The Portland daily press., 1896-02-18
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURs.
Cashiers Office, Sundays excepted, 7.3o
m. to 700 p. H.; Money order department 8
m. to 800 p m. REGISTRY department, 800
a. M to 500 p. M.
General Deltuerv, Sundays excepted 7.3o
q. m. to 100 p. m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Dssiueries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets at 100 and 3.I5 a. II. 40 m, 80
| and 5.15 D. n. in other sections at 500 a. M,
1.3o p. n. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress, 6. a. m. Sunday delivery at
ONCE window, 900 10 1000 a. m. Collections
and 200 p. m. Sunday 600 p. M ouly,
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
| Boston, Southern and Western, intermediats
onlces and connections via Boston Maine
railroad eastern diyision) -ArrlVe at 1880.
o, and 11.3O p. m. ; close a. m and IL m.
5:15 and 9.15 >. M Sunday, arrive 1.25 p. MT
| clos3.30 and 915 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Weste'y, and inter-
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
Iz.So $50 and $50 p M; close 6.SS a. M,
| and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
| p. IN.
Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
va Maine Central rairoad-Arrive at 200 and
200 q. m. and CHS p. N. close at 500 a
m. 100 m., a. 15 and 81 D. m.
Fdrnst,,gton, intermediate Offices and conneo-
mons via Maine Central Authoritative at
! ana o.l5 p. NJ; close at 7.45 a. m, ana
1925 p. m.
RocHaa'd, intermediate offices and connections
via hhox ana Lincoln railroad-Afrlye i
and p. M; close at 600 a. m. and 1925 p. m
:, Sko'thega,,, intermediate offices and connec-
| tons. via Maine Central raiIroad-Arriye at
p. M; close at 1925 p. m.
Island Pond, IT., intermedia tie offices anS
connexions. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar
rive at 80 p. M; close at a. m and LOO
.. IN.
Gorhana, N. IT., intermediate offices and con
neetions, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arriye a
| $40 a. m. and p. M. close at 7 a. m.
LOO and 4.30 .. m.
nections, via Mountain Division M. C. r. R.
Arrive at $50 p. M; close at 90 a. m.
! Bartlett, NJ t.. intermediate offices and con-
nectlon s. via "a Mountain Division NJ C. R. r..
500 a. III. and 2.45 p. m.
Datck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wiadtam,, No.
Wfndhom, Raymond and South Casco-Arriye
at 1900 M close at 1.45 p. M.
Rochester, y; e, intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad--Ar-
rive at 1.45 ana 500 p. M close at $50 and
11.4b a. m.
| CttnaberJand Mttls-Arrive at g. 40 a. M. Lao
500 and $50 D. 3D.; close AT $50 a. M, 1I.45
a. M, ana $50 Pm.
Westbroot (Saecarappo) ARRIVE at $40 a.
M. LAO and 600 p. L.. close $50 ana 11.45a.
M and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Ki,ightriUe-Arriye as
| 500 a. M. and p M; close at a. m. and l. As
| p. m.
Bocery Beaoh-Arrive at p. m. !; clcse Las
p. m.
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:
c nj i1spf Jatfa
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 publications, namely all
new 'papels and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, which bear a
are issued from known Office of publication.
| are formed ofprintd paper sheets without board
9Th To leather or otaes substantial bindsIg
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art. or some special indl 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.
I'd Class. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included in
secOnd-class matter), proof sheets, corrected
proot-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
Dg the same.
aPrlnted matter" is defined by statute to be
"tha 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 tbs
character of anIactual and personal correspon4
Cence."
A"circular" is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which, according to internal egiA
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
addreSSee or OF the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matte
not embraced in the 1rst. second or third
cIasswhch is not i'll It's 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, andnct
above the weight provided by law
limit Of Weight of MdA Matter-No packagS
weighing more than TOUR pounds shall be -
beived for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. ana
circulated by order of Congress, or official
Departments Of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the tur
pound limitation.
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:
l. On letters ana 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
per ounce or fraction thereof.
2. On posJel cards one cent each, the prics
fol which they are sold.
s. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post Offices and one cent for each Sunce or
fraction thereof at Offices where free delivery
by carrier Is not established.
On Second Class Atatter. The rate OF
postage on Second-claSs matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the Office OF
publication, including samples coples or when
sent from news agency to actual subscribers
thereto or to other news agents, is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
The Irate 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 newspapers excepting
weekies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
| ounces in weight, whenthe same aredeposifed in
is uniform at one cent each; on periodicals
weighing more than two ounces. two cents
each.
Newspapers and periodicals when do
posted by the publishers or news agent in a
fetter-carrier Office for general or box delivery
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