The Portland daily press., 1896-01-04
PORTLAND POST OFFICE,
OFFICE HOURS.

III Cashiers Office Sundays excepted,. 7.3o
m to TOO p. M; Money order department, $ a
m TO 800 ?. M registry department., 500
a. m. to 600 p. m.
General Delivery, Sundays excepted 7.3O
a. to TOO p. M Sunday 500 to 1000 a. m
Carriers DsSiUeries, Sundays excepted)-fn
business section of the city between High and In
ola streets at TOO and 915 a. m. IL. 45 pm. 100
and BIB p. NJ; in other sections at 500 a. M
1,30 p 81. Collection from Atlantic to
G Gf{ce u on Congress g. Sunday delivery at
IRON street boxes at HOO a. m, 400
and 200 p. m Sunday, 800 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Soston, Southern and Westeris, intermediate
offlces and connections via Boston s. Maine
Eallaoad. eE as division).Arriye at 1880.
o, ana lloO p. m.; close a. m. and ~ M
5.15 and 9.15 ,. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25 p. m.
clos3.3o and 9,I5 p. m.
| Boston, Southern and Western, and inter.
medlate oinces and connections via Boston ana
Maine railroad (WeStern diviSion)-Arrive at
1890. $50 and $50 p. NJ. close 6.SS a. m
and 2.45 p. M
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and p.m.i close 1900 m. and 9.15
p. m.
| augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
300 a. N. and 6.l5 p. H.; close at 900 a.
M. l2.oo M, Alb and 9.15 D. m.
| Fdrmington intermediate offices and connec-
tons, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
:! ana 6.l5 p. H.; close at 7.45 a. m and
1925 p. m.
| .Rocktand, intermediate offices and connections
VIA knox ana Lincoln railroad-Arriye L
and p M; close at 500 a. IN. and 1925 p. m.
| SHoarhcga1,, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons. via Mains Central railroad-Arriye at
| 1 p. m. close at 1925 p. M
| Island Pond, IT., intermediate offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar-
rive at l2.30 p. M; close at a. M and leo
| p. m.
At III infar
| nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive al
s.4o a. m, and 1890 p. m.; close at a. M.
LOO and 4.30 p. m.
saag2aaton, n, intermediate, ofices and con-
| necuons VIA Mountain Division M. G.. r. R.
Arrive at $50 p. M; close at 500 a. m.
| Bartlett, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at 9,c0 a. M and $50 p M close at
6.oo a. m, and 2.46 p m.
| Duck Pond, Prides Corner, Wlndho,u. No.
| Windhana, Raymond and South Casco-Arriye
| at 100 m. close at Lao p. III.
| Rochester, n. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at Lao and 600 p. H.. close at $50 and
11.45 a. N.
| Cumberland Afills-Arriye at $40 a. H. Lac
| 600 and $50 o. m.; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
q. M, and 5.30p. M
| Westbrook (soccardppa) Arrive 1T $40 a.
m. Lao and 600 p. Il. ; close $50 ana 11.45a a.
m. and $50 p. m.
| Cape Elizabeth and K,,ightv5ue-Arrive at
SEQ a. m. and e z, M; close at 6 a. m and Las
| p. m.
Boa0ery Beach-Arr;ve at p. m. close LAB
| p. m.
! Classification Of Domestic Mail Mat
ter.-Domestie 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:
lst 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 same.) All mat
ter 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
| date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information of public
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences
art. or some special indt 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.
| Sd Class. Books circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot 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
the reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, Of any words,
letters, characters. figures or images, Or of any
character of anlactual and personal correspon-
dence."
! A"circular" is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which according to internal evi-
| dence is being sent in identical terms to sever
alpersons." 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
classwhich is not in its form or nature liable to
| destroy deface or otherwise damage the conc
| tents OF the mail bag, or harm the person OF
any one engaged in the postal service, andnor
above the weight provided by law
! limit of Weight Of MoN Matter.-No package
| weighing more than tour pounds shall be re
| beived for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing In excess OF that amount. ana
5y order Of c
p pspsrtms sshahg lie S@ or on
| the Smithsonian Institution.
SO. Second-class matter mailed in packages
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
p0stals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
|
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters and other written matter
except that specially authorized to pass as
third-cass rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
| Dor 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 for each ounce or
| fraction thereof at offices where Tree delivery
by carrier is not established.
On Second Class Natter. The rate TT
| 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 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
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight,whenthe same aredepostedin