Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-13

made at 8. Z. Nj.
CHANGE IN THE SUMNER scHEDULD.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
of the mail trains during tho summer season
street letter boxes are made ID 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 Westsrn mails arrive ct
o. M, $40 u 7.lo p. M; close at 90 10 .. m.
Portland and intermediate onicss-Arrive at
a. IN. and $40 & lisp. m.
Le,ciston, Auburn and intern edtats ofices-
Arrive at ? a. m. and $40 & 7.lS .. M, CLOSE at
500 & 10 a. m. and 1880 p. ~.
Brunsvick, Bath. Rockland, Squirrel IslsnA
Ocean Point. Boothbay etc-Arrivs at $40 I
l Bdngor. Beiast. Eastern =, and Esv Brun.s.os-
Arrive at 40; 10 a. m. and IL p. M; close ct 80
Sko,chegan, WateYrils, and connected routes
Arrive at 10.l a. m. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 y. m. and l: so a. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leavinS
for the West at p. m. Separate pouches
will be made up for Portland and the stations
etween Gardiner and Cumberland Junotion
and Boston, and for connecting trains on
for Boston by this train will not be
delivered any sooner than by the night Pull
livery; but mails for New York. the South
and Yves. will be forwarded several hours.
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the Flying Yankee" when it is sched-
u!ed Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner Bowdoinham. Richmond and Port
land, at 3 a. m; Bangor and Waterville, 8 p.
m. 1t Is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
vol at p. M; Bangor and Waterville. at :
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minute s
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan ia received at 7.l5 p. IN.
STAGE NAILS.
Searsmonf and intermediate oflccs-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at .
Belfast and intermediate ofices-Arrive,
daily (Sundsys excepted) ats q. m; closes
Wdldoboro and intermediate Offices, in
GLIDING Windsor-Arrives daily, (Sundays
sxcepted) at a. M; closes at p m.
Rocktdad and intermediate Offices; (sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. M: closes
Litcaeeld and intermediate ofrces-Arrives
daily Sundays exoepted) at $50 q. m; closes
Wfnthrop and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) atsp. M; closes
Manchester, MT. Vernon, North vienno, and
Intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
Relgrade, o oati@nd, Somegsei r. r.. and con.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at Il m. closes at p. m.
tTeeks Mills and West Vindsor--Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at . 50 q. m. /;
closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch OF the mails at
this office. Inquiry Ind 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 misdelive-y the envsl-
ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential.
Every case OF incivility or disrespect Oh
the part Of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported py letter to the postmaster. marked
when letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in box in post office, the
fact should be noted in ink on the back Of
the envelope thus: Wrongly left at
Dec tn" 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 1t, should send the envel-
vestigation may be made As to the cause Of
wrong delivery.
Loss Of mail matter should be reported q.
Having proper record Of the circumsta nces,
, blank for the purpose can be obtained At
The office.
necessarily handled in great haste, and
should therefore in all cases be So PLAINLY
ADDRESSED as to leave No ROoN FOR DOUBT
AND No EXCUSE For ERROR on the part
OF the postal employees. Names Of
States should be prftten IN ytiiu Tor their alb
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 II 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 Mexico, and
I'VE cents for every half ounce to European
countries. A single Newspaper IL trans
mitted liz the domestic mail at the rate OF
four ounces Cor one cent. Books are sent at
the rate Of two 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 coNvKHIENCB OF LETTER 1OxBs.
Patrons In cities where letter carriers are
employed, are advised 70 provide letter
boxes at place of business or private <esi-
dences, thereby saving much delay In the de-
livery OF mail matter.
Request all your correspondents to address
your mail matter 70 the proper street and