The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-03
PORTLAND POST OFFICE,
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
m. to 100 p. M; Money order department, a
m. TO 300 p. m. Registry department, 500
a. M to 600 p. m.
General Delivery, Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. M to 700 p. m Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers DsiiUeries Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dla streets at 700 and Is a. m. IL. 40 m. 1.30
ana 5.45 p ~ In other sections at 500 a. m,
Grove on Congress, 6. a. m. Sunday delivery at
Office window, 800 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a.. M. 400
and 400 p. m. Sunday 500 D. m ouly.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
oEnceS and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern division)-Arrive at 1890
O., and 11.3O p M. /; close a. m. and IL m.
g. 10 and 915 p M; Sunday, arrive 1.25 p. M;
cios3.3O and 915 p. m.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)--Arrive at
80 $50 and $50 p M; close 6.88 a. M,
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrivo
a. m. and pm; close 1900 m. and 915
p m.
AUGUSTA, intermediate offices and connections
y wa a. Maine Central railroad-Arriye at 200 and
H. 1900 m., 4.15 and 9.15 D. m.
Fdrnttngton, intermediate offices and connec-
tions.. via Maine Central Authoritative at
! ana 6.l5 p m.; close at 7.45 a. M. and
1926 p. m.
Rocklo,,d intermediate offices and connections
via Klox and Lincoln Authoritative l
ana p m; close at 800 a. m. and 1925 p. m.
Skotthegd7s intermediate offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
1 p m; close at 1925 p. m.
Island Pond, IT., Intermediate to offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Raiway-Ar-
rive at 1880 p. M. close at a. m. and 100
p. m.
Gorhdm, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
nections. via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
80 a. m. and 2.30 p. m.; close at z a. m,
LOO and 4.3o p. m.
S,cd'eton, Vt, intermediate offices and CON
nections. via Mountain Division M. G. R. r.
Arrive at $50 p. M; close at 800 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at eco a. m. and $50 D. m; close az
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Oatck Pond, Pride's Corner, Wtndhan,, No.
Windhana. Raymond and South CaSco-Arrive
at 1900 M: close at l.. 40 p. H.
Rochester, N r., intermediate offices and con-
nectlOns, via Portland chichester railroad-Ar.
rive at Las ana 600 p. NJ. close at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Aftus-Arrive at $40 a. M. Las
500 and $50 p M; close aE $50 a. m, 11.45
q. NJ, and $50 p M.
WestorooE (Saccarappa) -Arrive ut $40 a.
M. l. 45 and 600 p. L.. close $50 ana l1.45 a.
m. and $50 p. M
Cape Elizabeth and Ksigttv5lle-Arrive at
500 a. H. and p NJ; close at a. m. and Las
p. m.
| Boavery Beach-Arrive at p. NJ close 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:
| 1st 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
| is also of the first class.
| I'd class. Periodical publications, namely ali
new papers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office OF publication.
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
70 be ''' OF information Of public
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art. or some special indt stry and must have
| 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
proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany
ne the same.
Printed matter is defined by statute to be-
"ths reproduction upon paper. by any process
letters, characters, figures or images, or of any
combination thereof not having tho
character of anIactual and personal correspou-
dence."
A"crcularo is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
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 matt
not embraced in the first. second OF third
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
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 Nail Mdtter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beiyed for conveyance by mail except single
cooks weighing III excess OF that amount. and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress. or ofhcial
st Re Fom amy OF ro as
the Smithsonian Institution.
so. Second-class matter mailed in packs ges
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
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.-Tbe rate
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters and other written matter
except that specially authorized to pass az
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.
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
hostage 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 10 actual subscribers
thereto or to other news agents, is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
The rrate of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the Seccnd-claSS