The Portland daily press., 1895-06-14
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

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,rters GaTrters' Dejiveries, Sundays exeepted) In
BUSINESS section of the city between High and In
@ a,e @Sereets, at 100 and 9.15 a. M, LOOT m l.3o
ana Oh p. m.; in other sections at 500 a. M,
LOO p. IN. Collection from Atlantic to
Geope Sfs on Congress, 8. a. m. Sunday delivery at
Eice srnr, window, 800 to 1000 a. m. Colecto8ns 8
and U street boxes a. NJ LOO nn,v a. m' 400
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
q eBioston, Southern and Westers, intermediate
ais olHces and connections via Boston y Maine
lalroad, eastern division) Arrive at lI.3o,
a sn9 g. m close sndan a. NJ arriye arH i19 9e
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
me9late offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine IAN railroad lWestern diyisionlZArrye at
g doo 5.3o and $50 p. M; close 500 a. M.
| Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrivs
p m.
| augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
va Maine Central railroad-Arrlye at 200 and
800 a. m., l 90 and 900 p. M; close at 6.15 g.
| m. 1870. 4.l5 and 9.15 p. m-
| Fdrn,ington, intermediate Offices and connec
tlons, via Maine Central Nallroad-Arriye at
90 and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.45 a. M, and
| 12.20p. m.
| Rochld91d, intermediate Offices and connections
| via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 100
ana p. NJ. close at 8. 10 a. m. and l2. 10 p. m.
a. Sko~hegon, intermediate Offices and connec.
/
l'oo p. m. close at 1920 p. m.
AUBURN and Lewtston-Arrive 200 and 800
| a. m. and LOO and 615 p. M; close 7.45 a.
H., 1920 4.15 and 915 p. IN.
| Baagor-Arrive 200 a. M. 100 and 6 p. M; /;
close at g. a. M, 1920 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford as,d Saco-Arrive at ]. 90, 5. so and
$50 p M; close at 600. 500 a. M. and 1900
M, 2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, Yt. intermediate offices and
| connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar
of a1ac of n
| p. M
| Gorhonp, N. H., intermediate Offices and con
nections via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. m. and 1880 p. nj close at 6.36 a. M,
LOO and 4.30 p. IN.
S1Coa,ton, IT., intermediate offices and con.
nectOns, via Mountain Division M. C. r. R.
Arrive at 8.35 p, m. close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H. intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 800 a. m and S.35 p. m.; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prtde's Corner, WtndI,an,, No
Wdndhans. Raymond and South CGsco-Arrive
at 100 m. close at ]. 45 p III
Rochester, ~. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectionS, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at 1.45 and 600 p. m,; close at $50 and
ll.Ab a. m
Cumberland MiUs-Arrive at $40 a. m, 1 Az
900 and S;s5 p. M; close at $50 a. m, 1145
a. m., and $50 p. m.
WeStbrook (Soccarappo)- Arrive at $40 a.
m. and $50 p, m.
Cape Elizabeth and K7aiqhtviUe-Arriye at
5.o0a m. and P. Mi close at a. H. and LAS
p. m.
Bo1Oery Beach-Arriye at p. M; elose LAB
p. m.
South Portland and VaIard-Arrive at ga.
M, and 2.15 p. M. close at a. M and 400 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER,
Classification of Domestic Mail Mats
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 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., whicn bear,
are issued from known office OF tpublication,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information of public
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art or some special industry, and must have a
legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
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
prcof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
Printed NATTER is defined by statute to be
'tAe 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"circular" 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
addressee 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 in its form or nature liable to
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law
Limit Of Height Of Mail 6fotter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beiVed for conveyance by mail except single
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. ana
except books and documents published or
eps Departments Of tie Government or from ON
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the fC ur-
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 r--The rate O
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matter
except that specially authorized te pass at
third-eass rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
por 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
fraction thereof at Offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established.
On Second Class Matter. The rate OF
postage on second-class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof and from the office OF
publication. including samples copies, OF 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 publisher or news
agent. is one cent for each four ounces OF
Fl partth thnraOf.