Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-30


Rines' Hill, junction Gage
Bangor and School Sts.....:.
State State St St. opposits cannons :S 80 =:
Sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at 6. z. NJ.
| CHANGE IN THE SUMNER SoHKDuLl.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
the morning and noon collections Of the
| street letter boxes are made ID minutes
| earlier than the time scheduled hsrs. The
| change takes place about June 18th and lasts
until about October lst
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
| Portland, South and Western mails arrive ct
-: m. $40 & us p. m. close at 600 10 .. m.
Portland rt and nd intermediate ofacss-Arrive q,
| a. m. and $40 7.l6p.m.
Le~iston. AUBURN and intermediate ofaees-
Arrive at a. m. and $40 b 7.lS .. M, CLOSE At
b Braas.eiek. Bath, Ross'and, Squirrel l.,sns,
Ocean Point, Boothbay, etc-Arrivs At $40 &
us p. m; close at 500 i 10a: m.
Bangor, Belfast. Eastern and Nsw Brunssotck-
Arrive at lO.iO a. m. and II p. M; close At $50
Sko,chegan. Watervius. ana connected routes
ARRIVE at 1910 a. m. and TO- 80 p. m close at
Mail will be forwarded BY the train leaving
Tor the West at p, m,s 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 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 Yves. will be forwarded several hours.
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the "Flying Yank zee" W hen it is sched-
uied. Closed mail is received from Hallowell.
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at a. IN; Bangor and Waterville, 3 p.
m. 1t Is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo.
we'll ats p. M; Bangor and Waterville, ate
n1x DIaao 1>nk krv~ .l,x,,A
before the railroad leaving time. mall
from Skowhegan is received at 7.l5 p. m.
STAGE NAILS.
Sedrsmont and intermediate ofloes-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ats g. M; closes
at m
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
sxcepted) at a. M; closes at p. IN.
Rocktdnd and intermediate officesi (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. m; closes
LtcAdeld and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays exoepted) at $50 g. M; closes
Winfhrop and intermediate ofrices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD at p. M; closes
at ! a. IN.
Manchester, Mt. Vernon. North Visnna. and
intermediate offces-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) at Il a. M; closes at p. m.
Re!grade, OAKLAND, Somerset r. R.. and con
Ueeks' Mills and Vest Windsor--Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at 50 Q. M;
closes at p. m.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch Of the mails at
this office. Inquiry 6nd 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 misdelive-y the envel
ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential.
Every case Of incivillty or disrespect o.
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 house or
wrongly placed in q box in q post Office, the
the envelope thus: wrongly left st
Dec th," and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post office or in letter box,
and the person to whom whom, II lis Is addressed.
spe at once to the postmaster. that an in.
vestigation may be made IS to 1.-THE cause Of
wrong delivery.
Loss of mail matter should be reported n
pnce to the office, and, for the purpose Of
having proper record of the circumstances,
; blank for the purpose can be obtained At
All mail matter at large post ofices IL
necessarily handled I'm 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 rriften In fiU Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly ~ritten) 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 IL you can
procure . check. draft. or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately the rate on q letter 10 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
mitted ir the domestic mail at the rate Of
four ounces Cor 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 soxHs.
Patrons In cities where letter carriers are
employed, are advised to provide letter
boxes at place Of business or private lesi.
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.