Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-21

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CHANGE IN THE suHM1B soHIDuLB.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
the morning and noon collections Of the
street letter boxes are made 10 minutea
earlier than the time scheduled hsro. The
change takes place about June 18th and lasts
until about October LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILs.
Portland, South snd Hssts~ mails arrive d
.; m, $40 / 7.16 p. m; close at sos 10 .. N.
and 1890 p. m.
Portland and intsrmsdiats ohloss-Arrivs n
Arrive at 2 a. m. and $40 3 us >. M, close a
ossss Ts. s Sssa ftsssss fsls. :. ;:
'i Bdngor, Belfass. Eastern and ". Brrn.vsos-
Arrive at 10 10 a. m. and IL p. M; close 1t 80
Sbo,ehegan, Waterrills and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 q. IN. and 1850 p. n close At
m Mail ii viii be forwards ed by the train leaving
for the West at p. m. Separate pcucheS
will 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 tho night Pull
man, they arriving Mt 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" hen it Is sched
u!ed. Closed mail is received from Halowell,
Gardiner, BowdOinham, Richmond and Port
land, at a. m; Bangor and Waterville, sp.
well at 6 p. m; Bangor and Waterville, at 9
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan ia received at 7lb p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmona and intermediate ofIices-Ar.
Monday WpdnasnAv AZ
Beltast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ats .. M; closes
Waldoboro and intermediate onlces, in.
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted at q. m; closes at p. m.
days excepted)-Arrives At Q p. M; closes
Iitesaeld and intermediate ofuces-Arrives
daily Sundays e1oeptep at $50 a. M; closes
Winthrop and intermediate ofYices-Arrives
daily Sundays excspted) atsp. m; closes
Maneasstsr, M; yernon. North yi.ana. and
excepted) at IL n. M; closes at p. m.
Meeting routes: arrives daily Sundays q
'e EeeSs Ms e and W rs p Wina.orArriv..
daily SUNDAYS s1ceptsd at 70 Q. m;
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the on.
tire government and dispatch OF the mails at
this office. Inquiry 6nd complaints should
bs 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 snvsl-
ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This Is very important and essential.
Every case Of incivillty or disrespect Oh
the part OF any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
Tad hu Of far N fho natv
When q letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed In box in post ONCE, the
the envelope thus: Wrongly left At
Dec. tn" and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post offlce or In a letter box.
when he receives 1t, should send the envel-
spe at once to tie postmaster, that an In.
vestigation may be made as TO the cause Of
Loss of mail matter should be reported II
lnce - the office. and, for the purpose Of
laving proper record of the circumstances,
2 blank for the purpose can be obtained at
All mail matter at large post onicss 10
necessarily handled in great haste, and
should Therefore In all eases be So PLAL1
AND No EXCUSE FOR ERROR on the part
Of the postal employees. Names Of
States should be yritten n lnn Cor their alb
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 II you can
procure check. draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
approximately, the rate on letter II 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 10 tfAns-
mitted in the domestic mall 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.
cific Information regarding the classifica cation
Of mail matter or postage inquire either at
the stamp window or of the postmaster.
THE CONVENIENCE OF LETTER Boxns.
Patrons In cities where letter carriers are
employed. are advised TO provide letter
boxes at place OF business or private fesf.
dences, thereby saving much delay In the de-
livery OF mail matter. 1 ~
Request all your correspondents TO address
your mail matter to the proper street md