Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-03

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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 place about juno 18th and lasts
until about october LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Festern mails arrive at
q. m. $40 Il 7.l5 p. m; close at coo S 10 a. M
and 1870 z. IN.
Portland and intermediate oflces-Arrive at
n. IN. and 3.io 81 7.15p. m.
Le,ciSfon, AubaI'n and intermediate ofi!ces-
Arrive ut a. IN. and $40 & 7.lo p. M; close at
500 & 10 n. m. and 1870 p. m.
BTuns,oick, Bath, Rock1dnd Squirrel Island,
Ocedi, Point, BOothLdB, etc-Arrive at $40 Il
7l5 D. m; close at 800 Il 10 IA. m.
Bangor, Beifast, Eastern and Ne,o Bransicfck-
Arrive ut TO- 10 IA. and ii p. In. close at 8. 80
D. m. and l.30 n. IN.
Sko,chegan, JTqte1riHe and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1880 p m close at
$50 y. IN. and l. 80 n. III.
Mail viii he forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. 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 Mt too late an hour for dc
livery; but mails for New York, the South
and Wert win he forwarded several hours
West on the ''Flying Yankee" when il Is sched-
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner, Bowdninhaln, Richmond and Port
land, at . a. M; Bangor and Watervillc, 3 y.
N. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at G D. IN: Bangor and Wnterville, at
n m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at 715 p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
SedrSmont and intermediate ofiices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday ond Friday at Q
A. m; closes p. IN.
BELFAST and intermediate ofiices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) Mt n. M; closes
WdidoJoro ana intermediate offices, in
GLIDING Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
exccpted) at 9 n. m. closes at p. IN.
R0cEidnd and intermediate offices; (Sun.
days cx cepted)-Arrives at p. m; closes
at a. IN.
LHcbfeld and intermediate offlces-Arrives
daily (sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
Ufntbrop and intermediate oflcos-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD at 6 p. M; closes
Manchester, M Vernon, North pienno, md
intermediate ofiices-Arriyes daily Sundays
excepted) ut u a. m; closes at ?. M
Betgrade Oakland. Somerset n. r., and con.
Meeting rontes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at Y m, closes at p: m.
jTeeks' MHs and JCest Uindsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 90 a. M;
closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch OF the mails at
this Office. Inquiry and complaints should
he made direct to the postmaster or assis-
tant postmaster. Complaints in writing
should be addressed to the postmaster.
In cases of delay or misdclivery the envel-
ope should be produced showing the post
Every case Of incivility or 0isrespect on
the part of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
latf n ba sfy,a ~ Lph
When a letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in q box in a post office, the
fact should be noted in ink on the back OF
the envelope thus: "Wrongly left at
Dec III" and the lettershould be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or in letter box.
and the person to whom IL IL addressed,
when he receives it, should send the envcl-
ope at 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
once to the Office, and, for the purpose OF
paving aproper record of the circumstances,
blank for the purpose can be obtained at
All mail matter ct large post offices Is
necessarily handled in 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 t0ritten IN ftfu (or their alb
breviations very distinctly WRITTEN 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 8 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 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.
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