Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-01


made at 6. p. NJ.
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 10 minutes
earlier than the time scheduled here. The
change takes place about, juno 10Th and lasts
until about October LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive at
2 a. M. $40 1.l5 p. m; close at 500 10 g. IN
Portland and intermediate offices-Arrive at
n. m. and $40 & 7.15 pm.
Le,cist0n, Aubu,n and intermediate Offices
Arrive at : a. m. and go 1'lo p. m; close at
Bfunswick, Bath, Rochaand, Squirrel Island.
Ocean Point, Boothbdy etc-Arrive at $40 &
7.15 p. m; close at 800 Il l0a: m
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and Ne,o Bruns,cick-
Arrive at l0.10 a. m. and IL p. m; close at $50
Skorhegan. Waterpine, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a m. and 1870 p. m close at
$50 p. IN. and l. 30 a. IN.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at ?. m. Separate pouches
etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
and Boston, and for connecting trains on
Boston and New York routes: The mails
for. Boston by this train win not be
delivered any sooner than by the night Pull
man, they arriving at too late an hour for de-
livery; but mailsfor 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
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. m; Bangor and Waterville, at 3
%. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from SkOwhegan is received at 7.l5 p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
Co1rsmonf au1 Intermediate off7raa-Ar
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Q
a. m; closest p. IN.
BELFAST and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD ats n M; closes
TTaidoboro and intermediate offices, In
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
exccpted) at a. m; closes Mt p. IN.
Rocktdnd and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at q p. m; closes
at 8 n. IN. -.
Lifchdeld and intermediate oflices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted at $50 q. m; closes
Hfnthrop and intermediate ofrlces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 6p. M; closes
Manchester. Mt. vernon, North pienne. and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily tShndays
exeepted) at y a. M; closes at p m.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
ceptedl ut u M; closes Mt r. IN.
jTeets Mills and West Uindsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 3 90 O. M;
closes at p. NJ. aG
COMPLAINTS. G 90
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 connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster, marked
When letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in a box in post office, the
the envelope thus: "Wrongiy left at
Dec. tn" and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post office or I'm a letter box,
nh han or he preceiwes it. should send the enyei
Ope at once to the postmaster, that an in.
vestigation may be made as to the cause of
wrong delivery.
Loss of mali matter should be reported Mt
Snce to the Office, and, for the purpose OF
saving proper record of the circumstances,
blank for the purpose can be obtained at
All mail matter at large post offices is
necessarily handled in great haste, and
should therefore in all cases be So PLAINLY
AND No EXCUSE FOR ERROR on the part
OF the postal employees. Names OF
States should be trritten IN Jau Tor their abb
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
larity of authorizations. Never send letters
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 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
A single Newspaper is trans:
pitted 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-
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
humber.