Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-03


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 18th and lasts
until about october LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive at
a. M. $40 & 7.15 p. m; close at 600 10 a. m
Portland and intermediate off1ces-Arrive at
Q A. m. and $40 & 7.15p.m.
Le,cistOn, Auburn and intermediate offices
Arrive at a. IN. and $40 & 7,l5 p. H.; close at
Bruns,cick, Bath, Rockland Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, Boothbay, etc-Arrive at $40
7l5 n. m; close at 600 Il 10 a. m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and Nec Brunswick-
Arrive at 10. 10 a. m. and IL p. m; close at $50
d. IN. and l.30 a. IN.
Skocheqan, Waterriue and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 q. NJ. and 1890 p. m close at
$50 p m. and l: 80 a. m.
Mail WILDE forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at m tie
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 "FlyiDg Yankee" wheni it Is sched-
uled Closed mail is received from Halloween,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham. Richmond and Port
land, at n. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3p.
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well ut sp. m; Bangor and Waterville, ats
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from skowhegan is received at IT'S p IN.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate offices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
Re,,1st and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ats a. m; closes
at p. m.
GLIDING Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
exceptcd) at 0 n. m; closes ut p: IN.
Rockland and intermediate offices; (Sun.
days excepted)-Arrives, at p. M; closes
Litchdeld and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
Winthrop and intermediate ofiices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD ate p. M; closes
Manchester, M Vernon. North Vienna, and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
eA Belpre%e oakland, Somerset H. and con.
nentad at toH ~ m Closes stse at I p m
tTeeEs' MUs and JTest Jgindsor-A rrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at 20 O. MI
closes at p. IN. ..
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 Postmdaas.or 70 mp nnst an stsr willing
In cases of delay or misdelivery the enyel-
ope should be produced showing the post
marks This Is very imRortant a ana essential,
the part of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster marked
When a letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in a box in a post Office, the
fact should be noted in INK n, on the back OF
Dec. tn !" and the letter should be immediately
deposited in the post office or in a letter box,
and the person to whom II IS addressed'
Ope at once to the postmaster, that an In.
| vestigation may be made as to the cause OF
Loss of mail matter should be reported Mt
snce to the office, and, for the purpose OF
saving proper record of the circumstances,
) blank for the purpose can be obtained OF
All mail matter ut large post Offices is
necessarily handled In grent haste, and
should therefore in all cases be SO PLAINLY
AND No EXCUSE FOR ERROR on the part
OF the postal employees. Names OF
states should be yritten IN yan (or their ab.
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 IL you can
procure q check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on aletter is two
cents for every ounce and fraction thereof In
the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and
five cents for every half ounce to European
countries. A single newspaper Is trans,
nitted in the domestic mail at the rate of
Jour ounces for one cent. Books are sent ut
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 OF private resi-
dences, thereby saving much delay In the de-
livery OF mail matter.