The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-19
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS.

| ~ a
m. to 800 p. m. Registry department, 900
a. m. to 500 p. m,
General Deltrcry Sundays excepted) 7.3o
a. m. to 700 p m. Sunday 800 to 1000 a. M
Carriers Dsiivertes, Sundays excepted).IE
business section of the city between High and In
dia streets at 7 90 and 9.15 a. m. H. 40 M l.3d
and 8. p. A.; in other sections at 500 n m,
l,So p. n. Collection from Atianuc to
Office window, 500 to 1000 a. m. Collections
from street boxes at HOO a. M, 400
and 900 p m. Sunday. 600 2. m. ouly.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Boston, Southern and Western, intermediate
omces and connections via Boston y Maine
railroad, eastern diyision)-Arrive at 1880,
o., ana ll.3O p. M; close 8 a. M. ana II m.
o;io and 3. ?. m. Sunday, arrive l.2o p MI
clos33o and 9.15 p. m.
Boston, Southern and Western, and inter-
mediate offices and connections via Boston and
Name railroad (Western division) at
$3.50; $50 and $50 p. M; close 6.8S a. m..
ana 246 y. m.
Eastern, via Maine Central Railroad-Arrfve
a. M and PM; close 1900 N. and 9-15
| p m.
augusta, intermediate Offices and connections
va Maine Central railroad-Arrive at 200 and
200 a. M and els p. m. close at 600 a.
M. 1900 M, 4.15 and 9.15 p. m.
| Fdrntngto1s, intermediate Offices and cOnnec-
Mons via Maine Central Railroad-Arriye at
10 ana o.lo p. M. close at LAO a. M, and
1925 p. m.
| Rockland, intermediate offices and connections
via Knox and Lincoln ralroad-Arive l
ana . ?. m; close at 600 a. m. ana 1926 p. m.
| Skouhe0on, intermediate offices and connec-
tons. via Maine Central railroad-Arrive at
l p. m; close at 1926 .. m.
Island Pond, ". intermediate offices and
connections. via Grand Trunk Railway-Ars
| p. m
| Gorhone NJ H., intermediate Offices and con
nectlons, via Grand Trunk railroad-Arrive
! LOO and 4.30 p. m.
nections. via Mountain Division NJ G. r. r.
Arrive at $50 p. M; close at 800 a. IN.
| Bartlett, N. a., intermediate Offices and con-
nectlons via Mountain Division M. G. II. r.
Arrive at eco a. M and S.3op. M; close at
| 500 a. NJ. and 2.45 p. m.
| Duck Pond, Pritle's Corner, Windtane, No.
| Wtndhdne. Raymond and South Casco-Arriye
at 200 M. close at Las p. M.
| Rochester, N. H. intermediate offices and con-
nectlonS, via Portland &Rochester raiiroad--Ars
rive at ]. 40 ana 800 p. NJ; close at $50 and
l1.4b a. m
| Cttnaber,and AtHs-Arrive at g. 40 a. m Las
600 and $50 D. m.; close aG $50 a. M, 11.45
| q. M, and $50 pm
| Westbrooh (Saccarappo) Arrive 1T $40 a.
70. 40 and 500 p. M. close $50 ana 11.45a.
m. and $50 p. m.
Cape Elizabeth and Ksstghtrflle- Arrive al
800 a. m. and p m; close at a. m. and LAS
| p. m.
Boaoery Beach-Arr;ve at 6 p. M. close Las
| p. m.
| Classification Of Domestic Mail Mot
ter.-Domestie 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 OF unsealed (excepf
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.
I'd class Periodical publications. namely all
new ,papers 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 conSecutiyely,
are issued from known office of publication,
are formed ofprintd paper sheets withoutbo
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
To be of information of 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 Class. Books. circulars. periodicals and
other matter wholly in print (not included in
second.class matterl, proof-sheets, corrected
proof-sheets and manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
"Printed matter" is defined by statute to be
"shs reproduction upon paper, by any process
letters, characters, figures or images. or of any
combination thereof, not h. wing the
dence."
A"clrcuar" is defined by statute to be a
printed letter, which, according to internal eVi4
dcnce, is being sent in Identical terms to sever
al persons" and does not lose its character as
aech by writing therein the date, name of the
a5dressee or of the sender, or the correction Of
mere typographical errors.
9Th Class Merchandise, namely all matte
not embraced in the FIRST, second or third
cIasswhich is not in its form or nature liable TO
destroy deface or otherwise damage the con-
any one engaged in the postal SERVICE andnos
above the weight provided by law
Limit of Weight of Mail M0tter-NO packages
weighing more than toNr pounds shall be re
beived for conveyance by mail. except sln2i8
cooks weighing IN excess OF that amount and
except books and documents published or
circulated by order of Congress-. or official
matter emanating from any of the
he Smithsonian Institution.
80 Second-class matter mailed in pack2 ges
81 the pound rate is not subject to the * uE
81. The above limit of weight does not ap.
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
poStalS conventions.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
On, FIRST Class Matter.-Tbe rate of
postage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
1. On letters ana other written matters
except that specially authorized t0 pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, two cents
Dor ounce or SfdcJlOU bn0r6Of.
2. On poSJel cards one cent each, the price
ioi ~hich they are sold.
g. 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 Motter. The rate OF
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 thereof.
The frate of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the second-class
when sent by other than inc publisher or news
agent is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereof.
The rate of postage on newspapers (excepting
weeklies) and on periodicals Got exceeding two
ounces in weight, whenithe 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
letter-carrier office for general or box delivery
are subject 10 pay postage at the rate OF ons
cent per pound; when deposited by other than
publishers or news agents, Tor general or box
delivery, the rate is one cent for four ounces or
fractional part thereof