The Portland daily press., 1895-06-03
PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

Ge1efG Deteoefy (Sundays excepted) 7.30
a. m. TO 1.oo p m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, (Sundays excepted)-In
business secuon OF the city between High and In
dia streets, at 100 and 9.l5 a. M, 1 90 D M l. 80.
and 5l5 p M; IN other sections at 500 a. M,
Grove on Congress, 6. a. M Sunday delivery at
Office window, 900 to 1000 a. m Collections
from street boxes at 11.oO a. M, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday. 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
cBoston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern division)-Arrive at 1890,
and Lac sn9 g. m; close a m. and 1890
p. M; close $50 and 9.15 p m.
Boston, Southern and Westerm, and inter.
medlate omceS and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad a western division) ARRIVE at
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and LOOP. M; close 1920 and 9.15
p. m.
Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
800 a. M, LOO and 900 p. M; close at 6.15 a
M. 1920. 415 and 915 D. M
Farnst1agton, intermediate Offices and connec
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
LOO and 6.15 p. H.; close at 7.45 q. M, and
1920 p. m.
Reckla1ad intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive LOO
and p M; close at 6.15 a. m. and 12. 10 p. m.
Skothego7,, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
LOO p m; close at 12 20 p M.
auburn and Leactston-Arrive 200 and 900
a. m and LOO and 6.15 p. M: close 7.45 a.
m., 1920. 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Ba'agor-Arriye 200 a. M. LOO and p. M;
close at 81 a. m., 1920 and 9.15 p. m.
Biddeford and Saco-Arriye at l. 90, $50 and
$3.50 p. m. close at 600 500 a. m. and 1900
m. 2.46 and 5.15 p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections, via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at 1880 p. m.; close at 6.35 a. m. and LOO
p. m.
GorItdne, N. H., intermediate offices and con
nections, via Grand Trunk rairoad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1880 p. M; close at 6.35 a. NJ.
LOO and 4.3O p. m.
Scranton, IT, intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. C. r.. R.
Arrive at S.35 p. m.; close at 8. 90 a. m.
Bartlett N. H.. intermediate offices and con-
nections 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.
Duck Pond, P,.ide's Corner, W1ndho1,,. No.
Wdndhone, Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
at IL. 90 m. close at Lao p. H..
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
noctions, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar-
rive at Las and 600 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mtus-Arriye at $40 a. m, LAS
600 and 8.35 p. m. close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a, m.. and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (saccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
m. l. 40 and 600 p L. close $50 and 11.45 a.
Cape Elizabeth and K,sightviue-Arrive at
500 a. m. and p. M; close at a. m. and Las
pm.
Bo,0erg Beach-Arriye at 6 p. m.; close LAS
p. m.
m, and 2.15 y. NJ; close at a. m. and 200 p.
m.
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
Classification Of Domestic Mail Mats
| 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 ciass: 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 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 year. Whicn bear a
date of issue, and are numbered cOnsecutively,
are issued from known office of publication,
\ are formed ofprintd paper sheets, without board.
CLOTH leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information of a public
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences,
| " d
| 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), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
| ng the same.
"Printea 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 anlactual and personal correspon
| dence." 84tg
| 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 Class Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the 1irSt, second or third
cIasswhieh is not in its form or nature liable to
destroy, deface OF 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 Mdtter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall be re
| beiVed for conveyance by mail except single
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. AND
| except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
1Dsossd pepartments Of the Government s or r from ON
|
| 80 Second-clasS matter mailed in packages
| 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 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-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
| otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
| mar ounce or fraction thereof.
On postel cards one cent each, the price
| fol which they are sold
3. On 'drop letters" two cents per ounce or
| fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
( most offices, and one cent for each ounce or
| fraction thereof at Offices where free delivery
| Nv carrier is not established.
| IN Second Class Matter. The rate OF
| nosfage on second-class matter when sent by
| The pnblisher thereof, and from the office OF
nubiication, including samples copies, or when
| sent from q news agency TO actual subscribers
thereto or to other news agents. is one cent per
| nomnd or fraction thereof.
pine The rate OF postage on newspapers and
neriodicai publications of the second-class
When sent by other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent for each four ounces or