The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-18
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS

OFFICE HOURS.
| Cashiers Office Sundays excepted, 7.3o a
m. to 100 p. M. Money order department., q
m. to 500 p m. Registry department., 900
d. M TO 900 p m.
/ General Deltuery Sundays excepted) 7.3O
a. M to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deiiperies, Sundays excepted)-In
| business section of the city between High and In
aia streets, at 100 and 915 a. M, LOO m, 13o,
ana OIL p. M in other sections at 500 a. M,
d.5o p. m. Collection from Atlantic to
G Ge1ve on Congress g. a. m Sunday delivery at
IRON street boxes at HOO a. M. 400
and 300 p. m. Sunday 500 p m only.
| ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Westert, intermediate
| oiilces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, Eastern division)-Arrive at 1890,
5, and 11.30 D. M. close 8 a. m. and 1900
m. 615 and 9.15 p. M. Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. M close $50 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Westert,, and inter
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
! Maine railroad (Western diyison)-Arrive at
| LOO, $50 and $50 p H.. close 800 d. M.
and 2.45 p. m.
| Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOOP. M; close 1920 and 9.15
| p. m.
| Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
wa an Name Central railroad-Arrlye at 200 and
| 5000 m, LOO and 600 p. M. close at 6.16 a.
H.. l2.2O 415 and 9.15 D. m.
| Harrington, intermediate offices and connec-
| tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
| LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at Z 45 a. M, and
| 1920 p. m.
! Rockldnd intermediate offices and connections
wa hno& ana Lincoln railroad-Arr1ve LOO
and p. M: close at Gle a. m. and IL. 10 p m.
:, S6o~aega,', intermediate offices and connec-
| lonS, via Maine Central railroad-Arrlye at
| LOO p. M; close at 1920 p. m.
| Auburn and Leaciston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. ana LOO and clio p. M: close TAD a.
NJ, 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 p. IN.
close at 81 a. M, 1920 and 9.16 p. m.
Biddeford and Sdco-Arrive at 1. 90, $50 and
$50 ?. M. close at 600. 800 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 1880 p. M; close at $50 a. m. and LOO
| p. m.
| Gorham, N. H., intermediate offices and con
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
! $40 a. M and 1890 p. M. close at 6.35 a. M,
| LOO and 4.30 o. m.
| Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. R. r.
| Arrive at $50 p. M; close $500 a. m.
! Bartlett, N. e., intermediate offices and con-
| nections via Mountain Division NJ. C. r. R.
| Arrive at 9GO a. m. and S.35 D. M. close at
| 500 a. NJ and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Windhans, No.
| Wdndh1n1, Raymond and South CuSco-Arrive
at 1900 M. close at LAO p. nj.
| Rochester, NJ H., intermediate offices and con-
noctions, via Portland &Rochester rairoad-Ar.
rive at Lao and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
11.4b a. m.
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 a. M, 1.45
600 and S35 p. M; close at $50 a. m, 11.45
| a. M, and $50 p. m.
| West5rook (Saccarappo)- at $40 a.
| m. 1.45 and 90 p. IN. close $50 and I145a
| m. and $50 p m.
| Cape Elizabeth and K,sig1stviue-- Arrive at
500 a. M and F. M; close at a. m. and Las
p. III.
Borcery Beach-Arrive at p. M. close Las
South Portland and WdUurd-Arrive at ga.
M, and 215 p. M; close at a. m. and 200 D.
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 unselled Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets Of the same) 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, when bear a
date Of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are formed fprintd paper sheets. without board.
CLOTH leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information of public
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
secondclass matJer), 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.
letters, characters, figures or images, or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character OF anactual and personal correspon
dence."
A'clrcuIar" 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
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 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 il 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 no
beved for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. ana
circulated by order of Congress, or otficial
D Depart Of Tie Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class matter mailed in packages
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.