Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-21

Rines' Hill, junction Gage
st ..................... -. 800 200 900
Bangor and school Sts.......
State ST., opposite Cannon's 800 200 200
State ST., Cor. Scott......... 500 800
sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at s. p. M.
CHANGE IN THE SUMMER 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 Is 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
2 a. m $40 4 us p m; close at 600 10 a. m
and 1870 p IN.
IA. m. and $40 & 7I5p.m -. AZ.
,Lerisfon, 4,tburn and intermediate Offices,
Arrive at n. m. and $40 & 7l5 p. M; close at
500 10 a. m and 1880 ?. N. -. = =. =
Ocean Point, Boofhbdy, etc-Arrive Mt $40 &
715 II. m; close Mt 500 4 10 a; m.
Bangor, belfast, Eastern and Neo Bruns'cick-
Arrive at lo.io a. M and IL p. m; close at $40
= S *, Iatsrril,e, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. H. and 1890 p. m close at
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
will be made up for Portland and the stations
and Boston, and for connecting trains on
Boston and New York routes. The mails
for Boston by this train will not be
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.
west on the Flying Yankee" when it is seized
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at pa. M; Bangor and Waterville, 3p.
m. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. m; Bangor and Waterville, at
n. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received at 1.l5 p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
!Searsmont and intermediate offices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
q. m; closes 1 p. IN.
Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 0 a. M; closes
Taidoboro and intermediate offices, in
GLIDING WindsOr-Arrives daily, Sundays
exccpted) at q. m; closes at 4 p. m. -r.. -
Rocktdnd and intermediate offices; Sun
days excepted)-Arrives Mt q p. H.; closes
Litchdeld and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. M; closes
Winthrop and intermediate offices-Arrires
daily Sundays excepteD atep M; closes
Manchester. Mt. pernon. Worth Vienna. and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
exeeptedl II ia. m; closes at =. IN.
Meeting routes; arrives daily fsuhAnys ex
cepted) at Y m; closes at p: M 3 80
jTeeks Mus and Hest WiHfsor "a rrives
daily (sundays excepted) at Q TO- a. m;
COMPLAINTS, - III %,
The postmaster IL 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 postmastefgS'
In cases of delay or misdelivery the eiiveI-
ope should be produced showing thc post
Every case OF incivlity or ,disrespcct on
the part OF any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster. marked
personal" t.. t'st ss-a ID
When a letter is wrongly left at q house or
wrongly placed In n box in post once, the
fact should be noted In ink on the back of
the envelope thus: "Wrongly left at
Dec. th," and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or IN letter box.
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
when he receives it, should send the envcl-
Ope Mt once to the postmaster, that an in
vestigation may be made as to the cause Of
wrong delivery. so
Loss of mali matter should be reported at
Snce to the office, and, for the purpose of
paving proper record Of the circumstances,
) blank for the purpose can be obtained at
he office. b. t-.-.,
All mail matter at large post Offices IS
necessarily handled IN great haste, and
SnOnIu therefore IN ali cases DC 80 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 pritfen IN full 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 II 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
iour 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-
cifc 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. i.,+s-,a ........t.--
Request all your correspondents to address
your mail matter TO the proper street and
number.