Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-11-14
LANCE IN THE SUMMER SCHEDULE.

sundays anu legal IblluuN ColltSiloilS Iit
made at 6. z. 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 10 minutes
earlier than the time scheduled here. The
change takes place about June 10Th and lasts
until about october lst.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Hestern mails arrive at
"A. III, $40 x rs p M; close at GOO & 10 a. m.
and 1870 p. m.
Portland and intermediate offices-Arrive at
IA. m. and $40 Il 7.l5p.m.
Lecistoa AubUrn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at , IA. IN. and $40 & 7.l5 p. m. close at
800 4 10 a. m: and l03O p m
BruRs,cick, Bath, Rocktand, Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, Boohbay, etc-Arrive at $40 Il
7.l5 u. m; close at 500 4 10 "A. IN.
Bangor, Beifdst, Eastern and Nesc BrunSrick-
Arrive at 10 10 a. m. and ii p. m; close at $50
d. m. and l.30 II. IN.
Sko,cheqdR. IfdtrrHe, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. III. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. in. and i. 80 Il. m.
Mail viii be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p,; !: m; separ,ate para poneGhes
etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
and Boston, and for connecting trains on
Boston and New York routes. The mails
for Boston by this train win 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
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the "Flying Yankee" when it is sched-
uled. Closed mail is received from liallowcll.
Gardiner, Bowdoinhaln, Richmond and Port
land, at 9 n. m: Bangor and Watervillc, y.
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. m; Bangor and Waterville, at 9
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received at rs p. M.
STAGE MAILS.
Scnrsmont and intermediate offices-Ar,
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
Rei,rsf and intermediate offices-Arrivca
daily Sundays exceptcd) at o n. m; closes
at p.
UGldoBoro and intermediate offices. in
clurling Windsor-Arrives daily, (Sundays
eXceptcd) at a. m; closes at p. m.
RocIidnd and intermediate offices; tSun
days sexcepted)-Arrives ut q p m; closes
Lncbfeld and intermediate of1iees-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
Uintbrop and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 6 p. m; closes
Manchester, M. Vernon, North Tienna, and
intermediate ofiices-Arrives daily (Sundgys
exccptedD at IL a. m; closes at y. IN.
Belgrade, Oakidnd, somerset r. r., and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
ceEeih at s + rs GloieJ GnS ut = II hmdsorAives i
daily (Suudays eNceptcd) at 30 c. m.;
closes at p. M.
COMPLAINTS.
The pOstmaster is respons sibie for the en-
tire government and dispatch of the mails at
this office. Inquiry and complaints should
he 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-
one should be produced showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential.
Every case of incivility or disrespcct on
the part of any employees connected With
the postal service should be immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster marked
"personal."
When n letter is wrongly left at a house or
wrongly placed in n 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
,jeposited in the post Office or in n letter box,
And the person to whom il is addressed,
Rhen he receives it, should send the enyel-
ope at once to the postmaster, that an IN
vestigation may be maue as 10 .the cause OF
Loss of mail matter should be reported at
once to the Office, and, for the purpose OF
having a proper record of the circumstances,
a blank for the purpose can be obtained at
An mail matter at large post offices Is
necessarily handled in great haste, and
shorld therefore in all cases be So PLAINLY
IMPRESSED as to leave No Room For DOUBT
AND No EXCUSE For ERROR ON the part
of the postal employees. Names Of
States should be trritten IN mi COR their alb
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the siufi-
laritv 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 If you can
procure a 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
Eve cents for every half ounce to European
countries A single new spaper Is trans
mitted in the domestic mail at the rate OF
four 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-
citic information regarding the classification
of mail matter or postage inquire either ct
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-
,iences thereby saving much delay In the de-
livery of mail matter.1
Request all your correspondents to address
your mail matter to the proper street ana
number. f@