The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-05

PORTLAND POST-OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OE lCEl IlOS1hos
Cashiers Office, Sundays excepted), 7.3o a
m. to 700 p. m.; Money order, department,
m. to 500 p. m. Registry department. 900
a. m. to 500 p. m,
General Dezivery, Sundays excepted $50
a. m. to TOO p m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted).In
business section OF the city between High and IN
dia Streets at T. 90 and 81 5 a. M, LOO pm, 1.30,
and 5.15 p. m. in other sections at 500 a. M,
1.3O D. m. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress, g. a; N; Sunday delivery at
from street boxes at HOO a. M, 400
and 500 p. m. Sunday, 900 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
offices and connections via Boston q Name
NJ, 5.15 and 9.15 p. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25
p. M; close $50 and 915 p M.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate Offices and connections, via Boston ana
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-Arriyee
a. m. and LOO p. M; close l22o ana 9.lo
p. m.
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 ana
9.00a m 100 and 600 p. M; close at GID d.
m.. 1920. Alb and 9.15 D. M
Farington, intermediate Offices and cGnnee r.
LOO and 6.15 p. M; close at T.45 a. M, ana
12.20p. m.
Rockland, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox ana Lincoln Misunderstanding I.oo
and 6 p. M. close at 6.16 a. m. and l2.lo p. m.
iSkolthega1,, intermediate offices and connec.
tons, via Maine Central railroad-ArrlVe az
LOO p. M. close at 1920 p. M
, auburn and Lemiston-Arrive 200 and 300
a. m. and 100 and 6 10 p. m: close lad d.
M, 1920, Ais and 915 p. m.
Banqor-Arrive 200 a. m.. 100 and p. M;
close at 6.15 a. H., 1920 and 9.15 p. M
Biddetord and Saco-Arrive at LOO, $50 and
$50 p. M; close at 600, 500 a. M. anu Il.oo
M, 2.45 and 5.15 p. m.
connections via Grand Trunk Railway--AIra,
rive at IL. 80 p. M; close at 6.35 a. H. and LOO
p. m.
Gorlane, N. IT., intermediate Offices and con.
nections. via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrlye at
$40 a. m. and 1870 p. M; close at 6.35 a. m,
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
S,Uo1,ton. IT., intermediate offices and CON
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. K. h
Arrive at $50 p. m. close ats 500 a. M.
Bartlett, N. r., intermediate offices and con-
nectons via Mountain Division nj. G. X. r.
Arrive at 600 a. m. and $50 p M; close at
500 a. H. and 245 p. m.
Duck Pond Pride's Corner, Windha'n, No.
| Wjndhd7ll, Raymond and South CdSco-Afrlve
at 90 M; close at .45 p H.
Rochester, N H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad--Ar
rive at Lao and 600 p. m. close at $50 and
IL .45 a. m.
600 and S.35 p. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.46
a. M, and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (soccarappa) Arrive at $40 a.
M Las and 600 p. M; close 6.3O and H. a.
m. and $50 p m.
| Cane Elizabeth and Kaaiglatuile-Arrive at
500 a. N. and F. M; close at 6 a. m. and Lao
p. M.
Bowery Beact-Arrive at p. M; close 1.45
South Portland and TTiUdrd-Arrive at ga.
NJ, and 2.15 p. m. close at 8 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:
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 sheets of the Same.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class.
I'd class. Periodical pubHcatons, namely an
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 conseculivoly
are formed prilitd paper sheets without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding
To be Of Information NJ Of tns pnnle
art. or some special indt Stry and must nave
legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Glass. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print lnot included IN
ala nr0Of-Shpat9 corrected
proofsheets 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 me
character OF anlactuai ana personal correspoh
Aaeircular'' is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which according to internal evl
dence is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose It's character as
such by writing therein the date, name o. me s
ADDRESSED or of the sender, or the correctlon OF
''s 9Th Uiass Merchandise namely all matter
not embraced in the first. second or third
is not IN IT'S of o. aaae hs No
tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person OF
any one engaged i'll the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law.
Limit of Weight Of Mail Matter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall be re
beiVed for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing In excess of that amount. ana
except books and documents published ID 90 or
circulated by order Of Congress, or ome .la
matter enlanating from any OF the
departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
so Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
81 The above limit of weight does not APP
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class Matter.-The rate
hostage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
I. On letters and other written matter,
except thaG specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or maLtcf
otherwise closed against inspection, TWO cents
nsr ounce or fraction thereof.
On postel cards one cent each, the price
fol which they are sold.
2 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.
on Second Class Matter. The rate OF