Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-30
CHANGE IN THE SUMNER SCHEDULE.

| 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
! street letter boxes are made 10 minutes
| earlier than the time scheduled here. The
I change takes place about juno 18th and lasts
| until about october LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE oP MAILS
| Portland, South and Western mails arrive at
. a. M. $40 & us p. M; close at 900 10 a. m.
| and l0.30 p m.
! Portland and intermedia late off1ces-Arrtve at
2 n. m. and $40 & 715p. m.
| LeriStOn Auburn and intermediate Offices
Arrive ut a. and $40 s. 7.l5 p. NJ; close at
500 & 10 a. m. and 1880 p. m.
B,Nmscick, Bath, RocltGnd, Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, BOothbdy, etc-Arrive at $40 Il
7.15 p. m; close at 600 Il 10 a. m.
BGngor, BeiflSt, Eastern and NelC Bruns,cick-
Arrive at lo.l0 a. IN. and IL p. m; close at $50
D. in. and l.30 a. m.
Sko,chegan Uaierrile, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. III. and l. 80 q. IN.
Mail Will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. IN. Separate pouches
will be made upfor 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" wheni is sched-
, uled Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner, BowdOinhaIn, Richmond and Port
land at 8 Il. m; Bangor and Waterville, p.
IN. 1t Is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well ut 8 p m; Bangor and Waterville, at
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7.l5 p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate offlces-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday ut
q. m; closes p. m.
D,J,, inf Hot
daily Sundays exceptedD at 9 a. m; closes
at p. IN.
Waldoboro and intermediate offices, in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
eXccpted) at Il. m; closes at p. m.
Rockiand and intermediate offices; (Sun.
days excepted)-Arrives at p. m; closes
Litchfeid and intermediate ofIices-Arrves
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
Winthrop and intermediate of1ices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 8 p. M; closes
at n. IN.
Manchester, M; Vernon, North VIenno, and
intermediate Ofices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) at II n. m; closes at p. m.
Belqrade, oakland, Somerset r. r. and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at II M; closes at p. in.
Ueeks' MiHs and Uest Windsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 30 q. M;
closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
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
the part of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster marked
When a letter is wrongly left at a house or
wrongly placed in a box in post office, the
fact should be noted in ink on the back OF
the envelope thus: "WrOngly left at
Dec th," and the letter should be immediately
deposited in the post Office or in 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 an in.
vestigation may be made as to 1.-THE cause Of
wrong delivery.
Loss of mail matter should be reported at
snce to the Office, and, for the purpose OF
paving proper record of the circumstances,
blank for the purpose can be obtained at
she 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
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 q check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on a letter Is two
cents for every ounce and fraction thereof In
the United States Canada, and Mexico, and
nve cents for every half ounce to European
countries. single newspaper is trans
nitted 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.
Request all your correspondents to address