The Portland daily press., 1895-03-19
MISCELLANEOUS.
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

/
a. m. to 500 p m
General Del5rery Sundays excepted) 7.3O
a. m, to 7.O0 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Dojiyeries, Sundays excepted)--Iu
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets at 700 and 9.15 a. NJ, 1.uop m, 1.3o,
and 81 p. H.; in other sections at 500 Il. M,
1,3o p m. Collection from Atlantic TO
| Grove on Congress, 6. u. m. Sunday delivery at
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. M. 400
and S,o0p IN. Sunday. 600 p. m. only
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
poston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
rallfoad. eastern diviSion)-Arrive at 1870,
Q, and II 80 ?. M; close a. IN. and 1900
NJ: o.l5 and 915 p. NJ; Sunday. arrive l.25
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 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Ralroad--Arrive
. a. m. and LOO p. m.. close 1920 and 915
! p. lii.
.41ert.sto, intermediate Offices and connections,
i via Maine Central railroad--Arrive at 200 and
| BOO 4. H., LOO and 600 p M; close at g. S a.
M. 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Fdrmi1tgton, intermediate Offices and connec
/ tions, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
| LOO ana 6.15 p. m; close at 7.45 a. m, and
| 1920 p. m.
Rochland, intermediate offices and connections
via knox and Lincoln raroad-Arrive LOO
d o. a. lI.l u.
Skouacgan, intermediate offices and connec-
| tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
| LOO p m. close at 1920 D. m.
A,ebet'7e md Le'eistot-Arrive 200 and 900
a. IN. and LOO and 6.15 p. M: close T.45 a.
H.. 1920 415 and 9.15 p. in.
] Bangor-Arriye 200 a. m.. LOO and p. M;
close at g. 10 a. m., 1920 and 9.15 p. m.
| Biddetord and Saco-Arrlye at l.00 $50 and
$50 p. M; close ut 800 500 a. m. and 12.00
m. 2.45 and 5.15 p. M
Island Pond, It. intermediate Offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 12 30 p M; close at G35 a. m. and LOO
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 4.30 .. m.
saronton IT., intermediate ofices and CON
necuonS, via Mountain Division M. G. Il. h.
| Arrive at $50 p. m.; close at 500 a. m.
I Bort1ett, N. e.. intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain division M. G.. Il. r.
Arrive at geo a. m. and $50 p M; close at
| 800 a. M. and 2.45 p. M
Ducd; Pond, Pride's Corner. Wandham, No.
| W4ndidn1. Raymond md South Cosco-Arrve
at 1890 M close at Lao p. III.
Rochester, n; II, intermediate Offices and con-
rive at Lao and GOO p. M; close at $50 and
II 40 a. m.
Cumberland lftus-Arrve at $40 a. M, I45
500 and S.35 p. M; close at 6. 80 a. H., 1l.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
iVestbrook (Socearappa) Arrive at $40 a.
IN. Las and 0Op. IN. close $50 and I1.45 a.
M and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth a,ul EietghtvtHe- Arrive at
500 a. m. and r. ~; close at a. IN. and Las
| p. III. II
'Bouery Bedch-Arrive at p. IN. clcse Las
South Portland and Wiitard-Arrive at a.
m., and z.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 texcepr
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 a.
| frequently as four times year, which bear a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board.
cIth, leather other substantial binding.
To be of information of public
character, OF devoted to literature, the sciences,
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.
I'd Class Books circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot Included lii
| secondclass matter) proof-sheets corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
/ ng the same
"printea natter 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 anactual and personal correspon
dence.'
A'cncuar'' 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
addreSseG 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
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
cents Of the mail bag, or harm the person OF
any one engaged in the postal service, andnos
above the weight provided by law.
limit OF Height Of MGit MGtter.-No package
i weighing more than tour pounds shall De re
| cooks weighing IN excess of that amount. ana
except books and documents published or
| circulated by order of Congress, or omciat
Dao;gI peparrmsnts gis'' Of The Government or from
| the Smithsonian Institution
80 Second-class matter mailed in packages
| 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 Motter.-The rate o
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
| l. On letters and other written matter
except tha5 specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
| Dor ounce or fraction thereof.
! On p0stel cards one cent each, the price
tol which they are sold.
g. 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 frae delivery
| by carrier is not established.
On, Second Class Matter. The rate OF
postage on secont,-elass matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the office of
publication, including samples COPIES, or when
Sent from a news agency TO actual subscribers
thereto or to other news agents. is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications Of the secOnd-class
when sent by other than the puDlsheror or news
AGENT is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers (excepting