The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-14
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

a. m. TO 100 p. m. Sunday 500 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers D55tveries Sundays excepted)-In
business section OF the city between High and In
dia streets at 100 and 8 Is a. m. IL l 8 m. 100
and 5.15 p. IN. /; in other sections at 500 a. M,
1.3o p. m. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress @ g. a. m m Sunday delivery at
from street boxes at HOO a. M, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday. 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern diyisioD.oArrive at 1890
a. m. 1850, 5.f5 and els p. M; Sunday,
arrive 1.25 p. M; close 4.3o and 916 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
Maine r ouss NV W Soas1 At
II 80 a. m. and 1890, $50 and $50 p. M;
close 800 a. M. and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern. via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
z a. m. and 1890 p m; close 1900 m. and 9.15
p. m.
Augusta. intermediate Offices and connections
wa Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
9.oo a. m. 1880 and 615 p. M. close at 6.00a-
m. l2.oo NJ, Ais and 9.15 p. m.
.Fdrntington, intermediate offices and connec-
nons via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
1900 m.
Rocklatad intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 1890
and pm. close at 600 a. m. and 12.20p.m
Skoahegdn intermediate Offices and connec-
i0ns. via MAINE Central rallroad-ArriVe at
lz.15 p. m.; close at 1920 p. M.
auburn and Leac5ston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m. and IL. Is and 6.15 p. M; close 7.45 a.
M, 1920 4.15 and 9.l5 p. n.
Bangor-Arrive 2.00a M, 1890 and els
p. M: close at a. M, ~ M, and 915 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arrive at 1890. $50
and $50 p. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and
11.3o p. M, 245 and BIB p. M
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at L. 5 p H.; close at a. m. and 100
p. m
Gorham, ~ H., Intermediate offices and cont
nections via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive a.
9.40 a. m. and 12.15 p. M; close at a. ~.
100 and 4.30 p. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at 8.15 p. M; close at 500 a. IN.
Bartlett, N. IT,, intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. R. R.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and $40 p. H.; close as
500 a. M. and 1.25 p. m.
Duck Pond, Pride's Corner Wtndhan1, No.
Windhana, Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
at 1900 m.; close at AS p. NJ.
Rochester, y; e., intermediate offices and CON
motions, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at Lao ana 800 p. a.; close at $50 and
11.A5 a. m.
Cumberland Mi1s-Arrive at $40 a. M, Las
600 and 8,l5 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. NJ, and $50 Up. m.
West6rook (saccarappa) at $40 a.
m. LAP and 600 p. L.; close $50 and I1.45a.
m. and $50 p m.
Cape Elizabeth and Enightviue-Arrive at
p. m.
Boacerv Beach-Arr!ve at 6 p. m. close Las
p. m.
South Portland and W5uard-Arrive at sa
M, and 2.15 y M; close at s a. m. and 200 D.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification Of Domestic Mail Tat
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 unsealed Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof q. sheets Of the samel All mat
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 a
date of issue, and are numbered conseeutively,
are formed OF printd paper sheets without board.
To be Of information of a public
character, devoted to literature, the sciences,
art or some special industry, and must have a
legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes
rates.
Sd Class. Books circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included In
second,class matter) proof-sheets corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
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
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 in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose Its character as
such by writing therein the date, name of the
addressed or of the sender, or the correction of
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first. second or third
cIasswhich is not in its form OF 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 Weight Of MaI Matter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall De re
beived for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. ana
circulated by order of Congress, or official
Departments Of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. Second-class matter mailed in packag es
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
pound limitation. ..,.,t 40. -.
l.,
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postalS conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
| follows: &c
1. 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.
| 8, On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
| fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
| most offices, and one cent for each ounce or
| traction 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, or when
sent from a news agency TO actual subscribers
thereto or to other news agents, IS one cent per
pound or fraction thereof
periodical publications of the. seeond-cass
! when sent by other than the publisher or news
agent. is one cent for each four ounces or