Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-16

CHANGE IN TIE SUMMER 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 Western mails arrive at
9 a. M. $40 4 7.i5 p. m. close at 600 10 a. m.
and 1919 p. IN.
Portland and intermediate offices-Arrive at
"a. IN. and $40 II 7.l5p. IN.
LemiSton, AUburn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at > Il. IN. and $40 & rs p. m; close at
500 & 10 Il. N. and 1890 p. IN.
B,unS,rick, Bath, ROckldHd, Squirrel Island
Ocean Point, Boothbuy, etc-Arrive at 3.40 Il
bangor, Be!ftst, Eastern and Ne,o Bruns,oick-
Arrive at TO- 10 Il. IN. and II p. m; close at $50
SEo,chegnn, UaterriHe and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1880 p. nj close at
$50 p. IN. and l. 30 A. m.
Mail viii he forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p IN. Separate pouches
will be made up for Portland and the stations
etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
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 West will be forwarded several hours
Second closed pouches are sent South and
uled. Closed mail is received from Iiallowell,
Gardiner, BowdoinhaIn, Richmond and Port
land, at 9 Il. m; Bangor and Waterville. p.
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at c y. m; Bangor and Waterville, at 3
II. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegun is received at us p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
Senrsmont and intermediate offices-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9
a. m: closes y. IN.
Beltast ana intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays eXcepteD at 9 a. m; closes
Taidoboro and intermediate offices, in.
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted at A. M; closes at p; m. Co.,
days excepted)-Arrives at = p. m; closes
at II. IN.
Litchfeld and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 n. M; closes
Winthrop and intermediate o.ices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 6 p. M; closes
Manchester, M. Vernon. North Tienna. and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
eXcepted) at IL n. IN; closes at p. III.
Belgrade, Oakland, Somerset r. r., and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at Il M; closes at p. IN.
jreeks' Mus and Hest Windsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 80 u. m;
closes al p. IN. ..
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch of the mails Mt
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 misdclivery 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
When letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in box in post office, the
the envelope thus: "Wrongly left at
Dec. TIL" and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post office or in a letter box.
ana the person to whom it is addressed,
when he receives IL, should send the enycl-
ope at once to the postmaster, that an in.
vestgation may be made as to ,the cause OF
Loss of mali matter should be reported at
once to the Office and, for the purpose of
paving 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
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 rritten IN fun Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
larity of authorizations. Never send letters
containing money OF NHludDieS ny I1dil WIFI
out registering them, and never send bank
notes or gold or silver money at allif you can
procure q check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately. the rate on letter Is 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.
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 mcr
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.
TIE 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
"a, and