The Portland daily press., 1895-08-12
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS,


a. m. to 600 p m.
General Delivery Sundays excepted> 7.3o
a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets at 700 and 9,15 a. m. 1915 pm, l. 80
and 5.l5 p. m. in other sections at 500 a. m
1.30 p. m. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress, 6. n. m. Sunday delivery at
oflice window, 300 to 1000 a; m. Collections
and 500 p. m. Sunday. 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Westerrs, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern divsion) Arrive at 1890.
0, and l1.30 p. m.; close a. m. and 11.S0
a. m. 1850, 6.15 and 9.15 p. m Sunday,
arrive 1.25 p. M; close 4.3O and 9.15 p. NJ
Boston, Southern and Weste,n, and inter-
nedlate oftces and connections, via Boston and
N Name an railroad western division).Arrive at
ii.5o ; a. m. and 1890, $50 and $50 p M;
ciose 500 a. M, and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive
a. M and 1890 p m; close 12.U0 m. and 9.15
p. m.
Augusta intermediate offices and connections
q oid aa MAINE central railroad-Arrive at zoo and
m.. l2.oO m., 4.15 and 9.15 D. M
. Fdrmt',gton, intermediate Offices and connec-
tlons. via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive at
i2.o6 i2.no6 ana 6.l5 p M close at 7.45 a. M, and
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arriye 1890
and p. m. close at 500 a. M and ,I2,2Op m
>, Skofhcga,,, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
I2.l5 p. m.: close at l. 20 p. m.
AUBURN and Leciston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and l2.15 and 615 p. M. i: close 7.45 a.
m.. 1920. A.15 and 9.15 p. NJ.
Bo',gor-Arrive 200 a. m. 1890 and s.15
p. m; close at 6 a. M, II m., and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 1890. $50
y 20 n m or q M
ll.3o p. m. 2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, It. intermediate offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL. 8 p. m; close at s a. m and 100
p. m.
Gorhona, ". H., intermediate offices and cont
nectons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive a.
$40 a. M and 12.15 p. m.; close at a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
SMa1ton. IT., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons, via Mountain Division NJ G. r. r.
Arrive at $40 p. m.; close at 500 q. m.
Bartlett, N. IT., intermediate offices and CON
nectlonS via Mountain Division NJ G. R. R.
Arrive at 9.Co a. M and 8.15 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 1.25 p. m.
Duch Pond, Pride's Corner, Wtndhana, No.
Wandhdna, Raymond and South Caseo-Arriye
at l2.OO m. close at 1.45 p. III.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and CON
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at !. 40 ana 800 p m; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
ID. 1.4O
500 and 8 10 p. M. close at $50 a. M. 1145
q. m., and $50 p. m.
Westbroos (Saccarappa)-Arrlve at $40 a.
m. l.45 and 600 p. L.. close $50 and 1145a a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,,ightvsue- Arrive at
500 a. m. and P. M; close at 6 a. m. and Las
p. m.
Bo,cery Beacl-Arr!ve az p. M /; clcse Las
p. m.
South Portland and Wdltord-Arrive at sa.
M, and 2.lo y. NJ; close at a. m. and 200 p.
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 or unsealed Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets Of the sane.) 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., which bear a
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed ofprinJd paper sheets without board
Sloth leather or other substantial binding,
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art or some special industry, and must have
legitimate list OF subscribers, and 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 in
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
Printed natter is defined by statute to be
''the reproduction upon paper, by any process
letters, characters, figures or images, or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character of anlactual and personal correspon-
dence,"
A"clrcular' is defined by statute to be
printed letter. which according to internal evi.
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
such by writing therein the date, name Of the
addressee or Of the sender, or the correction Of
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the 1rst, 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
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law
limit of Weight of Mail Matter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
cooks weighing IN excess of that amount. and
kept books and documents published or
Gu culated by order OF Congress, or Official
matter emanating from any OF the
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 SecOnd-class matter mailed in packg ges
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 by
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters and other written matter
except thaG 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
fraction thereof at Offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established.
On Second Class Matter. The rate of
postage on second-elass 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 Irate of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications OF the second-class
when sent by other than the publisher or news
aoant ia one cent for each four ounces or