The Portland daily press., 1895-07-13
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
~ C0s7aeTS % ep Office, Sundays excepted), 73o
a. m. to 900 p. m '''--'''
General Delirery (Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. H. 10 foo p. m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
CGsraers' Deitvertes, Sundays excepted)-fn
dia streets at 7 90 and 9.i5 a. M l215 pm, l. so
and o.l5 p M; in other sections at 500 a. M.
Gsoyo 1,So p, 2 Gn; m; Collection from Atlantic to
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. M, 400
and 800 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Westers. intermediate
oftces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern division)-Arrive at 1890
8, and 11.3O p. m.; close s a, IN. and ii 80
arrive 1.25 p M. close 4.3o and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and IVeste,7,, and inter-
mediate Offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division) at
11.30 a. m. and 1870, $50 and $50 D. m.
close 500 a. M. and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
"a. M and l23o y. M; close 300 m. and 9.15
p. m.
Augusta, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
800 a. m. 1890 and 615 D. M close at G. 90 a.
m m; IL 90 M 4:15 and 9.15 p. m.
!. Farmolgton Intermediate Offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
l2.l5 and 6.l5 p. M. close at 40 a. NJ, and
1900 m.
Roctla'sd, intermediate offices and connections
via hnoX ana Lincoln railroad-Arriye 1890
and p. m.; close at 600 a. m. and l12. 2Op. M
Skouhcgd7,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central railroad-ArriYe at
1915 p. m. /; close at 20 p. M.
As'osa9 sa Goa@ Le,edsto@-Arrive 200 and 600
H., 1920, 4.15 and 9.15 p. H.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M. 1890 and 6 .15
p. m; close at a. m., IL m., and 916 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 1890. $50
and $50 p. m.; close at 500, 800 a. m. and
11.30 p. m, 2.45 and 5.15 p M
Island Pond, IT, intermediate offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL. 5 p. m; close at a. m. and LOO
p. m.
Gorha,n, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
neetions. via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
$40 a. m. and l2.15 p. M; close at a. m..
LOO and 43O p. m.
Sag0,lton, IT., intermediate Offices and con-
nections. via Mountain Division NJ G. R. r.
Arrive at S.15 p. m.; close at 500 a. m
Bartlett, N. f., intermediate Offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division NJ G. r. R.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and 8.l5 p. m.; close at
800 a. m. and 1.25 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prtde's Corner, Windhons, No.
W2ftdH0n1, raymond ana South CQScO-AfrlV6
at II. 90 m. close at l. 45 p. III.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons, via Portland &Rochester rairoad-Ar-
rive at 40 and 600 p M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 a. NJ. LAG
| 600 and 8.15 D. m. close at $50 a. m., 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
| Westbroot (Saccarappo) Arrive at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 600 p. II. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
| Cape Elizabeth and KnightviUe-Arrive at
500 a. M. and p. M. close at a. IN. and Las
| p. m.
Boeery Beoch-Arrive at p. m. close Las
| p. m.
South Portland and W3Uard-Arrive at 8 a.
M, and 2.15 y. 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
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 same) 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, which bear a
date OF issue, and are numbered conSecutlvely,
| are issued from a known Office of publication,
| are formed ofprintd paper sheets, without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
character or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art. or some special industry, and must have
| legitimate list. OF subscribers, and must not
| be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
Tor freo circulation ClrCu laLl0Q at nominal
rates.
Sd Glass; Books, circulars periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
| second-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
| ng the same
| Printed NATTER is defined by statute to be
"the reproduction upon paper, by any process
letters, characters, figures OF images or of any
combination thereof, not having the
| character of aniactual and personal correspon-
| dence."
| A"circular' is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which according to internal evil
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
addresses 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 cature 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, andnot
above the weight provided by law
| limit of Weight of Mail Matter.-No package
l-weighing more than four pounds shall be re
| beiVed for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
Depart Departments OF the Government ls or from ON
| the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class matter mailed in packs ges
at the pound rate is not subject to the fc ur-
pound limitation.
81 mhs above " mt fdrnsd od weight does not &
| postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On FIRST Class Motter.-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
| follows:
| l. On letters and other written matters