Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-01


st NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 800 Zoo 500
Bangor and School Sts.......
state St., opposite Cannon's soS 200 s s00Ss
Sundays and legal holidays collections are
made ut g. l.. NJ.
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 10 minutes
earlier than the time scheduled here. The
change takes plhce about June 18th and lasts
until about October lst
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive at
. a. M, $40 \ 7.l5 p. M; close at 800 10 a. m.
Portland and intermediate ofiices-Arrive at
2 a. IN. and $40 4 7.15p.m.
Le,cistOn, AUBURN ana intermediate Offices
Arrive at n. m. and $40 & 7.13 p. m; close ut
600 & 10 a. IN. and 1880 p. IN.
Brans,eiek, Bath, Roehiand, Squirrel Ls'and,
7.l5 p. m; close at 800 4 lOa. m.
Bangor, Beifost, Eastern and Ne,o BrunSpick-
Arrive ut 10. 10 II. IN. and II p ~; close at $50
d. IN. and $50 a. m.
Sko,chegan, JTaterriHe, and connected routes
Arrive at 10. 10 a. IN. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. m and /. so q. IN.
Mail Will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at 3 J. IN. 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" when II Is sched-
uled. Closed mail Is received from iIallowell,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at . n. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3p.
N. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. IN; Bangor and Waterville, Mt =
q. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received ut us p. IN.
STAGE NAILS.
Senrsmont and intermediate ofTices-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
a. M; closes p. IN.
Beltast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteO ut a. H.; closes
Ualdoboro and intermediate offices. in
excepted at IA. m; closes ut p. m.
RockidRd and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at & p. m; closes
Lachdeld and intermediate oflices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 q. m; closes
at p. IN.
Wiuthrop and intermediate ofiices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ut 6 p. m; closes
Manchester. Mt. Vernon, North Vienna, and
intermediate oiiices-Arrives daily Sundays
exceptcd( at IL a. m; closes ut p. IN.
Belgrade, Oakland, Somerset 4. r.. and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
ceptcd) at Il m; closes ut p. m.
jreehs' Mus and Hest JTindsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteG at 20 q. m;
closes ut p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government ana dispatch of the mails at
this Office Inquiry Ind complaints should
be made direct to the postmaster or assis-
should be addressed to the postmaster.
In cases of delay or misdeliverv the envel-
ope should be produced showing the post
Every case OF inciyility or disrcspect on
the part of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster. marked
"personal."
When letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in a box In post office, the
fact should be acted in ink on the back OF
the envelope thus: "wrongIy left iii
Dec. th," and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or in letter box,
when he receives 1t, should send the envel.
ppc Mt once to the postmaster, that an In
vestigation may be made as to the cause OF
wrong delivery.
Loss of mail matter should be reported at
pnce t. the office, and, for the purpose OF
saving proper record OF the circumstances,
; blank for the purpose can be obtained at
The Office.
All mail matter at large post Offices Is
necessarily handled in great haste, and
shoTld therefore in all cases be So PLAINLY
AND No EXCUSE For ERROR on the part
of the. postal employees. Names Of
states should be rritten In Juu Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive fromthe 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 II you can
procure check. draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Apr oximately. the rate on q letter IL 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. single newspaper Is trans.
nitfed In 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 iner-
cLandise QUE cent per ounce. For any spe-
cifc Information regarding the classification
OF mail matter or postage inquire either at
the stamp window or of the postmaster.
TIE CONVENIENCE OF LETTER BOXES.
Patrons In cities where letter carriers are
employed, are advised to provide Letter
boxes at place of business or private -esi-
dences, thereby saving much delay in the lie
livery OF mail matter
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