The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-14
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

LlctasAt ec Office, Sundays excepted, 7,so
a. M to 600 p. m, '.''
General Deltrerv, Sundays excepte1l 7.so
a. m. TO 100 p. M Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m
carriers Dstteertes, Sundays excepted)-In
business section OF the city between High and In
ola streets at 100 and els a. m. II. As PM 100
and 5l5 p. a.. in other sections at 500 a. M
1.30 p N. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress. 6. a. m. Sunday delivery at
from street boxes At 100 a. NJ, 4.oo
and 600 p. m. Sunday, coop m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western. intermediates
oNces and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad. eastern division]-Arrive at 1890,
8, and 130 p. m.; close a. m. and II m.
cloSo.3O and 9.lb p. M
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division) -Arrive at
l. .3o, $50 and $50 p. M; close 6.SS a. m,
and 245 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m and pm; close 12.U0 m. and 9.15
pm.
augusta. intermediate offices and connections
va Maine Central ralroad-Arrive at 200 and
so0a ~ and 6.15 p. M. close at 600 a.
M. l2.0o M. 4.15 and 9.15 D. m.
Fd'mt,'gton intermediate offices and connec-
! ana e.l5 p. M; close at 745 a. NJ, and
| 1925 p. m
,Rocktond, intermediate offices and connections
via knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 1
and p. M; close at 500 a. m ana 12.2 5 D. m.
Skoarhegdn, intermediate offices and conneo-
lions. via Maine Central rairoad-Arrive at
D. m; close at 1926 p. m.
B'ond Pond, IT, intermedia to Offices ans
cohhectlons. via Grand Trunk Raiway-Ar
tive d1 I1.oo p. M close at a. m. and LOO
p. m.
Gorhane, NJ H., intermediate offices and son-
necuons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
s.40 a. m. and 1870 p. NJ; close at a. m.
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
nections. via Mountain Division M C. R. r.
Arrive at $50 p. m; close at 500 a. IN.
Baraett, n. e., intermediate offices and con-
nectonS via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at geo a. m. and 8.3Op. M; close al
800 a. NJ. and 2.45 p. m. -
Duck Pond, Prfde's Corner Windhame No.
Wl1ldhGn1, hammond and South CQsco-Arriya
at II. 90 m. close at lao p. M.
Rochester, N. e., intermediate offices and con-
noctions via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at l. 40 and 500 p. M; close at $50 and
11.46a a. M
Cumberland Mtus-Arrive at $40 a. M. LAB
500 and $50 D. NJ; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
q. M, ana $50 p. M.
Westbroos (saccarappa) Arrive 1T $40 a.
m. l.45 and 6 90 p. H.; close $50 ana l1.45a-
m. and $50 p. m
Cape Elizabeth and K,sightvtle-Arrive at
500 a. m. and F. M; close at a. m. and Las
pm.
Boacery Beac1-Arrive at 6 p. m. close LAS
p. m. -
Classification Of Domestic Mda Mat
! ter.-Domestic mail matter,-that is
mall 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
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets OF the same.) All mat
yer sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
new papers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, when bear a
date of issue, and are numbered eonsecutively,
are issued from known office OF publication.
To be Of information Of public
character, or devoted to literature. the sciences
art. or some special indt stry, and must have a
legitimate list OF subscribers, and must NOT
, be designed primarily for advertising purposes.
OF for free circulation or circulation at nominal
, rates.
Sd Class. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second.class matter), proof sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
'taa reproduction upon paper by any process
| except lndt OF udHuWrlLlng, OF any words,
letters, characters, figures or images, or Of any
combination thereof, not having the
character of anIactual and personal correspou-
dence."
A"clrcular" is defined by statute to be a
printed letter which according to Internal eyl-
dence, is being sent in identical terms to sever
al persons and does not lose its character as
ADDRESSED or of the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matte
not embraced in the 1rst. second or thru
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents OF The mail bag, or harm the person OF
above the Weight provided by law
limit of Height of Mail Mdtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds snail be re-
cooks weighing In excess OF that amount ana
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
Departments Of tie 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-
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.-The rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. 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
per ounce or fraction thereof.
On postel cards one cent each, the price
fol which they are sold.
8. On "drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
| post offices, and one cent TOR eacn ounce or
| fraction thereof at offices where free delivery
| by carrier is not established.
| ON Second Glass Natter 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 a news agency TO actual subscribers
thereto or to other news agents, is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
| The lrate 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.
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