The Portland daily press., 1895-11-15
PORTLAND POSTOFFICE.
OFFICE R1EH 9.

m. to 700 p H.; Money order department, 8
m. TO BOO p. m. registry department, 800
a. M 10 500 p. m,
General Deltrcrp Sundays excepted) 7.3o
d. IN. 10 100 p m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Dsitceries, Sundays excepted)-In
BUSINESS section OF the city between High and IN
dia streets at 100 and 9.15 nj. 1915 p m. 80
aI "a o'l5 p ~; in other sections at 500 2. M,
| d;5o p IN. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress. 6. a. m. Sunday delivery at
1 srdn window 900 to 1000 a, m. Collections
ana eco p m Sunday, 600 p m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Westera, intermediate
0nces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern division)-Arrive at 1890.
2, and = 80 p. M; close a. m. and II m.
20 ana $40 ?. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25 p. m.
clos3'3O ana 9.15 p. M
Boston, Southern and Westerm and inter-
I Rta oHlces and connections, via Boston and
and 2,45p. m 0o
Eastern, via Maine Contra, Railroad-Arrive
= a. m. and pm; close 12.oo m. and 9.15
Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
va IAN Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
M. 100 M, 4.15 and 915 D. m.
| Fdrn,ington, intermediate offices and connec-
: tons Via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
] ana CID p. m.; close at 7.45 a. NJ, and
1925 p m.
| Rockld1ad, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive l
and p. M; close at 600 a. m. ana 1926 D. m.
Skouhcgan, intermediate offices and connec-
| tons, via Maine Central Authoritative at
l p. M. close at 1926 p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
| rive at II. 8 p. M; close at a. m. and 100
| p. m.
| Gorhans, N. H. intermediate offices and con
| nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive al
$40 a. m. and 1916 p. M; close at a. m,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
STANTON IT. intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. c. R. r.
Arrive at $50 p. M; close at 500 a. IN.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and $50 p. M; close as
500 a. m. and 1925 p. M
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wi1dhons, No.
TVandhana, Rdg,nao, and South Casco-Arriye
at ~. 90 M; close at Lao p. nj.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at LAS ana 600 p M; close at $50 and
1I45 a. m.
Cumberland Mtus-Arrive at $40 a. M. Las
600 and $50 D. m. close at $50 a. H., 11.45
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Vestbroos (Saccorappo)-Arrive at $40 a.
nj. AS and 600 p H.; close $50 and l1.45 g.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Ksatghtvsue-Arrive at
500 a. m. and P. NJ; close at a. m and Las
p. m.
Boaoe,y Beach-Arrive at p. NJ; clcse Las
p m.
Classification Of Domestic Nail Mat
tef.-Domestic mail matter,-that is
mail matter sent in the mails from soma
post office within the United States to
some other post office within the same,
is divided into four classes, as follows:
CT Nv 1aff
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
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., which bear,
are issued from known office Of publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without beard
70 be ,'A' Of information Of 'i public
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 (not included in
seeond-cass matJer), proofsheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same
printed matter" is denned by statute 70 De
"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 anlactual and personal correspou-
dence."
A"circular" is defined by statute to be
printed letter. which, according to internal evil
dence is being sent in identical terms to sever
alpersons," and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name of the
addressee or of the sender, OF the correction OF
mere typographical errors
4th Glass Merchandise namely. all matte:
not embraced in the hrSt, second or thiro
cIasswnich 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 MaiI Mdtter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall ne 70
beiVed 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 official
matter emanating from any of the
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-claSS matter mailed in packs ges
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
81. The above limit of weight does not APP
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated py
postals conventions.