Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-22


Sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at 9. +. Nj.
CHANGE IN THE SUMMED 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 hero. The
change takes place about June 18th and lasts
until about october lst
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and HsstArr mafls arrive 81
=. M, $40 & 7.l5 p. m; close at s.0e 10 ..
and 1890 p. IN.
Portland and intermediate onaoss-Arrive a
. a. m: and $40 & 7.lsp,m.
Arrive at a. IN. and $40 & tbs p. MI close at
500 4 10 a IN. and l080 p. m.
s"' pdai S sast,5 RUssssd Sgs;sr ."
Bdmgor, Belfast. Eastern and Nsv Bruu.sscs-
Arrive at l0.1o a. m. and IL p. m; close as 8.ss
Sko,chegan, Wdfervils, and connected routes
Arrive at 10. 10 a. m. and 1850 p. m , close at
$50 p: m. and /: 80 a. IN.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
will be made up for Portland and the stations
etween Gardiner and Cumberland Junction
Boston and New York routes. The mails
for Boston by this train will not be
delivered any sooner than by tho night Pull
man they arriving at too late an hour n for de
and Yves. win be forwarded several hours
Second closed pouches are sent South aud
West on the Flying Yankee" when it is SEIZED
u,ed Closed mail is received from Hallowell
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land. at A. H.; Bangor and Waterville, 3 p.
N. 1t Is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from skowhegan is received at 7.l5 p. IN.
STAGE NAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate of1oes-Ar
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at .
Beltast and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at . q. M; closes
Waidoboro and intermediate ortces. in
GLIDING windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted) at a. m; closes at p. m.
Rookland and intermediate offscesi (srn-
DAYS excepted)-Arrives at 8 p. M; closes
Litcadeld and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays s1oepted) at $50 a. m; CLOSES
Wfnfhrop and intermediate of1ces-Arrives
daily Sundays excspted) atsp. M; oloses
Manchester, Mt. Vernon, NORTH r,snna. and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
exceptcd) at p a. M; closes at 2. m.
Belgrade, oakland, Somerset r. r.. and CON-
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays OK
cepted] at u M; closes at p. m.
Weeks Mills and West Windsor-Arrivss
daily Sundays cxcepted) at 20 =. M;
CLOSES ~ y. III.
CoMPLArNrs.
The postmaster IL responsible for the en-
tire government: and dispatch of the mails at
this office. Inquiry 6nd complaints should
be made direct to the postmaster or sssis-
tant postmaster. Complaints in writing
should be addressed to the postmaster.
In cases of delay or misdelive-y the envsl
ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential
the part of any employees connected with
the postal service should be linn ediately
reported TX letter To the postmaster. marked
When letter is wrongly left at . house or
wrongly placed in q box in u post office, the
fact should be noted in ink ON the back Of
Dec Oh, and the letter should be Immediately
Deposited in the post Office or In letter bog,
and the person to whom IL is addressed,
spe at once to tie postmaster, that an in.
vestigation may DO made Is to 1.-THE cause Of
Lose Of mail matter should be reported a.
Dnce - the office, and, for the purpose Of
having proper record Of the circum stances,
} blank for the purpose can os obtained At
All mail matter at large post ofHoes 10
necessarily handled in great haste, and
should therefore in all cases be so PLAISLr
AND No EXCUSE For ERROR on the par.
of the postal employees. Names of
States should be Wrftten in nlH Cor their alb
breviatf0ns very distlnctiy WTltbenD IN ofder
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 II you can
procure . check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately. the rate on letter II 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. single newspaper te trans
mitted in the domestic mali at the rate Of
four ounces Cor one cent. Books are sent at
the rate Of two ounces for one cent, and uier-
chandise one cent per ounce. For any spe-
cifc Information regarding the classification
OF mail matter or postage inquire either n
the stamp window or Of the postmaster.
THE coNvEsIRNc1 OF LETTER DoxHs.
Patrons in cities where letter carriers are
employed, are advised 70 provide letter
boxes at place of business or private fssi.
dences. thereby saving much delay In the de-
livery of mail matter.
Request all your correspondents TO address,
your mail matter 70 the proper street and
number.