Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-28


State ST., Cor. Scott. ......... 500 5'W
Sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at 6. 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 place about June 10Th ana lasts
until about october LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive ut
"a. m. $40 II us p. M; close at 600 4 10 a. m
| and 1890 p IN.
a. m. and $40 & 715p. IN.
| Leriston, Auturn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at n. IN. and $40 & us p. M; close at
| 500 & 10 a. III. and 1870 p. m.
| Bruns,oick Bath, Rockland, Squirrel Island,
| Ocean Point, Boothbdy, etc-Arrive at $40 Il
| 7I5 p m; close at 500 Il 10 a. M -sa
Bangor Belfast, Eastern and Netc BrunsUtck-
Arrive at 10 10 a. and IL p. m; close at $3.50
| d. IN. and l.30 a. IN.
| p Sko.eiegan, Waterriue, and connected routes
Arrive at 10 10 a. NJ and 1880 p. m close at
| $50 p. m. and l. 30 a. IN. =
| Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. m. Separate pouches
| etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
| and Boston, and for connecting trains on
Boston and New York routes. The mails
| 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 West will be forwarded several hours
| Second closed pouches are sent South and
| West on the "Flying Yankee" when II is sched-
| uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell
| Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at o n. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3 p.
| IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. M; Bangor and Waterville, at
| a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
| before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from skowhegan is received at 7.l5 p. m.
| STAGE MAILS.
| Senrsmont and intermediate ofiices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 0
Belfast and intermediate of1ices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 9 Il. m; closes
Waidoboro and intermediate Offices in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted) at a. M; closes at p m.
| ROckidnd and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. m; closes
Litc,deld and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
Uinfhrop and intermediate offices-Arrives
| daily Sundays excepted) at 6 p. M; closes
Manchester, NJ yernon. NORTH yienna.1and
excepted) at y a. m; closes at l p IN.
| Beigrdde, Oakland, Somerset Il. r., and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
| cepted) at II M; closes at p. m.
| jTeets Mills and Hest Tmdsor-Arrives
| daily Sundays excepteU ut 90 q. M:
| closes at p m. 81. '.,.
| ..- COMPLAINTS.
| The postmaster is responsible for the en-
| tire government and dispatch Of the mails at
| this office. Inquiry and complaints should
| 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 disrespcct 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 a house or
wrongly placed in a box in post office, the
fact should be noted in ink on the back of
! the envelope thus: "Wrongly left at
| Dec TIL" and the letter should be fmmeti lately
deposited in the post office or in a letter box,
| ind the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
| khen he receives it, should send theenvel.
| ope at once to the postmaster, that an in.
vestigation may be made as to the cause OF
| wrong delivery. r
Loss of mali matter should be reported at
once to the office, and, for the purpose OF
a blank for the purpose can be obtained OF
the office.
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 written In Jfhu Tor their alb
! breviations very distinctly written) I'm order
|
| 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 If you can
| procure check, draft or money order.
| RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on O 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
United in the domestic mail at the rate of
| four 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 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
number.
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