The Portland daily press., 1895-07-04
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

UettoJut DottUeTy, (SunuayS 6XcepIeu) 1.oU
a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section OF the city between High and In
dia streets at 100 and SIS a. m. IL 15 p M 1.30
and 5.lo p. m.; in other sections at 500 a. M,
1.30 p. m. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress, 6. a. M Sunday delivery at
from street boxes at HOO a. M, 400
and 500 p. NJ Sunday 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
.Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston g. Maine
a. m. 1880, 5,i5 and 915 p. M; Sunday,
arrive 1.25 p. M; close 4.3o and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter-
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
11.3o a. M and 1890, 5.30 and $50 p. M;
close 500 a. M, and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. m. and 1870 pm; close 1900 m. and 9.15
p. m.
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
900 a. m. IL 30 and 81 p. m. close at 6. 90 a.
m. 1900 m., AIS and 9.15 p. m.
Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive at
1915 and 6.15 p. M; close at 45 a. M, and
1900 m.
Rockld''d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 1890
and 6 p. m.; close at 600 a. m. and 12 20p. m.
Skoarhegon, intermediate offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
1915 p. m; close at 1920 p M
auburn and Lewiston-Arrive 200 and 600
a. m. and l2.l and 6.15 p. m.: close 7.45 a.
m., 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Bangor-Arrive 200 a. m.. 1890 and 6.15
p. M; close at 6 a. M. 2 m. and 9.16 p. m.
Biddeford and .Saco-Arrive at 1890. $50
and $50 p. m.; close at 600, 500 a. m. and
1l.3O D. m., 2.46 and 5.16 o. m
Island Pond, IT, intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL / p. M; close at s a. m. and 100
p. M
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1215 p. M; close at 8 a. NJ.
100 and 4.3o p. m.
iSicanto,,, IT.. intermediate offices and con-
nections. via Mountain Division NJ c. r. r.
Arrive at 8 15 p. m.; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 9.CO a. m. and 8.l5 p. m.; close at
500 a. m. and 1.25 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prtde's Corner, Wind1.ane, No.
Wandhans. Raymond and South Cdsco-Arrive
at 12. 90 M. /; close at Ia p. IL.
Rochester, N. H.. intermediate offices and con-
nectons, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at Lao and 600 p m.; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mi1s-Arrive at $40 a. M. Las
600 ana S.l5 D. M; close at $50 a. m, lila
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbroot (Saccaroppa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. .45 and 600 p II. close $50 and 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Knightville- at
800 a. m. and r. M; close at a. m. and Lac
p. m.
Boavery Beach-Arrive at 6 p. M; close Las
South Portland and WaUard-Arrive at a,
NJ, and 2.15 y. m.; close at a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification OF Domestic Mail Mat
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 me tier. 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 a year, whicn bear. a
date of issue, and are numbered cOnsecutively,
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed ofprntd paper sheets. without board.
~
To be of information of public
character, or 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.
Sd Class. Books. circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second-olass matter), proof-sheets, 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 correspon.
dence."
A"circular" is defined by statute to be a
printed letter, which according to internal evi
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever.
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 1rst, second or third
classwhich 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 Motter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall be re
cooks weighing In excess OF that amount. and
| except books and documents published or
circulated by order OF Congress-, or ofheial
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 IL 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.-The rate o
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matters
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof.
On p0Stel cards one cent each, the price
fol 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
fraction thereof at offices where free delivery
by carrier is not established.
On Second Class Matter. The rate oi
postage on Second-claSS matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the Office OF
publication including samples copies, or when
sent from 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 or
fractional part thereof.
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