The Portland daily press., 1896-05-19
PORTLAND POST OFFICE
OFFICE HOURS.

N. to 90 p ln.i Money order department.
a. NJ W o. Ply y ?. m. Registry department, 900
d. III. 10 600 p. m,
general De1trern Sundays excepted 7.3o
d. m. 10 100 p. m. Sunday 500 to 10. 90 a. m.
'Sps D'itgertes, Sundays excepted)-In
G I;Hssss Sectoh of the city between High and In
a,@ SigeIS at 100 and ais NJ IL. 45 M 100
any % o.o p A.. IN other sections at 8. 90 a. m.
| id.oo p. a. Collection from Atlantic to
S Seove on congress g. a. M Sunday delivery at
frne W straet Zoo to 1000 Collections
and 600 p m. Sunday, 600 p. m ouly. '
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Soston, southern end Western, intermediate
ofices and connections via Boston & Maine
Ealiroaa, lEsstern diysion)-Arrlve at 1880.
O., and id.3o p M close 8 a. M and II m.
5.15 and BIO ,. NJ; Sunday arrive In n m:
| clos3.3 ana 915 p. M.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter.
| mediate Offices and connections via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive al
1920. $50 and $50 p M; close 6.S8 a. m
and 245 p. m. '''''
| Eastern, via Maine Contra! Railroad-Arriva
a. IN. and pm; close 1900 m. and 915
| 4. m.
| Augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
| yia Maine Central administrative at 200 and
| aoOa IN. and 6.15 p. m; close at 600 a.
! m. u 90 H.. 4.15 and Ole p. H.
| Pennington, intermediate offices and connec-
! and Clio p. m.; close at 7.45 a. H.. and
1926 p. m.
Roeh1and, intermediate offices and connections
via KiIox and Lincoln railroad--ArriYe /
and 3 p. H.; close at 600 a. m. and 1926 p. m.
| Skotchegog1, intermediate Offices and connec
IONS. via Maine Central railroad-ArriVe at
| D. m: ctose at 1925 D. m
| Island Pond, IT., Intermediate Offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar
| rive at 1870 p. M; close at 7 g. m and 100
| p. IN.
Gorhans,, N. FL, intermediate Offices and con
| nections, Via Grand Trunk railreau-Arriye a
| $40 a. N. and 1890 D. H.; close al IA N.
| Loo and 480 .. IN.
| Scranton, ", intermediate Offices and con
| nections via Mountain Division NJ. c. r. r.
Arrive at $50 p. M; close at 500 a. n.
| Bartlett, N. IT,, intermediate Offices and con-
/ nections via Mountain Division NJ. c. r. r.
| Arrive at geo a. m. and S.30p. m; close az
| 800 a. IN. and 2.46 D. m.
| I7tcls Pond, Pride's Corner, Wildhcne, No.
| Wtndhd1a. Raymond and South Gaseo-Arriye
/ at 12.CO H. close at l As p. II.
Rochester, N. H., intermediate Offices and con.
nections, vie Portland &Rochester failroad-Ar.
| rive at 1.45 aud 600 p. H.; close at $50 and
| l1.45 d. n.
Cenebersd,.d 1fius-Arriys at $40 a. NJ. Lao
800 and 8 80 .. NJ; close at 6 80 a. IN, 1l.45
q. NJ, ana $50 p. m.
| West6took GSGeearappa) Arrive 1T $40 a.
m. LAO and 90 p Il. close $50 ana I1.45a.
Caps Itisaoefh and Ksigatvtue-Arrive at
s.oO IL IA. and z. H.; close at 6 a. m. and Las
| p. m.
Boecerg Beach-Arr!ve at p. M. (; clSse Las
| p. m
Classification otDomestic Nail at NJ
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:
lst class. Written matter. namely letters,
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly in
writing whether sealed or unsealed Except
manuscript MANI copy accompanying proof sheets or
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class
new 'papers and othes periodical publications
With are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, whicn bear u
date of issue, and are numbered consecutvely,
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 ndt stry, and must have a
legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Class. Books, circulars. periodicals and
other matter Wholly In print mot Included in
secend.elass natter, proof-sheets, corrected
| ng the same.
"Printea matter is defined by statute to be
| "sae reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting of any words,
letters, characters, figures or images, or of any
|
character Of anIaetual and personal eorrespon-
| dence"
| A"circular" is defined by statute to be
printed letter neh.accerding to Internal evl
dence is being. sent iii identical terms to serve
al persons" and does not lose its character as
s1en BY writing therein the date, name Of tho
mere typographical errors.
| Ath Class Merchandise namely all matte
not embraced in the first, second or third
elassWhieh 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 Mojt Mdtter.-No package
| weighing more than tour pounds shall be re
beiyed for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing In excess of that amount. ana
| except books &nd documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or ofi1cial
at H. EU amy Of the
| the Smithsonian institution.
! 80 5ccond-clasS matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the fur
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated BY
| postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
| On First Class Matter. The rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters ana other written matters
| except that specially authorized t0 pass at
tliirdelass rates ana on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
psr ounce or fraction thereof. A., n.o
| 2. On p0steI cards one cent each tnS price
| foi 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 1fee denFery
| 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 a 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 -seeond-cass
| when sent by other than the publisher Or news
| agent is one cent for each four ounces or
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
weekiesl and on periodicals not exceeding two
| onpees in weight when the same aredeposited in
| 10 uniform AT one cent each; on periodicals
weighing more than two ounces. two cents
each. S, u,oAioo,s ,
nosited bV the publishers or news agent in
fetter.carrier office for general or box delivery
| ara subiecl 10 pay postage ut the rate OF one
cent per pound; when deposited by other than
nubushers or news agents, Tor general or box
| deiiyery. the rate is one cent for four ounces or
/