Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-20

Sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at 6. z. M.
CHANGE IN THE sUkMEI scHEDULl.
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 and lasts
until about October 1st.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Westsrr mails arrive u
10. m, $40 7.16 p. M; close at SO 10 .. m.
Portland and intermediate ofaoss-Arrive q.
Q a. IN. and $40 & 7.l6 p. m.
Lewiston. AUBURN and intermediate oflces-
Arrive at a. IN. and $40 s. 7.l5 p. MI close At
500 & 10 a. m. and 1870 p. m.
oceaa "s Poini, Bootabay etc-arri1s At ~
'l Bd n Beisst. Eastern and Esv Brun.v,cs-
Arrive at Io;lo a. M and IL p. M; close At $50
Sko,chegan WaterpiHe, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. M. and 1880 p. m close at
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
win be made upfor 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" when it Is sched.
uied. Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at a. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3p.
m. II Is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. m; Bangor and Watervillo, at 9
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7.l5 p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at .
a. m. closes 4 p. m.
BELFAST and intermediate of1ces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ats q. M; closes
at p m.
Wdldoboro and intermediate off1ces, in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted) at 9 n. m; closes at p IN.
Rocktand and intermediate otf'cesj (sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. M; closes
Litcaseld and intermediate ofrces-Arrives
daily Sundays exoepted) at $50 a. M; closes
Winfhrop and intermediate of,ces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 8 p. M; closes
Manchester, MT. Vernon, North Vsenna. and
intermediate ofiices-Arrives daily Sundays
exceptedD at p a. m; closes at p m.
Reigrdde, Oakland Somerset X. r., and CON-
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays OK
cepted) at y M; closes at p. m.
Weeks' Mills and Vest Windsor--Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 80 q. M;
| closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is 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-
tant postmaster. COMPLAINTS in writing
should be addressed to the postmaster.
In cases Of delay or misdelive~y the snvel-
Ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential
Every case of incivility or disrespect Oh
the part Of any employees connected with
In StAl hA ty.A,, lJaea Jx
reported BY letter to the postmaster. marked
personal"
When 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. tn" and the letter should be Immediately
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
when he receives it, should send the envel.
ppe at once to tie postmaster, that an In.
vestigation may be made as to 1.-THE cause Of
Loss of mali matter should be reported .,
lnce - the office, and, for the purpose OF
} blank for the purpose can be obtained at
Che office.
All mail matter at large post ofices is
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
States should be rritten In nla (or 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 q check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on q letter 10 two
cents for every ounce and fraction thereof in
the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and
nve cents for every half ounce to European
countries. single newspaper is trans
NIT tod In moi of fhA To 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 classification
OF mail matter or postage inquire either at
the stamp window or of the postmaster.
THE CONVENIENCE OF LETTER BoxBs
Patrons in cities where letter carriers are
employed, are advised to provide letter
boxes at place Of business or private .eesi-
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
number.