The Portland daily press., 1895-03-18
MISCELLANEOUS.
PORTLAND POST.OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
Cashiers Office, Sundays excepted 7.3o a
m. to 100 p m; Money order department
m. to 300 p. m. Registry department, 900
a. m. to 600 p. m ~
General DeliUery. Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. m. to 100 p m. Sunday 500 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers D5tivertes, Sundays excepted).-In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets at 7 90 and 9.15 a. M, Loop m, 100,
and 5.l5 p. M. in other sections at 500 a. m,
80 p. m. Collection from Atlantic to
Office window 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
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 Westens, intermediate
oflces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern division)-Arriye at $780,
., and 80 ?. M; close a. m and 1900
=, o' cooa aha go 81 p n Sunday arrive l25
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate OFFICES and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western diyision)-Arrive at
LOO $50 and $50 p. M; close 500 a. m,
and 2.45 p. M
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. IN. and LOOP M; close 1920 and els
p. III.
Augusta, intermediate offices and connections
VIA Maine Central railroad--ArriVe at 200 and
9.00a. M. LOO and 600 p. M; close at 6.15 a.
m. 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Fdrns$ngton, intermediate offices and connec
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
1920 p. m
RoelcJond, intermediate Offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln Authoritative LOO
and p. m. |; close at 6.15 a. M and IL. Top. m.
Skorhcgoi intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOU p m. close at 1920 p. m.
Auburn a,,d Leaeiston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. M and LOO and 6.15 p. m; close 7.45 a.
NJ, 1920. Ais and 9.15 p. m.
BGngor--Arrive 200 a. M. LOO and 6 p. M;
close at 81 8 a. M, 1920 and 9.15 D. m.
Bjddeford and Saco-Arrive at LOO, $50 and
$50 2. M; close at 600, 500 a. m. and 1900
M, 2.45 and BIB p. m.
Island Pond, IT.. intermediate offices and
connections via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at IL. 80 p. M; close at 6.35 a. m. and LOO
p. m.
Gorhun,, N. H., intermediate offices and con
nections, via Grand Trunk Authoritative at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. H.. close at 635 a. m,
100 and 4.30 p. m.
Scranton, ", intermediate Offices and con-
nectionS, via Mountain Division M. c. r. r.
Arrive at S35 p. M; close at 800 a. m.
Bartlett, N. IT,, intermediate offices and con-
nectons via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 9.C0 a. m. and 8.35 p. m; close at
500 a. M. and 2.45 p. m.
Duczs Pond P,ide's Corner, W3,tdhons, No.
Wdndhdm, Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
at IL 90 M; close at Las 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. NJ.
Cumberland lfi1s-Arrive at $40 a. M, 1.45
600 and 9.35 p. m. close at $50 a. M, 11.45
q. NJ, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Sdccdrdppd) at $40 a.
m l As and 6.O0p. H.; close $50 and l1.45a
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Knightviue-Arrive at
500 a. M. and p. M. close at a. IN. and LAS
pm.
Boacery Beach-Arrive at p. M. ; close Las
South Portland and Wilord-Arrive at ga.
M, and 2l5 p. M; close at a. m. and 200 D.
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 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 same) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class
newspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, when bear
date of issue, and are numbered cOnSecutively,
are issued from known office OF publication,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board.
TO be s'a'' Of information lt1 Of pubiic
character, or devoted to literature the sciences,
art or some special indt stry and must have
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 matter), proofsheets corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
Printed matter" is defined by statute to be-
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"crcular'' 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
classwhich is not in its form OF 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, andnos
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight of Mail MGtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beiyed 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 omclsl
matter emanatng from any OF the
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-cass 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.
On First Class Mdtter.-The rate
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-cass 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.
g On ssdrnn letterSn two cents per ounce or