Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-07

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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 LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and JVestern mails arrive at
IA. M, $40 II 7l5 p m; close at 600 & 10 a. IN.
and 1920 p. m.
Portland and intermediate offices-Arrive at
2 a. m. and $40 81 7.15p m
Lecistoa, AUBURN and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. M and $40 & 715 p. M; close at
800 q 10 n. m. and 1850 p. M.
Brunsrick Bath, Rochland, Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point Booh6ay, etc-Arrive at $40 &
7.15 p. IN; close at 500 Il 10a. m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and Neac Bruns,cick-
Arrive at 10 10 q. IN. and ii p. M; close at $50
= SIo,chegan, JTaterpiae, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. IN. and 1913 p. m close at
$50 p. III. and !. 30 a. m.
Mail Will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at 3 p. m. 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 win be forwarded several hours.
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the "Flying Yankee when it is SEIZED
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner, Bowdoinhain, Richmond and Port
land, at 9 n. M; Bangor and Waterville, 3p.
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. m: Bangor and Waterville, at
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at f.15 p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate offices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
a. M; closes p. m.
Beitast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 8 a. M; closes
TydidoJoro and intermediate offices, in
GLIDING Windsor-Arriyes daily, Sundays
exceptedD at q. m; closes at p m.
ItocEtand and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at & p. M; closes
LitchGeld and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. M; closes
Uinthrop ami intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteO at 6 p. M; closes
at a. IN.
Manchester, Nc. Vernon. North nienna, and
intermediate otiices-Arrives daily Sundays
exceptedD at Il a. m; closes at p. nj.
Bclg,ude, Oakland. Somerset Il. r., and con-
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at Il M; closes at p. m.
iFeeIs' NUS and Uest 'Windsor-Arrives
daily Sundays eXcepted) at 80 q. m;
closes at p. m.
COMPLAINTS.
Tie postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch of the mails Mt
this office. Inquiry and complaints should
belnade direct to the postmaster or assis-
tant postmaster. Complaints in writing
In cases of delay or misdelivery'thc envel-
ope shonld 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
"personai."
When letter is wrongly left at a house or
wrongly placed in a box in a post office, the
fact should be acted in ink on the back OF
the envelope thus; wrongly left at
Dec. TIL" and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or in n letter box,
and the person to whom it IS addressed,
when he receives it, should send tine envcl-
Dpe ut once to the postmaster, that nm in
vestigation may be made as to the cause Of
wrong delivery.
Loss of mali matter should be reported at
pnce t the Office, and, for the purpose OF
taving q proper record of the circumstances,
! blank for the purpose can be obtained at
tie Office.
All mail matter at large post Offices ia
necessarily handled in great haste, and
sho7ld 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 irsitiea in taH Cor their alb
breyiabons very distinctly wrfften) in orde:
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 if you can
procure a check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on n 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 Earopean
countries. single newspaper is trans
mitted in the domestic mail at the rate of
four ounces for one cent Books are sent at
tho rate OF two ounces for one cent, and mer-
chandise one cent per ounce. For any spe-
cifie 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 lettey
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.