Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-21

AT b. L. M.
CHANGE IN THE sUMkHR scHEDULl.
Of the mail trains during tho summer ssnson
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 LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILs.
Portland, South and Weasrn mails arrive n
a. m. $40 4 7l5 p. M; close at GO 3 10 .. m.
and 1880 p. IN.
Portland and intermediate ofioss-Arrive at
a. m: and $40 & 7.l5p.m
Le;ciston, AUBURN and intermediate Offices
Arrive at ? a. m. and $40 & IT'S .. M, CLOSE at
Brunsloick, Bath. Rockldnd, Squirrel lslanA,
Ocean Point. Boothbay, etc-Arrivs at 3.1o 4
us p. m; close at $50 Il l0a m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and New Bruns,etck-
Arrive at 10. 10 a. IN. and IL p NJ; close 1t $50
Skcwhegan, Taterrius and connected routes
ARRIVE at 1910 q. m. and 1880 p M close at
$50 =. IN. and l. so n. m. .r,,.
hail will be forwarded by the train leaving
Tor the West at p NJ. Separate pcuchos
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 ut too late an hour for de.
livery; but mails for New York, the South
and Yves: win be forwarded several hours.
Second closed pouches are sent south and
West on the "Flying Yankee" when it is sched-
We'd. Closed mail is received from Halowerl.
Gardiner, Bowdoinhan, Richmond and Port
land, at a. in; Bangor and Waterville, 3p.
m. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at s p. m; Bangor end Waterville, at :
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan Is received at 715 p. m.
STAGE NAILS.
Searsmonf and intermediate ofIlces-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday At .
Belfast and intermediate of11ces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted ats a. M; closes
az p. m.
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
sxcepted) at a. m; closes at 4 p. m.
Rockiand and intermediate Offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. M; closes
Ltfchfeld and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays exoepted) at $50 a. M; closes
Winthrop and intermediate ofnces-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD stSp m; closes
at a. III.
intermediate offces-Arrives daily Sundays
exceptcd) at IL a. M; closes ut p. IN.
Relgrade, oakland, Somerset r. r.. and con-
meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays OK
Cepted) at IL m. closes at p. IN.
treeks Mills and Vest Vindsor--Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 80 Q. No.;
closes ct p. m.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster ia 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 misdelive~y the envel-
ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential.
Every case OF ncivility or disrespect Or
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, tho
fact should be noted In ink on the back OF
the envelope thus: wrongly left at
Dec Oh, (" and the letter should be fmme lately
deposited in the post Office or in letter box,
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
when he receives 1t, should send the envel-
Dpe at once to tie postmaster, that an in
vestigation may BIO made as to the cause OF
wrong delivery.
Loss of mali matter should be reported 4,
Ince t. the Office, and, for the purpose OF
having proper record of the circumstances,
; blank for the pnrpose can be obtained at
All mail matter at large post Offices 10
necessarily handled In great haste, and
should therefore in all cases be SO PLAINLY
ADDRESSED as to leave NO Room FOB DOUBT
AND No EXCUSE FOR ERROR on the par.
OF the postal employees. Names of
States should be rrittep in flu Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly ~ritten) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the stint
Iarity Of Authorizations. Never send letters
containing money or valuables by mail with
on. registering then, and never send bank
procure q check. draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE
Approximately. the rate on a letter II 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 il 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-
cific information regarding the assificatfon
OF mail matter or postage inquire either at
tho stamp window or Of the postmaster.
THE CONVENIENCE OF LETTER noxRs.
Patrons in cities where letter carriers are
employed. are advised to provide letter
boxes at place Of business or private iesi-
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
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