Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-07
CHANGE IN THE SUMMER SCHEDULE.


Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
If the mail trains during the summer season
she 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 18th and lasts
until about October LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive at
4! q. M, SAC st 7l5 p. m; close at 500 & 10 a. m
and 1879 p. IN.
Portland and intermediate offlces-Arrive at
n. m. and $40 & 7.l5p.m
Lecision. Auburn and intermediate Offices
Arrive Mt , a. IN. and $40 s. 7.l3 p. m; close at
800 & 10 n. IN. and 1870 p. m.
Brunswick, Bath, Rock1and Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, Bo0thbdy, etc-Arrivs at $40 &
Us n. m; close at 600 x lOa. m.
Bangor, BeiMst, Eastern and Neao B'rnsrfck-
Arrive at TO- 10 Il. IN. and IL p. m; close at $50
Sko,rhegan, WaterciHe and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 q. M. and 1890 p. NJ close at
80 y. IN. and l. 80 a. m.
Mail viii he forwarded by the train leaving
COR 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 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 "Flving Yankee" when it is sched-
uled. Closed mail Is received from Hallowell
Gardiner, BOwdoinhaln, Richmond and Port
land, at n. m; Bangor and Watervill2, Sp
m. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at 6 p M; Bangor and Waterville at 3
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. "A mail
from Skowhegan Is received at 1.l5 p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
Seorsmont and intermediate offices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 3
a. m; closes p. m.
Belfast and intermediate of1ices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ats n. M; closes
UdIdoboro and intermediate offices, in
GLIDING windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted at a. M; closes at p; m.
RocEidnd and intermediate offices; (Sun.
days excepted)-Arrives at p. m; closes
LHchfeld and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. M; closes
Uanthrop and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at p. m; closes
u Manchester. Mt. rernon, North Vienna, and
intermediate ofices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) at IL a. M; closes ut ?. IN.
Belgrade, Oakland. Somerset r. r., and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
ceptet5 at l. m. closes at p. IN.
Weeks Mis- and Vest Hirdsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted at 20 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
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.
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
When a letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in box in post office, the
the envelope thus: "Wrongly left at
Dec tn /" and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or in a letter box,
and the person TO ~hom II IS a .t
ope at once to the postmaster. that an in
vestigation may be made as to the cause o:
Loss of mail matter should be reported at
,nce to the Office, and, for the purpose OF
having proper record of the circumstances,
blank for the purpose can be obtained at
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 ,cr1tten IN fau Tor their alb
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
laritv OF authorizations. Never send letters
containing money or valuables by mail with
out registering them, and never send bank
notes or gold or silvermoney at all IL you can
procure 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
ave cents for every half ounce to European
countries. single newspaper is trans
pitted in the domestic mail at the rate of
sour 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 ali your correspondents to address
your mail matter TO the proper street and
number.