Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-29

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
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 al
a. M, $40 81 lis p. M; close at 500 Il 10 a. m
Portland and intermediate off1ces-Arrivea at
a. m. and $40 & 7.15p.m.
Lewiston, Autarn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at 2 a. IN. and $40 & 7.l5 p. m. close at
| 600 & 10 a. III. and l0.3op IN.
BrunseUick, Bath, Rockland Squirrel Island,
| Ocean Point, Boothbdy, etc--Arrive at $40 q
| 7.l5 D. m; close at 900 & 10 u. m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and Neio Brunswick-
Arrive at l0.10 IN. and II p. M; close at 3.3C
| p. m. and 1.S0 a. m.
Sko,chegan, WaterriUe and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1870 p. m /; close al
| $50 p. IN. and l. 80 "A. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p 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 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" when it is sched
| uled Closed mail is received from Hallowell
| Gardiner, Bowdoinhaln, Richmond and Port
| land at 8 a. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3p
| IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
| well at 6 p. M; Bangor and Waterville, at
| q. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
| from SkowheSan is received at 7.lo p. m
STAGE MAILS.
Searsn,ont and intermediate off1ces-Ar
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
| a. m.; closes p. m.
Belfast and intermediate oflices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 8 a. M; closes
| at 4 p. IN.
Wdldoboro and intermediate offices, in
| cluding Windsor-Arrives daily, (Sundays
| excepted) at n. m; closes at p. m.
! Rockiand and intermediate offices; Sun.
| days excepted)-Arrives at 6 p. M; closes
Litchfeld and intermediate ofIices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. M; closes
Tinttrop and intermediate ofiices-Arrive,
daily Sundays excepted) at 6 p M; closes
| at a. IN.
Manchester, Mt. Vernon, North Tienna, and
| intermediate of1ices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) at IL a.. M: closes at p. IN.
Belgrade, Oakland Somerset r. H., and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
| cepted) at IL M; closes ut l p. IN.
Teeks' Mis- and Vest Windsor-Arrive.
| daily (Sundays eXcepted) at 30 o. m.
| closes at p. m
| COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch of the mails al
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 or
| the part of any employees connected will
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster. marked
| "personal."
When letter is wrongly left at house OF
wrongly placed in a box in post office, the
fact should be noted In ink on the back o
the envelope thus: "Wrongly left at
Dec. th," and the letter should be Immediately
| deposited in the post office or in a letter box
md the person to whom it Is addressed
Ahen he receives it, should send the enyel
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 a,
| having proper record of the circumstances
| a blank for the purpose can be obtained al
the office.
All mail matter at large post offices 1.
necessarily handled In great haste, ant
should therefore in all cases be So PLAINLY
ADDRESSED as to leave No ROOM For DoUB1
tho Dosta Names
States should be written IN fuH Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly written) in ordel
to prevent errors which arrive from the simi
| containing money or valuables by mail with
out registering them, and never send banh
notes or gold or silver money at all IL you car
procure 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, ant
i five cents for every half ounce to European
countries. A single newspaper is trans
mitted in the domestic mail at the rate o
four ounces for one cent. Books are sent a
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 al
the stamp window or of the postmaster.
THE CONVENIENCE OF LETTER BOXES.
Patrons in cities where letter carriers arr
employed, are advised to provide lettel
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
number.