Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-06

made at 6. z. NJ.
CHANGE IN THE SUMMER SCHEDULE.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
Of the mail trains during the summer season
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 Il I.1o p. M; close at 500 Il 10 q. m
Portland and intermediate ofiices-Arrive a.
Ia. m. and $40 7.l5p.m.
Arrive at a. M and $40 & us p. m; close at
500 & 10 a. m. and 1890 p. m.
B.unscick Bath Roek'and, Squirrel Is1a an
7.15 p. m; close at 600 Il loa: m.
Bangor, Beiast, Eastern and Ne,o Brunscick-
Arrive at 10. 10 a. IN. and II p m; close at $50
Sko,cheqan, WaterriHe, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. IN. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. IN. and l. 80 a. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
viii be made up for Portland and the stations
etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
and Boston, and for connecting trains on
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 1t is sched-
uled: Closed mail Is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner, Bowdoinhan, Richmond and Port
land, Mt 3 Il. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3 p.
m. 1t Is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well ut p. M: Bangor and Waterville. Mt .
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received at us p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate off1ces-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ate a. m; closes
at p. m.
Guiding WiDdsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted) at a. m; closes at p. IN.
Rockiand and intermediate Offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. m.; closes
LitchdeM and intermediate ofiices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
Winthrop and intermediate offices--Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at @ p m; closes
Manchester. Mt. vermon. North Yienna. and
Bslgrdde, oakland, somerset r. r., and con-
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
Heets mis- and West 'rindsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteN at 20 o. 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 misdelivery the envel-
ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential.
Every case of incivility or disrespcct on
the part of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster markell
personal" ..-.f
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 th" 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 1t, should send the envel.
vestigation may be made as to the cause OF
Loss Of mali matter should be reported at
once to the Office, and, for the purpose OF
) blank for the purpose can be obtained at
:he 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
of the postal employees. Names OF
States should be uritten IN Jtiu Tor 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 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
I'VE cents for every half ounce to European
countries. A single newspaper is trans:
nitted in the domestic mail at the rate OF
Jour ounces for one cent. Books are sent mt
the rate of two ounces for one cent, and ner-
chandise one cent per ounce. For any spc.
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 arc
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.
Redtfe 81, all your correspondents to address
your mali matter to the proper street and
humber. ~