Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-31


made at q. Z. 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
change takes place about June 10Th and lasts
until about october lst.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF NAILS.
Portland, South and Western malls arrive at
a. M. $40 & IT'S p. M; close at 600 b 10 q. m
Portland and intermediate ofices-Arrive at
n. m. and $40 & 7.16p.m. .-f
Lewiston, Auburn and intermediate offices.
Arrive at 2 q. III. and $40 s. 7.l3 p. M; close at
500 10 a. IN. and 1880 p. m.
B,uns,cick, Bath, Rockland, Squirrel leland,
Ocean Point, Boofhbay, etc-Arrive at $40 q
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and Neto Brunsscick-
Arrive at 10. 9. IN. and II p m; close At $50
p. m. and l.30 a. m.
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1880 p. m close at
Mail win be forwarded by the train leaving
win ii be made up for Portland and the stations
etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
and Boston, and for connecting trains on
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 sched-
uled. Closed mail Is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at 3 n. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3p.
m. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well mt o p. M; Bangor and Waterville, ut o
q M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received ut IT'S p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate offces-Ar-
rf.r xInxy "adn dow avid MI a
Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at . a. M; closes
Waldoboro and intermediate offices. In
GLIDING WiDdsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted at a. m; closes at p; m.
days excepted)-Arrives at p. M; closes
" Litchaeld and intermediate off,ces--Arrives
daily Sundays e1cepted) at $50 a. m; closes
Wintirop and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 6p. M; closes
Manchester, MT. Vernon. North pTstnna. and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
exceptedD at IL a. m; closes Mt p. m
Belgrade. Oakland. Somerset r. r.. and con-
Meeting routes;. arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at Y M; closes atl p: m
treeks' Mills and Vest Wiudsor-Ar
closes at p. m. ....-..-. "a
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 showing the post:
marks. This is very important and essential.
Every case OF incivility or disrespect on
the part Of any employees co connected n, with
reported by letter to the postmaster marked
When a letter is wrongly left at a house or
wrongly placed in q box in post office, the
fact should be noted in ink on the back of
the envelope thus: wrongly left at---
Dec tn" and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post office or in letter box.
and the person to whom IL 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 the cause Of
Loss of mail matter should be reported at
snce to the office. and, for the purpose OF
} blank for the purpose can be obtained at
she office.
necessarily handled in grent 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
States should be Written IN null (or their alb
breviations very distinctly written) In order
to prevent errors which arrive from the SIM
containing money or valuables by mail with
out registering them. and never send bank
notes or gold or silver money at allif you can
procure check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately. the rate on 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. A single newspaper is trans
nitted 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-
cif1c information regarding the classifca
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 and |