The Portland daily press., 1895-06-13
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

ID.
general Delivery, Sundays excepted) 7.30
d. H. 70 700 p. m Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
waiTraers D1ltuertes, Sundays excepted).In
@ section of the city between High and In
and dssi9ets at 100 and 915 q. M, 90 m, l.3o,
tsoyo d:So ?. m. Collection from Atlantic to
22f9ye 2f,;N on Congress, g. a. M Sunday delivery at
8liee trnn, window 9.ooto 1000 a. m Collections ms
5 no5n street. boxes at 11.O0 a. M, 4.oo
AAo o'oo p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
oef e6foSto', Southern and Western, Intermediate
once, oIlces and connections via Boston & Maine
raliroad, Eastern division)-Arrive at 1880,
o. %, ana ll.3o p. M; close a; m. and ana l2.o9 ~
IN, 5.l5 and 9.15 p. m.; Sunday, arrive 1.26
p IN. close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
,,d 6So;ston, Southern and Weste11,, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western diyision) Arrive at
l.oo, o.3o and $50 p. m; close 500 a. M,
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and 1.o0p p. M; close 1920 and 9.15
Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at ZOO and
9.o0a Dl LOO and 600 p. m.; close at 6.16 a.
H. 1870. Ais and 9.15 p. m
FdrDsi3lgton intermediate offices and connec
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
LOO and 6.15 p. N; ; close at 7.45 a. M, and
1920 p. m.
Rockla',d, intermediate offices and connections
VIA knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. m.; close at 6.15 a. M and 2.10 p m.
Skouhega1,, intermediate offices and connec--
uons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. M; close at 1920 p m.
Auburn and Leariston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and l. 90 and 6.15 p. M: close 7.45 a.
M, 1920, A.15 and 9.15 p m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M. LOO and p. m.;
| close at 81 a. m, 1920 and 9.15 p m
Biddeford and Sdco--Arrive at /. 90, 80 and
$50 p. m.; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900
M, 2.46 and 5.15 p m
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at II. 80 p. M; close at 635 a. m. and LOO
p. m.
Gorhan,, N. H., intermediate offices and con
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 80 p. m.; close at 635 a. m.,
100 and 4.30 p. m.
Saodntor, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. c. R. r.
Arrive at 8.35 p. m.; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at eco a. m. md $50 p. M; close at
500 a. M and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prides Corner Wtndhan,, No.
WfndhGns, Raymond and South Cctsco-Arrive
at II. 90 H.. /; close at Las p. M.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at Lao and 600 p. m. +; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Msus-Arrive at $40 a. NJ, 1.45
600 and S35 p m; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
q. M, and $50 p M
WeStbrooh; (SdccGrappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. 1.45 and 600 H.. ; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cane Elizabeth and Kaaiqhtvile-A Arrive AZ
500 a. H. and F. NJ; close at a. m. and AS
p. m.
Boacery Beac1-Arrive at G p. M; close Las
p. m.
South Portland and Wtllard-Arrive at 8 a.
M, and 2.15 D. NJ; close at a. m. and 200 p.
m.
A c ri A Am
Classification OF Domestic Mail Mats
teT.-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 Sanie.) 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, whicn bear
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively
are issued from a known office of publication,
are formed ofprintd 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 in
second;class matter), proof-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
lptfarS pharoatarS or ir1ao nj Of
combination thereof, not having the
character of anlactual and personal correspon
dence.'
A"circular" is defined by statute to be
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
addressee or of the sender, or the correction of
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the frst, 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 Mai Matter.--No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beived for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing In 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.
at the pound rate is not subject to the ft 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 Class Matter.-The rate
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.
8. 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 Natter The rate OF
postage on second-cass matter when sent bv
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-ciass
when sent by other than the publisher or news
for