Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-29
CHANGE IN THE SUMNER SCHEDULE.

made at b. l.. 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 Is 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 Western mails arrive ut
a. M. $40 us p. M; close ut 600 10 a. IN.
and 1870 p. ln
Portland and intermediate offices-Arriye at
2 n. m. and $40 81 7.l5p.m.
Lemiston, Auburn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at q. III. and $40 s I.l5 p. M; close at
!. g. 90 & 10 q. IN. and 1890 y. m.
B,"nseick, Bath, Rockland, Squirrel Island
Ocean Point, B0ott6ny etc-Arrive at $40 Il
715 p. M close ut 800 II 10 Il. m.
Bangor, belfast, Eastern and Ne,o Brunspick-
Arrive at 10; 10 a. M and IL p m; close at $50
D. IN. and $50 a.. IN.
Sko,chegan. Taterville, and connected routes
Arrive at 10.l0 a. m. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p IN. and l. 30 a. m.
Mail will he forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at ?. IN. Separate pouches
will be made upfor Portland and the stations
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 We.t will be forwarded several hours.
West on the Flying Yankee" when it is sched-
uled. Closed mail Is received from Hallowell
Gardiner, Bowdonham Richmond and Port
land, at 8 II. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3 d,
III. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well mt p. m, Bangor and Waterville, at y
q. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7l5 p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate offices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Q
a. m; closes 4 p. IN.
Belfast and intermediate ofiices-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD ats a. m; closes
Waidoboro and intermediate Offices, in
GLIDING Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
eXccptedD at Il. m; closes at p. m.
ROckiand and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at 6 p. m; closes
LHchde,d and intermediate ofrices-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at $50 a. M; closes
at 4 p. IN.
Winthrop and intermediate ofiices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD at SIP. M; closes
Manchester. Mt. Vernon, North Yienna and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
eXcepted) at II n. M; closes ut y. IN.
Belgrade, Oakland, Somerset r. r., and con.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
centedl at Z m. closes at m.
daily Sundays excepted) at o 20 o. M;
closes at p. III.
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 misdelvery the envel-
Ope should be produced sho wing 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 ongly left at house or
wrongly placed in a box in a post office, the
fact should be noted in ink on the back of
the envelope thus "Wrongly left at
Dec. th," and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or in letter box,
ana the person to whom it is addressed,
when he receives it, should send the envel-
ope Mt once to the postmaster, that an In.
vestigation may be made as to ithe 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
!he office.
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 1riHen In ftU Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
IdTlty OF aDDTeNldllOus. NtNeT semi lettcrS
containing money or valuables by mail with
out registering them, and never send bank
notes or gold or silver money at all IL 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
five cents for every half ounce to European
countries. A single newspaper is trans.
pitted in the domestic mail at the rate of
Jour 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.
Request all your correspondents to address
your mail matter to the proper street and
number.