Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-26

land StS..................- $50 900
Rnes Hill, junction Gage
st.......:.;. ........... 900 200 800
State St, opposite Cannon's 900 200 900
State ST., Cor. Scott.......... 500 500
Sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at 6. Z. NJ.
CHANGE IN THE SUMNER SCHEDULE.
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 minutes
earlier than the time scheduled here. The
change takes place about June 18th and lasts
until about October LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Uestern mails arrive Mt
a. m. $40 n us p. m; close at 600 & 10 a. m.
and 1870 p. m.
Portland and intermediate offices-Arrive at
2 n. IN. and $40 & 715p.m.
Leriston Auburn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at , II. IN. and $40 & us p. m; close at
600 & 10 a. m. and 1880 p. m.
BrunsWick, Bath, Rockland, Squirrel Island
Ocean Point, Boothday, etc-Arrive at $40 &
us p. m; close at 500 & 10 q. IN.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and Ne,c Brunspick-
Arrive at 10 a. III. and IL p. m; close at $3.50
p. m. and l.30 n. m.
Skophegan UdterriHe, and connected routes
Arrive at 10. 10 a. m. and 1880 p. m ; close at
$50 D. IN. and /. 30 a. m.
Mail Will be forwarded by the train leaving
will be made upfo Portland and the stations
etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
and Boston, and for connecting trains on
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 WeEt 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 Halowell,
Gardiner Bowdoinham Richmond and Port
land, at 3 a. M; Bangor and Waterville, 3 p.
M 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well ut p. m; Bangor and Waterville, at 8
q. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7l5 p. III.
STAGE MAILS.
.SedrSmont and intermediate offices-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Q
Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays eXceptedD at 9 a. M; closes
Wdidoboro and intermediate offices, in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted at 8 a. M; closes at p. m.
Rockidnd and intermediate offices; (Sun
days eXcepted) -ArriveS at p. M; closes
Litchfeld and intermediate ofllces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. M; closes
Winthrop and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at 6p. M; closes
Manchester, Mt Vernon, North Vienna, and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
eXcepted) ut II a. m; closes at / p III.
Be!grade Oakland, Somerset r. r., and con-
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at II M; closes Mt p. IN.
tFeeks' Mills and Hest Windsor-.A rrives
daily (sundays excepteD ut 90 o. M;
closes at p. IN.
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-
tant postmaster. Complaints in writing
should be addressed to the postmaster.
In cases of delay or misdelivery the envei-
ope should be produced showing the post
marks This is very important and essential
Every case Of incivility or disrespect on
the part of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster, marked
personal"
When a letter is wrongly left at q house or
wrongly placed in box in a post office, the
fact should be noted in ink on the back OF
the envelope thus: "Wrongly left At
Dec. tn, and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post office or in letter box,
and the person to whom it is addressed,
when he receives it, should send the envel-
Ope at oDce to the postmaster, that an in.
vestigation may be made as to lthe cause of
wrong delivery.
Loss of mail matter should be reported ct
Dnce to the office, and, for the purpose of
saving proper record Of the circumstances,
B blank for the purpose can be obtained at
she office.
All mail matter at largo post offices is
necessarily handled in great haste, and
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 rritten tn fitH 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 all If you can
procure a check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on letter is two
cents for every ounce and fraction thereof in |
the United States, Canada, and Mexico and |
five cents for every half ounce to European
countries. single newspaper is trans |
pitted in the domestic mail at the rate of |
Jour 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.
Request all your correspondence to address |
your mail matter TO the proper street and
number.