Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-16

CHANGE IN THE SUMMER SCHEDULE.
| Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
I Of the mail trains during the summer season
the morning and noon collectlons OF the
/ street letter boxes are made Is minutes
earlier than the time scheduled here. Tho
| change takes plsce about June 18th and lasts
until about October LIST.
! ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
/ Portland, South and Western mails arrive At
a. M $40 Il 1.l5 p. m; close ut 800 & 10 a. m.
Portland and intermediate ofices-Arrive at
ga. IN: and $40 4 sl5p:n.
| Le,riston, 1uburn and intermediate ofnces-
/ Arrive at = a. IN. and $40 7.l6 p. m; close at
| 800 & 10 q. III. and 1880 p. m.
ooen "''. Point, Boothbay, etc-Arrive at $40 &
'1 sa p f Sessi Eastern and Eeo nrun.ries
Arrive at loio a. H. and II p. M; close at $50
Skonhegan. Uatervile, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. M. and 1880 p. m close at
nj Mai ii viii be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. m. Separate pouches
win be made upfor Portland and the stations
ctween Gardiner and m, Cumberland ydmetiom OF,
Boston and New York routes: The mails
! for Boston by this train will not be
man, they arriving at too late an hour for de-
| livery; but mails for New York, the South
antIWcst will be forwarded several hours.
| Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the "Flying Yankee" when 1t is sched.
| ulcd. Closed mail is received from Halloween,
! Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
m. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo.
! well at & p. m: Bangor and Waterv1lle, nj y
n. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from-Skowhegan is received Mt 1.lo p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
| Secrsmont ana intermediate officcs-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday Mt
a. M; closes a p. m.
daily Sundays excepted) att n. m; closes
HaidoLoro and intermediate offices. in
| GLIDING Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
exceptctD at Q u. M: closes at p. IN.
| Rockiand and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days cxcepted) Arrives at p. m; closes
| Lacl,feN and intermediate oflices-Arrves
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
/ Tin.hrop and intermediate ofiices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at p. m; closes
Manchester, NJ. Vernon, North ricnna. and
| intermediate otliccs-Arrivcs daily Sundays
Esiig,stde oakland somerset II. r.. and con.
Meeting rontcs; arrives daily Sundays ex
'e H@shs' u" .Wiis and West Jrindsor-Arrives
| daily Sundays exccptcd) ut 20 q. m;
/ closes at p. M
COMPLAINTS.
| The postmaster is responsible for the en-
!
| 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 cnvel-
! ope should be produced showing the post
marks This Is very important and essential.
! the part of any employees connected with
| the nostal service should be Immediately
reported b. letter to the postmaster marked
/ When o letter is wrongly left ut house or
wrongly PLACED IN a box in post ofice, the
fact shou!! be n.;ed in Ink on me e.. PACK OF
| Dee. tb," and the letter should be Immediately
/ deposited in the post Office or in a letter box,
when he receives it, should send the envcl-
/ ppe at once to the postmaster, that an in.
| vestigation may be made as to the cause OF
Loss of mali matter should be reported at
once 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
breviations very distinctly written) In order
to prevent errors which arrive from the simi-
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 Mt all you can
procure check. draft. or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Appfoximately, the rate on o letter Is two
cents for every ounce and fraction thereof in
the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and
i've cents for every half ounce to European
miited in the domestic mali ut the rate OF
four ounces for one cent. Books are sent Mt
the rate OF two ounces for one cent, and ner-
cffsc Information anrtiinu the classification