The Portland daily press., 1895-11-29
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

1OURS
Coshfer's Office, Sundays excepted), 7.3O a
M TO ZOO p. m.; Money order department., a
m. 10 POO p m. Registry department, 900
a. m. to 600 p IN.
a. M 10 TOO p, m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. IN.
Carriers Ds5iUeries, Sundays excepted)--In
business sectlon OF the city between High and In
da @ streets at 100 and 9.15 q. M. IL. 45 I'M. 1.3o
and oI5 p n; in other sections at 500 q. m.,
dd.5o p. a. Collection from Atlantic to
ofiice window, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
and ECO p. IN. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
oclees and connections via Boston g. Maine
railroad, eastern division)-Arriye at 1890.
@, @ ana 1d.3o p. m; close a. m: and IL M
clos3.30 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Wester,, and inter-
medlate offices and connections via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western Givisiom-Arrive at
1890. $50 and $50 p. m. close 6.sS a. m.
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m and p.m.; close 1900 m. and 9.15
p. NJ
augusta, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at 200 aud
800 a. IN. i and GIG p. M; close at 6.OOa
m.. Il 90 H., Alb and 915 D. m.
Pennington, intermediate offices and c0nnec-
ttons. via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
! . ana e.15 p. m.; close at 7.45 q. m. and
1926 p. m.
Rocklo,ad, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 1
and p m: close at 600 a. m. and 1925 p. m
Skouhcgaf, intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at
p. n.: close at 1925 p. m.
Island Pond IT., intermediate Offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rlve at IL 8 p m; close at 8 a. m. and 100
p. m
Gorhana, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Grand Trunk rairoad-Arriye at
9. 40 a. m. and 1915 p. m.; close at a. m.
LOO and 4.30 p. m
Scranton, IT. intermediate Offices and CON
nectlons: via Mountain Division NJ. c. II. R.
Arrive at $50 p. in. close at 500 a. IN.
Bartlett, N. e., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division M. c. r. R..
Arrive at 500 a. m. and $50 D. m.; close az
500 a. m. and 1926 p. m
wt D,.es q p po,d. prides Corner Wi'ldhons, No.
at 90 m. close at 1.45 p. N.
Rochester. n: IL, intermediate offices and con-
noctions, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at Lao ana 600 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45a I'm.
Cumberland Aftlls-Arrive at 40 a. m.. Las
500 and 800 p. M; close at $50 a. m, 11.45
T. M. ana $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccarappo)-Arrlve at $40 a.
m. LAP and 500 p. m. close $50 and Hasa
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Knfghtvilte-Arriye al
500 a. m and p. M; close at a. m. and las
p. m.
Boa0ery Bcach-Arr!ve at p. M; cicse Las
p. m.
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 same.) All mat
tor sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection
Is also OF the first class.
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, when bear
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed of prinrd paper sheets without board.
f qo be leather 81 or ntoraon Snss of pab
character, or devoted to literature the sciences,
art, or some special indt stry, and must have
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
second-class matter), proofsheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
Printed natter is defined by statute to be
'the reproduction upon paper, by any process
letters, characters figures or images, or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character of anlactual and personal correspou-
tsnce."
A"circular'' is defined by statute to be
into 1otta aoaordinU tn al q
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
4th Glass Merchandise. namely all matte.
not embraced in the first. second or third
cIasswhich is not in 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
Limit of Weight of Mail 4yotter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
beived for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. and
except books and documents published or
1spsua pspartments sita Of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
so Second-clasS matter mailed in packa ges
at the pound rate Is not subject to the II ur-
81 81. The above limit of weight foes not APP
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated BY
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On FIRST Glass Matter.-Tbe rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter
except that specially authorized t6 pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
On pOste cards one cent each, the price
fol which they are sold.
5. On "drop letters" Two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post Offices, and one cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof at offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established.
On Second Class Matter. The rate OF