Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-19

CHANGE IN rHH SUMMER SCHEDULE.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
of the mail trains during the summer ssaaon
the morning and noon collections Of the
street letter boxes are made 10 minutes
earlier than the time scheduled ssrs. The
change takes place about June 18th and lasts
until about October LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Western MALE arrive at
"a. m. $40 & 7l5 p. m; close at SOC = 10 a. m.
and 1880 p. m.
Portland and intermediate of,,css-Arrive At
2 O. III. and $40 4 lisp.
Lewiston, Auburn and intermediate otacss-
Arrive at a. M and 8 40 & 7la p. MI CLOSE at
500 10 a, N: and 1880 IN.
Ocean Point Boothbay, etc-Arrivs At $40 i
Bangor Belfast Eastern and Nsv Bruns,esok-
Arrive at 10 a. m and lip M; close .: $50
p. m. and l.30 a. III.
Sko3chegGn, ITaterrile, and connected routes
Arrive at 10 10 a. m. and 1850 p. m close at
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at pm Separate pouches
will be made up for Portland and the stations
etwasm t Gmrdine d a ,or onmoeriand Junction
Boston and New York routes. The mails
for Boston by this train will not be
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
uied. Closed mail is received from liallowell,
Gardiner, BowdOinham, Richmond and Port
land, at 3 u. m; Bangor and Waterville, Sp.
IN. tt Is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. M; Bangor and Waterville, at
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
FROM Skowhesan is received at IFS p. m.
STAGE NAILS.
Searsnnonf and intermediate offloss-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
4. m. closes p. m.
belfast ana intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD at o. m; closes
WaldoJoro and intermediate offices. in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily. Sundays
excepted) at a. M; closes at p. m.
Roctiand and intermediate Offices; Sun
days excepted)-Arrives at p. M; closes
LitcAfeld and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays exoeptedD at $50 a. M; closes
Winthrop and intermediate of11ces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted at p. M; closes
Manchester. NJ Vernon. North visnna. and
exceptcd) at IL n. M; closes at p. IN.
Reigrdde, Oakland, Somerset r. r., and con-
Meeting routes; arrives dnily Sundays ex
Weeks' MIHs and Hsst fWindsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD at 50 9. M;
COMPLAINTS.
tire government. and dispatch OF the mails at
this office. Inquiry hnd 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 misdelive~y the envel-
ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential.
Every case Of incivilty or disrespect Or
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 q box in q post Office, the
the te' ' Envelope Thus thus: wrongly Ieft ID
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.
spe at once to tie postmaster, that an in
vestigation may DO made IS to the cause OF
wrong delivery.
Loss of mali matter should be reported nj
Dnce T. the Office, and, for the purpose Of
saving 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
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 ,critten In fuU 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 ALI 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 IL trans
mitted il the domestic mail at the rate of
four ounces Cor one cent. Books are sent Mt
the rate OF two ounces for one cent, and mer-
chandise one cent per ounce For any spe-
ciiic information regarding the classification
of mail matter or postage inquire either at
the stamp window or Of the postmaster.
THE CONVENIENCE OF LETTER BoxHs
Patrons in cities where letter carriers are
employed, are advised to provide letter
boxes al place Of business or private .esi.
dences, thereby saving much delay In the de-
livery of mail matter.
Request all your correspondence to address