Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-08

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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
char 1e tak es njsce about June 18th and In ats
until about october lst.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive At
"a. M, $40 Il us p. m; close at 600 b 10 q. m.
and 1890 p. m.
Portland and intermediate ofices-Arrive at
a. III. and $40 & 7.l5p.m.
Le,cistoa, AUBURN and intermediate ofnces-
Arrive at a. IN. and 34o & 7.lo p. M; close ut
6.09 4 10 a. III. and 1880 p. IN.
Brunstcick. Bath, Rockland, Squirrel Island.
Ocean Point Boothbdy, etc-Arrive At $40 q
7l5 p. IN; close at 500 \ los; m.
Bangor, belfast, Eastern and NeiD BrunsWick-
Arrive at 10 10 Il. IN. and IL p ~; close at 3.3o
d. nj. and 1870 n. m.
= Shoehega,,. ITaterriue. and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. IN. and l. 30 a. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at m. Separate pouches
etween Gardiner and Cumberland Junction
and Boston, and for connecting trains ON
Boston and New York routes. The mails
delivered any sooner than by the night Pull
man, they arriving at too late sn 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 IL Is sched
uled. Closed mail is received from Iiallowell,
Gardiner, Bowd0inhan, Richmond and Port
land, at 8 a. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3p.
m. 1t il dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. m; Bangor and Waterville, ats
a. M, closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received at us p. IN.
STAGE NAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate offices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 0
Beitasf and intermediate oflices-Arrlves
daily Sundays excepteD ats q. m; closes
UaidoJoro and intermediate offices, in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily. Sundays
excepted) at II. m; closes ut p. m.
Rockidnd and intermediate offices; [Sun.
days excepted)-Arrives at p. m; closes
Lachdeid and intermediate offlces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ut $50 q. M; closes
Vinthrop and intermediate of1ces-Arrives
daily (sundays excepted) at 6p. M; closes
at a. III.
intermediate oflices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) ut II II. IN. closes ut / u. IN.
Relgrade oakland, somerset II. e.. and con-
meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at II M; closes at p. m.
jreeks' MHs and Hest 'Vindsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD ut 60 .. m;
closes ut p. III.
COMPLAINTS.
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 misdelivery the envel-
ope should be produced showing the post
marks This is very imRortant and essential.
the part of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster, marked
When u letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in a box In post Office, the
fact should be nyi ted, in nixon. Ink on the back OF
Dec. ill.," and the letter should he Immediately
deposited III the post office or in n letter box.
and the person to whom II Is addressed,
when he receives it, should send the envel.
spe ut once to the postmaster. that an In.
,vestigation may be made as to the cause OF
wrong delivery.
Loss of mali matter should be reported al
once t. the Office, and, for the purpose Of
taving proper record OF the circumstances,
: blank for the purpose can be obtained at
All mail matter at large post ofices ia
necessarily handled in great haste, and
sho1ld therefore in all cases be SO PLAINLY
AND No EXCUSE For ERROR on the part
OF the postal employees. Names of
States should be ,eritten in r,.u Cor their abb
to prevent errors which arrive from the simi-
larity of authorizations. Never send letters
continuing money or valuablcS by mail with
out registering them, and never send bank
notes or gold or silver money Mt all IL you can
procure check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on letter 10 two
cents for every ounce and fraction thereof In
the United States. Canada, and exico, and
five cents for every half ounce to European
countries. A single newspaper is trans
mitted in the domestic. mail ut 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 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 ut place OF business or private .esi-
dcnces. thereby saving much delay In the de-
livery OF mail matter.
Request all your correspondents to address
your mail matter to tue proper street and