Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-05-16


State ST., Cor. Scott. 500 500
sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at g. +. Nj.
CHANGE IN THE SUMNER SCHEDULE.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
Of the mail trains during tho summer season
the morning and noon collections Of the
street letter boxes are made 10 minutes
earlier than the time scheduled hers. The
change takes place about June 18th and lasts
until about October lst.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILs.
Portland, South and Wesfsrn mails arrive at
a. m, $40 4 7.l5 y. m; close at 500 b 10 .. N.
and 1890 p. IN.
Portland and intermediate oftioss-Arrive at
a. m. and $40 Il 7.l6p.m
Le,ciston, auburn and intermediate ofaoes-
Arrive at a. m. and $40 & 7.l5 p. M, CLOSE at
500 & 10 a. m; and 1880 P. m.
Brunstcick, Bath, Rockldnd. Squtrrsl Island,
Ocean Point, Booth5dy, etc-Arrivs At $40 i
7l5 p. m; close at 500 n loa: m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and Nep Brunssctck-
Arrive at 10. 10 a. m. and IL p. M; close at $50
p. m ana l30 a. IN.
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. m. and /. 80 q. IN.
Mail VIII be forwarded by the train leaving
for the 1a West at g; m; Separate pouches
etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
and Boston, and for connecting trains on
Boston and New York routes. The malls
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 Yankee" when it Is sched-
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowe ell,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at n IN; Bangor and Waterville, 8 p.
IN. II is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. m; Bangor and Waterville, at 9
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7.lo p. m.
STAGE NAILS.
Sedrsmonf and intermediate of1ces-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ate a. m; closes
Wdldoboro and intermediate ofices, in.
cluding Windsor-Arrives daily. Sundays
sxcepted) at a. m; closes ut p. m.
Rockidnd and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days sexcepted)-Arrives at p. M; closes
Litcsaeld and intermediate ofrices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. M; closes
Winthrop and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at p. M; closes
Manchester, Mt. Vernon, North vssuna, and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily (Sundays
excepted) at IL a. M; closes at p. m.
Re!grade, Oakland. Somerset r. r.. and con.
ceptedl at u M; closes at p. IN.
Feeks' Mills and Vest Windsor--Arrivss
daily (sundays excepted) at 50 Q. NJ. !;
closes at p. m.
COMPLAINTS.
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 misdelive-y the snvsl
ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential.
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 a house or
wrongly placed In a box in q post office, the
iact should De noted In ink on the back Of
Dec. tn" and the letter should be immediatel
deposited in the post Office or in a letter box,
and the person to whom it is addressed,
when he receives IL. should send the envel'
epe at once to the postmaster, that an in
vestigation may be made As to lths cause Of
wrong delivery.
Loss of mail matter should be reported a,
lnce 70 the office, and, for the purpose Of
saving 8 proper record of the circumsta ances
: blank for the purpose can be obtained at
All mail matter at large post ofices 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
Slhtes suouiu De UTHteD IN fiLU Tor their ALB
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 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
hve cents for every half ounce to European
countries. A single newspaper Is trans
mitted In the domestic mali at the rate of
four ounces sor one cent Books are sent at
the rate OF two ounces for one cent. and mer.
chandise one cent per ounce. For any spe.
cifc Information regarding the classificatfon
OF mail matter or postage inquire either st
the stamp window or OF the postmaster.
THE CoEvEsIENCB OF LETTER BOXES.
Patrons In cities where letter carriers are
employed, are advised to provide letter
boxes at place Of business or private fesi.
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.