Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-18

made at s. L. NJ.
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 pl6ce about June 18th and lasts
until about October lst.
ARRIVAL AND pEPARruRR OF MAILs.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive ut
2 "a M, $40 \ I.l5 p. M close at 500 b 10 q. IN
and 1890 p. III.
Portland and intermediate off1ces-Arrive at
9 q. IN. and $40 & 7.l5p. m.
LecistoH, AUBURN and intermediate Offices
Arrive at : a. m. and 3.40 & 7.lo p. M; CLOSE at
500 & 10 n m. and 1910 p. IN.
Br"ns,cics, Bath, Rook>ond Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, Boofhbdg, etc-Arrivs at $40 &
us p. m; close at 800 Il l0a. ~.
Bangor, Belfdst, Eastern and Neic Bruns,cicE-
Arrive at 10. 10 q. IN. and ii p. close at s. 80
%. IN. and 80 a. IN.
Skorhegan, Fateriue and connected routes
Arrive at 10. 10 a. m. and 10 80 D. m close at
$50 p. IN. and l. 30 n. m.
Mail VIII be forwarded by the train leaving
Tor the West at 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 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 Hallowell,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at H. H.; Bangor and Waterville, 3 u.
m II ia 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 7.l5 y. m.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate offices-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at .
a. m; closes p. m.
Belfast and intermediate ofices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at . a. M; closes
alta IN.
GLIDING Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
exccptcd) at a. m; closes at 4 p. m.
R0ckidHd and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. m; closes
LHcAfeld and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at ESQ a. m; closes
Win,brop and intermediate of1ces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) OF p. M; closes
at n. m.
Manchester. NJ. Vernon, North V1enno, and
intermediate oflices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) at II n. m; closes at l p. m.
ReIgrade, Oakland, Somerset n. r.. and con.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at II M, closes at p. IN.
Jreeks' Mus and Hest Vindsor--A rrives
daily Sundays excepted) at so q. m;
closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch of the mails at
this office. Inquiry Ind 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 nisdeiivery the enveI.
| ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential.
Every case of incivility or disrespect OF,
| 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 a box in post office, the
| fact should be nvted in ink on the back OF
the envelope thus "Wrongly left at
Dec. Nh )" and the letter should be fmmedia lately
deposited in the post Office or in a letter box,
and the person to whom it is addressed
when he receives it, should send the envel-
ppc at once to the postmaster, that an in
vestigation may be made as to the cause OF
wrong delivery.
Loss of mail matter should be reported at
pnce t. the office, and, for the purpose of
saving 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
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 fiiH Tor their III.
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
larity of Authorizations. Never send letters
out registering them, and never send bank
notes or gold or silver money at all il you can
procure a check. draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on a letter 10 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. A single newspaper is trans
mitted in the domestic mail at the rate OF
four ounces Cor 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 .esi-
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.