Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-02-03


made at g. L. Nj.
CHANGE IN TIE SUMNER SCHEDULE.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
of the mail trains during the summer season
| the morning and noon collectlons OF thc
street letter boxes are made ID minutes
| earlier than the time scheduled here: The
| change takes place about June 18th and lasts
until about October lst.
| ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
| Portland, South and Uestern mails arrive at
ga. m.. $40 & 7.l5 p. m.; close at 600 10 a. IN
| and 1920 p. M.
Portland and intermediate oflices-Arrive at
! ga. IN. and $40 7.l5p. IN.
! Ie,cistoH, 1uburn and intermediate Offices
| Arrive at = II. IN. and $40 1.l5 p. m; close at
! coo Il 10 a. III. and 1880 p. IN.
| Brunswick, Bath, Rochland, Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point Booth6ay, etc etc-Arrive at $40 "
| Bangor, Belfdsf Eastern and NeU Brunspick-
Arrive at l0i0 Il. IN. and IL p. m; close at $50
| D. m. and $50 n. III.
Arrive at 1910 a. IN. and 1880 p. IN close ut
$50 y. m. and l. so a. IN.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
| for the West mt ) p. m. Separate pouches
/ will be made up for Portland and the stations
etween Gardiner and Cumberland Junction
and Boston, and for connecting trains ON
| for Boston by this train VIII 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 II Is sched
| uled Closed mail is received from Hallowell
/ Gardiner Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
/ land, at . n. M; Bangor and Waterville, Up
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at 6 p. m; Bangor and Waterville, at !
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. man
from Skowhegan is received ut 1l5 p. M
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate oflices-Ar
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
BeItdsf and intermediate offices-Arrives
/ daily Sundays eXcepted ats u. M; closes
at 4 p. m. .
| GLIDING Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
/ excepted) at 9 II. m; closes at p. m.
| RocLt0nd and intermediate offices; [sun
| days sexcepted)-Arrives Mt p. M; closes
LitchdeM and intermediate oflices-Arrivc,
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. E.; closes
Jrinshrop ami intermediate oflices-Arrivc'
daily Sundays exccpted) at6p. m; close,
| at II. m.
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sunday:
| exccpted) at II n. m.: closes at p. III.
! Beigrode, Oakland, Somerset u. r., and con
cepted) at Y M; closes at m.
| Ueeks' Mills and Hest HiRdsor-Arrives
daily (Sundays exceptcd) ut 80 O. III.
| closes ut Up. III.
| COMPLAINTS
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch of the mails nj
this Office. Inquiry hnd complaints shou!t
/ he made direct to the postmaster or assis
tant postmaster. Complaints in. writing
! should be addressed to the postmaster.
/ In cases OF delay or misdclivery the envel
ope should be produced showing the post
| marks. This is very important and essential
| Every case of incivility or disrespect OF
the mart of any employees connected will
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster marked
"personal."
When a letter is wrongly left at house OF
wrongly placed in "A box in IL post office, tht
fact should be ACTED in ink on the back 81
Dee tn" and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or in a letter box
! and the person to whom ii is addressed
! when he receives it, should send the cnve!
| epe Mt once to the postmaster, that an in
ecstigation may be made as TO the cause o.
wrong delivery.
Loss Of mail matter should be reported o.
| bnce to the office. and, for the purpose o
| Iaving u proper record of the circumstances
blank for the purpose can be obtained a.
The Office.
All mail matter at large post offices IL
necessarily handled in great haste, ant
| shorld therefore in all cases he So PLAINL,
ADDRESSED as to leave No ROOM For DouBl
AND No EXCUSE For ERROR on the par
of the postal employees. Names O
states should be mriffen IN full (or their alb
breviations very distinctly written) In orde'
larity of abbrey iatiOns. Never send letter,
containing money or valuables by mail with
out registering them, and never send banl
notes or gold or silver money ut all If you car
procure a check. draft, or money order.
RATES or POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on a letter is two
cents for every ounce and fraction thereof II
| the United States, Canada and Mexico, ant
Ave cents for every half ounce to European
countries. A single newspaper is trans
| mitted in the domestic mail ut the rate o
four ounces for one cent. Books are sent q
the rate Of two ounces for one cent, and mcr
chandise one cent per ounce. For any spe
cific information regarding the classification
of mail matter or postage inquire either u
the stamp window or Of the postmaster.
THE CONVENIENCE OF LETTER BOXES.
Patrons in cities where letter carriers ar'
employed, are advised to provide lette1
boxes at place OF business or private resi-
dences, thereby saving much delay in the de
livery Of mail matter.
Request all your correspondence to address
your mail matter to the proper street ant
number.