Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-24

AT o. VI.
CHANGE IN THE SUMNER 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 Uestern mails arrive Mt
a. M. $40 ~ Ills p. M. close at 600 10 a. M.
and 1870 p. m.
Portland and intermediate off1ces-Arrive at
n. IN. and $40 & 7.l5p.m
Le,ristoa, Aubarn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at H. IN. and $40 & us p. m; close ut
900 & 10 a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Bruascick, Both, Rochtdnd, Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, Boothbdy, etc-Arrive at $40 &
T.lj u. m close at 600 Il l0a. IN.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and NeiC BrunsCick-
Arrive at l0.1e a. m. and IL p. H.; close at $50
b. N. and l30 a. m.
Sio,rhegan, Waterrille and connected routes
Arrive at 10.l0 a. m. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. IN. and /. 80 a. III.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. m. Separate pouches
will be made up for Portland and the stations
etween Gardner and Cumberland junction
and Boston, md 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 nm hour for de-
livery; but mails for New York, the South
and Weyt will be forwarded several hours
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the "Flying Yankee" when tits sched
uled. Closed mail is received from IIallowell
Gardiner Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at . n M; Bangor and Waterville, 3 p.
m 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well ut s p. m; Bangor and Waterville, at 9
81. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7.l5 p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
.Searsmont and intermediate offices-Ar
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8
a. M; closes p. IN.
Belfast and intermediate ofices-Arriyes
daily Sundays excepted) at 8 a. m; closes
at p. IN.
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
eXccpted) at Il. m; closes ut p. m.
Rockidnd and intermediate Offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. H.; closes
Lachdeld and intermediate oflices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
Winthrop and intermediate ofiices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 8 p. M; closes
ut a. M.
Manchester, M. Ternon North Tienna, and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) at II a. m; closes at p. m.
Belgrade, Oakland, Somerset r. r. and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
ceptedl at II m; closes mt p. in
jJeekS' JfHs and Hest Uinhsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ut 30 q. m;
closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster Is responsible Tor the en-
tire government and dispatch of the mails at
this office. Inquiry ana 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 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
"persOnal."
When letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in a box in post office, the
fact should be noted in ink on the back Of
Dec. I'll" and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post office or in a letter box,
and the person to whom it is addressed,
when he receives 1t, should send the envel-
Ope at once to the postmaster, that an in
vcstigation may be made as to lthe cause OF
wrong delivery. s
Loss of mali matter should be reported at
Snce to the office, and, for the purpose Of
paving proper record Of the circumstances,
| blank for the purpose can be obtained at
he office. .'
All mail matter at large post Offices is
necessarily handled in great haste, and
should therefore in all cases he 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 written in MI 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 ut all if you caR
procure a check, draft, OF 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. single newspaper is trans
United in the domestic mail at the rate of
Jour 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