The Portland daily press., 1896-03-25
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

J., I,oO
m. to 100 p. m-; Money order department, a
m. to 300 p. m. Registry department, 900
a. m. to 600 p. m
General Deltrerv, Sundays excepted) 7so
a. NJ to 700 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. M
Carriers Dsiivertes, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dla streets at 100 and 3.15 a. III. IL. 40 m. 1.3O
and 5.l5 p. n; in other sections at 800 a. m,
100 p. a. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress. 6. a. m. Sunday delivery at
ONCE window, 900 to 1000 a. M Collections
| from street boxes at HOO a. H., 400
and 900 p. m. Sunday, 600 p m. ouly.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediates
Offices and connections via Boston g. Maine
railroad, eastern diyision) -Arrive at $780,
g., and 1I.SO p. M close a. m. and IL m.
clos3.30 and 9.l5 p. NJ
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter.
| mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
| Maine railroad (Western diviSon)-Arriye at
| 1870, 5.3O and $50 p. M; close 6.88 a. m.
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
a. m. and L pm; close 1900 m. and 9.15
| p. IN.
via Maine Central rairoad-Arrive at 200 and
9.OOa. N. l and 6.15 p. m. close at 600 a.
M. 1900 NJ, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
| TONS via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive az
l ana 6.15 p m.; close at 7.45 a. M, and
| 1925 p. m
.Rocklaad, intermediate offices and connections
VIA Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 1
and 8 p. m.; close at 600 a. m. and 1926 p. m.
=. ShoUhcga3,, intermediate offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central rairoad-Arrive at
1 p. m; close at 1925 p. m.
Island Pond, Vt, intermediate offices ant
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar
rive at 1890 p. M; close at a. m, and 100
| p. IN.
Gorham, N. H., intermediate offices and con
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive
$40 a. m and 1890 p. M; close at a. m
LOO and 4.3O r. m.
Sacarton, IT., intermediate offices and CON
nectIons. via Mountain Division NJ c. R. R.
Arrive at $50 p m; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ c. r. R.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and S.3op. m; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duck Pond, Prtde's Corner, Wdndhans, No.
| Vt11dhana. Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
at IL. 90 M. close at Las p.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate offices and CON
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-A-.
rive at Lao ana 600 p. M; close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Mtils-Arrive at $40 a. M. Las
500 and $50 D. M; close az $50 a. M, 11.45
a. M, and 530p. N.
West6rook (Saocarappa) -Arrlye 1T $40 a.
m. Las and coop Ii. close $50 ana I1.45 a.
m. and 53O p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and K3.tghtvtue-Arrive at
800 a. NJ and P. M; close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
BoaOery Beach-Arr!ve at p. H. close LAS
p.
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 same9 All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class.
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
new papers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
i frequently as four times year, which bear a
4 date OF issue and are numbered consecutively,
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
art, or some special ndt stry, 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
| rates.
Sd Class. Books. circulars, periodicals and
| other matter wholly in print mot included in
| second-class matIer), proofsheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript cspy accompany
| ng the same
"Prlntea natter is defined by statute to be
the reproduction upon paper, by any process
| except that of handwriting, of any words,
sts1s or of any
character of anIactual and personal correspou-
dence."
A"clrcular" is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons" andsdoes not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date. name of the
addresSee or of the sender, or the correction of
mere typographical errors
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matte
not embraced in the frst. second or third
ciasswhich 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, andnot
above the weight provided by law
Limit of Weight of Mail Matter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall be re
cooks weighing In excess OF that amount. ana
| except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
Departments Depart Of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution
80. Second-class matter mailed in packs ges
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 Glass Matter.-Tbe rate of
postage on matter Of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters and other written matters
except that specially authorized to pass az
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof
| 2. On postei 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
post 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
postage on second-clasS matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the office OF
publication, including samples copies 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-class
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 on papers (eXceptlng
weekes) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight wnenlthe same aredeposited 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
fetter-carrer office for general or box delivery
are subject 10 pay postage at the rate of one
| daODSitad Inv Ath