The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-29
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

LlCoshfer's Office, Sundays excepted), 7.So
M TO 100 P. n.; Money order department. a
a. M. to 900 p. m.
General Delicern Sundays excepted, 100
a. H. to 700 p m. Sunday 800 to 1000 q. m.
Carriers D atperies, Sundays excepted)-In
business section Of the city between High and In
and 5.I5 p ~; in other sections at 500 a. M
1.So p. a. Collection from Atlantic to
Office w,rdow, 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. m 100
and 200 p m. Sunday 600 p. m. ouly.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
Offices and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad. Eastern division)-Arrive at 1890
8, and 11.3O p m. close 8 a. m. and 10 m.
b.lb and 9.15 ?. M; Sunday, arrive 1.25 p. M;
clos3.30 and 9I5 p. m.
Boston. Southern and Western, and inter.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arriye at
1890. $50 and $50 p. M. close e.8S a. m.
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
2 a. m. and 1 pm. close 1900 m. and 9.15
p. m
augusta, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
300 a. m. l and -6.l5 p m; close at 6.00a-
M. 1200 M. 4.1b and 9.15 D. m.
Pennington, intermediate Offices and connec-
tons via Maine Central Ralroad-Arrive at
1926 p. m.
.Rocszand, intermediate Offices and connections
VIA Knox and Lincoln Authoritative l
and p M; close at 600 a. m. ana 1925 p. m.
:. s6owhegan, intermediate offices and connec-
| uons. VIA Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
p m; close at 1925 D. M.
Island Pond IT.. intermedia to offices ane
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar
rive at 1870 p. M; close at a. m. and 100
| p. m.
Gor1tans, N. H., intermediate offices and con.
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive al
6.40 a. M. and 1890 p. M; close at a. M,
| LOO and 4.3O D. m.
SHanton, u, intermediate Offices and con-
nections. via Mountain Division NJ. g. R. r.
Arrive at $50 p. M. close $500 a. m
/ Bartlett, N. f. intermediate offices and con-
Il nectl0nS via Mountain Division M. G. R. R.
4 Arrive at eco a. m. and S.3Op. M; close as
/ 500 a. m. and 2.45 p NJ.
Duck Pond, Prides Corner, Wtndhan,, No.
Ipindham. Raymond and South Cosco-Arriye
at l2.O0 m; close at Las p III.
Rochester, N. r., intermediate offices and con-
n.ctions, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at Las ana 600 p. M; close at $50 and
l1.Ab a. m.
Cumberland Mius-Arrive at $40 a. M. Las
500 and 49,. D. M; close at $50 a. M, 11.45
q. M, and $50 p. IL.
Jgestbrooc (sacearoppe) Arrive 1T $40 a.
m. LAO aud 90 p. Lii close $50 ana 11.45a
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elisabeth and K,sightv5Ue-Arrive at
500 a. m. and P H.; close at a. m. and Las
| p. m.
Boacery Beach-Arr.ve at 6 p. NJ; Close Las
p. m.
Classification Of Domestic MoiL 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:
lst class. Written matter. namely, letters,
postal cards and all matter wholly or partly in
luscript 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
With are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, when bear a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutivey,
are issued from known office of publication.
are formed ofprilrd paper sheets without board.
cl tn, leather other substantial binding,
To be of information OF public
character, or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art or some special indt itry, and must have
| legitimate list of subscribers, and must noe
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 (not included IN
| second-class Elatter), proofs 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
|
| letters, characters, figures images, or of any
| combination thereof, not having the
| character of anlactual and personal correspou-
| dence.
A"clrcular' is defined by statute to be a
printed letter. which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent i'll identical terms to sever
| al persons" and does not lose its character as
| such by Writing therein the date, name of the
| ADDRESSED or of the sender, or the correction OF
mere typographical errors
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all mat to
| not embraced in the arst. second or third
casswhich is not i'll its 1oaa lr nature liable to
| destroy, deface or other damage the con-
| tents Of The mail bag iarm the person of
| any one engaged in the ostaI service, andnos
| above the weight provided by law
| Limit OF Weight of MGI Motter.-No package
| weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
| beved for conveyance by mail except single
| cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount. ana
| except books and documents published or
| circulated by order of Congress, official
matter emanating from any Of the
| Departments of the Government or from
| the Smithsonian Institution.
| 80 Second-class matter mailed in packs ges
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
| pound limitation.
81 The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postalS conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.