Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-17

State ST., opposite Cannon's 500 200 800
State ST., Cor. Scott. ........ 500 900
Sundays ana legal holidays collections are
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 Is 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 ut
"a M. $40 n 7l5 p. m; close at 900 & 10 a. m.
and 1870 p. N.
Portland and intermediate offices-Arrive at
pa. m. and $40 & 7.15p.m
LewistOn, Auburn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at : a. III. and $40 us p. m; close ut
500 Il 10 Il. III. and 1880 p. m.
BfunS,cick, Bath, Rockland, Squirrel Island,
Ocean PoInt Boots6 90 ct, ete-Arrive at $40
Bangor, BeifdSk, Eastern and Neto Bruns,cick-
Arrive at TO- 10 a. m. and IL p. M; close at $50
%. m. and l.30 a. m.
Sko,chegan, UdterriHe, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a m. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. IN. and l. 80 a. IN.
Mail will be 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
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
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 lit is sched-
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at 9 n. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3 y.
m. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. m; Bangor and Waterville, at %
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7.l5 p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
Senrsmont and intermediate offices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrivcs
daily Sundays exccpteD at a. m; closes
Wdldoboro and intermediate offices, in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
exccpted) at a. m; closes at p. m.
Rockidnd and intermediate Offices; (Suns
days eXcepted)-Arrives at 6 p. m; closes
at II. m.
Litchfeld and intermediate ofIices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. M; closes
Winthrop and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 6 p M; closes
Manchester. NJ TerHon. North Yienna, and
eXcepted) at IL a. M; closes al p. IN.
Belgrade oakland, Somerset n. r., and con-
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at II M; closes at p. IN.
iFeeis' MUS and Vest 'Jrindsor-Arrives
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 misdelivery the envel-
ope should be produced sho wing the post.
marks. This is very important and essential
Every case OF incivilty 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 house or
wrongly placed in a 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 it, should send the envcl-
ope at once to the postmaster, that an in.
vestigation may be made as TO ithe cause Of
wrong delivery.
Loss of mali matter should be reported at
snce to the office, and, for the purpose OF
having proper record of the circumstances,
} blank for the purpose can be obtained at
he office.
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 Tritten IN fal 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 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 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 mer-
, chandise one cent per ounce. For any spc-
cific information regarding the classification
of mail matter or postage inquire either ut
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 ana
number.