Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-06

CHANGE IN THE SUMNER DCHEDULu.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
of the mail trains during the summer season
the morning and noon collections of the
street letter boxes are made Is minutel
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 Restsrn mails arrive q
G. M, $40 Il 7.lS p M; close at go b 10 .. n
and 1880 p. m.
Portland and Intern ediats ofsloss-Arrive q,
Lewiston, IaSurn ana & intermsa,as. emoss-
Arrive at a. m. and $40 & It's p. M CLOSE at
Brunswick, Bath. Rockland, Squirrel Islsnd,
Ocean Point. Boothbay, etc-Arrivs at $40
IT'S p. m close at 500 L 10 a. m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and Nsw Brunssesck-
Sko,chegan Watervias, ana connected routes
Arrive at 10.lo q. m. and 1880 p. N close at
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
win be made up for Portland and the stations
Boston and New York routes. The mails
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 Yves: will be forwarded several hours.
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the "Flying Yankee when it is sched.
uled Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at a. m; Bangor and Waterville, p.
m. II is dispatched 10 Gardiner and Halo.
well at Q p. M; Bangor and Waterville, at
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at lis p. m.
STAGE kAILs.
SearsmoHt and intermediate ofloes-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
Belfast and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at q. m; closes
Wdidoboro and intermediate offices, in.
GLIDING Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted) at 9 a. m; closes at 1 p. m.
Rockldnd and intermediate offices; Sun
days excepted)-Arrives at p. NJ; closes
Litcsfeld and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays e1oepted) at $50 a. M; closes
Winthrop and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at p. m; closes
Manchester, Mt. Vernon, NortA Visana. and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) at IL u. m; closes at ! p. m. =,
Belgrade, Oakland, Somerset r. r.. and CON
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at z M; oleses at p M .,
daily (sundays exceptsd) at . W =. M;
closes at 4 p. N. be ~
COMPLAINTS. 40
The postmaster IL responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch of the mails at
this office. Inquiry, and complaints should
tant postmaster. Complaints in writing
should be addressed-to the postmaster. y
In cases of delayNr misdelive~y the envel.
ope should be produced showing the post
Every case of incfvility or disrespect Or
the part of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported BY letter to the postmaster marked
personal"
When letter ID wrongly left at a house or
wrongly placed in box in post office, the
the envelope thus: "wrongly left at
Dec th," and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post oftice OF In letter boz,
and the person to whom 1t ID addressed.
when he receives it, should send the envel-
ppe at once to tie postmaster, that an In.
vestigation may be made IS to the cause OF
wrong delivery.
Loss of mali matter should be reported NJ
pnce 70 the office, and, for the purpose OF
having q proper record Of the circumstances,
) blank for the PURPOSE can be obtained at
All mall matter at large post offices 10
necessarily handled in great haste, and
should therefore in all cases be SO PLAINLY
ADDRESSED as to leave No ROOM FOB DOUBT
AND No EXCUSE FOR ERROR on the part
OF the postal employees. Names OF
States should be ,rritten in Jt,iu Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly written) In order
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
larity of abbreviations. Never send letters
containing money or valuables by mail with
out registering them, and never send bank
notes or gold or silver money at alltf you can
procure q check. draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, The rate on Q letter 10 two
cents for every ounce and fraction thereof In
the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and
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 Cor one cent. Books are sent al
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 ai
the stamp window or Of the postmaster.
THE CONVENIENCE OF LETTER poxnS.
Patrons In cities where letter carriers are
employed, are advised to provide lettel
boxes at place Of business or private sssf
dences, thereby saving much delay In the Do
REQUEST all your correspondents to addres!
your mail matter 70 the proper street and
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