Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-29


State St, opposite Cannon's 800 800 voe
State ST., Cor Scott. ......... 500 500
Sundays and legae holidays collections are
made at 6. L. III.
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 - minutes
earlier than the time scheduled here. The
change takes plsce about June 18th and lasts
until about october lst.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF NAILS.
Portland, South and Westsrn malls arrive at
.. m. $40 4 7.b p. m; close at 600 3 10 .. m.
Portland and intermediate onlcss-Arrive at
a. m. and $40 & lisp. m.
Le,ciston, Auburn and intermediate ofnces-
Arrive at a. nj. and $40 & 7.l0 p. M; close At
500 & 10 a. m; and 1870 P. m.
Bruns,cick. Bath. Rockland. Squtrrel Lsland,
Ocean Point, Boofh6dv, etc-Arrtve at $40 D
7.l5 p. III; close at 500 h lOa. m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and NeW BSunsUtck--
Arrive at TO- a. IN. and IL p. M; close at $50
Shoshegan, Wateruiue. and connected routes
Arrive at lo.l0 a. M. and 30 p m close at
$50 p. III. ana l. 80 a. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. M. Separate pouches
etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
and Boston, and for connecting trains on
Boston and New York routes. The malls
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
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the "Elying Yankee when 1t Is sched
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell.
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land. at a. IN; Bangor and Waterville. 3p.
m. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well ut p. m; Bangor and Waterville. at
q. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan 10 received at 7.l6 p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmons and intermediate of1ces-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at .
Beitast and Intermediate onices-Arrives
daily Sundays exccpted) at Q. m; closes
at 4 IN.
cluding Windsor-Arrives daily. (sundays
excepted) at . a. m; closes at p. m.
Rockiand and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days cxcepted)-Arrives at p. M; closes
Li:cSasid and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily (snndays exeepted at $50 q. M; closes
Winskrop and intermediate onices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ate p. M; closes
Manchester. m MI. vernon. North vssnna. and
1Sdg Reierade, 0at,snd, Somerset r. f.. and con.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at II M; closes at p. m.
EeeIs, lrls and West Windsor-Arrivss
daily (sundays excepted) at % .. M;
closes at p. m.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the on.
this office. Inquiry and complaints should
be made direct to the postmaster or assis-
tant postmaster. Complaints In writing
In cases OF delay or misdelivery the envel.
ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This Is very important and essential.
the part OF any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported ,by letter to the postmaster. marked
When letter IL wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in box In post office, the
fact should be nvted In ink on the back OF
Dec. tn, and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post ofilce or in q letter box.
and the person to whom It Is addressed.
spe pea at % once to the + postmaster. that an in.
vestigation may be made - to the cause Of
wrong delivery.
.ence T. the office. and, for the purpose Of
saving proper record OF the circumstances,
blank for the purpose can ~ obtained Ut
All mail matter at largo post ofIices 10
necessarily handled in great haste. and
sho1ld therefore in all cases be So PLAINLY
Addressed as to leave No RooM Ton DOUBT
OF the postal employees: Names Of
States should be rriftsn IN Csn Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly written) in order
70 prevent errors which arrive from the simf.
| 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 II you can
procure check. draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately. the rate on . letter 10 two
| cents for every ounce and fraction thereof In
| tho United states, Canada, and Mexico. and
| i've cents for every half ounce to European
| countries. A single newspaper IL trans.
| mittod In the domestic mail at the rate Of
| four ounces Cor one cent. Books are sent at
| the rate Of two ounces for ono cent. and mer.
| cfandise one cent per ounce. For any spe-
| cific information regarding the classincatton
Of mail matter or postage inquire either at
| the stamp window or Of the postmaster.
THE coNvExITxcB or LETTER BOXES.
! Patrons In cities where letter carriers are
! employed. are advised to provide lestes
| boxes at place of business OF private .esi-
! dences, thereby saving much delay IN the de-
| livery of mail matter.
! Request all your correspondents to address
| yeur mail matter 70 the proper street and
| nnmber.