The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-14
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE OURS.

OFFICE OURS.
Cashiers Office, Sundays excepted), 730
nj. to 700 p. M; Money order department.,
m. to 500 p m. Registry department. 500
a. m. to 600 p. H.
General Delivery Sundays excepted 7.3o
a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 q. m.
Carriers D5iireries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and IN
dia streets, at 700 and 8. a. m LOO m, l.5O,
and 81 5 D. III. III other sections at sou a. m,
100 p. m. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress, 6. u. NJ Sunday delivery at
Office window, 500 to 1000 o: m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. M, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 900 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western. intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad eastern division)-Arrive at 1890,
NJ. SIS and S15 D. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. M; close $50 and 915 p. NJ
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston ana
Maine railroad western division)-A at
LOO, $50 and $50 p. M. close 500 a. M,
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrlye
a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1920 and 9.lo
p. m.
augusta. intermediate ofices and CONNECTIONS
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at zoo ana
900 a. M, LOO and 600 p. NJ; close at o.lo b.
m. 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 p. H.
Termination intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Rallroad-Arrlve az
100 ana 6.15 p. H.. close at 7.45 a. m, and
1920 p. m.
Rocklo,,d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox ana Lincoln railroad-Arrlve l.oo
and p. M; close at 9. 10 a. M and III p M
SkoWhegan, intermediate offices and conhec.
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrlye AZ
LOO p. m.; close at 1920 p. M.
Auburn and Le,viston-Arrive 200 and zoe
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p M: close 74b a.
NJ, 1920, Ais and 9.15 p. m.
A D mr. n
close at 81 5 a. M, 1920 and 9.15 p. m
Biddeford and Soco-Arrive at /. 90, $50 and
$50 p. m.; close at 600 500 a. M. and 12.0o
M, 2.45 and OLD p m.
Island Pond, ", intermediate offices ana
rive at II. 80 p. M; close at $50 q. N. and LOO
p. m.
Gorl,an,, ". H., intermediate ofices and con
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye at
$40 a. m. and IL. 80 p. NJ. I; close AT $50 a. M,
LOO and 4.3O p. M
.Saeanton, IT. intermediate ofnces and con
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. C. r. R.
Arrive at 8.35 p. M. close at 500 a. H.
Bartlett, N. H.. intermediate offices and con-
pections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 500 a. m. and S.35 p. M; close at
500 a. M. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Windhan,, No.
Wi,,dhaDa, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 90 M. close at 1.4o p. nj.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.45 and 900 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Maus-Arrive at s.4oa m., As
600 and 1856 p. m. close at b ~ a. M, 1l.4o
a. m and $50 p. m.
Wcstbrook (Saccdrappa) Arrive at $40 a.
M. 1.45 and GOO p. m. close $50 and 1145 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cane Elizabeth and Knightriue-Arriv at
500 a. m. and F. M; close at 8 a. M and Lao
p M.
Bovery Beach--Arr:ve at 6 p. m. close Las
South Portland and Jyillard--Arrive at sA
NJ, and 2.15 p. m. close at 3 a. NJ ana Z.oo p
m. rs.
CLAss1FIcATIo OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification OF Domestic Nail 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:
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 same9 All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
I'd class Periodical publications, namely all
| newspapers and other periodical pu0ncaqons
| which are issued at stated Intervals ana as
|
| date of issue and are numbered consecutiyoly,
are issued from known office OF publication
are formed ofprintd paper sheets Witnoqt n3ala'
70 be of information of :. . public
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences
art. or some special industry. and must nave
legitimate list of subscribers, ana must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Glass. Books, circulars. periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot lncludea ~
second-cass matter), proof-sheets, correcteo
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
printed matter" is defined by statute to be
'the reproduction upon paper, by any process process
letters, characters, figures or images, or OF any
| combination thereof, not having inc
| character of aniactual and personal corfespoh
| dence."
A"clrcular" is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which, according to internal evt
| dence is being sent i'll identical terms 10 sever
! al persons" and does not lose It's c1aracter -
| such by writing therein the date, name OF ths
| addressed or of the sender, or the correction OF
| mere typographical errors.
| 4th Class Merchandise, namely all matlee
| not embraced in the first. second or llltN
cIasswhich is not in its form or nature llaple 10
| destroy, deface or otherwise damage tne con.
| tents of the mail bag. or harm the person OF
| any one engaged ill the postal service, andno1
| above the weight provided by law.
| Limit of Weight Of Mail Mdtter.-N0 packaso
| weighing more than four pounds snail oe ~
beiSed for conveyance by mail except single
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount; anu
| except books and documents puoilshea , oI
circulated by order of Congress. or 9fiic;l,ai
matter emanating from arnrs any or OF tr ens
| the Smithsonian Institution. .
| 80. Second-class matter mailed IN packages
| at The pound rate is not subject to the iour-
po9I The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter i'll foreign mails regulated oy
| postals conventions.
| RATES OF POSTAGE.