The Portland daily press., 1895-02-15
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
cashter's Office, Sundays excepted, 7;3o a
to 7o0 P M Money 4r9ef de aepatfset 90
a. m. to 500 p. m,
General Delivery, Sundays excepted 73o
a. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)J;In
Ola Streets at 100 and 8 10 a. M, Loo m, l.34
and 5.l5 p. m.; in other sections at 500 a. m.
1oye n Collection from gnda1 A aeyerv
once window, 900 to 1000 a; m Collections
from street boxes az Hoo a., ~, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday. 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
omces and connections via Boston Maine
railroad eastern division)-Arrive at 1880,
o, ana Lac sna E. M close a M and 1889 GO
p. M; close $50 and 9.t6 D. NJ
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate nI onlces 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 Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOOP. M; close 1920 and 9.15
p. NJ
Augusta. intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central raiIroad-Arrive at 200 and
800 q. m, l 90 and 500 p. M; close at 6.16 a.
M. 1920. AIS and 81 p. m.
Fdrpairgton, intermediate Offices and connec-
| tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at 7.46 a. M, and
1920 p. m.
.Rockla,,d, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive leo
and p. M; close at els a. m. and r. 10 p N
Skouaega,a, intermediate offices and connee.
tons, via Maine Central railrOad-ArrlVes at
LOO p. M; close at 1920 p. m. ,4t
auburn and Lewiston-Arrive 200 and 800
a. M and LOO and GIG p. M, close 7.4o a.
H., 1920, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
| Bangor-Arrive 200 a. m 100 and p. M;
| a a m Al n m.
Biddeford and Sdco-Arrive at !. 90, 5 80 and
$50 p. m.; close at 600, 800 a. m. and 1900
M. 2.45 and 5.15 p. m. 49,
Island Pond, #. intermediate offices and
rive at IL 80 p. m. close at 6.35 a. m. and LOO
p. m. Ia
Gorhan,, NJ H., intermediate Offices and con
nections via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 23O p. m. /; close at 636 a. M.
LOO and 4.30 o. m.
S,cdnton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. c. R. R.
Arrive at 1856 p. M; close at 800 a. m. I.
bartlett, N H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ. G. r. r.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and S.S5 p. NJ; close at
500 a. m. and 245 p. m.
Duc1c Pond, Pride's Corner Wdndhum, No.
W1adhoan, Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
at 1900 M. close at l. 40 p. III.
Rochester, N H., intermediate Offices and con
noetions, via Portland chichester Railroads.&c..
rive at Las and 800 p. m; close at $50 and
l1.45 a. M =.
Cumberland 1nlts-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
600 and S.35 p M; close at 6. 30 a. m, 1l.45
\ a. M. and $50 p m.
Westbrook (Sdccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m LAO ald 600 p. Ii close $50 and LAO a.
m. and $50 p. M
Cape Elizabeth and Kntghtviue- Arrive at
500 a. m. and p nl.; close at 6 a. m. and AS
| pm.
Bo,ccry Bcach-Arr!ye at 6 p. m. clGse 1.45
South Portland and Witard-Arrive at ga.
M, and 2.l5 p M. close at 8 a. m. and ZOO p.
M. a.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER. ).
Classification OF Domestic Mail Mdt-
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:
LIST CLASS. Written matter. namely, letters.
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly in
writing, whether sealed or unseiled except
copy M ny ppeot or
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
4 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, when bear
l date of issue, and are numbered copsecutively,
4 are issued from known office OF qualification.
are formed OF prinvd paper sheets, without beard
be or 81 pab
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 mot included in
| second-class natter, proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
| ng the same. .A
Printed matter is defined by statute to be
'the reproduction upon paper by any process
except that of handwriting, OF any words,
letters, characters figures or images. or OF any
| character of aniactuaI and personal correspon
| dence."
A"circuar" is defined by statute to be.
printed letter, which, according to internal eyi
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
mere typographical errors.
18th Glass Merchandise. namely all matter
embraced IL the irst second or third
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents Of the mail bag or harm the person Of
above the weight provided by law.
LIMIT of Weight Of Mail Matter. No package
weighing a. an tour ~ a ereep D sp
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution. M
80. Second-class matter mailed in packages
| at the pound rate is not subject to the four
pound limitation.
81. The above limit OF weight does. not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
| postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
4
On First Glass Mdtter.-The rate 0
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
| l. On letters and other written matter,
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 postel cards one cent each, the price
fol which they are sold.
4 On, LAT cents nr