Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-22
CHANGE IN THE SUMMER SCHEDULE.

CHANGE IN THE SUMNER SCHEDULE.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
Of the mail trains during the summer season
yhe morning and noon COLLECTIONS or the
street letter boxes are made 10 minutes
earlier than the time scheduled here. The
change takes place about June 18th and lasts
until about october LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive at
IA. M. $40 & IT'S p. MI close at 500 & 10 a. m
and 1920 p. m.
Portland and intermediate offlces-Arrive at
, n. IN. and $40 & lisp. IN.
Lewisfon, Auburn and intermediate Offices.
Arrive at 2 q. IN. and $40 1.lo p. m; close at
800 & 10 n. IN. and 1880 p. m.
B,unswick, Bath, Roekland, Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, Booth6dg, etc-Arrivs at $40
rs H. m; close at 600 x 10 II. m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and NeD Brunscfck-
Arrive at lO.io a. IN. and IL p. m; close at $50
p. m. and $50 n. m.
Sko,ohegan Waterril1e, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 n. M. and 1880 p. m close at
80 p. III. and l. 80 a. N.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
win be made up for Portland and the stations
etween Gardiner and Cumberland Junction
and Boston, and for connecting trains on
or Boston by this train will not be
delivered any sooner than by the night Pull
nan, they arriving at too late an hour for de-
livery; but mails for New York. the South
md West will be forwarded several hours:
Second closed pouches are sent South and
Vest on the "Flying Yankee" when 1t is sched-
lled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
and, at 8 H. m; Bangor and Waterville, p.
n. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
we'll ut p. M; Bangor and Watervtlle, at
l.. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7.l5 p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
Senrsmont and intermediate offces-Ar.
dives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
oil n n
Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrives
iaily Sundays excepted) ats a. m; closes
JaidoJoro and intermediate offices. in
,luding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted) at 9 a. m; closes at p: m.
Rockidnd and intermediate offices; [Sun.
laws excepted)-Arrives at p. M; closes
LitcbdeM and intermediate offices--Arriyes
iaily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
Winthrop and intermediate offices-Arrives
iaily Sundays excepted at p. m; closes
Manchester, M. Vernon, North Vienna, and
intermediate ofiices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) at II a. m; closes ut p. m.
belgrade, Oakland. Somerset r. r., and con-
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at II m; closes ut p. m.
jreeks Mus and Fest Vindsor-Arrives
Tally Sundays excepteO ut 9 20 a. m;
closes ut p. m.
COMPLAINTS. -
tire government and dispatch OF the mails Mt
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 imRortant a ana essential;
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 n house or
wrongly placed in a box in post office, the
fact should be noted in Ink on the back OF
Dec tn" and the letter should be imme lately
deposited in the post office or In letter box.
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed.
when he receives il, should send the envel-
ope at once to the postmaster, that an in.
vestigation may be made as to THE cause OF
wrong delivery.
once 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
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 JuU Tor their alb
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
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 II you can
procure 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
I'VE cents for every half ounce to European
countries. 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 70 address