Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-21

State St., opposite Cannon's go 200 s.oo
sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at 8. L. Nj.
CHANGE IN TIE 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 mlnmLes
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 Wssfern mails arrive At
a. M, $40 4 us p. m; close at 500 10 .. m.
up Portland and intermediate onices-Arrive At
2 a. IN. and $40 Il 7.l5p.m.
Le,cisfon, AUBURN and intermediate Offices
Arrive at ? a. N. and S;40 q 40 p. m; close AZ
b Brunscick, Bath Rockiand, Squirrel Island.
Ocean Poini, Boothbdy, etc-Arrive at $40 3
US p M c s At eoS ~ a. Ne n; rnn,,,,c.-
Arrive at 10. 10 a. m. and II p. NJ; close at $50
D. m. and 130 a. IN.
Sko,,hegan, TdterriHe and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. IN. and 80 p. m close at
$3.50 p. IN. and /. 80 a. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
tor the West at 3: m; Separate pouches pouches
etwcen 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 seized.
uled. Closed mail is received from lialloweil
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and FORT
land, at a. n; Bangor and Waterville, 3p
in. II il dispatched to Gardiner and HALO
well ut p. H.; Bangor and Waterville, nj
n. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received ut 7.l5 p. m.
STAGE NAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate of1ices-Ar-
rivcs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at .
Beitasf and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at D a. m; closes
at u. IN.
GLIDING windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted) at a. m; closes Mt p m.
Rockiand and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)--Arrives at p. M; closes
Litchfeid and intermediate oflices-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at $50 a. m; closes
Jrinshrop and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at p m; closes
Manchester, Mt. vernom, North viemno. and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
eA Belgg,ede, oailand. Somerset r. h. and con.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at IL H.; closes at y. m.
ipeeks' Mis- and Hest Uiudsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ut 20 q. M;
closes ut y. III.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster il responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch OF the mails Mt
this office Inquiry and 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 misdclivery the envel-
one 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
sspersOna1."
When a letter Is wrongly left at a house or
wrongly placed In a box In post Office, the
fact should be nuted In Ink on the back Of
Dec Dec. tS.send the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or In letter box.
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
when he receives 1t, should send the envel-
spe at once to the postmaster. that an In
vestigation may be made rs TO the cause OF
wrong delivery.
Loss Of mail matter should be reported at
Dnce Z 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 largo post ofnces is
necessarily handled in great haste, and
sholld therefore in all cases be So PLAINLY
Addressed as to leave No ROOx For DOUBT
AND No EXCUSE FOR ERROR on the part
Of tho. postal employees. Names OF
States should be scriften IN null Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
larity. OF abbreviations. 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 check. draft, or money order.
RATES or POSTAGE.
Approximately. the rate on . letter u two
cents for evcry ounce and fraction thereof In
the United States, Canada, and Mexico. and
ave cents for every half ounce to European
countries. single newspaper is trans
mitted In the domestic mail At the rate OF
four ounces Cor one cent. Books are sent Mt
the rate Of two ounces for one cent, and mer.
chAndiee one cent Per ounce. For any spe-
chic Information regarding the classification
of mail matter or postage inquire either at
the stamp window or Of the postmaster.
THE C0NvENIENCD or LITTER BOXES.
Patrons In cities where letter carriers are
employed. are advised to provide letter
boxes u place Of business or private 4csi-
dences, thereby saving much delay In the de-
livery Of mail matter.
Requcet all your correspondents to address
yOur mail matter 70 the proper street and
: AMY4 lstin shsss essan.s sss.,s
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