Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-24
CHANGE IN THE SUMMER SCHEDULE.


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 LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive at
a. M. $40 7.l5 p. M; close at 600 & 10 a. IN.
Portland and intermediate ofices-Arrive at
a. IN. and $40 \ 7.l5 pm.
LeTisfon, Aatatrn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. IN. and $40 Il 7.l5 p. m.; close at
500 a. 10 a. III. and 1880 p. m.
Bruns,cick, Bafh Rockiand Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, Boottbay, etc-Arrive at $40 n
7.l5 p. III; close at 800 & 10 IN.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and NeU Brmns,cick-
Arrive at lO.iO a. IN. and IL p. m; close nj $50
p. m. and l.50 n. m.
Sko,chegan Waterrilie. and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 n. III. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. m. and l. 80 a. IN.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at u. III. Separate pouches
will be made up for Portland AMI 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 will be forwarded several hours.
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the "Flying Iante when it is sched-
uled. Closed mail is received from Iiallowell.
Gardiner, Bowdoinhain, Richmond and Port.
land, at n. M: Bangor and Waterville, 3p.
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well ut n. m. Bangor and Watefville, at
a. m. closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhesan is received at 7l5 p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
seorsmont and intermediate ofIices-Ar
riyes Monday, Wednesday and Friday ut
a closes 4
BeIrast and intermediate of1iccs-Arrivcs
daily Sundays eXcepted) at 8 a. m; closes
Udidoboro and intermediate offices, in
cluding windsor-Arrives daily, (Sundays
excepted) at n. m; closes at p: m
RocLlaaa and intermediate offices; (Snn
days seXcepted)-Arriyes at p. M; closes
Litchdeld and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
Uintirop and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ut 6 p. M; closes
Manchester, M. Vernon, North rienna, and
exceptet) at IL II. m.; closes at p. IN.
Belgrdde, Oakland, Somerset X. r., and con-
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
Weeks lTHs and Vest Uindsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteO at 10 q. M:
closes at p. m
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 assls-
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
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 a letter is wrongly left at a 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. th." and the letter should be immediately
deposited in the post office or IN letter ooX'
and the person to whom it is addressed,
When he receives 1t, should sen'l the envei.
cpe at once to the postmaster, that an IN.
vestigation may be made as to the cause OF
Loss of mail matter should be reported at
once to the Office, and. for the purpose OF
having proper record of the circumstances,
| blank for the purpose can be obtained at
All mail matter at large post offices is
necessarily handled in great haste, ana
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 ,rriften in tau (or their aD-
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the siinl-
larity of abbreviations. Never send letters
containing money or NaluuUieS Dy mai WITT
| ont registering them, and never send bank
notes or gold or silver money at ann you can
procure a check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
| Annroximately, the rate on n letter is two
! cents for every ounce and fraction thereof in
the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and
| fiye cents for every half ounce to European
countries. A single newspaper Is trans.
mitted in the domestic mail at the rate OF
| four 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
hoxes at place of business or private resi-
dences, thereby saving much delay In the de-
| livery Of mail matter.