Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-12
CHANGE IN THE SUMNER SCHEDULE.

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
earlier than the time scheduled here. The
change takes place about June 18th and lasts
until about october 1st.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and UeStern mails arrive ut
a. m. $40 Il rs p. m; close at coo & 10 a. m.
Portland and intermediate oflices-Arrive at
2 n. IN. and $40 81 lisp. m.
LemiSiOH, AUbuyn and intermediate Offices
Arrive ut II. III. and $40 & 7.l5 p. m; close at
500 & 10 a. m. and 1889 p. IN.
Br'aHsrick, Bath, Roct}and, Squirrel Island
Ocean Point, Booft6ap etc-Arrive at $40 Il
us u. IN; close at 500 IL 10 a. IN.
BdHg0r, Bcitiist, Eastern and Neic Byuasrick-
Arrive Mt 10. 10 n. M and II p. N. close at $50
p. land $50 q. IN. 49,
SkotchegGn. Uaterrine, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1890 p. m close at
$50 p. IN. and l. 30 a. IN.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West ut p. m. Separate pouches
will be made up for Portland and the stations
etwceu 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 dc
livery; but mails for New York, the South
and West will be forwarded several hours.
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the "Flying Yankee" when tits sched-
uled. Closed mail is received from IIallowCll
Gardiner, BOwdOnh8m Richmond and Port
land, ut 8 Il. M; Bangor and Watervtllc, , p.
m. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p m; Bangor and Waterville, Mt .
H. M: closed p0uChes are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. a mail
from Slowhegan is received at 7.l5 p. N.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate ofiices-Ar
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at .
a. m; closes p. m.
Belfast and intermediate ofices-Arrivcs
daily Sundays eXcepted) at 9 a. M; closes
WdIdoJoro and intermediate offices, in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
eXccptcdl at n. m; closes at p. m.
Rockiand and intermediate Offices; (Sun-
days carbohydrates at p. m; closes
Ltckfe1d and intermediate on3ces-Arrivcs
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
" Winthrop and intermediate onices-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at p. M; closes
Manchester M Vernon, North p'enna, and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
Beigrdde oakland, Somerset r. f.. and con.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
ccpted) at II M; closes at p. IN.
heeks' MHs aud H'est 'Findsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 20 a. m,
closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch of the mails at
this Office. Inquiry and 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 tncivility 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 n house or
wrongly placed in a box in post Office, the
fact should be noted in ink on the back of
the envelope thus; "Wrongly left at
deposited in the post Office or in letter boy.
and the person to whom It is addressed,
when he receives it, should send the envcl-
ope at once to the postmaster, that an in
vestigatiOn may be made as to the cause OF
Loss OF mail matter should be reported at
pnce to the Office, and, for the purpose of
having proper record Of the circumstances,
) blank for the purpose can be obtained at
he office.
All mail matter at large post offices is
necessarily handled in great haste, and
sho1ld therefore in all eases be SO PLAINLY
ADDRESSED as to leave No Room FOX DOUBT
AND No EXCUSE For ERROR on the part
OF the postal empioyees 81, Names OF
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
lsrity 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 If you can
procure 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
1--WE cents for every half ounce. to European
countries. A single newspaper Is trans
pnitted 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-
chandise 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.s
Request all your correspondents to address
your mail matter TO the proper street and