The Portland daily press., 1895-11-30
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
Coshfer's Office, Sundays excepted), 7.so
u. 70 Ivy p m.; Money order department. 9
a. m. to 800 p. m,
G {, ss ~ Deltuery Sundays excepted 7.3o
a. m. 10 100 p m Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
,,, Curriers' Dsiiuertes, Sundays excepted)-In
BUSINESS section Of the city between High and In
ana 5.l5 p. A.; in other sections at 500 a. m,
l.3o p. n. Collection from Atlantic to
S Sr1ye on congress g. q m; Sunday delivery at
from street boxes a. HOO a. M, 400
and 200 p. m. Sunday, 500 p M only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Bostor, Southern and Western, intermediate
omces and connections via Boston & Maine
raiToad, eastern diyision)-Arrive at 1890,
BIB and 9.15 ,. m. Sunday, arrive 1.25 D. NJ;
clos33o and 9.15 p. m.
B0ston, Southern and Western, and inter.
medlate ofiices and connections, via Boston and
Name railroad (Western division)-Arriye at
1Z.So o.5o ana $50 p. m. close 6.88 a. m,
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 q. m and pm; close 1900 m. and els
p. m.
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
300 a. N. and 615 p. m. close at 600 a.
M. 200 M. 4.15 and 9.15 D. NJ
Harrington, intermediate offices and connec.
lions. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
! and els p. H.; close at 745 a. M. and
1926 y. m.
.Rocklassd. intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arriye 1
ana ?. M; close at 600 a. m. and 1925 p. m.
skouhegon, intermediate offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
p. M. close at 1925 p. m.
Island Pond, IT.. intermedia te offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
p. m.
Gorhon,,, NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m and 1880 p. M; close at q. M,
LOO and 430 p. m.
Scranton, IT. intermediate offices and con-
necnons va Mountain Division M. C. R. R.
Arrive at $50 p. M; close at 500 a. m
Bartlett, N. H. intermediate offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division NJ. G. R. r.
Arrive at 800 a. m. and $50 D. M: close ar
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
M PRE-. es POND, Prtde's Corner, Windhana, No.
W17ldh01p, Raymond and South Cusco-Arriye
at 1900 m. close at Lao p. M.
Rochester, N. H. intermediate Offices and con-
nocu0ns, via Portland chichester railroad-Ar-
rive at 40 ana 500 p. NJ; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
!. 6s Msus-Arrive at $40 a. M. Las
500 and $50 p. M close at $50 a. M, 1145
q. M, and $50 p m.
Westbrook (,Sdcc0roppo) -Arrive 1t 40 a,
M Lao and 600 p. H.. close $50 ana l1.45a-
m. and $50 p m
Cape Elizabeth and K,stghtvtlle-Arrfye at
500 a. m. and p m.; close at a. m. and /. As
p. m.
Boaoery Beoch-Arrve at p M; clcse 1.46
p m.
Classification OF Domestic Mail Mot
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
81 e sa s
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
new papers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, which bear a
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be OF information of public
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art, or some special indl stry, and must have q
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 matrer), proof-sheets, corrected
preof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
'ths reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, OF any words.
combination thereof, not having the
character of aniactual and personal correspon.
dsnce.''
A"circular'' is defined by statute to be q
printed letter, which according to internal eyi.
al persons" and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name OF the
addressee or of the sender, OF the correction OF
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matte:
not embraced in the FIRST second or third
ciasswhich is not in its form or nature liable to
destroy, deface or otherwise damage tho con-
tents OF the mail bag, or harm the person Of
above the weight provided by law
limit of Weight of M1D Mdtter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall De re-
cooks weighing in excess Of that amount. and
except books and documents published o.
circulated by order OF Congress, or omcial
ps1asa sn Of tRe Government or fro
the Smithsonian Institution.
go Second-class matter mailed in packs gss
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
81. The above limit of weight does not APP
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Mdtter.-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters ana other written matter
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
8. 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 MGtter. The rate OF
postage on second-class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof and from the offlce OF
e. Ia. ur1xar,