Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-15

CHANGE IN THE SUMNER SCHEDULE.
Owing to tho 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 ksra. The
change takes place about June 18th and lasts
until about october LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF NAILs.
Portland, South and Rsstsra mails arrive Of
4. M. $40 & 7.15 p. M; close At sos 10 \. m.
and 1880 p. m.
Portland and inferno diats ofness-Arrivs Al
Q q. M and $40 & no pm
LecistOn, AUBURN and intermediate ofdoes-
Arrive Mt 2 a. M and $40 & It's p. M, CLOSE n
500 & 10 a. m. and 1910 p. m.
Bra"ssgics s sa,, Roes'and sgstrr' hsn1
7.15 p. IN; close at 500 Il 10 q: m.
Bangor, belfast. Eastern and Nsv Brunnslck-
Arrive at TO- 10 a. m. and IL p. M; close At $50
Skoohegan, Watervils and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1870 p. m close at
40 p; m. and !: 80 A. m.
Mail Will be forwarded BY the train leaving
viii be made up for Portland and the stations
etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
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 Yves. will be forwarded several hours.
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the Flying Yankee" wheniti is SEIZED
u3ed. Closed msil is received from IIallowell
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, OF a. m; Bangor and WGterville, Up.
IN. II is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7.b p. m.
STAGE NAILS. ...+
Searsmont and intermediate oflces-Ar
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at >
". m
Belfast and intermediate ofliose-Arrives
daily (sundays excspted) ats .. m; closes
" Waldoboro and intermediate on1ces, in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
sxcepted) at a. M. closes ct 4 p. m.
Rockidnd and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted) -Arrives at p. M; closes
Litchasld and Intern ed,ate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays sxoepted) at $50 o. m; closes
winthrop and intermediate ofiices-Arrives
daily Sundays excspteD atsp. M; closes
at n. m.
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) at II a. M; closes at p. M
.Reigrade oakland. Somerset n. R., and con-
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at II m; closes at p. m.
jgteks' NILS aud West Windsor-Arrives
daily Sundays cxcepteO at 20 Q. M;
closes at y. m.
COMPLAINTS. Z.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government. and dispatch Of the mails at
this office. Inquiry snd 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 misdelive-y the envel-
ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This Is very important and essential
Every case of incivillty or disrespect Or
the part OF any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster, marked
personal"
wrongly placed in o box in post office, the
fact should be noted in ink on the back OF
the envelope thus: Wrongly left At
deposited in the post Office OF In a letter box.
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
when he receives Il, should send the envel-
spe at once to tie postmaster, that an in;
vestigation may be made Is 70 tine cause OF
Loss Of mail matter should be reported as
pnce t. the office, and, for the purpose Of
) blank for the purpose can Be obtained at
Va" Ali mail matter at large post ofness 10
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
81 States .hs Should be .criasen Il nu Tor their ab
treviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
larity of abbreyfatlons. 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 erdeY.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately. the rate on q letter 10 two
oents for every ounce and fraction thereof in
the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and
ave cents for every half ounce to European
countries. A single newspaper Is trans
mitted In 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-
cifio information regarding the classification
of mail matter or postage inquire either nj
the stamp window or OF the postmaster.
THE CONVENIENCE OF LETTER poxHs.
Patrons in cities where letter carriers are
employed, are advised TO provide letter
boxes at place Of business or private Iesi-
dences, thereby saving much delay In the de-
livery of mail matter
Request all your correspondents to address
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