The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
Ccshte,'s Office, Sundays excepted, 7,30
m. to 90 p. M; Money order department, 9
m 10 POO ?. m. Registry department., 800
a. m. to 600 p. m,
Generat Delivery. Sundays excepted 7.30
a. M to 700 p. m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
dia streets, at 90 and els a. m. COP m, 1.30,
ana BIO p. NJ; in other sections at 8. 90 q. m,
G 80 ?; p, ~ m; Collection from Atlantic to
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
IRON street boxes at HOO a. M, 400
and 500 p m. Sunday, 600 p. m only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Bosto,', Southern and Western, intermediate
railroad, eastern division) Arrive at 1870.
., and lao 30 E. m; close a; m. and 1900
p. nj close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad tWestern division)-Arrive at
Loo, $50 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M,
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrivs
2 a. m and LOOT. NJ; close 1920 and 9.15
pm
augusta. intermediate offices and connections
wa Name Central railroad-Arrlve at zoo and
D d.
M, 1920 415 and 9.15 p. m.
Harrington, intermediate offices and connec
ions, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
!:o0 and 6.l5 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
| 12.20p. m.
.Rockland intermediate offices and connections
VIA hno6 and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
| ana p M; close at els a. m. and II. 10 p, m.
g., Sko~hegan, intermediate Offices and connecs
uons, via Maine Central ADMINISTRATIVE at
LOO p. M. close at 1920 D. m.
AUBURN and Lertsto7-Arrive 200 and 600
a. m: and LOO and e15 p. NJ; close 7.45 a.
NJ, 1920. 4.15 and 915 p. m.
Bdngor-Arrive 200 a. m. LOO and D. M:
close at e.15 a. M, 1920 and els p m.
Bsddeford aud Soco-Arrive at /. 90, 5.3o and
o.oo P m; close at 600, 800 a. m. and 1900
M, 2.45 and GIG p. m.
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connections via Grand Trunk Railway-Arl
rive at IL. so p. NJ; close at 635 a. m. and 100
p. m.
Gorhana, N. H., intermediate offices and con.
nec5lons, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate Offices and CON
nections, via Mountain Division NJ c. R. r.
Arrive at S.35 p. M. close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. f., intermediate offices and CON
nectlons via Mountain Division NJ G. r. r.
Arrive at 600 a. m. and $3.50 p. NJ; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wiodhano, No.
| Wandhdna, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arriys
at 1900 m. close at Lao p. NJ.
Rochester, ". H., intermediate offices and con-
| nect1ons, via Portland chichester railroad-Af.
| rive at Lao and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
| 11.45 a. m.
| Ct,ebetsand a1us-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
600 and S.35 D. m. close at 6. go a. m. 1f.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
| West0rook (SGccGrGppa) ARRIVE at $40 a.
m. Las and 600 p L. close $50 and 11.45a.
| m. and $50 p. m.
| Cape Elizabeth and Knightvtue- Arrive as
| g. q. n ar me- 1 <
| I'm.
| Bowery Beach-Arr!ve at p. M; clcse Las
South Portland and Wilyard-Arriye stsa
M. and 2.15 y. M; close at 8 a. m. and 200 D.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
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. namely, letters
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.
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, whcn bear q
| date OF ISSUE and are numbered consecutvely,
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed OF printd 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 have a
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 i'll
second-class matrer), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
a.. Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
the Reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, of any words
combination thereof, not having the
character of anactual and personal correspon
A"circular" is defined by statute to be
printed letter. which, according to internal eyi
dence is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose its character rs
such by writing ther elm the date, name of the
addressee or Of the sender, OF the correction OF
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
classwhich is not in its form or nature liable to
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con
tents Of the mail nail bag or harm the person Of
above the weight provided by law
limit of Weight of Mail Matter.-No package
weighing more tnan four pounds shall be re
beiyed for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing III excess of that amount. and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
Departments OF the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class matter mailed in packs ges
at the pound rate Is not subject to the fl ur-
pound limitation.
ST. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass MGtter.-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters and other written matter
except tha5 specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on scaled 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.
3. Oh 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 Natter, The rate Of
postage on second-elass matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the Office OF