Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-11

CHANGE IN THE sUMMER SCHEDULE.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
OF the mail trains during the sum mer 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 NAILs.
Portland, South and Eesfsrn malls arrive At
g. m. $40 7.l5 p. m; close at 800 10 .. n,
and 1870 p. III.
Portland and intermediate ofacss-Arrive n
a. m. and $40 d 7.l5p. m.
Lewiston, Auburn and intermediate offices
Arrive at ? a. IN. and $40 & 7.ls p. M CLOSE At
500 & 10 a. IN. and lG-30 p. m.
Brunswick. Bath. Rockldnd, Squirrel Lsssnd
Ocean Point, Boothbdy etc-ArrivS at $40 4
7l5 p. m; close at 500 Il 10 m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and New BrunsscIok-
Arrive at 10. 10 n. m. and IL p. M; close At 50
p. m. and l30 a. IN.
Sko,chegan, Tdterriue. and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. m. and l. 80 a. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at ?. M. Separate pouches
etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
Boston ana new York routes: The mails
delivered any sooner than BY the night Pull II
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 closed pouches are sent South and
West on the "Flying Yankee" when it is sched.
u!ed. Closed mail is received from IIallowell.
Gardiner. Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at n. m; Bangor and Waterville p.
m. 1t Is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
we'll at p. m; Bangor and Waterville, at
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7.15 p. M.
q, STAGE NAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate of'1ces-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
a. M; closest p. m.
Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at O. M; closes
Wdido6oro and intermediate Offices. In
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily. (Sundays
sxcepted) at 8 a. M; closes at 4 p. m.
Rockiand and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. m; closes
at a. m.
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 q. M; closes
Wiafhrop and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ate p. M; closes
Manchester, Mt Vernon, North Vienna. and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
EXCEPTED at d T. a, m; closes at F. m; -,
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
Eseks Mias and West 'Windsor--Arr,vs,
daily SUNDAYS excepted) at 90 .. m;
closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster ia 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 assls-
tant postmaster. Complaints in writing
should be addressed to the postmaster. :
In cases of delay or misdelive~y the envel-
ope shonld be produced showing the post
Every case OF incivility or disrespect Oh
the part of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
al lNxyl Lott ff, In not
"personal."
When lotter is wrongly left at a house or
wrongly placed In 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.
when he receives 1t, should send the envel.
ppe at once to tie postmaster, that an in
vestigation may be made as to the cause OF
wrong delivery.
Loss Of mail matter should be reported q.
Dnce 70 the Office, and, for the purpose OF
having proper record Of the circumstances,
: blank for the purpose can be obtained at
All mail matter at large post of,ces IL
necessarily handled In great haste, and
should therefore In all cases be SO PLAINLY
AND No EXCUSE For ERROR on the par.
OF the postal employees. Names Of
States should be tcritten IN flH Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which 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 q letter IL 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
mitted il the 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.
chandise one cent per ounce. For any spe-
ciic Information regarding the classification
Of mail matter or postage inquire either at
the stamp window or Of the postmaster.
THE CONVENIENCE OF LETTER DOxBs.
Patrons in cities where letter carriers are
employed, are advised TO provide letter
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 and
humber.