The Portland daily press., 1895-07-29
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS,

IsOO
a. m. to 100 p. M Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Dsliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets at 100 and $40 a. m. 12.d5 2 m. 1.3o
1.3O p. m. Collection from Atlantic to
Groye on Congpesss os IS p ~ M sunday ddegeFy at
from street boxes at HOO a. M, 400
and 800 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
| ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
| Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad eastern division)oArriye at 1920.
a. m. 12.5o, SIS and 9.15 p. M; Sunday,
arrive 1.25 p. M; close 4.3o and 9.16 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Wester7,, a and inter
Maine railroad (Western division) Arrive at
l1.30 a. m. and 1890, 5.30 and $50 p. m;
close 800 a. M. and 2.45 p. m
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
ga. m. and 1890 p M; close 12.oo M and 9.15
p m.
| Augusta. intermediate offices and connections
via al Maine Central M raiIroad-Arrive at 200 and
800 a. Dl 1880 and g. 3 D. m. close at 600 a.
M. 12. 90 NJ, Ais and 9.15 D. m.
| Farm,i1gton intermediate Offices and connec-
| tons. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
| 12l5 and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. m. and
1900 m
| Rockta1d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln raiIroad-Arrive 1880
and 6 p. M; close at 600 a. m. and 1920 p. m.
| SkoWiegaa,, intermediate Offices and connec-
| tons. via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
1915 p. m. close at - 20 p. m.
Aaos,as g,'d g Le,sistonEArriye l 200 and 900
| M, 1920, 4.15 and 9.15 p. NJ.
Bofgor--Arrive 200 a. M, 1890 and 615
| p M; close at a. m, ~ M, and 81 p. m.
i Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at. 1890. $50
and aa 5 $50 ?. M; close at 600 500 a. m. and
Island Pond IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL. l5 p m.; close at a. m. and LOO
/ p. m.
Goghan,, NJ IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad Arrive at
/ $40 a. m. and 1915 p M; close at a. m,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
sscor,ton IT., intermediate Offices and con
Arrive at s.15 p. M; close ta.oo a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ c. R. R.
Arrive at 9.co a. M and 8.l5 p. m; close at
500 a. m. and 1.25 p m.
Duck Pond, Prides Corner, Wtndhana, No.
1Vtndhans, Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at ~. 90 m. close at Lao p. nj
Rochester y. H., intermediate offices and con-
rive at Lab and 500 p M. close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mius-Arrve at $40 a. M. 1.45
a. M, and 5.3O p. m.
l Westbrook (Soccarappa}-Arrive at $40 a.
m. LAP and 600 p II. close $50 and l1.45a-
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape EtlSuOetb ana hflIgiltUaLLe- -Arr1V0 at
500 a. m. and r. M; close at 6 a. m. and Las
p m.
Bogery Beaci-Arrive at 8 p. m. ciose 1.45
Z South So, Portland and JYauard-Arrive at a.
M, and. 2.15 p m.; close at a. m. and 200 y.
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:
1st CLASS. Written matter namely, letters,
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly In
writing, whether sealed or unSealed Except
corrected proof sheets Of the same9 All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
Is also of the first class.
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year., whicn bear a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutiyely,
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed of printd paper sheets withoutb board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding,
To be of information of public
character, or devoted to literature the sciences,
legitimate list Of subscribers, and must not
| be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
other matter wholly in print not included in
second-class matter), proof f-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
| ng the same.
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 anIactual and personal correspon-
Aocircular" Is defined by statute to be a
printed letter. which, according to internal evil
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
addressee or of the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors
4th Glass Merchandise namely all matter
not embraced in the first, second or third
classwhich is not in its form or nature liable to
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 Md5l MGtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beiyed for conveyance by mail except SINGLE
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. ano
circulated by order of Congress. or otfcial
matter emanatng from any of the
the Smithsonian Institution
80. Second-class matter mailed in packs ges
at the pound rate is not subject to the ft ur-
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class Matter.-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matters
except that specially authorized t0 pass at
third-cass 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
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-C Class Mdtter. The rate OF
postage on Second-class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the office Of
publication, including samples copies, or when
sent from a news agency TO actual subscribers
thereto, or to other news agents, is cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
The Irate Of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-eass
when sent by other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.