Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-13

CHANGE IN THE sUNNI1 SCHEDULE.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
Of the mail trains during tho summer season
street letter boxes are made Is minutes
earlier than the time scheduled here. The
change takes place about June 18th ana lasts
until about october lsr.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF xAILs.
Portland, South and Westsrn malls asrivo Of
a. m. $40 / 7lb p. M; close at go = 10 .. m.
and 1920 p. m.
Portland and intermediate ofness-Arrive At
Ie a Ia5arn and intermsa,a.. ofnoss-
Arrive at : a. m. and $40 & IT'S D. MI CLOSE ct
500 & 10 a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Ocean Poni, Booth5ay, etc-afrivs Il ~ 4
81 Bangor, Beliast. Eastern and Nsv sr.nns.os-
Arrive at 10; 10 a. M and IL p. M; close At $50
Sko,ohegan, WaterpillA and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1880 p. n close at
Mail will be forward ed by the train leaving
Win 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
man, they arriving at too late an hour for de-
livery; but mails for New York, the South
and Yves. will be forwarded several hours.
SECOND oosed poIcnes are SEM S9 - ana
uled. Closed mail Is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at 8 n. m; Bangor and Wsterville, sp.
M. II is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. M; Bangor and WateTville, at
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan lie received ut I Is p. m.
STAGE NAILS.
Sacrament and intermediate of1oes-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday At
a. M; closest p. M
Belfast and intermediate ofdces-Arrives
daily Sundays eXcspted) at .. M; closes
Waidoboro and intermediate offices, in.
GLIDING Windsor-Arrives daily. Sundays
sxcepted) at g. M; closes at p. m.
Rockldnd and intermediate ofi1ossj (9un-
days excepted)-Arrives at 9 p. M; closes
Litchae1d and intermediate of,lces-Arrives
daily Sundays sxoepted) at ESQ a. M; closes
Wintarop and intermediate ofnces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at p. M; closes
Manchester. M. Vernon. North visnno. and
intermediate offioes-Arrives daily Sundays
ReigraSe oakland, Somerset r. r., and CON.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
ceEted! at Z m; closes u at p ,r m:
daily Sundays excepted) at 70 Q. m;
closes at p. m. ..':.... :"
COMPLAINTS. ~.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-.
tire government: and dispatch OF the mails at
this office. Inquiry hnd 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 envsl-
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 70 the postmaster. marked
personal" III H. -
wrongly placed in q 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 a letter box,
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed.
when he receives IL, should send the envel-
ope Mt once to tie postmaster, that an In
vestigation may be made as 70 the cause Of
wrong delivery. ~>
Loss Of mali matter should be reported At
pnce ~ the office, and, for the purpose OF
having proper record of the circumstances,
) blank for the purpose can be obtained at
the office.
necessarily handled in great haste, and
should therefore in all cases be so PLAINLY
ADDRESSED as to leave No RooM Foe DOUBT
AND No EXCUSE For ERROR on the part
of the postal employees. Names OF
States should be ,critten IN fIl Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly written) In order
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 q check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately. the rate on a letter 10 two
oenfs for eyery ounce and fraction thereof in
the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and
Countries, A single newspaper Is trans
n,ftted in tho 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.
ehsndise 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 RoxRs.
Patrons In cities where letter carriers ara
snployed, are advised to provide letter
boxes at place of business or private Iesi.
dences thereby saving much delay In the de-
livery OF mail matter.
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