The Portland daily press., 1895-11-01
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
Cashiers Office, Sundays excepted), 7;3o
m. to 700 p. m.; Money order department,
M to 800 p. m. Registry department. 500
a. m. to 600 p. M.
General Deltrcry, Sundays excepted 7.3o
a. m. to 100 p. NJ Sunday 900 to 1000 a. IN.
Carriers Dstireries, Sundays excepted).In
business section of the city between High ana In.
dia streets at 100 and g. Is a. m IL 40 n. l.3e
and BIB p. A.; in other sections at 500 a. M,
1.30 p n. Collection from Atlantic TO
Grove on Congress g. a. M Sunday delivery at
Office window, 900 to 1000 e m "a Collections os
from street boxes at HOO a. M, 4u0
and 900 p. m. Sunday. 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Wester1, intermediates
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad eastern division). at 1870.
8, and 80 p. M. close a. IN. and II nj.
5.15 and 9.15 >. m. Sunday arrive 1.25 p. M;
cloS3.30 and 9.l5 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter-
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive al
12.3o, $50 and $50 p. M; close 6.98 a. NJ.
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern via Maine Central Railroad--Arrive
a. m and pm; close 1900 m. and Ole
p. m.
augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
900 a. m. / and 6.15 p. m. close at 6.00a.
M. 90 m., Ais and 9.15 p. m.
~,
tons via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
l and Gle p. H.; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1925 p. m
Rockda,d intermediate offices and connections
via Knox ana Lincoln rallrOad-AfriYe
and p. m; close at 600 a. m. and 1925 D. m
Skolchegdn, intermediate offices and connec-
| tons. via Maine Central railroad-ArriYe at
i p. M. close at 1925 p. m.
| Island Pond, IT, intermediate offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at II. B p. M; close at a. N. and LOO
p. m.
Gorhan, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections. via Grand Trunk ralroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1915 p M. close at a. M.
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
| Scranton. ~, intermediate offices and con
| nections via Mountain Division M c. Il. R.
Arrive at $50 p. m. close at 800 a. M
Bartlett, N H., intermediate offices and CON
nections via Mountain Division NJ c. II. r.
Arrive at eco a. m. and $50 p. M; close al
800 a. III. and 1925 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prtde's Corner, Wtndhans, No.
| Windkans, RAYMOND and South Cdsco-Arriva
at 1900 m. close at Lao p. NJ.
Rochester, N. IT,, intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ars
rive at 145 ana 600 p. m; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at 8 40 a. M. Las
600 and $50 D. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, ana $50 p m.
Westbrook (saccarappa) at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 500 p. f.; close $50 and I1.45a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Ka,jghtvtlle-Arrfve az
| 500 a. M. and p NJ; close at a. m. and L. 40
| p. m.
Bo.very Beach-Arr!ve at 6 p. M. cltss Las
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:
lst class Written matter naa,mty, letters
| writing, whether sealed or unSealed (exceps
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.
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely. all
| newspapers and other periodical pubhcations
which are issued at stated intervals and az
| frequently as four times a year., which bear
date OF issue and are numbered consee;ntiysely'
| are issued from known office OF publication
are formed of pritd 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 indt stry 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 (not included III
second-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy ac ampahy-
| ng the same.
| Printed matter" is defined by statute to b,
| 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 the
| character of aniactual and personal correspo1-
dence."
| A"cjrcular' Is defined by statute to be a
| 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
| addressed or of the sender, or the correction OF
/ mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise. namely all matte:
| not embraced in the ilrst, second or tniro
cIasswhich is not in its form or nature llaDie 70
| destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
| tents of The mail bag, or harm the person OF
any one engaged in the postal service, andnos
| above the weight provided by law
Limit of Weight of Mail MdtteT.-No pacKags
weighing more than four pounds Snail Dc 70
beived for conveyance by mail. except sinsIe
| cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount, anu
| exeept books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or offclal
matter emanating from any OF tne
| nanartments of the Government OF from
fine Smithsonian institution.
| 30 Second-clasS matter mailed IN packs ges
at The pound rate is not subject to the feuf-
Al The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated oy
postals conventions