Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-27


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 or 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 malls arrive at
a. m, $40 rs p. m; close at 600 10 a. m.
Portland and intermediate oflces-Arrive At
a. m. and $40 & 7.l5p.m.
Le,ciston, auburn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. m. and $40 7lo p. m; close at
Bruns,cick, Bath. Rockland, Squirrel Island
Ocean Point, Boothbdy etc-Arrive at $40 b
7.l5 d. m; close at 800 II 10 a. m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and New Bruns,cick-
Arrive at 10. 10 n. IN. and ii p. H.; close at $50
p. m. and 130 q. m.
Sko,chegan, Wdterrille, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 m. and 1913 p. m close at
$50 D. IN. ana i. 80 q. IN.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
9 the at m the
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 schetl.
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port.
land, at n. n; Bangor and Waterville, p.
m. 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. mail
from Skowhegan is received at us p N.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate offices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
a. M; closes p. IN.
Beltast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ats a. M; closes
at m.
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily. Sundays
excepted) at Il. IN; closes at p. m.
R0cktaad and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. m; closes
Litchfeid and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at $50 a. M; closes
Winthrop and intermediate ofllces-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at p. m; closes
ut Il. IN.
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) ut IL a. m; closes at p. IN.
Belgrade. Oakland, somerset II. r., and con.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at II M; closes at p. m.
jFeehs' Mais and Hest Pindsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 0 20 .. m;
closes at 4 p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
Tue postmaster IL responsible Tor the en-
tire government and dispatch OF the mails Mt
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 msdelivery 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 Z letter to the postmaster marked
When letter is wrongly left at n house or
wrongly placed in box in post office, the
fact should be noted in ink on the back OF
pee. tn, and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or in letter box,
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
when he receives 1t, 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 at
pnce II the Office, and, for the purpose of
Iaving proper record of the circumstances,
blank for the purpose can be obtained 1t
the office.
All mail matter at large post Offices Is
necessarily handled In great haste, and
shorld 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 wriften In fiH Tor 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 IL you can
procure check. draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on q 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
four ounce. Cor one cent. Books are sent ut
the rate of two ounces for one cent, and mer-
chandise one cent per ounce. For any spe-
ciflc 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 ara
employed, nre 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.
WANTS put in these columns secu 9