Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-02

sundays and legal holidays collections are
| made at q. L. Nj.
| CHANGE IN THE SUMNER 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 plhce about June 10Th anu lasts
/ until about October LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
! Portland, South and Western mails arrive At
"a. M. $40 y 1.l5 p IN; close ut 500 Il 10 a m.
and 1870 p. III.
| Portland and intermediate omceS-Arrlvea ~
ga. M. and $40 1.l5p M
| Letriston, Audu,u and intermediate Offices
| Arrive at 2 IL. M and $40 & 7l5 p. M; close ut
500 & 10 a. IN. and 1880 p. m.
Brunsvick Bath, Rockland. Squirrel Island
/ Ocea, Point, Bo0thbay, etc--Arrive at $40
/ us D. m; close at 600 Il 10 n. m.
| Bangor Belfost, Eastern and New Brunspick-
Arrive at IOio II. IN. and IL p. M; close at $50
/ d. IN. and l.30 a. m.
Skomheqan, JTaterriRe, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. M. and 1880 p. m close at
| $50 u. m. and J. 30 a. N.
| Mail viii be forwarded by the train leaving
| for the West at 3 p. m. separate pouches
will be made up for Portland and the stations
| 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 ii Is sched.
uled. Closed mail is received from Halloween,
/ Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Fort
! land, at a. m: Bangor and Waterville, 3p.
| IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardner ana HALO
! well at 6 p. m; Bangor and Waterville, at ,
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
| before the railroad leaving time. mail
| from Skowhegan is received ut 40 p M
STAGE MAILS.
| Seorsmont and intermediate offlces-Ar.
! rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 2
BeItast and intermediate ofiices-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at . a. m; closes
! at y. M.
| UaldoLoro and intermediate Offices, in
! Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily. Sundays
! excepted at a. m, closes at p. m.
! Rockiand and intermediate offices; (Sun
| days excepted] ARRIVES at p. m; closes
! Litchdeid and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at $50 a. M; closes
! Wiathrop and intermediate ofices-Arrives
/ daily Sundays excepteD at p. M; closes
! Manchester, NJ Ternon, North Vienna and
/ intermediate ofiices-Arrives daily Sundays
| exccptcd) ut IL IL. M; closes at p. m.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at y m; closes at j.: m.
! jreeks' Mis- ard Hest IFindsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ut 20 q. M;
closes at p. IN.
/
The westminster is responsible for the en-
| tire government and dispatch of the mails mt
| this Office. Inquiry and complaints should
/ be made direct to the postmaster or assis-
! tnnt postmaster. Complaints in writing
/ should be addressed to the postmaster.
In cases of delay or misdeliverv the envel'
! ope should be produced showing the post
marks This is very imRortant ana essential al
/ the part of any employees Connected with
| the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster. marked
When a letter is wrongly left at house or
| wrongly placed In box in a post office, the
fact should be acted in ink on the back OF
! the envelope thus: Wrongly left ai-
| Dec th," and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or in q letter box,
| and the person to whom IL is addressed,
| when lie receives it. should send the envel-
| spe at once to the postmaster. that an in.
vcstigation may be made as to the cause OF
/ wrong delivery.
! Loss Of mali matter should be reported al
| once t. the office, and, for the purpose OF
| having 81 proper record Of the circumstances,
blank for the purpose can be obtained at
! All mail matter at large post Offices Is
/ necessarily handled in great haste, and
| sio.ild 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 trriffen in fhH Tor their alb
| breviations very distinctly written) in order
/ to prevent errors which arrive from the siini-
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 a letter Is two
/ cents for every ounce and fraction thereof in
1 the United states, Canada, and Mexico. and
| five cents for every half ounce to European
/ countries. 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 iner-
| cbantijse 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 ut 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.
/