The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-21
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS,

CoShaerS Office, Sundays excepted), 7.3O a
m. to 700 p M; Money order department, a
a. m. to 500 p. M
General DeliUery SUNDAYS excepteO 7.3o
d. H. 10 200 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
,,, Ia1TeerS Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
BUSINESS section of the city between High and In
ala streets, at 700 and 9.i5 a. M, l.O0pm, /. 80,
aiia o.lo p. m.; in other sections at 500 a. NJ,
G GSu p D. m Collection from Atlantic to
Ofice window, 900 to 1000 a. M Collections
and 800 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
sBoston, Southern and Westsrs, intermediate
ollces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad eastern division)-Arrive at 1880,
M. 5.15 and 9.15 p. m.; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. M; close $50 and els p. m.
Boston, Southern and Westen,, and inter
mediate Offices and connections via Boston and
Maine railroad CWestern division)-Arrive at
LOO, 5.3o and $50 p. NJ; close 800 a. m.
and 2.45p m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOO p. M; close 1920 and 9.15
| p. m.
| Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
500 a. ~. LOO and 600 p NJ; close at els a.
| M. 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
| Harrington, intermediate offices and connec
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p m.; close at 7.45 a. m, and
12.20p. m.
RoekIa',d, intermediate offices and connections
and = p. m.; close at G. 15 a. m. and 10. 10 p. m
,Skoachegon1 intermediate offices and connec-
uons, via Maine Central Authoritative at
LOO p M; close at 1920 p. m.
| AUBURN and LeaCiStoY-Arriye 200 and 900
a. m. and LOO and G. 10 p. M: close 7.45 a.
M, 1920, 4.15 and 915 p. m.
| Bongor-Arrive 200 a. M. LOO and D. M;
close at 6.15 a. M. 1920 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 90, $50 and
$50 p. m.; close at 600, 500 a. m. and IL 90
M, 2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1870 p. M; close at 6.35 a. m. and 100
| p. m.
| Gorhan,, N. H., intermediate Offices and con
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1870 p. M. close at 6.35 a. NJ.
100 and 4.3o p. m.
Scranton. Vt, intermediate offices and con-
nectlons, via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 9.35 p. M; close at 800 a. m.
Bartlett, N. IT,, intermediate offices and con-
| nectlonS via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and $50 p. M; close at
| 800 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
| Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, V3,sIborp No.
| Windhona, Raymond and South Casco-Arriye
at 100 M close at 1.45 p. NJ.
Rochester, n. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Portland chichester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.45 and 600 p. NJ; close at $50 and
| 11.46 a. m.
| Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
600 and S.35 p. M; close at 80 a. M, IL 40
a. M, and $50 p. m.
| West6rook (soccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
| m. and $50 p. m.
| Cape Elizabeth and Kntghtviue--Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at a. m. and Las
| p. m.
Boa0ery Beach-Arriye at 6 p. M; clcse Las
p. m.
South Portland and WaIord-Arriye ct ga
M, and 2.15 y. M; close at 8 a. m. and 200 D.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification Of Domestic Mail Mat:
ter.-Domestic mail matter,-that is
mail matters 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 OF 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, which bear
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
To- be leather n eneg 81 Ondng
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences
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 or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Class. Books, circulars. periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second-clasS matter), proof-SheetS, corrected
pfoof-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
letters, characters, figures or images, or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character of anlactual and personal correspon
dence."
A"c1rcular" 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
ADDRESSED 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 i'll 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
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beiyed 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
matter emanatng from any of the
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class matter mailed in packs ges
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
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
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter
except tha5 specially authorized to pass at
thrd-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.
3. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post offices, and one cent for each ounce or
traction thereof at offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established,