Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-09-28


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 l5 minutes
earlier than the time scheduled here. The
change takes place about June 18th and lasts
until about October 1st
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Testern mails arrive Mt
2 a. M. $40 Il us p. m; close at 500 10 a. m.
and 1920 p. IN.
Portland and intermediate offices-Arrive at
IA. m and $40 7.l5p.m.
LGniSfOa, Aubarn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at ! a. N. and $40 & 7.l5 p. M; close at
500 Il 10 n. m. and 1890 p. m.
B'"ns,cick Bath, Rocklond, Squirrel Island
ocean Point, Boofhbay, etc-Arrive at $40 4
us p. m; close at 500 Il lOa m.
Bangor, Belfast Eastern and Ne7c Brunscick-
Arrive mt TO- 10 a. IN. and IL p. m. close at 80
d. IN. and l.30 a. IN.
Skochegan, WaterriHe, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1870 p m close at
$50 p. m and l. 80 a. m.
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" whenit is sched
ued. Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardner, Bowdoinhaln, Richmond and Port
land, at 9 n. m; Bangor and Waterville 3 D.
m. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well ut p. m; Bangor and Waterville, Mt .
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan Is received at I .l5 p. m.
STAGE MALES.
Sedrsmont and intermediate off1ces-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at .
a. m; closes 4 p. IN.
Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays eXcepted) at a. m; closes
Wdido6oro and intermediate Offices, in
cluding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
exccpted) at a. IN. closes at p. m.
Rockiand and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives Mt & p. M; closes
at 9 II. m.
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
JTinthrop and intermediate offices-Airives
daily Sundays excepted) at 6 p. m; closes
Manchester. M. vernom, North Vienna, and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted at Y m; closes at p. IN.
Be{grGde, Oakland, Somerset n. r., ana con.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cented) at y m; closes at p: IN.
jveeks' Mills and Vest Wfndsor--Arriyes
daily Sundays excepted) at 8 20 q. M;
closes at p. m.
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 nssis.
tant postmaster. Complaints in writing
should be addressed to the postmaster.
In cases of delay or m isdelivery the envel-
Ope should be produced show ing 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
RI m st or maj L.aI
"personai"
When letter is wrongly left at 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 immc lately
deposited in the post Office or in letter box,
ana the person to whom it Is addressed,
when he receives it, should send the envcl.
Ope at once to the postmaster, that an in
vcstigation may be made as to .the cause of
wrong delivery. H.
Loss Of mail matter should be reported at
Dnce to the Office, and, for the purpose of
paving proper record of the circumstances,
blank for the purpose can be obtained at
!he office.
All mail matter at largo post offices is
necessarily handled in great haste, and
should therefore in all cases be SO PLAINLY
as to leave No Room FOR DOUBT
AND No EXCUSE FOR ERROR on the part
OF the postal employees. Names Of
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the simi-
larity of abbreviations. 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 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
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-
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
are advised to provide letter
boxes at place of business or private resi-
iences, thereby saving much delay in the de-
livery of mail matter
Request all your correspondents to address
roll mot tor To fhn