The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-17

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a. m. to 600 p m, o''0
General Delieerp, Sundays excepted 7.so
a. 10 100 p. m Sunday 900 to 1000 a. m.
Carriers Dsltveries, Sundays exceptedl-In
| business section OF the city between High and In
| Ola streets at 100 and 81 a. H. IL. As pm ! "a
and 8. p. ~; in other sections at 800 a. M
l.30 p H. Collection from Atlantic tn
GroYe on Congress. 6. a. m. Sunday delivery at
| 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
| ofnceS and connections via Boston G. Maine
railroad, eastern diVsion) -Arrive at 1880
9, and 1 80 p. M. close a. m. and IL m
clos3.30 and 9.I5 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western and inter.
mediate offices and connections, via Boston and
Maine railroad western division) Arrive at
12.3 30. $50 and $50 p. M. close 6ss a. m.
and 2.45 p. m.
Eastern. via Maine Central Railroad-Arriys
a. M and pm, close 1890 m. and 9.15
p. M
augusta, intermediate offices and connections
va Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 2 90 and
s.oo a. NJ and 6.15 p m.; close at 600 a.
H.. l2o0 M, A. Is and 9.15 D. m.
;, IFarnfn9ton,, intermediate Offices and connec-
uons. wa Maine Central Railroad-Arrive at
1926 p. m. " - ''--N
.Rocktond, intermediate offices and connections
sn ," nnox ana Lincoln rairoad-Arrive l
~ sou F H.; close at 900 a. N. ana 1925 pm.
| ono"Ittgdn, intermediate offices and cotlnec-
| lons. via Mains Central railroad-Arriye at
D. M. close at 1925 D. NJ
island Pond, IT., Intermediate offices and
| c s;,i via Grand Trunk Railway--Ar
rive al IL 80 p m; close at a. M and / 90
| .. m. " - sAu ~"
GofhGna, ~ IT., intermediate Offices and con
aecdlons, via GIand Trunk railroad-Arrive a
20. 4o a. m. ana l2.3o p. M; close at z a. H.
LOO and 4.30 D. m.
sMdnton, Y, intermediate Offices and con-
nections, via Mountain Division M. G. R. r.
Arrive at $50 p. m.; close at8OO a. m.
Bartlett A.. g., intermediate offices and con-
nections via Mountain Division NJ. O. r.. r.
Arrive at SEQ a. M and $50 D. M; close az
800 a. H. and 2.45 p. m.
D1cE Pond. P1i1es Corner, Wi,dhane, No.
Wtnohdna. raymond and South Casco-Arrivs
al l2.OO M; close at 40 p. III
Rochester, N. H., intermediate Offices and con-
actions, via Portland chichester raiIroad-Ar.
rye at 40 ana 500 p. M; close at $50 and
l1.45 a. m.
6teaeosr and M5us-Arrive at $40 a. M. 1.45
500 and So. D. M; close al $50 a, M. 11.45
q. H. and $50 p. M.
West6fook (Soccdrapp.o) Arrive 1T $40 a.
n. l.45 aud 90 p. H.; close $50 ana i1.45 d.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth aud K,.fghtvtYe- Arrive al
500 a. H. and . T. H.; close at a. IN. and AS
p. IN.
Bowery Beac1-Am;ye at p. M; eIsss Las
p nj.
Classification Of Domestic MoiI Mat
ter.-Dome site 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 lnsealed except
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets Of the same) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against insnection
is aso of the first class.
"a class Periodical publications, namely all
new ,,papes and other periodical publications
Wbith are issued at stated intervals and as
frequently as four times year, when bear a
date of issue, and are numbered consecutively,
are issued from q known office adjudication,
are formed ofpriItd paper sheets without board.
Ct tn, leather or other substantial binding,
To he OF information OF public
character or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art. or some special indt ytry. and must have
legitimate ss of subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes,
or Tor Tree circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
I'd Class. Books, circulars. periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second,eiass matter), proof Sheets corrected
proot-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
printed matter is defined by statute to be
the 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 eorrespou-
dsnce.'
A"crcular" 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 whiting 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 nrst, second or third
ciasswhich is not in its form or nature liable to
destroy, detace or otherwise damage the con
tents OF The mail bag, or harm tile person OF
any one engaged in the postal service, andnot
above the weight provided by law
limit of Weight of lfdst lfotter.-No package
weighing more than tour POUNDS shall be re-
beive 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 official
Departments Of the Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
80 SeCond-cass matter mailed IN packs geS
at the pound rate is not subject to, the fl ur-
pound limitation.
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated By
pOStals conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On First Glass Matter.-The'rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters and 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 poSJeI cards one cent each, the price
FOL which they are sold.
3. 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 Tree delivery
by carrier is not established.
On Second Class Matter. The rate OF
postage on seconu-class matter when sent by
the publisher thereof and from the ONCE OF
publication including samples corles, or when
sent from a news agency to actual SUBSCRIBERS
thereto, or to other news agents, 10 one cent per
pound or fraction thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers ana
periodical publications OF the Second-clsss
when sent BY other than the publisher or news
agent, is one cent for each Tour ounces or
fractional part thereof. .-.
The rate of postage OH newspapers excepting
weeklies) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight when,the same aredeposted In
is Uniform at one cent each on periodicals
Weighing more than two ounces. two cents
each.
posited by the publishers or news agent in
fetter-earrer 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. tor general or bog
delivery, the rate is one cent for four ounces oil
fractional part thereof
Weekly newspapers when deposited by the
publisher or news agents in a deterioration
office, for delivery by carriers. or otherwise are