Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-06
CHANGE IN THE SUMMER SCHEDULE.

| CHANGE IN THE SUMMER 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 10 minutes
| earlier than the time scheduled here. The
| change takes place about june l5th ana laSts
| until about october LIST.
| ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
| Portland South and Western mails arrive at
q. m, $40 & 7.l5 p. m; close at 500 & 10 a. M
and 1890 p. m.
| 2 A. m. and $40 & 7.15p.m
Ie,rision, Aubrn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. IN. and $40 & 7lo p. m; close at
| 500 & 10 n. IN. and 1890 p. m.
B,uns,vick, Bath, Rochland, Squirrel Island,
! Ocean Point, Boothbdy, etc-Arrivs at $40 4
| 7.l5 p. m; close at 600 II 10a. m.
| Bangor, Belfdst, Eastern and Ne7o Brunstctck-
Arrive at l0.iO a. IN. and IL p. m; close at $50
| d. IN. and l30 a. IN.
Sko,cheqan, VateruiHe, and connected routes
Arrive at TO- 10 a. N. and 1880 p. M close at
| Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
| Tor the West at p m. Separate pouches
| 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 West will be forwarded several hours.
| Second closed pouches are sent South and
| West on the "Flying Yankee" when itis sched-
| uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowel,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
| land, at a. M; Bangor and Waterville, 3p.
IN. II is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at 8 p. m; Bangor and Waterville, ats
| a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7.l5 p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate offices-Ar
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 0
Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at a. M; closes
Wdidoboro and intermediate offices, in
| exccpted) at a. m; closes at p. IN.
RockidRd and intermediate Offices; (Sun.
| days excepted)-Arrives at 6 p. m; closes
| Litchfeld and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD al $50 a. M; closes
Tinthrop and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD at 8p. m; closes
Manchester, NJ; Vernon, North Vienna, and
| excepted) at y n. m; closes at p. m.
| Belgrade, Oakland, Somerset II. r., and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at II m; closes at p. m.
| tFeekS' NILS and Vest Windsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD at 90 a. m;
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster Is responsible for the en-
| tire gov eminent and dispatch OF the mails at
| this Office. Inquiry and complaints should
| be made direct to the postmaster or asss-
tant postmaster. Complaints in writing
should be addressed to the postmaster.
In cases of delay or misdelivery the onvel-
| 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 a house or
| WRONGLY nlnCed 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 a letter box,
| and the person to whom it Is addressed,
when he receives it. should send the cnvel-
| ope at once to the postmaster, that nm in.
| vestigation may be made as to the cause OF
wrong delivery.
Loss Of mali matter should be reported at
| once to the office, and, for the purpose OF
| having proper record of the circumstances,
blank for the purpose can be obtained at
| ;he office.
All mail matter at large post offices is
| necessarily handled in great haste, and
should therefore in all cases be SO PLAINLY
| ADDRESSED as to leave No ROOM For DOUBT
of the postal employees. Names OF
States should be writen IN fiH (or their alb
| breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH.
larity of Authorizations. Never send letters
containing money or valuables by mail with
out registering them, and never send bank
notes or gold or silver money at ALI you can
procure q check, draft, or money order.
| RATES OF POSTAGE.
| Approximately, the rate on a letter istwo
| 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
| 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 n
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.