The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-30
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.


Cashiers Office, (snndays, excepted, 7;so
m. m. to 300 p. m. registry department, 600
a. m. to 600 p. m.
General Delivcsy, Sundays excepted 7.3o
a. m to 100 p m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers D.6icertes, Sundays excepted)--In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets at 700 and Is a. nj. II. 45 m, 1.30
and 5.l5 p. m. i'll other sections at 500 a. M,
1.3o p. n. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress 6. a. m. Sunday delivery at
from street boxes at HOO q. M, 400
and 400 p. m Sunday, 600 p m only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
RoStoa, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad eastern diyiSion)-Arrive at 1870.
8, and 11.30 p M. i; close a. m. and IL m.
BID and 9.15 p. M. Sunday, arrive 1.25 p. M;
clos3.3O and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter-
Maine railroad (WeStern division)-Arrive at
1890. $50 and $50 p. H.; close 6.S8 a. H.,
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern via Maine Central Railroad-ATive
a. M and pm; close 1900 H. and 9.I5
p. NJ
augusta, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central rairoad-Arrive at 200 and
9.OOa m. 1 and 6.15 p. M; close at 600 a.
m. 100 M, 4.15 and 9.15 D. M
Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
l and els p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1925 p. m.
RocAzoa,d, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arr1Ye
and 6 D. M; close at 6. 90 a. m. and 1925 p. m.
Skolthegon, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Tailroad-ATrlVe at
l p. M: close at 1925 p. m.
Island Pond, vt. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL o p M; close at a. M and LOO
| p. m.
GorhoD,, N. H., intermediate offices and con.
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
| $40 a. m. and 1915 p. M; close at s a. NJ.
| 100 and 4.30 .. M
| SardntoY IT.. intermediate Offices and CON
nections, via Mountain Division NJ G. r. r.
Arrive at $50 p. m. close at 800 a. IN
Bartlett, N. IT,, intermediate Offices and con-
nectionS via Mountain Division NJ G. r. R.
Arrive at geo a. m. and $50 p. M. close az
500 a. N. and 1925 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner Windhans, No.
| Udndhan,, Raymond and South C0Sco-Arrive
at H. 90 M close at 1. 45 p. III.
Rochester, y. r., intermediate offices and con
noctions via Portland Chichester ralrOad-Ar-
rive at Lao ana 600 p H.; close at $50 and
| 11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mtus-Arrive at $40 a. M. Las
600 and $50 d. M; close at $50 a. IN, 1l.45
a. M, ana $50 p. m.
| WestbrooS (Saccordppo) Arrive at $40 a.
m. As and 600 p. II. close $50 and LAS a.
! M and $50 p. m.
| Cape Elizabeth and K1,igl,tUjlle-Arriye as
| 500 a. NJ. and ?. M; close at 9 a. M ana Lao
| p. III.
Boeery Beaclt-Arr;ve at p. NJ; close LAO
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 cIass Written matter. namely, letters,
postal cards, and all matter wholly OF partly IN
writing. whether sealed OF unsealed except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
/ corrected proof sheets of the same) All mat
| ter sealed or otherwise closed against lnSpecuon
I is also of the first class ,
% class. Periodical publications, namely ali
newspapers and other periodical publications.
which are issued at stated intervals and as
| frequently as four times year, when Dear a
| date of issue, and are numbered conseeutlVely,
are issued from known office OF publication.
are formed of prinCd paper sheets. without board
| eli TIL leather or other substantial binding
TO he of information Of publp
character, or devoted to literature, the science,
| art. or some special lndt Stry, ana lhuSG naVs
| legitimate list OF subscribers, and must no
| be designed primarily Tor advertising purposes
or for free circulation or circulation ac heihih2
rates.
I'd Class. Books circulars. periodicals and
| other matter wholly in print (not incladed N
| serond-cIass matter), proof-sheets corrected
prool-sEeets and manuscript copy accompany
! ug 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 eorrespoa-
| dence."
A"circular" is defined by statute to be a
| printed letter, which, according 10 internal evl7
deDce. is being sent i'll identical terms to sever
| Al persons,' and does not lose its character as
sneb 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 matte.
not embraced in the nrSt, second OF tniro
classwhich is not in its form or nature liable 10
DESTROY, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents of The mail bag, or harm the person OF
above the weight provided by law
Limit of Weight Of liaU Mdtfer.-No pacRags
weighing more than tour pounds shall De ~
beived for conveyance by mail. except sinsle
cooks weighing IN excess or that amount, anu
excapt books and documents published or
circulated by order OF Congress, or ofncial
| matter emanating from any OF the
Denartments of the Government OF nom
the Smithsonian Institution
30 Second-clasS matter mailed In packs Se'
AT The pound rate is not subject To Tie II III
pound limitation. 49, -.
NV to matter in foreign mails regulated oy
postals conventions.