The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-10
PORTLAND POST OFFICE
OFFICE HOURS.


Carriers Dsttueries, Sundays excepted) In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets at TOO and 81 a. NJ IL. 40 p m. 100
and Bio p. A.; in other sections at 500 a. M,
100 p. "a. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress. 6. a. m. Sunday delivery at
Office window, 900 to 1000 q: N. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. m. 400
and 200 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Westsr,, intermediate
Offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad. eastern division) Arrive at 1890.
3, and l1.3O p. m; close a. m. and IL m.
Bio and 9.15 ,. m. /; Sunday. arrive 1875 p. m. !;
clos3.30 and 9.l5 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter.
MEDIATE offices and connections, via Boston and
| Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
1890. $50 and $50 p. NJ; close 6.3S a. M,
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern. via Maine Central Authoritative
q a. m. and pm, close 1900 M and 9.15
\. m.
YIN Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
| 9.0Oa N. and 6.15 p. m.; close at 6.00a
M. l2.oo Ill., 4.15 and 915 p. m.
Farmi,,gton intermediate offices and connec-
i tons. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive ar
1925 p. m.
.Rochla,ad, intermediate Offices and connections
VIA Knox and Lincoln Authoritative
4 . Skoahegan, intermediate offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
l. p. M !; close at 1925 p. m.
asIaad Pond, ", intermediate Offices and
rive at 1870 p. M. close at a. IN. ard 100
p. m.
Gorhans,. N. H., Intermediate offices and con
neetlons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive
pay a. m and 1880 p M; close at a. NJ
LOO and 43O D. m.
Scranton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
neetlons. via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrlve at $50 p. NJ; close at 500 a. m.
fTotf S.,%o JsaAo
nections via Mountain Division M. c. r. R.
Arrive at SEQ a. m. and $50 D. H.; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
,r 1,teh Pong s, prlas's Gorney Windha No
| at zoo m; close at LAB p. m.
Rochester, n. H., intermediate Offices and con.
nections, via Portland Rochesterrailroad-Ar
rive at Lao and 500 p. M; close at $50 and
| l1.45 a. m. 90
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at s.4oa. No.. LAG
600 and $50 p NJ; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
a. NJ, ana $50 p M.
Westbrook (Saccarappa) Arrive 1T $40 a.
m. LAP and 600 p. H.; close $50 ana 11.45a-
| m. and $50 p. m
Cape Elizabeth and Ki,ightvtlle-- at
800 a. NJ and p H.; close at a. NJ and Las
| p. m.
Boaoery Beach-Arrive at ep. m.; close LAB
Classification Of Domestic MaH at M
lter.-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 sanie.) All mat
is also of the first class.
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
new ,papers and othei periodical publications
n at int 10
| frequently as four times year, Whcn bear a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office Of publication
susF @ onOs'e 81 0n pabs
character, or devoted to literature the sciences
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 i'll print mot included in
second-class matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
PRINTED matter" is defined by statute to be
Vie 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 the
character OF an!actual and personal correspon-
dence."
A''circular" is defined by statute to be
printed letter. which, according to internal egi
dence, is being sent in identical terms to serve
al persons and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name OF the
addresses or OF the sender, or the correction of
mere Typographical errors.
18th Glass Merchandise, namely all matte
not embraced in the hrst. second or third
cIasswhich is not i'll its form or nature liable to
tents OF The mail bag, or harm the person OF
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law
Lda,sst Of Weight of Moi Matter.-No package
4 beived for conveyance by mall except single
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. and
circulated by order of Congress-, or of1cial
i pspartments Of tie Government or from
| the Smithsonian Institution.
so. Second-class matter mailed in packa ges
at the pound rate is not subject to the four.
| pound limitation. Z.
! ply to matter in foreign mails regulated BY
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-Tbe rate
| 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
per ounce or fraction thereof.
2. On poSJel cards one cent each, the price
! toI 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 lrate of postage on newspapers and
| periodical publications of the 5econd-claSs
when sen. 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
| weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
| ounces in weightwhenlthe same aredeposted 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
iettercarrier Office for general or box delivery
are subject 10 pay postage at the rate OF one
cent per 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
Weekly newspapers when deposited by the
| publisher or news agents in a letter-carrier
office, for delivery by carriers, otherwise, are
subject only to the rate OF one cent pound or
traction thereof.