Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-26

PpttingiIfS Corncr......... S40 s!U .'sI
Cor Bangor ard Myrtle Sts., so 5.WD -?
Bangor and school Sts.,.... $40 40 ~
Cor Bangor and COny Sts., 300 2Vl gu
Cor. Middle and Stone l>ts., 800 l"3o 40
Cony Street near the ~
Bridge. ..................... 3"o Zoo CIV
Water st. opposite PARROT
4 CO's..... ......-.......... 9!oO Z.VV 9'"'
Cor jefferson and Cumber-
land SITS. SOU o.oe
Rines' Hill, junction Gage oo
st ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Jul 2.UU 5.uV
Bangor and school Sts.......
State ST., opposite Cannon's 800 200 9Oo
State ST., Cor. Scott. 500 300
sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at 6. r. 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 list.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Uestern mails arrive at
Ia. NJ $40 4 rs p M; close at 600 & 10 a. IN.
and 1870 p III.
Portland and intermediate offices-Arrive at
2 a. M and $40 i 115p. M.
Le,ciston, 4ul.urn and intermediate Offices
Arrive ut Il. m and $40 i15 p. m; close at
500 & 10 a. M and 1870 p. IN.
Bruns,cicki Bath, ROckld,id, Squirrel Island,
ocean Point, BoothJdy, etc-Arrive at $40 Il
7l5 u. m: close at 800 Il 10 a. IN.
Bdngor Belfast, Eastern and New Brunswick-
Arrive at l0l0 a. IN. and IL p. m; close at $50
D. m. and $50 a. m.
Sko,chegan, Uaterriue, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a m. and 1890 p. IN close at
$50 y. m. and ]. 30 n. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. IN. 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 ut too late an hour for de
livery but mails 9 for NeW va York, the south
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the "Flying Yanke e" when ii is sched-
Gardiner, Bowdoinhan, Richmond and Port
land, at a. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3 p.
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at 8 p. m; Bangor and Waterville, at 8
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7.l5 p III.
STAGE MAILS.
Sparsmont and intermediate offices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday Mt
Bebdst and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays eXceptedD at 8 a. m; closes
at p. IN.
Idldoboro and intermediate offices, in.
GLIDING Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
eXcepted) at II. m; closes at p. m.
Rockiand and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. M; closes
LHchdeld and intermediate onices-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at $50 a. m; closes
at p. m.
Uinthrop and intermediate oflices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD ats p. M; closes
at a. N. r.r
Manchester, Mt. Vernon, North Tienna and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
exceptcd) at IL n. m; closes at p. m,
Be!g,"de, Oakland, somerset r. r., and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays eX
''H 1eehs " Mis- and West II ni"dsor-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at 20 q. m:
closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for. the en-
tire government and dispatch of the mails ut
this office. Inquiry and complaints should
be made direct to the postmaster or a,sis-
tant postmaster. Complaints in writing
should be addressed to the postmaster. .-. -
In cases of delay or misdclivery the envel-
ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential.
Every case of iMivility 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 letter is wrongly left at house or
fact should be noted in ink on the back of
the envelope thus: "Wron2ly left at
Dec tn" and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or in a letter box,
md the person to whom il is addressed,
Nhen he receives it, should sen,l the envel-
ope at once to the postmaster, that an in,
VestlgatlOn may De made as 10 the cause OF
wrong delivery
Loss of mail 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
the Office.
All mail matter at large post offices is
necessarily handled in great haste, and
should therefore in all cases he So PLAINLY
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 written In fitH Tor their alb.
breviatons very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
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 q 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
mitted in the domestic mail at the rate of
four ounces for one cent. Books are sent at
the rate of two ounces for one cent, and mer-
chandfse 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
number.