Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-04-02


State ST., cor. Scott. 500 500
Sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at g. L. NJ.
CHANGE IN rHR 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
change takes place about June 18th and lasts
until about october 1st.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive at
a. m, $40 \ 7.ls p M; close at 600 B 10 .. m.
and 1890 p. IN.
Portland aud Intern mediats ofacss-Arrive at
o. m. and $40 7lop.m.
Leiriston, AUBURN and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. m and $40 Il 7lo p. M; close at
Brunswick Bath. Rockldnd, Squirrel Island,
Ocea. Point, Boofhbay, etc-Arrivs At $40 d
7ll u. m; close at 600 Il 10 q. m.
Bdngor, Belfasi. Eastern and New Brunnciok--
Arrive Mt l0l0 n. IN. and ii p. M; close at $50
p. m. and 1.30 n. IN.
Sko,chegdn, Hdterriue, and connected routes
Arrive ut 1910 a. m. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. IN. and i, 80 n. IN.
Mail viii be forwarded by the train leaving
9 TIE MSs' at 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 Flying Yankee" when II Is sched
uled. Closed mail Is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner. Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at 9 n. m; Bangor and Waterville, p.
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo.
well at p. m; Bangor and Waterville, Mt
\. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A, mail
from Skowhcgan is received at 7b p. IN.
srAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate oflces-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
a. m: closes p. IN.
Beitast and intermediate of1ces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at a. M; closes
UdidoJoro and intermediate offce.. in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted at a. m; closes at p. m.
Rockiand and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days sexcepted)-Arrives at p. m; closes
LRcadeld and intermediate offioes-Arrives
daily (sundays excepted) at $50 a. M; closes
Wiathrop and intermediate of1ces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at p. m; closes
Manchester, M. Vernon. North riepna, and
Intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) at IL a. M; closes at p. m.
Eelgrade, oakland, Somerset r. r., and con-
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
'eg eels d" Nil " Hs o"'J and Ue @ p pindsorArrive. IN,
daily Sundays excepted) at . 20 Q. m;
closes at y. In.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch OF the mails at
this office. Inquiry Ind 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 showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential. /
Every case OF incfyility or disrespect on
the part of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster. marked
When letter Is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in a box in q post Office, the
the envelope thus: "wrongIy left at
Dec. tn" and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post office or in a letter box,
and the person to whom 10 IL addressed.
when he receives 1t. should send the envel
spe at once to the postmaster, that an in
vestigation may be made as TO the cause Of
Loss OF mali matter should be reported at
pnee T. the Office, and, for the purpose OF
saving proper record Of the circumstances,
: blank for the purpose can be obtained at
All mail matter at large post of,ces is
necessarily handled in great haste, and
shoTld 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 emplo, ees. Names OF
States should be rritfen IN fiH for their alb
breviations very distinctly written) In order
to prevent errors W hich arrive from the simi.
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 check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
approximately. the rate on a letter IL two
cents for every ounce ard fraction thereof in
the United States. Canada, and Mexico. and
five cents for every half ounce to European
countries. A single Newspaper Is trans.
mifted In the domestic mail at the rate OF
four ounces sor one cent. Books are sent At
the rate OF two ounces for one cent. and mer-
ebandise 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.
TIE coSvESIExCs OF LETTER BOXES.
Patrons In cities where letter carriers are
employed. are advised TO provide letter
boxes at place OF business or private <esi.
denees, thereby saving much delay In the de-
livery OF mail matter.
Request al Jour correspondents to address
your mail matter TO the proper street and
M mber.