Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-05-25

Sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at g. Z. NJ.
CHANGE IN THE SUMNER SCHEDULE.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
OF the mail trains during tho 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 lst.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF NAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive at
A. m, $40 & IT'S p. m; close at 800 & 10 a. m
and 1870 p. M.
Portland and intermediate omces-Arrive At
a. m. and $40 & 7.l6p.m.
Le,ciston, Auburn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. m. and 8 40 & 7.lo p. MI close at
500 & 10 a. m. and 1870 p. m.
Brunsviek, Bath, Rockiand, Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, BoottbaD etc-Arrivs at $40 &
715 p. m; close at 500 q l0a m.
Bangor, Belfast. Eastern and Ne,o Bruns,cick-
Arrive at 10. 10 a. m. and IL p. M. close At $50
Skovhcgam, WaterriRs and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1890 p m close at
Mail Will be FORWARDED by the train leaving
for the West at p. M. Separate pouches
will be made up for Portland and the stations
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 Yves. will be forwarded several hours.
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the "Flying Yankee" when it is sched.
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner, BowdoinhOm, Richmond and Port
land, ut n. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3 p.
m. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. m; Bangor apd Waterville, at e
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan Is received at T15 p. m.
STAGE NAILS.
S>rrsmonf and intermediafA ofdoes-Ar
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 0
a. m; closes p. m
Belfast and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptcd) at a. m; closes
Hdtdo0oro and intermediate Offices, in
axcepted) at a. M; closes at p. IN.
Rockidnd and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. M; closes
Lachdeld and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays s1cepteD at $50 a. M; closes
Winthrop and intermediate of1ces-Arrives
daily (sundays exceptedD at 6 p. m; closes
Manchester. M Vernon. North Vienno. and
intermediate otfices-Arrives daily Sundays
res Relprede @ oakland. a. T. SomeTse: r R.. and con.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at u M; closes at p. m.
Ueeks' Mills and Jfest WindSor--Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at . 50 .. m;
closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch of the mails at
this office INQUIRY hnd 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 misdelive.y the envel-
ope should be produced showing the post
marks This is very important and essential.
Every case Of incivility or disrespect Oh
the part of any employees connected with
ba o1 ahnulI ha Inn, oadf of Iv
reported By letter to the postmaster, marked
When a letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in a box in post Office, tho
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 a letter box,
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
when he receives it, should send the envel.
spe at once to the postmaster, that on in
vcstigation may be made as to the cause OF
Loss OF mali matter should be reported a,
Dnce t. the office, and, for the purpose of
blank for the purpose can be obtained at
the office.
All mail matter at large post ofices is
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
o. Sta,e .he ,on9 b rln u u oq OF
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 IL 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.
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-
cifc 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 lesi.
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.