Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-15
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.

|
| until about October LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
| Portland, South and Wesfern mails arrive al
2 a. NJ. $40 lis p. m; close at 600 10 q. m
| and 1870 p. IN.
| Portland and intermediate offces-Arrive a,
| 2 n. m. and $40 us p. m.
| LeriStoR, AuLurn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. m. and $40 rs p. m; close al
| 600 & 10 q. IN. and 1880 p. m.
B,anslrick, Bath, Roctfand Squirrel Island,
| Ocean Point Boothbay, etc-Arrive ut $40 &
, 7.l5 p. m; close at 600 II 10 a. m.
! B0ngor Be!fast Eastern and Ne'c Brunswick-
| Arrive at 10 10 a. III. and IL p m; close at $3.50
| p. m. and l.30 n. m.
Skotcheqdn. JTdtersiHe, and connected routes
Arrive at lol0 a. m. and 1870 y. m close al
$50 p. IN. and l. 30 a. m.
Mail Will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West ut 3 p. m. Separate pouches
! 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 Yankee" when it is sched-
uled. Closed mail is received from llallowell,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
/ land, at II. M; Bangor and Watcrville, 3 p.
| IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
! well ut p. IN; Bangor and Waterville, at
| a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
, from Skowhegan is received at 7.l5 p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
! SedrSmont and intermediate ofices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
, n. m; closes p. m.
! Belfast and intermediate oflices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 8 a. M; closes
TdidoJoro and intermediate Offices. in
Guiding WindsOr-Arrives daily, Sundays
'exccptcd) at . a. m; closes ut p. m.
( RockLdnd and intermediate offices; (Sun.
days excepted) ARRIVES at p. m; closes
! Litchfeld and intermediate ofl1ces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
at p. IN.
daily Sundays excepted at 6 p. M; closes
at a. IN.
Manchester, M. Vernon, North Vienna, and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
exceptedD at Il a. M; closes at p m.
I Belgrdde, Oakland Somerset r. r., and con
Meeting rontes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cented) at II m. closes ut p in.
jDeeks' Mills and Hest Jfindsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 20 a. NJ;
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 assis-
tant postmaster. Complaints in writing
should be addressed to the postmaster
In cases of delay or misdelivery the envel
ope should be produced sho wing 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
When 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. tn, and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or in a letter box,
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
..a11 snt,1 nj
ope at once to the postmaster, that an in
vestigation may be made as to 1.-THE cause OF
wrong delivery.
Loss of mail matter should be reported at
snce 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, and
should 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 pritten in hIH 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 at all II you can
procure a check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on 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
pitted in the domestic mail at the rate of
tour 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
emDlOyed. 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.
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