Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-10


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 OF the
street letter boxes are made 10 minutes
earlier than the time scheduled here: The
| change takes place about June 10Th and lasts
until about October LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive al
a. m. $40 & us p m; close at 800 10 a. m
| and 1890 p. IN.
Portland and intermediate of1ces-Arrive at
| 2 a. m. and $40 & lisp. m.
| LeCiston AUBURN and intermediate offices
Arrive at 2 a. m. and $40 40 p. M; close al
''J B,'ans,ctck Bath, Rockiand, Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, Boohbay, etc-Arrivs At $40
7.15 p. m; close at 500 4 10 a. m.
| Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and Ne,o Brnnstofck-
Arrive at l0.l0 a. m. and ii p. m; close AZ 8.So
Sko,chegan, WaterriHe, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1870 p. m close at
$50 p. IN. and l. 80 a. m.
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 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 IIallowell,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
| land, at n. M; Bangor and Waterville, 3p.
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo.
| well at p. m; Bangor and Watervflle, at
| a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
| before the railroad leaving time. A mail
| from Skowhegan is received at lis p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
| Searsmont and intermediate ofices-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
| a. M; closes 4 p. m.
| Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrivee
| daily Sundays excepted) at . a. m; closes
Wdidoboro and intermediate offices. In
GLIDING WindSor-Arrives daily, Sundays
exccpted) at 9 a. m; closes at p: m.
| Rockiand and intermediate offices; (Sun-
| days excepted) -Arrives at p. M; closes
| LifchfeId and intermediate offlces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD at $50 g. m; closes
| at p. m.
Winthrop and intermediate ofiices-Arrives
daily (Sundays excepted) at 8 p. m; closes
Manchester, Mt. Vernon. North Vfenna and
| intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) at IL a. m; closes at p. IN.
| Belgrdde, Oakland, Somerset r. r., and con-
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at Y m; closes at p; IN.
| jreekS' DiUs and Uest Vindsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 30 q. 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 sho wing the post
| marks. This is very important and essential.
Every case of incivility or disrespect on
the postal service should be Immediately
| reported by letter to the postmaster, marked
| "personal."
| When a letter is wrongly left at a house or
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
deposited in the post Office or In letter box,
| and the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
when he receives IL, should send the envel-
ope ut once to the postmaster, that an In.
vestigation may be made as to 1.-THE cause OF
wrong delivery.
Loss Of mail matter should be reported at
once to the office. and, tor the purpose OF
| blank for the purpose can be obtained at
All mail matter at large post Offices 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
| of the postal employees. Names OF
States should be written in JIu Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly written) In order
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
containing money or valuables by mail with
out registering them, and never send bank
| notes or gold or silver money at all1t you can
procure q 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. single newspaper Is trans.
pitted in the domestic mail at the rate Of
Jour ounces for 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 BOXES.
Patrons in cities where letter carriers are
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.
\ Request all your correspondents to address
your mail matter to the proper street ana
| humber.