Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-24
CHANGE IN THE SUMNER SCHEDULE.

| fnasie Al o. VI.
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 10 minutes
| earlier than the time scheduled here. The
| change takes place about June 18th and lasts
| until about October lst.. ,...-,-
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF NAILS.
| Portland, South and Testern mails arrive at
10. m. $40 & us p. m; close ut 600 10 a. IN.
| Portland and intermediate ofices-Arrive at
IN. M and $40 4 us p. m.
| Iesrissoa Aabnrs and intermediate off1ces-
| Arrive Mt A. IN. and $40 s 7.l5 p m; close at
B,nn.cick. Bath, Rockland, Squirrel Island,
| Ocaan Point, Bootljay, ete-Arrive at $40 d
| fl5 ~ ~: close at 500 X 10 a. IN.
bangor, Belfast, Eastern and Nep Bruns,cfck-
| Arrive at io.io a. m. aud IL p. m; close at $50
| p. IN. and l.50 a. m.
| Sko,ehegan, Haferriile, and connected routes
| Arrive at lo.lG a. ~ and l0.3o p. m close at
| $50 p. IN. and l. 80 m.
| Mail will he forwarded by the train leaving
| for the West at p. m. Separate pouches
! viii bo made up for Portland and the stations
| etwecn Gardiner and Cumberland Junction
and Boston, and for connecting trains on
Boston andrew York routes. The mails
| 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-
| uled. Closed mail Is received from Hallowell,
| Gardiner, Bowdoinhan. Richmond and Port
| land, at 3 n. IN; Bangor and Waterville, p.
| IN. II is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo.
well ut 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 us p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
| Searsmont and intermediate ofaces-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 0
4 n1n A N m
Belfast and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at Q q. m; closes
Waidoboro and intermediate offices, in
Guiding wipdsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted) at 3 a. m; closes at p. m.
| Rockiand and intermediate offices; (Sun.
| days excepted ARRIVES at p. m; closes
Lachfed and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. M; closes
Winthrop and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily tsundays excepted) at 6p. M; closes
Manchester, Mt. Vernon, North Vienna, and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
Beiprede oakland, Somerset R. f.. and con.
oeptedj at IL M; closes "a at i' p. m S
| Weeks Mills and West Windsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 90 q. M;
| closes at p. m.
| COMPLAINTS.
/
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 envel-
ope should be produced showing the post
Tnis very an ana
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 a house or
| wrongly placed In o box in post office, the
fact should be noted in Ink on the back OF
| Dec. th," and the letter should be Immediately
| deposited in the post office or in letter box.
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed.
ope ut once to the postmaster, that an in.
vestigation may be made as to 1.-THE cause Of
Loss Of mail matter should be reported at
| snce to the office, and, for the purpose of
having proper record OF the circumstances,
) blank for the purpose can be obtained at
All mail matter at large post Offices is
necessarily handled in great haste, and
should therefore in all cases be SO PLAINLY
AND No EXCUSE For ERROR on the part
Of the. postal employees. Names of
States should be sc,itten n Jnu Tor 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 all you can
procure check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on q letter is two
cents for every ounce and fraction thereof in
the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and
hve cents for every half ounce to European
countries. A single newspaper Is trans.
pitted in the domestic mail at the rate OF
iour 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 correspondents to address
your mail matter to the proper street and
humber.