Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-07

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CHANGE IN THE 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 minutes
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 Western mails arrive at
! a. M, $40 lis p. m; close at eco 10 .. m.
and 1890 p. III.
Portland and intermediate ofices-Arrive 1T
9 a. m. and $40 & 7.l5p.m.
Lenistom, Aubarn and intermediate of1ces-
Arrive at a. m. and $40 & us p. NJ; close at
500 4 10 a. m. and 30 p. m.
Brunswick, Bath RocSaand, Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, Booth6dy, etc-Arrive at $40 4
us p. IN; close at 500 4 ~ "A. m.
Bangor, Beifdsf, Eastern and Ne0 Brunsrick-
Arrive ut 10. 10 a. IN. and II p. M. close at $50
D. M. and l.S0 a. IN.
Sko,rhegan, Taterriue and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. m. and l. 80 a. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. m. Separate pouches
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 II is sched-
uled Closed mail is received from IIallowell,
Gardiner Bowdoinhain, Richmond and Port
land, at pa. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3p.
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo.
well at 6 p. m; Bangor and 'Waterville, mt
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at s.l5 p. m.
STAGE NAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate ofIices-Ar.
rivcs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
a. M; closes p. IN.
Belfast ana intermediate offces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ats a. m; closes
Mt y. m.
JJa,doJoro and intermediate offices, in.
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted) at a. IN. closes at 1 p. IN.
Rocktand and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. m; closes
Lachdeid and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
Winthrop and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at p. M; closes
at n. m.
Manchester. NJ; vsrnon. Worth yTenna. and
Belgrade, oakland. Somerset r. r., and con.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
Weeks' MUS and West Windsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 70 Q. m; ;
closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
Tue postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch OF the mails at
this office. Inquiry ind 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.
ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential.
Every case OF incivillty disrespect on
the part of any employees connected with
the postal service should be immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster. marked
When a letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in a box in a post office, the
fact should be noted In ink on the back Of
Dec. th," and the letter should be imme lately
deposited in the post Office or I'm a letter box,
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
ppe at once to the postmaster, that an in
vesti2ation may be made as to 1.-THE cause OF
wrong delivery.
Loss of mail matter should be reported NJ
lnce T., 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 large post ofYices ia
necessarily handled in great haste, and
shold therefore in all cases be So PLAINLY
ADDRESSED as to leave No ROOM FOR DOUBr
AND No EXCUSE For ERROR on the part
OF the postal employees. Names OF
States should be ,critten IN .fln Tor their alb
to prevent errors which arrive from the stint
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 ut all II you can
procure 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
five 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-
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 <esi.
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.