Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-18

State St., opposite Cannon's 900 200 200
State ST., Cor Scott; .;..,.;.. 500 800
Sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at 6. p. M.
CHANGE IN THE SUMNER 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 Is minutes
earlier than the time scheduled here. The
change takes place about June 18th and lasts
until about October lst
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland South and Testern mails arrive at
n. M. 34O 4 Ills p. m; close at 900 & 10 u. M
and 1870 p. IN.
Portland and intermediate offices-Arrive at
2 n. m. and $40 & 7.l5p.m. ....-.,...r Ca
/ LepisfOn, Auburn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. N. and $40 & 7.l5 p. H.; close at
100 & 10 a. IN. and 1880 p. m. as t.v -.
Bru"s,cick; Bsth, Roek'and Squirrel Island,
lis p M close at 500 4 IOa. m. E04't~
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and New BrunsUick--
Arrive at 10. 10 a. m. and II p IN; close AT $50
.Sko,otegan, Waferrine and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 q, m. and 1880 p. m close ut
$50 p. IN. and l. 30 a. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
will be made upfor Portland and the stations
etween 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 it Is SEIZED
uled. Closed mail is received from HallOweli.
Gardiner, BowdOinhaIn, Richmond and Port
land, at ga. M; Bangor and Watervil1e, 3p.
IN. 1t Is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well Mt 8 p. m; Bangor and Waterville, at p
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received Mt 7.l5 p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate off1ces-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteO ate a. m; closes
Taidosoro and intermediate offices, in
GLIDING Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
exccptcd) ut A. M; closes at p IN.
ROckidad and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives Mt p. m; closes
Lifchdeld and intermediate oflices-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptcd) at $50 a. m; closes
Hinthrop and intermediate ofiices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at8p. M; closes
Manchester, NJ; rernon, NORTH vienna, and
excepted) at IL n. M; closes ut I p. IN.
Beigrade, Oakland Somerset X. r.. and CON
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
ttTeeIs' mis- and Wesf 'Windsor-Arrives
uhny touhuays eNccPted) Nv " u. H.,
closes ut p. m.
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 misdelivery the envel-
maj marks. This is Very important and essential S
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."
When letter is wrongly left ut house or
wrongly placed in a box In a 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 cdiateIy
deposited in the post office or IN letter box.
and the person to whom 1t is addressed,
when he receives IL, should send the envel-
Ope at once to the postmaster, that an in
vestigation may be made as to the cause OF
Loss Of mail matter should be reported at
snce to the office, and, for the purpose OF
aayn9 proper record OF sne carchhms;tances
he office. ...-t I
All mail matter at large post Offices is
necessarily handled In great haste. and
shonld therefore in all cases be So PLAINLY
ADDRESSED as to leave No Room FOR DOUBT
AND No EXCUSE FOR ERROR on the part
St States .hs Should be- rs1a y
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
larity OF Authorizations. 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 a letter is two
cents for every ounce and fraction thereof in
the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and
five cents for every half ounce to European
countries. A single newspaper is trans.
United in the domestic mail at the rate of
Jour 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 are
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. ee
Request all your correspondents to address
your mail matter to the proper street and
number.
VKY n nRn6 mt in these Columua sAcuye