The Portland daily press., 1896-03-11
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
Coshters Office, Sundays excepted), 7.3O a
m. to 800 p. M Registry department., 900
a. M to 600 p. m,
General Delirerv, Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. m. to TOO p m Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries Sundays excepted In
business section OF the city between High and In.
and 5.l5 p. H.; in other sections at 800 a. m,
1.3o p. n. Collection from Atlantic to
Grove on Congress. 8. q, m, Sunday delivery at
ron street boxes At ii.oo g; a. M. Zoo
and 900 p. m Sunday, 800 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
OFFICES and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad, eastern division) Arrive at 1890.
9, and II 80 p. M. close a.. m. and IL m.
clos3.30 and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter
mediate officeS and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad western division) Arrive at
$3.50. 5.3O and $50 p m; close 6.88 a. M.
and 2.45 p. M
Eastern. via Maine Central Rairoad-Arrive
a. M and PM close 1910 m. and 9.l5
p. m
.Auausto, intermediate offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 2. 90 and
900 a. m. and 6.15 p. M. close at 600 a.
m. 200 M. Alb and 81 p. m.
Pennington, intermediate offices and cOnnec-
tons. via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
ana 6.l5 p. M; close st TAB a. NJ. and
1926 p. m.
Rockland. intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive 1
and 9 p. M; close at 500 a. m. and 1926 p m.
Skoahcgdn, intermediate offices and connec.
tons. via Mains Central railroad--Arriye at
D. m. close at 1928 D. m.
Island Pond, ". intermedia te offices ant
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway--Ar
rive at IL 80 p m. /; close at a. m. and 90
p. m.
Gorhon,, N. H., intermediate Offices and con
nectionS. via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive a
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. M; close at q. m.
LOO and 430 D. IN.
Scranton, ", intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. C. r. R.
Arrive at $50 p. m. close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. a., intermediate offices and con-
nectiOnS via Mountain Division M. G. r. r.
Arrive at eco a. m and S.a0p. M; close az
500 a. H. and 2.45 p. M.
Is loalch Pond, Pritle's Corner, Hrd,,dhups, No.
Wta.dhasn, Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
at IL. 90 m. !; close at AZ p. M.
Rochester, N. H. intermediate offices and con
nCcti0ns, via Portland chichester railroad-Ar-
rive OF l.46 and 600 p M; close at $50 and
l1.4b q. M.
Cumberland Muls-Arrive at $40 a. M. 1.46
600 and $50 D. m; close at ESQ a m, 11.45
a. H., and $50 p. m.
Westbrook (Saccareppa) Arrive 1t $40 a.
m. 45 and 600 p. IL. close $50 ana 11.45 a
Cape Elizabeth and K,stghtvslle-A Arrive at
$40 a. NJ and p. IN. close at a. m and L. As
pm.
Bowe,y Beach-Arr.ve at 8 p. M; close Las
p. m.
CLASSIFICATION Of domestic Nail Nat
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 sanie) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class.
I'd class. Periodical publications, namely all
whicf are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year.. which bear a
date Of issue, and are numbered consecutivey,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets. without board.
70 Be Of information 81 public
art. or some special indt stry, and must have 4
legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd UIsss. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly In print mot included ip
second-class matter) proof sheets, corrected
Dg the same.
SPrlntea matter" is defined by statute to be
"sha reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that Of handwriting, OF any words,
letters, characters, figures or images, or OF any
combination thereof, not having the
character of anIactual and personal correspou-
A"clrcular" is defined by statute to be a
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 matte
not embraced in the first, second or third
classwhich is not in its form or nature liable to
destroy, detace or otherwise damage the con-
tents of The rail bag, or harm the person Of
any one engaged in tine postal service, andnos
above the weight provided by law
Limit of Weight of MaN MUtter-NO package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beived 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-, or ofloial
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 fl ur-
pound limitation.
81. The above limit Of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign malls regulated b
postals convention.