Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-06

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 juno 18th and lasts
until about october LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF NAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive NJ
a, m, $40 " 7.l5 p. m; close at 600 b 10 q. M
and 1880 p. m.
Portland and intermediate oficss-Arriye at
2 a. IN. and $40 Il 7.15p m.
LeWiStOn, Auburn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. IN. and $40 s. 7.1o p. M; close at
500 u 10 n. IN: and l0S0 p. IN.
Brunsrick, Bath Rockland. Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, Boothbay, etc-Arrivs at $40 i
7.l5 p. m; close at 600 u l0a. m.
Bdngor, Beifast. Eastern and Neo Bruns,oick-
Arrive at To- 10 Il. IN. and IL p. M. close at $50
D. III. and l30 II. IN.
Skoirhegan, UoterriUe, and connected routes
Arrive at l0.lO q. IN. and 1890 p. m close at
$50 p. m. and /. 30 a. m.
Mail Will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. IN. Separate pouches
Will be made up for Portland and the stations
etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
Boston and New York routes. The malta
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
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell.
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at n. m. Bangor and Watervlie, 5 p.
m. II is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. m; Bangor and WateTville at :
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at I.l5 p. IN.
STAGE NAILS.
Sedrsmont and intermediate offices-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Q
a. M; closes p. m.
Beltast and intermediate offices-Arrive.
daily Sundays excepted) at a. m; closes
WdldoJoro and intermediate Offices, In
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted) at 9 a. m: closes at p. m.
RocLidnd and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted) -Arrives at p. m; closes
LitcSfeld and intermediate offices-Arrives
Wtnthrop and intermediate of1ces-Arrives
daily (sundays excepted) at p. M; closes
| Manchester. Mt. Vernon, North Vienna, and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
e ReieraGe oailand Somerset r. r.. and con-
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
ceEtedl at En- Z m; closes at p ~, m:
daily Sundays excepted) at 10 q. m. !;
| closes ut p. N.
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-
ope 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
| "personal."
| Il,
wrongly placed In 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
deposited in the post office or in letter box.
| and the person to whom it is addressed
when he receives it, should send the envel-
! Spe at once to the postmaster, that an in
! vestigation may be made as to the cause Of
! wrong delivery.
Loss of mail matter should be reported al
Dnce ~ the office, and, for the purpose OF
taving proper record of the circumstances,
| ! blank for the purpose can be obtained at
| the office
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 icritten in fii1 for their alb
| 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.
| 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-
cifie 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 fesi.
dences, thereby saving much delay In the de.
livery of mail matter.
Request all your correspondents to address
your mail matter TO the prQper street and