Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-09-19

Sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at 6. p. NJ.
CHANGE IN THE SUMMER 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 here. The
change takes place about June 18th and lasts
until about October lst
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive Mt
a. M. $40 & us p. m.; close at 600 10 a. IN.
and 1910 p. IN.
Q n. m. and $40 & 7.15p.m.
Leriston, AUBURN and intermediate Offices
Arrive at 2 a. IN. and $40 & us p. M; close at
500 4 10 q: a., M AN and 1880 ,: Pm m ,,,,,.e,,
Ocean Point, Boothbdy, etc-Arrive at $40 &
7.15 p. m; close at 500 Il 1Oa: IN. .,.t an
Bangor. Be!tdst, Eastern and Ne,c Brunsicick-
Arrive at TO- 10 n. IN. and IL p. IN. close nj $50
p. m: and 1.30 a. I'm. -'a % 7'.* -
Skowhegan, WaterUille and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. nj. and 1890 p, m close at
Mail will he forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. IN. Separate pouches
will be made mp for Portland and the stations
etween Gardiner and Cumberland Junction
and Boston, and for connecting trains on
Boston and New York routes. The.,rhails
for Boston by this train will not be
delivered any sooner than by the night Pulfl
man, they larriving 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 "Flying Yankee" when 1t Is schet.
uled. Closed mail is received from HallOwell,
Gardiner, BOwdoinham, Richmond and Port!
land, at n. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3p.
m. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well ut p. M; Bangor and waterville, at y
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received ut 7l5 p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate offices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 0
Belfasf and intermediate offices-Arrivcs
daily Sundays excepted) ut a. m; closes
Waldo0cro and intermediate offices, in
excepted at n. m; closes at 4p. m.
Rockiand and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days sexcepted)-Arrives at p. m; closes
Lifclfeld and intermediate ofIices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
Tinthrop and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at 6p. M; closes
Manchester. Mt, Ternon. North Yienno, and
excepted) Mt u n. m; closes Mt p. IN.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ,cx
jTeeks' Mills and Hest JTindsor-Arriyes
daily Sundays excepteO at 20 O. H.;
t.r r~ 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 posts
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 letter is wrongly left Mt house or
wrongly placed in a box in post office, the
fact should be noted in ink on the back Of
Dec. Dec t%b."and % the letter should be immediatcly me
deposited in the post office or In a letter box,
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
when he receives 1t, should send the envel.
Ope at once to the postmaster, that an in
vestigation may be made as to the cause Of
Loss Of mali matter should be reported at
saving proper record OF the circumstances,
) blank for the purpose can be obtained at
he Office. p.
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
a. tho Se posa fem oS ns part
States should be ,criffen IN full Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly written) iIi order
to prevent errors which arrive from the sin-
larity of abbreviations. 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 IL you con
procure a check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on a letter is 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. A single newspaper Is trans
Nitted in the domestic mail at the rate of
iour 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 all your correspondents to address
your mail matter to the proper street and
number.