The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
PORTLAND POST OFFICE
OFFICE HOURS.

m. to 100 p. NJ; Money order department, a
NJ to 200 Z. m. Registry department. 900
| General Delsvory Sundays excepted) 73o
a. M to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Dtligeries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section Of the city between High and In
ola streets at 100 and 3.15 a. NJ. 12.45 p m, 100
and 5.15 p. NJ; in other sections at 800 a. m,
1.3o p. n. Collection from Atlantic to
Once ono, W,ndow, 800 to 1000 q; N. COLLECTIONS
| from street boxes at HOO q. M, 400
and zoo p. N. Sunday 600 p. m only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
! Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
onlces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern divisionJ Arrive at 1880.
O., and ll.30 p. m.; close a. m. and IL m.
ol5 and 9.15 p. m. Sunday, arrive 125 p. M;
clos3.3o ana 9.15 p. m.
-, Bsoston, Southern and Western, and inter.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad fWestern division)-ArriVe at
1870. $50 and $50 p. M. close 5.SS a. m,
and 245 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriys
| /. m.
Au5ustd, intermediate Offices and connections
9&d Maine Central rallroad-Arriye at 200 and
200 q. n. | and 6;l5 p: M; close at 6.0oa-
M. ZOO m., Ais and 81 p. m.
Pennington, intermediate Offices and connec.
tions. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive az
! ana 6.l5 p. NJ; close at 7.45 a. m., and
1926 p. N.
via. hnox ana Lincoln railfoad-Arrive l
and q p. M; close at GOO a. m. and 12.25p.m.
o sFo 4 Ma Te6aaf GGes and cGnnee
L p. N. :, close at 1926 D. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermedia to offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Raiway-Ar
rive at 1880 p. H.; close at q. M and 100
p. IN.
Gorhone, NJ H. intermediate Offices and con
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye a
90. ~ a. M and 1870 p. H.; close at a. IL.
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
Scranton. IT, intermediate Offices and con-
nectlons, via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
arrive at $3.50 p. M; close at 500 a. Ia.
Bartlett, n. 81; intermediate Offices and con.
neetions via Mountain Division NJ. G. r. r.
Arrive at SEQ a. M and $50 D. M; close at
800 a. m. and 2.45 p m.
,,- pttck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wtndhan,, No.
IYdndhana. Raytsojad and Son ! Coscd-Arrive
at 12.00 M close at LAO p. III.
Rochester. x e intermediate oiiees and con
rive at Lac ana 600 p N. close at $50 and
11.45 o. N.
C,anbefland Mitzs-Arrive at $40 a. NJ. Las
| 6.0O and $50 D. m. close at 80 a. M, Has
q. NJ, and $50 p. n.
West6yook (SocoGrappa)- Arrive at $40 q.
m. .45 and 500 p. IL close $50 ana 11.A5 a.
Cape Aasa6e5h and Hntghtvtue-A Arrive at
500 a. m. and ?. M; close at a. m. and Is
| y. IN.
BoaOery Beaet-Arriye at s p. M; ciSse Las
pm.
Classification Of Domestic MojJ al NJ
tei.-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 OF unsealud Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets Of the saniel All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
new papers and othel periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, when bear q
date of issue, and are numbered conseeutively,
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed of prinrd paper sheets. without board.
70 ta s'"' Of information 9a n'S' Of 0 pubIfc
character, or 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.
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
Sd CLASS. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print tnoG included In
$ proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
aPrntea matter" is defined by statute to be
StAe reproduction upon paper by any process
2 except that of handwriting, OF any words,
letters, characters figures or images. or of any
combination thereof, not having the
dence.''
A"circuar' is defined by statute to be a
printed letter. which, according to internal egl
dence, is being sent i'll identical terms to serve
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 matto
not embraced in the first, second or thir3
| casswhich is not in its form or 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 a ahdnos
above the weight provided by law
Limit Of Weight of MaiI lldtter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall DO re
beyed for conveyance by NAL alt e1eopS si ane
except books and documents pubnshe q. o., Oh
circulated by order of Congress, or oine sla
pattef sman at Ike S on
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class matter mailed IN packs geS
at the pound rate is not subject to the Il ur-
81 81. The lt a5ove limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated Dy
pOstals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Class Matter.-The rate of
postage on matter of the first class IS as
follows:
1. On letters and other written matters
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
| otherwise closed against inspection, Two cents
Der ounce or fraction thereof.
3, On posteI cards one cent each, the price
fol which they are sold. -
g. 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
by carrier is not established.
ON Second Class Matter. The rate OF
hostage on second-clasS matter when sent by
the publisher thereof. and from the Office CT
publication. including samples corles or when
sent from news agency TO actual subscribers
thereto or to other news agents, is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof
The rate OF postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-elass
when sent by other than the publisher or news
agent is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage OH newspapers (excepting
weekhes) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, Wnenlthe same aredeposifed in
! is uniform at one cent each; ON periodicals
weighing more than two ounces, two cents
each.
Newspapers and periodicals when de
posted by the publishers or news agent in a
lettercarrier Office for general or box delivery
are subject 10 pay postage at the rate of one
} centper pound; when deposited by other than
/ publishers or news agents. Tor general or box
delivery, the rate is one cent for four ounces or
fractional part thereof,
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