Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-22

sundays and legal holidays collections are
] made at 6. P. NJ.
CHANGE IN THE suEdEl 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 hera. 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
"a. m, $40 Il IFS p. m; close at 500 = 10 .. m
Portland and intermediate ofilces-Arrive {.
| Q a. m. and $40 & IT'S pm.
| Lewiston, AUBURN and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. m. and $40 &c us p. M; close At
500 & 10 a. m. and 1880 P. m.
Brunswick. Bath. Rochland, Squirrel Lsland,
Ocean Point, Booth6ay etc-Arrive At 3k0 4
us p. m; close at Geo 4 10 a. m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and Neo Brunsaoick-
Arrive at 1910 a. m and II p. m; close At $50
p. m. and 1.30 q. m.
Sko,chegan, ITaterpiHe, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. IN. and l. 80 a. m.
Mail will be forwarded BY the train leaving
the m @st u at nh the
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 an hour for de
LIVERY; but =, mails for New York. the South
W
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the Flying Ynnk &c" when ii is sched.
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell.
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at a. m. Bangor and Waterville, 5 p.
m. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. M; Bangor end Watervtlle, at {
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7.lb p. m.
STAGE NAILS.
Searsmons and intern ediate ofIlces-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at .
Belfast and intermediate ofices-Arr1ves
daily Sundays excepted) at q. M; closes
Waidoboro and intermediate onice., in.
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily. Sundays
sxcepted) at a. M; close ut p. m.
Rockiand and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. M; closes
Litchdeld and intermediate ofiices-Arrives
daily Sundays e1oeptedl at $50 a. M; closes
Winthrop and intermeds ate onlces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at p. M; closes
Manchester. M; ve-non. North v7eano. and
excepted) at II a. M; closes at p. m.
meeting roStes arrves daly 81 con On
'eG Seeas al Ms and We. m
daily (sundays excepted) at 20 .. M;
closes at p. m.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch OF the mails ut
this office. Inquiry End complaints should
be made direct to the postmaster or assis.
should be addressed to the postmaster.
In cases OF delay or misdelive-y the envel.
ope should %hi, BE- proancsd showing the pos,
Every case Of incivtlitJ. or disrespect Or
the part OF any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
ren Of letter q r,0a ms of nN
personal" ~
When letter is wrongly left at a house or
wrongly , pis &c IN hox In post office tn.
the envelope thus: "tvrongly left st
Dec. th )" and the letter shonld be iinrned lately
and the person to WHOM Il r. aadr es Sod
when he receives 1t, shorl Id send the envel.
epe at once to the postm aster, that an in.
vestigation may be made as to the cause Of
Loss Of mali matter should be reported .,
pnce t. the office, and, for the purpose Of
saving proper record Of the circumstances,
blank for the purpose can be obtained at
The office.
All mail matter at large post Offices ia
necessarily handled in great haste and
sho1ld therefore in all cafes be So PLAINLY
ADDRESSED as'to leave Nc ROOM For DOUBT
AND No EXCUSE For ERROR on the part
of the postal employees. Names of
States should be ,critten IN ftu Tor their alb.
| breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
laTlIV OF dDDTeNlatlOUs. 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 Po,TAGH.
Approximately. the rate on a letter 10 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
mitted In the domestic mail at the rate Of
four ounces Cor 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 ut
the stamp window or Of tile postmaster.
THE CONVENIENCE o. LETTER BOXES.
Patrons in cities where letter carriers are
employed, are advised to provide letter
Doxes atplace Of businefS or private <esi-
dences, thereby saving mich delay In the de-
livery OF mali matter. l2a}I
Request all your CORRESPONDENTS to address
your man matter to the proper street and
children Cry for
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