Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-13

| CHANGE IN THE SUMMER 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 18th anu lasts
until about october LIST.
| ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
! Portland, South and Western mails arrive at
"a. $40 4 IT'S p. m; close at 600 10 q. NJ.
Portland and intermediate ofices-Arrive at
2 "a. m. nnd3.40 S 7l5p.m. ~.
Lerisfon Auburn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at IA. III. and $40 T. 1.l5 p M; CLOSE at
500 4 II: a. III. and 1890 p. IN. --..
B,ums,eick, Bath, Roctland, Squirrel Island.
Ocean Point, Boothtay, etc-Arrive at $40 Il
7.15 p. m; close at 500 \ 10 a; m. -
Arrive at l0,fO a. m and II p. M; close at $50
p. m. and 100 n. m. -".'
.Sko,chegon, Waterriue, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1880 p. m close ct
$50 p. IN. and l. 80 a. NJ. s-',rfy .''o -
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. m. Separate pouches
etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
and Boston, md 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 m hour for de-
livery; but mails for New York. the South
and West will be forwarded several hours
Second closed pouches are sent South anil
West on the "Elying Yankee" when it is sched
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner, BowdOinham, Richmond and Port.
land, at 3 n. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3 p.
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well ut 8 p. m; Bangor and Watervflle. at 3
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at 715 p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate offices-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8
Rey,asf and Intermediates off1ces-Arriyes
daily Sundays excepted) ats a. m; closes
at I IN.
Guiding Wipdsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
exccpted) at a. M; closes ut p. m. =, g
Rockiand and intermediate offices; (Sun.
days excepted)-Arrives ut p. M; closes
Lifchdeld and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
Wlnthrop and intermediate ofaces-Arrive5
daily Sundays excepteO at p M; closes
Manchester. Mt. Hcrnon,r North Vienna ami
intermediate off1ces-Arrives daily Sundays
Bslgrede, Q oakland, Soms'set r. E., and con.
cepted} at II m; closes at p. IN. 40
iTeeks' Mills and Hest JGiudsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD ut 9 60 a. m;
closes at p. IN. 81. ire. -. 50 Fl d.. fi.r
COMPLAINTS,
The postmaster il 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.
should be addressed to tile 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 incivility or disrespect on
the part of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster. marked
"personal." l'
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. th" and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or in a letter box,
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
when he receives it, should send the envei-
ope 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
Snce to the office, and, for the purpose OF
having proper record OF the circumstances,
All mail matter at large post offices IS
necessarily handled in great haste. and
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 Dritten in ftlH Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the sim-
larity of authorizations; Never send letters
containing money or valuables by mail with
out registering them, and never send bank
notes or gold OF 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 IS;
,our 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-
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 arc
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 maftRr to the proper street and