Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-18

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| 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
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 mails arrive at
n. M, $40 Il rs p. m; close at 600 & 10 a. m.
| and 1870 p IN.
Portland and intermediate offices-Arrive at
| IN. m. and $40 & 7l5 p. M.
! LecisfoR, AuJurn and intermediate Offices
Arrive mt Il. IN. and $40 4 7.l5 p. m; close at
| 600 81 10 a. IN and 1880 p. nj.
| B,'anScick, Bath, RockIand. Squirrel Island,
| Ocean Point, BoOthbdy, etc-Arrive at $40
, 1.1j p. IN; close at 600 Il 10 a. m.
| Bangor, Beitdst, Eastern and Netc Bf'unscick-
Arrive at 10. 10 n. m and ii p. M; close at $50
| p. m. and $50 q. IN.
| Sk0ichegdn, UdterriUe, and connected routes
Arrive at 10. 10 a. m. and 1870 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 West will be forwarded several hours.
Second closed pouches are sent South and
w est on the II Tying ankee' when IL Is Scned-
| uled. Closed mail is received from Iiallowell,
| Gardiner, BowdOinhaln, Richmond and Port
! land, at n. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3 p.
| m. II is dispatched to Gardiner and 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 7l5 p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
| Searsmont and intermediate ofiices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 0
| a. m; closes p. m.
Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteO at . a. M; closes
Tdidoboro and intermediate Offices, in
| Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
| exccptCd) at n. m; closes at p. IN.
Rockidnd and intermediate offices; (Sun.
| days exccpted)-Arrives at p. M; closes
Liichfeid and intermediate ofices-hrrives
| daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. M; closes
Winthrop and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 6 p. M; closes
Manchester, M. Vernon, North pTenna. and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
eXceptcd) at II n. M; closes Mt y. M.
belgrade. oakland, Somerset r, r., and con
| Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
eehtea at + r. closes cnS f as Fl mn
daily Sundays excepted) at 20 a. m;
| closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
| TIRE government ulu NiSpatcH Oh tue mails NJ
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 misdeivery 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 letter to the postmaster. marked
"persOnal."
| When a letter is wrongly left at house or
| wrongly placed in a box in a post office, the
| fact should be noted in ink on the back of
Dec tn. - and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or in letter box,
and the person to whom it is addressed,
when he receives it, should send the envel-
ope Mt once to the postmaster, that an in.
vestigation may be made as to 1.-THE cause of
wrong delivery.
| Snce to the office, and, for the purpose of
having proper record of the circumstances,
| blank for the purpose can be obtained at
he Office.
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 priften in fnU 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 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
| five cents for every half ounce to European
countries. A 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 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.
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