The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-24
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section OF the city between High and In
and 515 p. M. in other sections at 800 a. M,
1.3O p. nj. Collection from Atlantic to
Gf on congress S g. a m Sunday delivery at
fna 81 street boxes at HOO a, m, 400
and 300 p. m. Sunday, 900 p. m. only.
| ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
sBoston, Southern and Western, intermediate
omces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad. Eastern diyision)-Arrive at 1880,
M. 5.15 and 9.15 p. m.; Sunday, arrive 125
p M. close $50 and 9.15 p m.
Boston, Southern and Wsstern, and inter
mediate Offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division) Arrive at
| Loo, $50 and $50 p. m; close 500 a. m,
and 2.45 p. m.
| Eastern. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOO p. M, close 1920 and 9.15
| p. m
! augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
| via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at zoo and
800 a. M. LOO and 500 p. m.; close at 6.15 a.
M. 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 p. M
| Fdr,ntngton, intermediate Offices and connec
| tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
| 100 and 6.15 p. m.; close at 7.45 a. M, and
| l2.2op. m.
| Rocktaad, intermediate offices and connections
VIA Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arriye LOO
| and = p. M; close at 6.15 a. m and IL % p. H.
| Sho,eiiegaf,, intermediate Offices and connec
nons, va Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
!
| Auburn and Lewiston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m: and l 90 and els p. M; close 7.45 a.
m., l22O Alb and 9.15 D. m
| Bdngor-Arrlye 200 a. M. LOO and p. m;
close at 6l5 a. M, 1920 and 9,15 p m.
Btddeford and Sdco-Arrive at /. 90, go and
$50 F. M; close at 600, 800 a. N. and 12.00
m, 2.45 and 5.15 p. M
| Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1870 p M; close at 635 q. m. and 1. 90
p. m.
Gorhdm, ". H., intermediate Offices and con
nectlons. via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. M and II. 80 p NJ ;'close at 6.35 a. m.
Loo and 4.30 p. m.
STANTON IT.. intermediate Offices and con-
| nections, via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at 1856 p. m; close at 500 a. M.
Bortfett, N, H., intermediate offices and con-
| nections via Mountain Division NJ. c. r. R.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and 8.35 p. m. close az
| 500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
~ Duek Pond, Pride's Corner, Wtndhatn, No.
| Wtndhdm, Raymond md South Cdsco-Arrive
! at 1900 M close at ]. 45 p. III.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
noctions, via Portland &Rochester rairoa DAD
rive at Lao and 600 p. M; close at 30 and
| 11.4b a. w.
Cumberland Mils-Arrive at s4oa NJ, Las
| 500 and s.35 p. M; close at + 80 a.. H., 1l.45
a. H., and $40 p. m.
| Westbrook (sdccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
NJ 1.45 and 90 p. Ii. close ESQ and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. M.
| Cape Elizabeth and K1lightvilIe- Arrive at
| 500 a. m. and F. M; close at a. m. and Las
! p. m
Bouery Bedc1-Arr!ye at 6 p. m. clcse Las
| y. M
South Portland and JTiNord-Arrive at 8 a
M, and 2.15 D. m; close at 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:
1st class. Written matter namely, letters.
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly in
| writing. whether sealed unseaed Except
4 manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets Of the same.) All mat
Yer sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
4 is also of the first class.
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
| newspapers and other periodical publications
| frequently as four times year, when bear
| date Of issue, and are numbered consecutyely,
are issued from known office capitalization.
4 cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information of public
character, devoted to literature, the sciences,
| legitimate list of subscribers, and must nos
| 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
seeond-class NATTER, proof-sheets, corrected
| proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
| ny tile same.
Printed matter" Is defined by statute to be
the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that OF handwriting, OF any words
es images or OF any
character OF aniaetual and personal correspon
| dence.
g.,
| printed letter, which, according to internal evi
| dence, is being sent i'll 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
| 4the Class Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first, second or third
classwhich is not In its form or nature liable to
| destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person Of
above the Weight provided BY law
Limit of Weight Of MaiI Motter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall be re-
cooks weighing III excess of that amount. and
| except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or oficial
Departments 81 tie Government n or from ON
the Smithsonian Institution.
| 80. Second-class matter mailed in packs ses
| at the pound rate is not subject to the II ur-
81: 81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter IN IortiRu HILLS regulated py
| postals conventions.
| RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-The rate o
| postage on matter of the first class is as
| follows:
l. On letters and 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.
g. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post offices, and one cent for each ounce or
traction thereof at offices where free delivery
| BY carrier is not established.
on Second Class Natter. The rate Of
postage on secoud-class matter when sent by
| the publisher thereof, and from the Office OF
publication, including samples copies, or when
sent from news agency TO actual subscribers
thereto, or to other news agents, Is one cent per
\ pound or fraction thereof
The rate of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-class
when sen: by other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting