The Portland daily press., 1895-05-14
MISCELLANEOUS,
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. N. 10 o.OO u. liz
General Delivery,, Sundays excepted) 7so
a. m. to TOO p. m. Sunday 500 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, SUNDAYS excepted)-In
business section OF the city between Hieh and In
dia streets, at 100 and 81 a. m, 100 m, 100,
and 5.l5 p. m; IN other sections at 500 a. M,
Grove on congress, q. u. m. Sunday delivery at
once WINDOW, 200 TO 1000 a. m. Collections
iron 81 street boxes boxes at HOO a., M, 400
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western. intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, Eastern division) Arrive at 1880,
~ and 5l and B j. close M and 129e
p. NJ; close $50 and 9.15 p. M
Boston, Southern and Westeyn. and inter
mediate offices and connections via Boston and
Maine railroad western diyision) Arrive at
LOO 5.3o and $50 p. NJ; close 500 a. M,
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. m. and LOO p. nj close 1920 and 9.15
pm.
augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
VIA Name Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.00a. M, loo and 600 D. m. close at 6.15 a.
M. 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 D. m.
Harrington, intermediate Offices and connec
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
LOO and 6l5 p. H.; close at 7.45 a. M, and
12.20p. m.
Rockloa,d, intermediates offices and connections
via Knox ana Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p. M. close at 6.15 a. m. and IL o p. m.
!. skouhega,,, intermediate offices and connec.
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. M. close at 1920 p. m.
.Aubur7, and Le,riston-Arrve 2 90 and 600
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. NJ. close 7.45 a.
M, 1920 Alb and 915 p. IN.
Bangor 200 a. M, 100 and p. NJ;
close at 6.15 a. M. 1920 and 9.16 p. m.
Biddeford and .Soco-Arrive at J. 90, 80 and
$50 p M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900
M, 2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at l23 p m; close at 6.35 a. m. and !. 90
p. M
Gorhano, NJ H., intermediate offices and con
nections, via Grand Trunk raiIroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1870 p. NJ; close at 6.35 a. M,
loo and 4.30 p. m.
Sauantos,, IT., intermediate offices and con
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at s.35 p. M; close at 800 a. m.
Bartlett, N H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. R. R.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and 8.35 p. M; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prtde's Corner, Wandhana, No.
Wtndhan1 Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 12.0O M. close at Lab 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 Mal,s-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
600 and 8.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.46
a. NJ, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccarappa)-Arrive at $40 a.
M. 1.45 and 600 p. H.; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,atghtctue- at
500 a. m. and r. M; close at a. m and Las
p. m.
Bo1cery Beach-Arr!ve at p. m. clcse 1.45
p. m.
M, and 2.15 y. NJ; close at a. m. and 200 p,
M
CLASSIC ICATIoN 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 Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
lter 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
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 a public
art or some special indt stry, and must have
legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation OF 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
1.-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
dence."
A"circular'' is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which according to internal evi
dence, is being sent III identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name of the
mere typographical errors.
4th Class Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the drst. second or third
cIasswhich 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 Mdtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beved for conveyance by mail except single
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
matter eman at H. from any of the the
DGDaTbIlltuIS VI ulO dONSIulHGuI OI lIOlH
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-clasS matter mailed in packs ges
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 Glass Matter.-The rate o
hostage 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 ceuts
nar ounce or fraction thereof
On poStel cards one cent each, the price
fol which they are sold.
3. On "drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
most Offices and one cent for each ounce or
fhra elton thereof at Offices where free delivery
Nv carrier is not established.
~ on Second Class Matter. The rate of
,ostaoa on second-class matter when sent by
the nIIhlisher thereof, and from the Office OF
nmhIication. including samples copies, or when
psent from a news agency to actual Subscribers
fbareto or to other news agents, is one cent per
Mound or fraction thereof
The rate of postage on newspapers and
neriodical publications of the second-class
pyhen sent by other than the publisher or news
aaant il one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.