The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-08
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

OFFICE HOURS.
! III Cashiers Office, Sundays excepted 7.aO a
m. to TOO p. m.; Money order department. o
m. to 300 P. m Registry department., 600
a. m. to 900 p. m.
General Deliccrv, Sundays excepted) 7.ao
a. m. to TOO p m Sunday 800 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers DsssUeries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets at 100 and 915 a. m. 2.45 m, 13o
and g. % p. n. in other sections at 500 a. m,
1.30 p. n. Collection from Atlantic to
Gs6ye on Congress g. a. m Sunday delivery at
from street boxes at HOO a. M, 400
and 400 p. m Sunday, 500 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Westsrs intermediate
OFFICES and connections via Boston & Maine
railroad. eastern diyision)-Arrive at 1890.
O.. and 1I.30 p. M; close a. III. and IL m.
| 5.15 and 9.15 p. M. Sunday, arrive 1.25 p. m;
clos3.30 and 9.1b p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter-
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division) -Arrive at
1890, $50 and $50 p. M; close 6.8S a. H..
and 245 p. m.
Eastern. via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye
a. m. and pm; close 1900 m. and 9.15
p m.
Augusta intermediate Offices and connections
via Maine Central railroad-Arriye at 200 and
200 q. m. l and 615 p. m. close at 900 d.
| ih'' iN.OO Ill.,, 4lO anu S.lO D. ILL.,
Harrington, intermediate Offices and connee-
| tons. via Maine Central Railroad-ArriYe at
] ana 6.15 p. M; close at TAO a. M. and
1925 p m.
Rockla,,d, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln Authoritative l
and 6 p. M; close at 900 a. m. ana 1926 D, m.
Skouhega,,, intermediate offices and connec-
tions. via Mains Central railroad-Arriye at
l D. M close at 1926 D. m.
sand Pond, IT., intermedia to offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ar
rive at 49, 80 p. M; close at Z a. m. and LOO
p m.
Gorhone, N. H., intermediate offices and con-
neetions, via Grand Trunk rairoad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1890 p. m. close at Z a. m.
| LOO and 4.3O p. m.
Saednton, IT., intermediate offices and con-
| necuons. via Mountain Division Nj. G. r. r.
Arrive at $50 p. NJ. close atS.oO a. IN.
Bartlett, n. e., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division M. G. r. R.
Arrive at 9C0 a. m. and $50 p. m. close at
| 800 a. m. and 2.46 p. m.
| Duck Pond Pride's Corner, WindhaD,, No.
WtndhdD1, Raymond and South Casco-Arrive
| at IL. 90 m.; close at AS p. IL.
noctions, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at Las ana 600 p. M; close at $50 and
| lila a. m.
Cumberland Mtus-Arrive at s40a a. M. Las
| 500 and $50 D. m. close at 6. 80 a. M. 11.45
q. m., and $50 p. m.
West6rook (saccarappa) Arrive 1T $40 a.
m. LAP and 600 p. IL close $50 ana 11.45 a.
m. and $50 p. m.
500 a. M. and P. M; close at a. m. and 1. As
p. m.
Bowery Beach-Arr;ye at p. m. 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:
lst 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.
90 class. Periodical publications, namely al,
new 5papers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year., which bear a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from known office OF publication,
are formed of printd paper sheets without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding,
To- be Of nj of ns punc
art. or some special indt stry, and must have
| legitimate list of subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or for froe circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Class. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included in
seeond,class matter), proot-sheets, corrected
proofsheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
| "sho 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 anlactual and personal correspou-
1snce."
lA"crcular" is defined by statute to be
printed letter, which, according to internal esl-
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
addressee or of the sender, or the correction of
mere typographical errors.
4th Class Merchandise. namely all matte
not embraced in the hrst second or third
cIasswhich 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
Limit of Weight of Mail Motter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
| beiyed for conveyance by mail. except single
except books &nd documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
matter emanating from any of the
Departments of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class after mailed in packs ges
at the pound rate is not subject to the fe ur-
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 o
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows: