Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-26


made at g. =. NJ.
CHANGE IN THIS SUMMER SCHEDULE.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
of the mail trains during the sum mer season
the morning and noon collections of tn
street letter boxes are made 10 minute
earlier than the time scheduled here. Th
change takes place about June 18TH and last .
until about october LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland. South and Hestern mails arrive at
a. m. $40 Il 7.l6 p. M close at 90 q 10 .. m.
and 1870 p. IN.
Portland and intermediate ofiaces-Arrive 81
a. m. and $40 & lisp
Le'ciston, Auburn and intermediate orY,ces--
Arrive at a. IN. and $40 & 7.l5 p. H.; CLOSE 1t
500 \ 10 a. IN. and 1870 p. m.
Brunsnick, B1th, Eock'and, Squirrel Island.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and New Bruns,cick--
Arrive at 10. 10 a. m. and IL p. m; close at s.s,
p. m. and $50 a. m.
Arrive at 1910 a. III. and 1880 p. III close at
$50 p. IN. and !. 80 a. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. NJ. Separate pouches
will be made mp for Portland and the Station /,
etween Gardiner and Cumberland Junction
and Boston, and for connecting trains o.,
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 dc
livery; but mails for New York, the Souti,
and Yves: will be forwarded several hours
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the "Flying Yankee" when it is sched-
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallow ell
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at q. IN; Bangor and Waterville 3 p.
in. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at %. m; Bangor and Waterville, ut )
\. M; closed pouches are locked ten minute
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7.l6 p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate ofices-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ut y q. M; closes
Wdldoboro and intermediate offices, in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily. Sunday
| excepted at a. m; closes at p. m.
| Rockidnd and intermediate offices; (Sun-
| days exceptei)-Arrives at p. M; closes
| Litchfeld and intermediate ofi1ces-Arrives
daily Sundays e1cepteD at ESQ a. m.; closes
Winthrop and intermediate ofnces-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedO at s p. M; closes
Manchester. Mt. Vernon, North VIepna, anil
Intermediate ofices-A rrives daily Sunday )
excepted) at L a. m; closes at p. m.
| Reigrdde, Oakland, Somerset II. r., and con-
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
| cepted) at IL M; closes at p. m.
Veeks Mus and Vest Windsor--Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at . 80 q. N.
| closes at p. m.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
| tire government and dispatch OF the mails {
| this Office. Inquiry and complaints should
be made direct to the postmaster or assis.
| tant postmaster. Com plaints in writing
should be addressed to the postmaster.
In cases Of delay or misdelive"y the envel.
ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential.
| Every case of incivility disrespect on
the part of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
| far 20 nos at RI a
| "personal."
When letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed In a box in post office, tb q
fact should be noted in ink on the back oi
| the envelope thus: "Wrongly left TT
Dec. th," and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post office or in letter box.
and the person to whom it Is addressed,
| when he receives it, should send the envel.
ppe at once to the postmaster, that an in
| vestigation may be made as to the cause OF
! wrong delivery.
Loss of mail matter should be reported nj
pnce t. the office, and, for the purpose Of
saving R.proper record Of the circumstances >,
| ! blank Tor the purpose can be obtained at
the office.
All mail matter at large post Offices ia
necessarily handled In great haste, and
should therefore in all cases be so PLAINL I
| 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 rritten In f,tu for their alb.
breviations very distinctly written) in order
! to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH.
| larlty OF aDDreVlatlons. Never send letters
containing money or valuables by mail with.
out registering them, and never send ban 4
notes or gold or silver money at all IL you can
procure check. draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on a letter 10 two
| cents for every ounce and fraction thereof in
the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and
five cents for every half ounce to European
countries. single newspaper Is trans
mitted in the domestic mail at the rate OF
four ounces Cor one cent. Books are sent Of
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 al
the stamp window or OF the postmaster.
THE CONVENIENCE OF LETTER BOXES.
Patrons in cities where letter carriers are
employed, are advised to provide lettel
boxes at place of business or private fesi
dences, thereby saving much delay In the de
livery Of mail matter.
Request all your correspondents to address
your mail matter to the proper street and