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

Sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at 6. Z. NJ.
CHANGE IN THE SUMNER SCHEDULE.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
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 lst.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF xAILs.
Portland, South and Hestsrn mails arrive at
-: M. $40 & 7.15 p. M; close at 800 = 10 =.
and 1890 p. m.
a. m. and $40 s. 7.lop.m
| Leciston, Auburn and intermediate ofnoes-
Arrive at a. m. and $40 s. IT'S p. M, CLOSE at
Brunsoick, Bath, Rockiand. Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, Boothbdy, etc-Arrivs At $40 &
us p. m; close at 600 TO- m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and Ne,1 Bruns,cick-
Arrive at l0.l a. m. and IL p. M; close 1t $50
p. m. and l.30 a. IN. r SO ~
Skomhegan, Waterri1e, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. nj. and 1913 D. m close at
$50 p. m and l. 30 a. m
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at 2. 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
-.
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the Flying Yankee" when tbs sched-
uled. Closed mail is received from Halowell,
Gardner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at q. m; Bangor and WaterviIle, 8p.
N. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
we'll at s p. M; Bangor end Waterville. at :
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7.lb p. m.
STAGE NAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate ofIloes-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday At .
Belfast and intermediate ofices-Arrives
| daily Sundays excepted) ats a. m; closes
, Waido6oro and intermediate onices, in
Guiding windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted at a. m; closes at p m.
Rockidnd and intermediate offices; (sun-
days excepted) Arrives at p. m; closes
LitcAfeld and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays sxoepted) at $50 a. m; closes
Winthrop and intermediate of1ces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at p. M; closes
Manchester, Mt. Vernon. North VIenna. and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
| exceptedD at IL n. m; closes at p. IN.
meeting routes; arrives daily Sunday. ' ea
'e Eeess' A mis- and West u Wimdsor-Arrivs.
daily Sundays excepted) at 50 Q. M;
closes at p. m.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch OF the mails at
this office. Inquiry snd complaints should
be made direct to the postmaster or assis-
| should be addressed to the postmaster.
In cases of delay or misdelive-y the envel-
ope should MD, be produced showing the post
Every case Of incfvility or disrespect Oh
the part Of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
| cd nv n m
personal"
When a letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in q box in q 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 ONCE or IN =, letter boz.
when he receives it, should send the envel.
spe at once to the postmaster that an in.
| vestigation may be made as to 1.-THE cause OF
Loss OF mail matter should be reported q,
pnce 70 the Office. and, for the purpose OF
having proper record OF the circumstances,
, blank for the purpose can be obtained at
| the office.
All mail matter at large post Offices is
necessarily banded IN great h haste and
ADDRESSED as to leave No ROOM FoR DOUBT
| AND No EXCUSE For ERROR on the par.
States should be ,critten in hlu (or their alb.
| breviations very distinctly written) in order
! to prevent errors which arrive from the simi-
4 LaTlty OF aDDTeN1atlpHs. never 1enu letters
| containing money or valuables by mail with.
| out registering them, and never send bank
notes or gold or silver money at allif You can
| procure Q check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
| Approximately. the rate on . letter 10 two
| cents for every ounce and fraction thereof in
/ the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and
| ave cents for every half ounce to European
| countries. single newspaper is trans.
| mitted ir 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 Boxns.
| 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 70 the proper street and
| number.