Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-05

COny street near Inc
Water st. opposite Parrott 40,
Cor. jefferson and Cumber-
lanu StS....... Gov ON
Rnes' Hill, junction Gage
st ................. 80. SUI Z.Vo So,
Bangor and school Sts.......
state ST., opposite CannOn'S 500 100 9Ot
State ST., Cor. Scott.....,.... 500 5W
Sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at q. Z. 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 place about June 10Th and lasts
until about October lst
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive at
IA. m. $40 & 7l5 p. M; close at eco 10 a. m.
and 1920 y. III.
Portland and intermediate of1ices-Arrive at
IN. m. and $40 & lisp m.
Le,cistoa, Aubarn and intermediate Offices
Arrive mt "A. IN. and $40 s. 7.l5 p. m; close at
100 & 10 "A. IN. and 1880 p. IN.
ocean Point Boothddy, etc-Arrive at $40 &
us u. m; close at 800 81 10a. IN.
Bangor, Belfast Eastern and Neac Brunspick-
Arrive at TO- 10 a. m. and IL p. M; close at $50
Sko,chegan, Udteruille, and connected routes
Arrive at l0l0 a. m. and 1880 p m close at
$50 y. M and /. 80 q. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
'or the West at p IN. Separate pouches
will be made up for Portland and the stations
etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
Boston and New York routes. The mails
FOR 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
West on the Flying Yankee" whenit is sched-
He'd. Closed mail is received from Ilallowell
Gardiner, Bowdoinhaln, Richmond and Port
and, at . II. M; Bangor and Waterville, 3 p.
N. 1t Is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
/. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowheyan is received ut 7.6 p. Ii.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate ofTices-Ar-
ives Monday, Wednesday and Friday Mt Q
/. M. closes y. m.
Belfdst and Intermediate oflices-Arrives
ialy Sundays eXcepted) ats "A. M; closes
HdiioJoro and intermediate offices. in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted at Il. m; closes Mt p. m.
RockidRd and intermediate offices; (Sun.
lays excepted)-Arrives at p. ~; closes
LRchfeid and intermediate offices-Arrives
tally Sundays excepted) at $50 H. IN; closes
Winthrop and intermediate ofllces-Arrives
iaily Sundays excepted) at p. M; closes
at a. m.
intermediate offices-Arrivcs daily Sundays
excepted) at IL a. m; closes at p. m.
Belgrade, Oakland Somerset r. r., and con-
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at II m; closes ut p. in.
jTeeks' Mills and Hest JTindsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD at 90 q. M;
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 misdelvery the envel-
ope should be produced showing the post.
marks. This is very important and essential.
Every case OF incivility or disrespect on
the part of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster. marked
personal"
When a letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in a box in a post office, the
fact should be noted in ink on the back of
the snyelope thus Wr9p hs lei
deposited in the post office or in a letter box,
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
when he receives it, should send the envel-
ope at once to the postmaster, that nm in
vestigation may be made as to the cause of
wrong delivery.
Loss of mali matter should be reported at
snce to the office, and, for the purpose of
saving proper record of the circumstances,
) blank for the purpose can be obtained at
he office.
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 scriften in full Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
To- nj 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.
Approximately, the rate on a letter Is two
cents for every ounce and fraction thereof in
five 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 classifcatloii
of mail matter or postage inquire either NJ
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 to address
your mail matter to the proper street anu
number.
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