Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-19

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 10th and lasts
until about October lst.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Tsssern mails arrive at
a. m. $40 4 lis p. m; close at 500 & 10 .. m
Portland and intermediate ofices-Arrive At
"a. IN. and $40 a. 7.l5p.m.
Letciston, AUBURN and intermediate offices
| Arrive at a. m. and $40 s. 7.lo p. M; close at
500 & 10 a. m: and 1880 ?. m.
Bruns,cick Bath. Roctland, Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, Boofhbay, etc-Arrivs at $40
us p. m; close at 800 l0a: m.
Bangor, Belfast. Eastern and Neio Brunswick-
Arrive at 1910 a. IN. and IL p. m; close at $50
Skorhegan, WaterriNe, and connected routes
Arrive at TO- 10 a. m and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. m. and l. 80 a. M.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at pam Separate pouches
will be made up for Portland and the stations
! etween Gardiner and Cumberland Junction
and Boston, and Tor 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 Yves. will be forwarded several hours:
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the Flying YAM iee" when II is sched-
| uled Closed mail is received from Hallowel,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land at q. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3p.
m. 1t s dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
| well at D. m; Bangor and Waterville at
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
| before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received ut 1.15 p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
!Searsmont and intermediate ofioes-Ar
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9
| a. m; closes p. m.
Reltast and intermediate offices-Arrives
| daily Sundays excepted) at . a. M; closes
Urdidoboro and intermediate offices, in
Guiding windsor-Arrives daily. Sundays
| excepted) at a. m. closes at p. m.
Rockidnd and intermediate Offices; (Sun-
days excepted) ARRIVES at p. m; closes
Litc(feld and intermediate otfices-Arrivss
daily Sundays exceptedO at $50 a. M; closes
WintLrop and intermediate of,1ces-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at p. m; closes
Fat n. IN.
intermediate offces-Arrives daily Sundays
| excepted) ut II a. m; closes at y. m.
Relqrdde, Oakland, Somerset r. r., and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at u M; closes Mt p. IN.
jFeeks' Mus and Hest Findsor- "A rrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at so q. m. |;
closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch of the mails at
this Office. Inquiry Ind 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
marks. This is very important and essential.
Every case Of incivifity or disrespect Oh
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
( wrongly placed in a box in post office, the
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the envelope thus: "wrongly left 6t--
Dec. tn" and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post office or in a letter box.
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
when he receives it, should send the'envel-
npe at once to the postmaster, that en- iu-
vestlgation may be made as to the cause of
Loss of matt matter should be reported At
pnce t. the office, and for the purpose Of
saving proper record OF the circumstances,
blank for the purpose can be obtained ct
the office.
All mail matter at large post offices ia
necessarily handled in great haste. and
should therefore in all cases be 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 tcriffen in mn Tor their alb
| breviations very distinctly written) in order
| to prevent errors which arrive from the simi-
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 a letter 10 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. A single newspaper is trans
mitted In the domestic mail at the rate OF
four ounces Cor one cent. Books are sent ut
the rate of two ounces for one cent, and iner-
chandise one cent per ounce. For any spe-
cihc information regarding the cIassification
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
dences. thereby saving much delay in the de-
| livery Of mail matter.
Request all your correspondents to address
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