The Portland daily press., 1895-05-18
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.U
OFFICE HOURS.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
sBoston, Souther7, and Western, intermediate
ofhces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad eastern division)-Arrive at $780,
O. and 11.30 p. M; close a: m. and 1900
M, dip and 9.15 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.26
p M; close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division) Arrive at
LOO, $50 and $50 p. m.; close 500 a. m..
and 2.45p. m.
a. m. and LOO p. m.; close 1920 and 9.15
p. m.
augusta. intermediate offices and connections
y oia a. Maine Central railroad-Arrive at zoo and
9.OOa. m., LOO and 600 D. m. close at 6.15 a.
M. 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 q. m.
Fdrmtngton, intermediate offices and connec
tions via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. m. close at 7.45 a. m., and
1920 D. m.
Rockla,ad, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railr oad-Arrive LOO
and p. M; close at 6. 10 a. m. and IL. / p m.
Shoachegaaa, intermediate offices and connec.
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p. M; close at 1920 p. m.
Aal6u,7, and Leufston-Arrive 200 and SOC
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. M: close 7.45 a.
H., 1920, 415 and 9.15 p. M
Bangor-Arriye 200 a. M. 100 and p. m /;
close at 6.15 a. M, 1920 and 9.16 p. m.
Biddeford aud Saco-Arrive at LOO, $50 and
$50 p M close at 600, 500 a. n and 12.O0
m., 245 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate Offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
! rive at 1890 p. m. close at 6.35 a. m. and LOG
p. m
Gorhana, ". H., intermediate offices and con
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M. close at 6.35 a. m..
LOO and 4.3O D. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate Offices and con
nections, via Mountain Division NJ. c. r. r.
Arrive at S.35 D. M. close at 800 a. M.
Ny YT i,,%a, l;ofa o.Aa ay,d
nectons via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at 9.CO a. m. and 8.35 p. M; close al
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pyide's Corner, Wi',dha,n, No
| Windharp, Raymond and South Caseo-Arrive
| at IL 90 m; close at 1.45 p. nj.
| Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and CON
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
| rive at Lab and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
| 11.4b a. m
Cumberland Mtus-Arrive at g. 40 a. M, 1.46
600 and S.35 p. m.; close at 6 80 a. m., 11.46
a. M, and $50 p M
| Westbrooa (SocedrappG) Arrive at $40 a..
m. .45 and 600 p. n. close $50 and 11.45 a.
| m. and $50 p m.
Cape ELIZABETH and Kttgltville-A Arrive al
| 500 a. m. and 2. M; close at a. m. and Las
| p. m.
Botcery Beac1s--Arrive at p. nj. clcse Las
| p. m.
South Portland and Wtllord-Arrivs at a.
M, and 2.15 y m.; close at a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification Of Domestic Mail Mat.
ter.-Domestic mail er,-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:
lSt 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 Same.) All mat
ter sealed OF 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 a
date of issue, and are numbered conseeutively,
are issued from known office OF publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets, without board.
cloth; leather or other substantial binding.
character or devoted to literature, the sciences;
art, or some special industry, 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 (not included in
seconds class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proofsheets 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
letters, characters, figures or images. or OF any
combination thereof, not haying the
character of aniactual and personal eorrespon
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
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.