The Portland daily press., 1895-01-21
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE OURS.

PORTLAND POSI~UFEICE.
OFFICE OURS.
Cashiers Q0tce, (snndays. exceptedl, 7.3o a
| m. to 60 p. m; Money order department. .
NJ. to 500 p. m. Registry department, 500
a. m. to 500 p. M
General DeEi,erv (Sundays excepted) 7.3O
a. M to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. H.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets, at 700 and 91o a. m, i.oO p m, 80
1.30 p. IN. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress. 6. a. m. Sunday delivery at
Office window, 800 to 1000 a. m N. Collections ms
from street boxes at HOO a.. H., 4oO
and 500 p m. Sunday, 600 p. IN. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern ana Western, intermediate
Offices and connections via Boston u Malne
railroad, eastern diYision) Arrive at 1890,
NJ. 515 and 9.15 p. m.; Sunday, arrive 125
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) )-Arriye at
LOO, $50 and $50 p. M; close 800 a. m.
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. m. and / 90 p. M; close 1920 and 915
p. m.
augusta. intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
900 a. m LOO and 600 p m; close at 6.l5 a.
M. 1920. Alb and 915 p. m.
FaTaai7lgto1, intermediate offices and connec-
tiOns, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
100 and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
12.20p. m.
RocKla1d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arr1ve LOO
and p. m.; close at clio a. m. and l2.1O p m
Shouhegaa., intermediate offices and connec.
tons, via Maine Central rallroad-Arrlve az
LOO p. m; close at 20 p. m.
AUBURN and Leacisto7t-Arrive 200 and SOC
a. m. and LOO and 6.15 p. m.: close TAO a.
NJ, 1920, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. M. LOO and p. m.;
close at 81 a. M, 1920 and 9.l5 p. M
Biddeford and Sdco-Arrive at LOO, $50 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-
p. m.
GorI,ans, ". IT., intermediate offices and con
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. NJ and 2.3O p. m; close at 6.35 a. M,
LOO and 43O p. IN.
Saeamton. IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 8.35 p. M; close at8.00 a. M.
Bartlett N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
neetions via Mountain Division NJ G. 4. R.
Arrive at 900 a. m. and $3.50 p M; close at
500 a. m. and 245 p. m.
DtcE Pond, Pride's Corner, Wi,odhdn,, No.
Vd7,d.an1 Raymond and South CaSco-Arrive
at II. 90 m.; close at 1.45 p. NJ.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railrOad-Ar-
rive at Lao and 500 p. m. /; close at $50 and
LAB a. m.
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 a. m., Las
600 and S.35 p. M close at $50 a. H., ll.4b
a. NJ, and $50 p. m.
WestbrooE (SGccarappa) pa)-Arrivey at $40 a.
m. Las and 900 p. M. !; close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K,aigttville-Arriye at
800 a. m. and p. M; close at a. M. and 1.45
p. m.
Bo,yery Beach-Arrive at 6 p. M. close 1.45
South Portland and Willard-Arrive at a.
M, and 2.15 p. m.; close at a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification of Domestic Mail Nat
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 unSealed Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets of the sanle.) 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 az
frequently as four times year. when bear u
date of ISSUE and are numbered consecutlvely
are issued from known office OF fpublicatloil.
are formed ofprinrd paper sheets, without board.
cloth, leather or other. substantial blnding.
To be of information OF public
character OF devoted to literature, the sciences,
art or some special industry, 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
,+J,a ttarU Ily in lnclIl6p0
second-clasS matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
"Printea matter" is defined by statute to be
"the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, of any words,
letters, characters, hgureS or images. or OF any
combination thereof, not having the
character of anlactual and personal correspon
A"crcular' is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which, according to internal eyl
dence, is being sent in Identical terms to sever
al perSons.a and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name Of the
addressee or of the sender, or the correct0n OF
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first. second OF thiid
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents Of the mail bag or harm the person Of
one IN proyded e sy aW
Limit of Weight of Nal Matter[N0 package
weighing more than four pounds snail De re-
bejyed for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing In excess of that amount. ana
except books and documents published or
circulated by order OF Congress, or ofhcial
matter emanating sIarrrs from any % OF tron, tne
the Smithsonian Institution.
so. Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated BY
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
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