Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-11-01

| 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 place about June 18th and lasts
| until about october lSt.
| ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
| Portland, South and Western mails arrive Mt
a. M $40 Il 7.l5 p. m; close at 600 & 10 a.. m.
| and 1870 p IN.
Portland and intermediate of1ces-Arrive at
| Q n. m and $40 & 7l5p. IN.
| LemiStoa, Auburn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. m. and $40 & 7.l5 p. M; close at
500 4 10 a. III: and 1890 p. m.
| Ocean Point, Boothbay, etc-Arrivs at $40 i
! 7.15 p. m; close at 500 10a. m.
Bdngor, Be!fast, Eastern and Ne,o Brunspick-
| Arrive at 1910 a. N. and II p. M; close nt $50
Sko,ehegan, Waferviue, and connected routes
Arrive at l0.l0 a. H. and 1890 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
| West on the "Flying Yankee" when 1t is sched-
| uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner, BowdOinhan, Richmond and Port
land, at n. M; Bangor and Watervtlle, p.
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well ut p. M; Bangor and Waterville, ats
| A. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
| from Skowhegan is received at 7.l5 p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
Seorsmont and intermediate offices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
Beifast and intermediate oflces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at . a. M; closes
at p. m.
Guiding windsor-Arrives daily. Sundays
| cxcepted) at a. m; closes at p. M
| Rockiand and intermediate offices; [Sun-
| days excepted)-Arrives at 6 p. M; closes
Lachdeld and intermediate of1ices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
| JIinthrop and intermediate ofiices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 8 p. M; closes
Manchester. Mt. Vernon, North Vienna. and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
'ASsd Be,grade, oattand, somerset r. r., and con-
neot,%S nepteG at rog'e - m closes es at iI p. m
| Heeks' Mills and Hest Vindsor--Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 90 a. m;
| closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
| tire government and dispatch of the mails at
this Once 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 connected with
| the postal service should be immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster marked
When a letter is wrongly left at a house or
wrongly placed in 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 ONCE or IN letter box
| md the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
when he receives it, should send the enyel-
| ope at once to the postmaster. that an in:
| vestgation may be made as to the cause OF
Loss Of mail matter should be reported at
| ,nce to the office, and, for the purpose OF
| Having a,proper record OF .ne cifcnms;tances, .;,
Ali 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 empioyeessju s,u ;oa nanes mes ob Oh
| breviations very distinctly written) IN order
| to prevent errors which arrive from the simi
larlty of authorizations; Never M SEND enc letters
| out registering them, and never send bank
notes OF gold or silver money at all you can
| procure q check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
| Approximately, the rate on q letter Is two
cenfs for every ounce and fraction thereof In
the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and
| 6ve cents for every half ounce to European
| mitted in the domestic mail at the rate Of
tour ounces for one cent. Books are sent at
| the rate OF two ounces for one cent, and mer-
| chapdise 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 and