The Portland daily press., 1895-02-09
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. NJ to 700 D. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers De5irerics, Sundays excepted)1In
business section Of the city betWeen Hlgn ana IN
dia streets, at 100 and 9.l3 a. M, luo m, l.5o'
and 5.15 p. M; in other sections at 500 a. NJ,
! 1.3o p. m. Collection from A5iantc 70
Grove on Congress. 6. q. m. Sunday delivery az
from street boxes at HOO a, M, 400
and 500 p. m, Sunday. 600 p. III. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
| Boston, Southern and ITester1a. intermediate
railroad. Eastern division)--Arrive al 1880,
., and 11.3o p. M; close s a; m. aIld I7, W
M, 6.15 and 9,15 p. m; Sunday, arrive l'Zo
p m. close $50 and 9.l5 p. III.
Boston, Southern and Wsste27,, and inter.
mediate Offices and connections. via Boston ana
| Maine railroad (Western dlNistonl--ArrlVe at
100, $50 and $50 p. H.; close $40 a. lil''
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. n. and 100 p. M. close l2.20 and $40
| p IN.
augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 ana
800 a. d., LOO and GOO p. H.; CLOSE a1 o.lo d.
H.. 1920. 4.15 and 915 p. IN.
| Eaa7atagton intermediate offices and connec--
| tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrlye az
100 anG 6.15 p. Ill.,; close at 40 a. M, and
| 12.20p m.
RockJaad, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox ana Lincoln railroad-Arrlye LOO
and p. m; close at 6.15 a. m. ana IZ.1o ?. N.
| iSsoatiaey011, intermediate oflces ana connec..
| tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye az
| LOO p. m. ; close at IL. 20 p. H.
Auburn and Lcriston-Arrive zoo and 900
a. m. and LOO and 6-15 p. H.: close LAD d.
H., 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
! Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M. LOO and p. m.;
| close at 6. 5 a. H., 1920 and 9.16 p. N.
! lBiddeford and Saco-Arriye at 90, $50 and
$50 p. M. close at 600, 500 a. m. and l2.oo
M. 245 and BIO p. IN.
| Island Pond. r., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at II. 80 p. H.. close at $50 a. m. and LOU
| p. H.
| Gorhoan N. IT.. intermediate Offices aad con
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
| $40 a. III. and $50 p. IN. close at $50 a. H.,
! LOO and 4.3o p. nj.
lsqro1,ton IT., intermediate Offices and con-
| nections via Mountain Division M. G. II. r.
| Arrive at S.35 p. M close at 500 a. NJ
| Bartlett. N H.. intermediate offices and con
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
| Arrive at eco a. M and $3.50 p M; close at
! 500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
| Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Vi71dhdn,, No.
| Wdaadhan1 RAYMOND and South Cdsco-Arrlye
at IL. 90 m. /; close at Lao p. H.
| Rochester, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Roehester railroad-Ar,,
rive at Las and 600 p. m; close at $50 and
| 11.45 a. m.
| Cumberland Mius-Arriye at $40 a. M. Las
500 and S.35 p. M; close at $50 a. H., Has
a. m. and 5.30p. m.
| Yest5Yook (Sdccaroppa)- at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 600 p. m. ! close $50 and l145 a.
| IN. and $50 p. N.
| Cane Elizabeth and K1atel.tviue-Arrive at
| 500 a. m. and r. M; close at 6 a. m and LAS
| P m.
| Rogery Beoch-Arrive at p. M. close Las
South Portland and Wistard-Arrive at sa-
H., and 2.15 p. m; close at 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:
| 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 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 when pear
| are issued from known ONCE Oh puDncatloI.
are formed ofprinrd paper sheets. without board.
Gh he leather or mobilization o5nes 81 pab:
character or devoted to literature, the sciences,
| art. or some special indt stry, and must nave
| 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 es ~
| proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
| ne the same.
| Printed matter is defined by statute to be
| 1.-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 tne
character OF aniactual and personal correspon
dence.''
! A"circular' is defined by statute to be :,
printed letter which, according 70 internal evl
dence is being sent in identical terms to sever
| al persons" and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein thedate, name ct the
| addressee or OF the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors.
not embraced in the first second or third
classwhieh is not in its form or nature liable to
DESTROY defaee or otherwise damage the con-
! tents OF the mail bag, or harm the person or
any one engaged in the postal service, andnos
| above the weight provided by law.
| Limit OF Height Of AaiI Mdtter-,No package
Weighing more than tour pounds shall De 70
| beived for conveyance by mall. except sinei e
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount; ana
/ except books and documents published or
/ circulated by order of Congress, or omciaI
natter ema az lie G rU or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
| so SecOnd-class matter mailed in packages
81. The above limit of weight does not ap.
| ply to matter in foreign mails resuIateo ny
| postals conventions.
| RATES OF POSTAGE.
| On FIRST Glass Motter.-The rate
postage on matter Of the first class is as
! follows:
| 1. On letters and other written matter,
| except thas specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on aaled matter or matter
| otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
| nor 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 Tree delivery
| by carrier is not established.
on Second-Uass Matter. The rate OF
postage on second-elass matter when sent by
| lie publisher thereof, and from The once OF
publication. including samples copies, or when
! seEt from Il news agency 10 actual subscribers
| thereto or 10 other news agents, is one ceas per
| nound or fraction thereof.
The rate OF postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the Second-class
when sent by other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent for each four ounces or
| fractional part thereof. .,---.-
| The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
y,ealrl;nsN and on periodicals not exceeding two