Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-25

Cor jefferson and Cumber-
land SITS. 6.5V ON
Rines' Hill, junction Gage
st ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. o.V0 Z.U o.W
Bangor and School Sts.......
State St, opposite Cannon's s.oo o 200 90
Sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at u. L. Nj.
CHANGE IN THE SUMMER SCHEDULE.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
Of the mail trains during the summer season
the morning and noon collectl9ns OF tne
street letter boxes are made 10 minutes
earlier than the time scheduled here. Inc
change takes place about June 10Th and lasts
until about October LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive al
"a. M. $40 & us p. m; close at 500 10 a. m
Portland and intermediate ofices-Arrive a,
2a. m. and $40 Il 7.l5 m.
Le,oiston, Auburn and intermediate offices.
Arrive at : a. m. and $40 & 7.l5 p. m. ; close at
500 & 10 n. m. and 1880 p. m.
Brunswick, BATH Rochtdnd, Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, Boothbay etc-Arrive at $40 q
7,l5 d. m; close at 800 Il 10 q. m.
Bangor, Beltdst, Eastern and Ne,c Brunstcick-
Arrive at 10. 10 a. m. aud IL p. M; close at $50
p. m. and l.S0 q. m.
Arrive at 1910 a. M. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. IN. and l. 80 q. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
@ the @es at ri the
etween 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 de
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 it Is sched-
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
M @ n Bangor 3 ID.
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at 6 p. M; Bangor and Waterville, at
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at 1.l5 p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate oflces-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
Bni,asf and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at a. m; closes
Taldoboro and intermediate offices. in
GLIDING WiDdsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
exccpted) at 9 a. m; closes at 4 p m.
Rockland and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. m; closes
Lachfeld and intermediate oflices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
Winthrop and intermediate oflices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at p. m; closes
Manchester, Mt. Vernon, North Vienna. and
intermediate offces-Arrives daily Sundays
exceptcd) at II n. m; closes ut p. m.
Belgrade, Oakland, Somerset n. r., and con-
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
ceptetO at Il m. closes at p. IN.
daily Sundays excepted) ut 20 o. IN.
closes at 4 p. m.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch OF the mails ut
this Office: Inquiry and complaints should
4 IA to ha I'M rat ~ ii
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 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 wrongly left at a house or
wrongly placed in box in post Office, the
fact should be noted in ink on the back Of
the envelope thus: "Wrongly left at
Dec. tn" and the letter should be immediately
deposited in the post office or in letter box.
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
when he receives 1t, should send the envel-
ope mt once to the postmaster, that an in.
vestigation may be made as to the cause Of
wrong delivery.
Loss of mail matter should be reported at
snce to the Office, and, for the purpose OF
having n 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
sho1ld 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 Dritten In t,iu (or their alb
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
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 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
iour 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-
cifc 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.