The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
OFFICE HoGEs.


q. m. to 100 p m. Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Deliveries, Sundays excepted)-In
business section of the city between Hlgh ana In
Ola streets at 100 and 9.15 a. NJ II 20 m. l.3o
and 5.l5 p. m. in other sections at 500 q, NJ,
d,oo p. ~. Collection IRON Allantlc TO
Grove on Congress. 6. Il. M Sunday delivery at
Office ts window 900 to 1000 a. m. Collections ms
from street boxes az 11OO a. NJ, 4o0
and 200 p. m. Sunday, 600 p. m. only.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
oMces and connections via Boston u Maine
railroad, eastern division)-Arriye at 1880.
Q, and 11.30 p. m; close a. m. and II m.
6;15 and s.15 >. m. Sunday. arrive las p. MS
cios3.3o and 9.1b p. m.
Boston, Southern and Wester7,, and inter-
med1ate OFFICES and connections. wa Boston and
Maine railroad (Western division)-Arrive at
1880. $50 and $50 p. H.; close 6.SS a. NJ.
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrive
a. m. and PM; close 1900 m. and ,915
p. M
Augusta, intermediate offices and connections
via a. Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
s.oo q. m and SIS p M; close at 6.ooa-
M. 100 M. Ais and ell D. m.
Farni,agtc., intermediate offices and cOnnec-
Mons via Maine Central Railroad-ArriVe at
1926 p. m.
Roclclu,ad, intermediate Offices and connections
VIA Knox and Lincoln railroad-Arrive
and p M; close at 6. 90 a. M and 1925 p. m.
skouhegan; intermediate Offices and connec-
TONS via Maine Central railroad--Arrive at
p. M: close at 1925 D. IN.
Island Pond ", intermedia to offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railwsy-Ar
rive at 1870 p. m; close at a. n. and LOO
p. m.
Gorhon,, N. H., intermediate offices and con
nectlons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive at
$40 a. m. and 1870 p. M; close ct a. N.
100 and 40 D. m.
Sardnton, IT., intermediate Offices and con-
Mountain n r. R
ArrlVe at $50 p. m.; close at 500 a. m.
Bartlett, N. a., intermediate Offices and con-
necuons wa Mountain u yision M. G. II. R.
Arrive at geo a. M and S.s0p. M; close az
500 a. m and ESQ p. m.
Duek Pond, Prides Corner, Eindhon, No.
Wtndh9na, Rayn'erd and South Cdsco-Arriys
al 1900 M. close at LAS p. III.
ntctions, via Portland &Rochester railroad-Ar.
rive at l. 40 and 600 p. M; Gloss at $50 and
11.45 a. m.
Cumberland Msus-Arrive at $40 a. M. Las
600 and $50 D. m; close at g. so a. m 1145
| a. M. ana $50 p. M.
Westbrook (saccarappc) Arrive at $40 a.
| m. LAP and 500 p. L.. close 6.30 aha Hasa.
| m. and $50 p m.
Cape Elizabeth and k,:tgl,t0tue-Arrive at
300 a. m. and p. M; close at a. m and Las
| p. m.
BoVery Beach-Arr.vo at 6 p. NJ close LAS
p. m.
Classification Of Domestic Mail Mot
ter.-Domestic mail matter,-that is
mail matter sent in the mails from sons
post office within the United States to
some other post office within the same.
is divided into four classes, as follows:
LIST Glass; Written matter. namely, letters,
postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly IN
writing, whether sealed OF unsealed Except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets of the sanie.) All mat
tor sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class.
new ,papers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals and as
hesquefff syyI as four -four times year when bear
are issued from known Office of publication.
are formed of printd paper sheets without board.
To be Of information of public
character, devoted to literature, the Sciences
art or some special Industry, and must have a
| 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 matter), proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
Printed matter is defined by statute to be-
sths reproduction upon paper paper, by any process
letters, characters, figures or images, or of any
combination thereof, not having the
character of anIactual and personal correspou-
dence."
A"clrcular'' 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
ADDRESSED or of the sender, or the correction of
mere typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matte
not embraced in the 1rst, second or third
class hich is not i'll IT'S form or nature liable to
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
cents OF tts mail bag, or harm the person of
any one engaged in the postal service, andnos
above the weight provided by law
YSS1aSf nfW i<rHf of1 fryjI Inf NJ ne
weighing more than four pounds shall be re-
beived for conveyance by mail. except single
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress, or official
matter at Ike FROM OF ths
the Smithsonian institution.
30. Second-class matter mailed in packs ges
at the pound rate Is not subject to the ft ur-
81. The above limit of weight does not ap-
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated 6y
poStals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-Tbe rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
l. On letters and other written matters
except that specially authorized tG pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
Dor ounce or traction thereof.
2. On posJei 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 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
postage on second-claSs matter when sent by
the publisher thereof, and from the office of
publication, including samples corles or when
sent from news agency to actual subscribers
thereto, or TO other news agents, IS one cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
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 thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers excepting
wee1lies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight,when the same aredeposited in
is uniform at one cent each; on periodicals
weighing more than two ounces. Two cents
each
Newspapers and periodicals when de
posted by the publishers or news agent in a
etter-carrier office for general or box delivery
are subject 10 pay postage at the rate OF one
cent per pound when deposited by other than
publishers or news agents, for general or box
delivery, the rate is one cent for four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
Weekly newspapers when deposited by the