Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-05

made at 8. z. NJ.
CHANGE IN TIM 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 10th and lasts
until about October LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF NAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive al
a. M, $40 & 7.l5 p. m; close at 500 b 10 q. m
and 1870 p m.
Portland and intermediate ofloss-Arrive 4,
! 2 a. m and $40 & 1.l5p. m.
| Le,cistoR, auburn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. m and $40 & 7.lo p. M, CLOSE a,
500 & 10 n. M and 1880 p. M.
BrunSloick Bath. Rockland, Squirrel Island,
| Ocean Point, Bo0thbGy, etc-Arrivs At $40 &
| us p. m; close ut 800 Il 10 a. m.
Bangor, Belfast Eastern and Ne,o Brunsicick-
! p. IN. and l.S0 a. IN.
Sho,rhegqn, Waterpiue, and connected route,
| Arrive at 1910 II. m. and 1880 p. m close at
| $50 p. m. ana l. 30 a. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
| iOr the West at p. N. Separate pouches
| will be made up for Portland and the stations
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 nm 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
| West on the Flying Yankee" when it is sched-
uled. Closed mail is received from Halowell,
| Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
! land, at 8 n. m; Bangor and Waterville, 81
| m. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
| well ut p. m; Bangor and Waterville. at 3
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
! before the railroad leaving time. A mail
| from Skowhegan is received at 7.l5 p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
Senrsmont and intermediate ofioes-Ar-
| rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
| a. m; closes p. m.
| Belfast and intermediate offices-Arr1ves
| daily Sundays exceptedD at a. M; closes
HdidoJoro and intermediate ofnces, in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
| 3xceptcd) at o. m; closes at p. m.
ROckldnd and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. M; closes
Lachteld and intermediate off,ces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD at $50 a. M; closes
Hfnthrop and intermediate ofnces-Arrives
daily (sundays excepted) at p. M; closes
Manchester. Mt Vernon. North Yienna, and
| intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
e1 RegrSae a 6a@nd Saesss m and
Meeting routes, arrives daily Sundays ex
cented) at L m; closes at p: m.
| Jreeks' AHHs and Vest Windsor--Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at . 80 Q. 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 misdelive-y the envel-
! Ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential.
Every case OF incivility 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 a letter is wrongly left at a house or
| wrongly placed in box in post Office the
fact should be uoted in ink on the back of
1 the envelope thus: "Wrongly left at
( Dec. tn ;" and the letter should be Immediately
/ deposited in the post office or in letter box,
when he receives il, should send the envel.
| npe at 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 nj
pnce t. the office, and, for the purpose OF
Saving proper record OF the circumstances
blank for the purpose can be obtained at
the 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 rritten in mn Tor their alb.
breviations very distinctly written) in ord r
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 allif 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. single newspaper Is trans.
mitted in the domestic mail at the rate OF
four ounces Cor 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 4resi-
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