter mailed in packs ges
at the pound rate is not subject to the II ur-
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.-The rate o
postage on matter Of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters and other written matter
except thai 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.
g. 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 az Offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established.
On Second CgoSS Matter. The rate OF
postage on second-c!aSS matter when sent by
the publisher thereof and from the Office OF
publication. including samples copies. or when
sent from a news agency TO actual subscribers
thereto or to other news agents, IS one cent per
pound OF fraction thereof
The rate OF postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-cass
when sent by other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.