Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-05
ARRIyAL ANp DEPARTURE oF NAILS.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Uesfern mails arrive at
n. m, so " 10 p III; close at 600 & 10 a. IN
and 1910 p. IN.
Portiand aud intermediate oflices--Arrivc at
2 a. IN. and $40 &i.l5p.m.
Lerisfoa .iat.trn and intermediate Offices
Arrive mt a. IN. and $40 7l5 p. IN. close al
500 ~ 10 a. ~. and 1890 p. m.
Branspick, Ruth, Roohtand, Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, Boothbay, etc-AIrive at $40 &
1.l5 p. m; close at 800 II 10 a. IN.
Bangor, Beiftst, Eastern and Ne'C BrunsDick--
Arrive at 1910 II. IN. and lisp. H.; close at $3.50
D. IN. and 1.50 Il. m. r.
Sko,rhegan, Uatercaie, ana connected routes
Arrive at 1910 Il. m.and 1880 p. IN close at
$50 d. M and /. 10 Il. m. .-E
Mail Will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West ut ) Z. III. separate pouches
will be made upfor Portland and the stations
etwcen Gardiner and Cumberland junction
and Boston, and for connecting trains on
Boston and New York routes. The mail
for Boston by this train will not be
delivered any sooner than by the night Pull
man, they arriving at too late an hour for de
livery; but mails for New York, the South
and West will be forwarded several hours.
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the Flying Yankee" when it is sched.
ued. Closed mail is received from Iinlowell.
Gardiner, Bowdoinha,D, Richmond and Port
land, at . Il. M; Bangor and Watervillc, > p.
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. m; Bangor and Waterville, ut g
Il. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
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STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate ofiiccs-Ar,
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
a. M; closes y. IN.
Belfast and intermediate oflices-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptcd at o IL. M, closes
TrdidoJoro and intermediate offices. in
cluding Windsor-Arrives daily, (Sundays
excepted) at Il. m; closes at p. m.
RockiaRd and intermediate offices; (Sun.
days sexcepted)-Arrives at p. m: closes
Lifchfeid and intermediate oflices-Arrivcs
daily (Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
Wintbrop and intermediate ofiices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at p. m; closes
Manchester, Mt. Vernon, North Tiepna, and
intermediate ofices--Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) at Il a. M: closes at p m.
Belq7ude. Odkldnd Somerset r. r., ana con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays eN
cepted) at l. m; closes ut p: m.
ireets' Mrs and Nest H1ndsor-Arrives
daily Sundays exeepted) at 10 o. NJ;
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch of the mails at
this Office. Inquiry and complaints should
be made direct to the postmaster or assis-
tnnt postmaster. Complaints in writing
should be addressed to the postmaster.
In cases of delay or misdeiivery the envel-
ope should be prodnced showing the post
Every case of incfvility or disrespect ON
the part of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster, marked
When a letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in a box in post office, the
the envelope thus: ''Wronaly left at
Dec tn" and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post office or in a letter box,
and the person to whom it is addressed,
Rhen he receives it, should send the envcl
ope Mt once TO the postmaster, that an in
yestigation may be made as to the cause of
wrong delivery. &
Loss of mail matter should be reported at
once to the office, and for the purpose of
having proper record of the circumstances,
a blank for the purpose can be obtained oil
the office
All mail matter at large post offices Is
necessarily handled in great haste, and
shorld therefore in all cases be So PLAINLY
ADDRESSED as to leave No ROOM For DOUBT
AND No EXCUSE FOR ERROR on the part
of the postal employees. Names Of
States should be trfiftea IN tau (or their alb
to prevent errors which arrive from the simi-
laritv of abbreviations. Never send letters
containing money or yaluables by mail with
out registering them, and never send bank
notes or gold or silver money at allif you can
procure a check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on a letter is two
cents for every ounce and fraction thereof in
the United states, Canada, and Mexico, ana
I've cents for every half ounce to European
countries. A single newspaper is trans
mitted in the domestic mail at the rate OF
four ounces for one cent. Books are sent at
the rate of two ounces for one cent, and mer
chandise one cent per ounce. For any spe-
cific information Regarding the classification
of mail matter or postage inquire either at
the stamp window or of the postmaster.
THE CONVENIENCE OF LETTER BOXES.
Patrons in cities where letter carriers are
employed, are advised to provide letter
boxes at place of business or private resi-
dences. thereby saving much delay in the de-
livery of mail matter.
Reaucs. all your correspondence to address
your mail matter 70 the proper street and
number. ~tas