Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-23


Bridge. 800 2O0 s.Ot
Water ST. opposite Parrott
4 CO'S..... ............... S.UJ 2co -
Cor. Jefferson and CumDer-
land Sts............-...... s5O ON
Rines' HILL junction Gage
st NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 800 zoo 30,
Bangor and school StS.......
State St, opposite Cann0n's 900 eco 900
State ST., Cor. Scott..... 500 5OC
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 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 MAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive at
2 a. M, $40 us p. NJ; close at 600 10 n. m.
and 1890 p. IN.
POitidHd and intermediate ofliceS-Arrive at
2 n. m. ana $40 lisp. m.
Lewisf0H, 4darn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at Il. III. and $40 & 1.l5 p M; close at
800 & 10 n. M. and 1880 p. M
Bruus,cick, Bath, Roctland, Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, BOOfhbdY, etc-Arrive at $40 n
7.l5 p. IN; close at 500 ~ 10 n. m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and Neic BrunsUiCk-
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and IL p. m; close at $50
d. m. and 1.30 II. m.
.Sko,ohegan, WaterriHe, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 q. M and 1890 p. M close at
Mail viii be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. m. Separate pouches
will be made up for Portland ami 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 West will be forwarded several hours.
Second closed pouches are sent South and
VI % the living Yankee W hen NJ Is SCIgEi-
uled. Closed mail is received from Iiallowell.
Gardiner, Bowdoinhan, Richmond and Port.
land, at II. m; Bangor and Watcrville, 3 p.
m 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. m; Bangor and Waterville, ut
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. \ mail
from Ssowhegan is received Mt 1.lj p m.
STAGE MAILS.
,Serrsmont and intermediate offices-Ar-
rivcs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9
a. m. closes p. m.
Eeitqst and intermediate oifices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD at 9 a. m; closes
Jraido5oro and intermediate Offices, in
Guiding Windsor-Arfives daily, Sundays
exccptcd) at Q Il. m; closes at p. m.
RotktaRd and intermediate offices; (Snn.
days excepted)-Arrives ut p. M; closes
LHcbdeld and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays eXcepted) at $50 a. m; closes
JTinthrop and intermediate ofllces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at6p m; closes
Manchester. W. Ternon, North Tienno and
intermediate oflices-Arrives daily Sundays
exccpted) ut ~ a. M; closes at y. m.
BelgrGfe, OSA3dRd Somerset II. r.. and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays eX
ceptcd at II m; closes Mt p. m.
jreets' lfUs and Test TFindsor-hrrives
daily Sundays excepted at 20 O. M;
closes ut y. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
r,bo ,,ost0oster il responsihie for fhp on
tire government and dispatch OF the mails at
this office. Inquiry and complaints should
be made direct to the postmaster or as3is-
tant postmaster. Complaints in writing
should be addressed to the postmaster.
In cases of delay or misdcliverv the envel-
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 placed in a box in n post office, the
Inc envelope thus: "WrongIy left at
Dec tn" AMI the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post office or in letter boz,
snd the person to whom II Is atdresse9'
ope at once to the postmaster, that an in
vestigation may be made as to the cause OF
wrong delivery.
once to the office and. for tho purpose of
having n proper record of the circumstances,
a blank for the purpose can be obtained at
the Office.
Al mail matter at large post offices is
necessarily handled in great haste, and
shoIld therefore in all cases be SO PLAINLY
ADDRESSED as to leave No Room For DOUBT
AND No EXCISE For ERROR on the part
of the postal employees. Names of
states should be Triftea IN fNu (or their alb
hrcviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the sflni-
larity of authorizations. Never send letters
containing money or yaluables by mail with
out registering them, and never send bank
notes or gold or silver money at allif you can
procure a check, draft, or money Order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on a 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.
lnitted in the domestic mail at the rate of
four ounces for one cent. Books are sent at
the rate of tw o ounces for one cent, and mer-
chandise one cent per ounce. For any spe-
eff. 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 NJ place of business or private resi-
tlences, thereby saving much delay In the de-
livery of mail matter
Requcs. all your correspondents TO ADDRESS