The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-13

m. to 100 p. m. Money order department, 8 3
m. to 300 p m. Registry department. 9.ou
| a. m. to 600 p m. -a.
General Delivery, Sundays excepted 100
a. M to 700 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries Sundays excepted).fn
business section OF the city between High and In
and 5.15 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. m.
13O p. m. Collection from Atlantic to
aH cs ON G0ngpe rs g. Sunday delivery at
from street boxes at HOO a. m, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday. 500 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
eBaoston, Southern ard Weste1n intermediate
railroad, eastern division) -Arrive at $780,
9, and 11:so P. m; close a; m. and 1900
M. 6.l5 and 9,15 P. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate Offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western diyision)-Arrive 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 LOO p. M; close 1920 and els
pm.
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at 200 and
9.OOa NJ, LOO and 600 p. M. close at 6.15 a.
M. 1920 Ais and 9.15 p. m.
FdrDsi'lgton, intermediate offices and connec
tions. via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p M close at Tao a. M, and
12.20p. m.
.Rocklaad intermediate offices and connections
via Knox ana Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
and D p. m; close at 6. 10 a. m. and II p, m.
| Skouhega1,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Authoritative at
| LOO p. NJ; close at II. 20p. m.
Auburn, and Leaetston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and LOO and 615 D. M: close 7.45 a.
M, 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bongor-Arrive 200 a. M. 100 and p. M;
close at 6.15 a. M, 1920 and 9.15 p M.
| Biddeford aid Saco-Arrive at 1. 90, $50 and
$50 p M; close at 600, 800 a. m. and 1900
M, 245 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, ", intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1890 p. M; close at 6.35 a. m. and LOO
p m. I'D iesfrr..e.
Gornam,. N: H., Intermediate Offices and con,
nectlons, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. m. and 1880 p. H.; close at 6.35 a. m,
LOO and 4.30 .. m.
Sacanton. IT., intermediate offices and con-
nectionS, via Mountain Division M. c. r. r.
Arrlve at 1856 p. m. close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett ". e., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ. G. r. r.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and 8.35 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wjndhanp, No.
| Wf,ldhdDe, Raymond and South C1Sco-Arrive
at 12.0 90 M. close at 1. 40 p. M.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con.
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.45 and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
| 11.45a m.
Cumberland A5us-Arrive at $40 a. m, Las
600 and 8 :35 p. M; close at 6 80 a. NJ, Has
a. H., ana o.oO p. m.
Westbrooh (SGccdrGppa)- Arrive at $40 a.
m. Las and 500 p. N. close $50 and IL. a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Krightrille-A Arrive at
500 a. m. and F. M; close at a. m. and Las
pm.
South Portland and Wauard-Arrive at 8 a.
M, and 2.15 p M; close at 8 a. m. and 200 p.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
| Classification Of Domestic Mail Mat
ter.-Domestic mail matter,-that is
mail matter sent in the mails from soms
post office within H. United States to
some other post Office within the same,
is divided into four classes, as follows:
LIST 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 sanie9 All mat
| 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.. which bear a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are formed ofprinrd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding,
To- be Of nj Of t,s public
| art, or some special industry and must have a
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 in
| second-class matter), 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
except that Of handwriting, OF any words
letters characters, figures or images, or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character of aniactual and personal cOrrespon
A"circular' is. defined by statute to be
printed letter, which, according to internal evi
dence, is being sent i'll identical terms to sever
| such by writing therein the date, name of the
ADDRESSED 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, andnos
above the weight provided by law
| Limit of Weight of Mol Matter.-No package
weighing more than tour POUNDS snail be re
| beiVed for conveyance by mail except single
| cooks weighing In excess of that amount. ana
circulated by order of Congress, or ofdcial
matter emanating from any OF the
Departments OF the H.. Government or from
| 80 Second-class matter mailed in packs ges
| at the pound rate Is not subject to the ft 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 Matter-The rate
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-cass rates and on sealed matter or matter