The Portland daily press., 1895-10-14
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

m. to BOO p. m. Registry department. 9.ou
a. m. to 600 p. m.
General Deztverv. fsundays excepted) 7.3o
a. m. to 700 p. m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Doiiperies Sundays excepted I'm
| business section of the city between Hlgn ana IN
dia streets at 100 and 9.15 a. m. l2.l5 m, l.3o
| 1.3o p. m. Collection from Atlantlc TO
| Grove on Congress- 6. a. m. Sunday denVery az
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
dSn 500 street Re s snSav g. 600 nc only oo
| ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western. intermediate late
Offices and connections via Boston . NAME nn
railroad, eastern division) at 1850
| 5, and 11.3O p. NJ; close a. m. ana i.oo
a. m. 1880, bio and 9,15 ?. M; ounuay'
arrive 1.25 p. M; close 4.30 and 9.15 p. M
| Boston, Southern and Western, and inter-
mediate offices and connections, via Boston ana
Maine railroad western division)1Arriy al
11.3o a. m. and 1890, $50 and $50 p. m. J;
| close 500 a. M, and 2.45 p. m
| Eastern, via Maine Central Misunderstanding
| "a. m. and 1890 pm; close l2.o0 M. and SD
p. m.
| augusta intermediate offices and connections
| via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at 200 and
800 a. NJ 1870 and g. Is p. m. close at 600 a.
| M. 90 H., 4.15 and 81 b p. m.
| Fcr7,t,,gtoa,, intermediate Offices and connec
| lions. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
| 12.l6 and els p. M; close at 40 a. H.. ana
1900 m
| via Knox and Lincoln Authoritative 1890
and p. M; close at 600 a. m. and 1920 p. m
Skoarhcgan, intermediate Offices and connec.
| tons, via Maine Central railr0ad-Arrive at
| IL. 15 p. m. close at 1920 p. m.
| auburn and Lewtston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and 1915 and 6.15 p. m: close 7.45 a.
| M, 1920. 415 and 9.15 p. M.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. NJ. 1890 and 6.15
p. M: close at a. M. 2 M. and 9.15 p. m.
| Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 1890. $50
i and 8 RIO n. close of e g 90 a. m. and
11.30 p. M. 2.4b and 5.15 p. m.
| Island Pond, IT. intermediate offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway--Ar-
rive at IL. B p. m. close at a. m. and ]. 90
D. m.
| Gorhdn,, N. H., intermediate offices and cont
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive a.
| $40 a. m. and 12.1 p m; close at a. M.
LOO and 4.30 D. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con.
| nections. via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
1 Arrive at 81 10 D. M; close at 500 a. III.
Bartlett, N. e., intermediate Offices and con
nections. via Mountain Division NJ. G. r. R
/ Arrive at 9CO a. m. and S.15 p. M; close at
| 500 a. nj. and 1.25 p m.
Duck Pond, Patde's Corner, Hdndhan,, No.
| Vi,sohdn,, RAYMOND and South CdSco-Arrive
| at II. 90 M. close at Lao p. III.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con
| nections. via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.45 ana 600 p. M; close at $50 and
| 11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mil,s-Arrive at $40 a. NJ. Lac
| 600 and SIS D. NJ; close at $50 a. NJ, 40
a. M, and $50 p M
| Westbroob (Succdrdppd) Arrive at $40 a.
| M LAB and 6 90 p. IL. close $50 and Las a.
m. and $50 p. M
| Cape Elizabeth and K7stghtUitie-Arriye at
500 a. M and 6 p. M; close at a. m. and 1.45
| p. IN.
Boacery Beach-Arrive at 6 p m.; clcse 1.45
p. m.
South Portland and WdlloYd-Arrive at 8 %.
M. and 215 D. M; close at a. m. and 200 p.
| M
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER,
Classification Of Domestic Mail Mot
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 (excep.
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
| corrected proof sheets OF the same.) All mat
| ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
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. whlcn bear a
| date Of issue and are numbered consecutively,
| are issued from known office OF publication.
are formed fprintd paper sheets without board.
ba leather or p Sssp Of pabc
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art or some special indt stry, and must have q
| 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 nos nclaaed II
! proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany
| ng the same.
PRINTED natter is defined by statute to be
1.-THE reproduction upon paper by any process process
letters, characters, figures or images, or OF any
combination thereof, not having the
character of anlactual and personal correspon-
| dence."
| A"circular' Is defined by statute to be a
printed letter. which, according to internal ev.
| dence is being sent in identical terms to sever
and does no tb ose Jus of h ~
ADDRESSED or OF the sender, Oh the corfectlon OF
mere typographical errors
| 4th Class Merchandise, namely all matte.
not embraced in the first, second or thiro
cIassWhich is not i'll its form or nature liable 10
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con.
tents OF The mail bag, or harm the person "ao OF
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law
Limit of Weight of Mail Motter.-No package
weighing more than tour POUNDS snal. p SS,,l 10
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount; anu
except books and documents published OF
circulated by order of Congress, or ofnc ,Ra
Departments of the Government or from
| the Smithsonian Institution
| 80. Second-class matter mailed in packs yes
| at the pound rate is not subject to the Il ur
pound limitation.
81. The above limit OF weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated oy
| poStals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
! On First Glass Mdtter.-Tbe rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
| follows:
| l. On letters and other written matter
| except that specially authorized to pass az
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, inc price
fol which they are sold.
8. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post Offices, and one cent for each ounce OF
fraction thereof at Offices where Tree delivery
by carrier Is not established
On Second Class Matter The rate ol
postage on second-class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the once OF
publication, including samples copies, or when
seEt from news agency to actual SUBSCRIBERS
thereto, or to other news agents, is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
The Lrate OF postage on newspapers ana
periodical publications of the second-ciass
when sent by other than the publisher OF news