The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-20
PORTLAND POST OFFICE
OFFICE HOURS.


General Deliver. fSundavs excantad, r an
o. NJ 10 ''oo p. M Sunday 900 to 1000 a. N.
1G;TIeerS D ;itreries, Sundays excepted)-In
ia gtres secon 81 the city between High and In;
and geIs AT 100 and 9,15 q. NJ 1916 m, 100
1Iit % D. 10 p M; in other sections at 800 a. m,
Groya p c n n. Collection from Atlantic to
0ce WV M congress g. q. m. Sunday delivery at
rom rom W street 200 Ro to 1000 Collections
anu GU p u Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
,6ossofs, southern a1'd Western, intermediate
osqces ana ~, connections via Boston & Maine
Q. and II 80 p. NJ; close 8 a. M and IL m.
o. % and 9.16 ?. M. Sunday, arrive L 25 D, m;
clos3.30 and 9.I5 p. m.
bD;stos ,e Sohe eG ad Yeste and inter.
Maine railroad CNestern division)-Arriye at
1880. $50 and $50 p. NJ; close SIS a, m
ind 2.45 p. m
Eastern, via Maine Contra! Railroad-Arrive
ga. m. and pm; close 1900 m. and 915
| Il. m
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
wv Maine Central railroad-Arrlye at 200 and
| M. 200 M. 415 ana 915 p. m.
Harrington, intermediate offices and c0nnee-
| TONS via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
! ana els p. NJ; close ct 7.45 e. NJ. and
| 1926 p. n.
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arriye
and 6 p M; close at 600 a. m. ana 1926 p. m.
;, Sko'ehegG,, intermediate Offices and connec.
| nons via Maine Central Authoritative at
1 p. m: close at 1925 p. m.
Island Pond, IT.. intermedia to Offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar
rive at 1870 p. m; close at a. m. and 100
p. m.
nections, via Grand Trunk railroad-ArriVe a
$40 a. m and 1890 p. M; close at a. m.
LOO and 4.3Q p. II.
Scranton, r., intermediate. Offices and CON
| Dj1yig MI ID ID
Arrive at $50 p. m; close at 800 a. N.
Bartlett, N. a., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ. c. r. r.
Arrive at 0.C0 a. m. and $50 D. m; close at
500 a. m. and 2.45 p. m.
Duc% Pond, Prtde's Corner Hindhars, No.
Utfldtano. Raymond and South Cdsco-ArriYe
at II. 90 M close at 1.45 p. III.
Rochester, n; r., intermediate offices and CON
nectlons, via Portland CHICHESTER railroad-Ar.
rive al LAS ana GEO p. NJ close at $50 and
11.4b a. m.
Cumberland Mtls-Arrive at $40 a. NJ. LAO
600 and $50 p. m. close at 80 a. M, 11.45
West6rook (,Soccarappa) -Arrive 1880 a.
m. LAP and 500 p. H.; close $50 ana 11.45 a
Cape Elizabeth and K,.igatvd1e-Arriye at
300 a. NJ and p. H.. ! close at a. N. and /. As
pm.
Bo'oery Beach-Arrive at G p. NJ; clGse Las
p. N.
Classification ofDonestic Moa at NJ
|
mail matter sent in tie 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
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
new papers and othel periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, when bear a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
arc issued from known Office OF publication.
are formed of prntd paper sheets, without board.
Cloth, leather or other substantial binding
To be of information of a public
character or devoted to literature the sciences,
art, Or some special indt stry, and must have a
legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
| Sd Grass. Books, circulars periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included i'll
second-class matter), proof sheets, corrected
prooE-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
PRINTED matter" is defined by statute to be
"taa reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that OF handwriting, OF any words.
letters, characters, figures OF images. or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character OF aniactual end personal correspon-
dsnce."
A'circular' Is defined by statute to be
printed letter. which, according to internal eVl
dence, Is being sent i'll identical terms to serve
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.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matte
not embraced in the nrst, 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, andnos
above the weight provided by law
Li,istt of Weight of Mail MGtter.-No package
weighing more than tour pounds shall be re
beiTed for conveyance by mail. except single
cooks weighing in excess of that amount. ana
except books and documents published or
pepaTtme sn Of lie Governmen5 or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80. SecOnd-claSS matter malod in pack3 geS
at the pound ratsis not subject to the fl ur-
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated py
postals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-The rate OF
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters ana 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
FOL which they are sold.
8. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter earrier
post offices, and one cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof at Offices where Tree delivery
by carrier is not established.
On Second Class Matter. The rate oil
postage on secona-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 thereon.
The rate 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 thereon. -
The rate of postage OH newspapers excepting
weeIlies1 and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, whenthe same aredeposted in
Is Uniform at one cent each; Oh periodicals
weighing more than two ounces, two cents
each. ,.,,
nosifed by the publishers or news agent In )
tettercarrier Office for general or box delivery
are supiect To pay postage at the rate OF one
cent ef pound; when deposited by other than
publishers or news agents. tor general or box
delivery the rate is one cent Tor four ounces OF
fractional part thereon.
Weekly newspapers when deposited by the
| publisher or news agents in y letter-carriel
office, for delivery by carriers or otherwise, ars