Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-25

Bangor and School Sts.....
State ST.. opposite Cannon's soo 200 fN
State St, Cor. Scott.....,.... 500 b.N
Sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at e. L. Nj.
CHANGE IN THE SUMMER SCHEDULE.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
Of the mail trains during the summer season
the morning and noon collections of tho
street letter boxes are made is minutes
earlier than the time scheduled here. The
change takes plsce about juno 18th and lasts
until about october lst.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MArLs.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive at
ga. M $40 & 7.l5 p. m; close at 500 & 10 q. III.
Portland and intermediate offices-Arrive ct
2 a. m. and $40 Il 7l5p. m.
Le,ciSton Auburn and intermediate offioes-
Arrive at n. m. and $40 & 7.l5 p. ~; CLOSE at
500 & 10 n. N. and 1880 p. m.
Branscick; Both, Rock'and, Squirrel islan1
7.15 p. m; close at 600 Il 10 a. m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and Neao Brunscict-
Arrive at TO- 10 a. IN. and IL p. M; close at $50
Sko,rhegan, Uaterriue, and connected routes
Arrive at 10 10 a. M and 1890 p. m close at
$50 p. IN. and /. 80 n. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West al. p. m. Separate pouches
will be made upfor Portland and the stations
etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
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 Yves. will be forwarded several hours.
Second closed pouches are sent South and
West on the "Flying Yankee" when ii il sched-
uled. Closed mail is received from IIallowell,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at a. IN; Bangor and Waterville, Sp.
IN. 1t il dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. m; Bangor and Waterville. ut :
a. m: closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at lib p. m.
STAGE NAILS.
Senrsmom and intermediate ofices-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
a. m; closes p. IN.
BELFAST and intermediate offices-Arrivca
daily Sundays exceptedD ats a. M; closes
Wdldoboro and intermediate Offices, In
GLIDING Windsor-Arrives daily. Sundays
excepted) at A. m; closes at p. m.
Roc&idnd and intermediate offices; Sun
days excepted)>-Arrives at 6 p. m; closes
Ltcadeid and intermediate ofilces-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedO at $50 a. m; closes
Tfpthrop and intermediate ofr1ces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD at sp. m; closes
Manchester NJ Ternon, North Yienno, and>
intermediate ofiices-Arrives daily Sundays
5 aF y a. edores nj r. and
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at u m; closes at p. m.
UeehS' G1iHS ana " tSt UinNe0T--A rrtv6G
daily Sundays excepted) at 50 q. M;
closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch OF the mails ut
this office. Inquiry snd 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 msdelive-y the envel-
ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This Is very important and essential.
Every case of lnciyility or disrespect Or
the part Of any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster marked
"persOnal."
When q letter is wrongly left at 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. tb." and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or in a letter box
and the person to whom il is addressed
when he receives it, should send the envel.
npe at once TO the postmaster, that an in.
vestigation may be made as to the cause OF
wrong delivery.
Loss Of mali matter should be reported a.
snce t. the Office. and, for the purpose of
saving q proper record of the circum stances
, blank for the purpose can be obtained at
the office.
All mail matter a. 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 FoE ERROR on the part
States should be icrften In JttH 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 IL you can
procure check. draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on a letter IL 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
mitted in the domestic mail ct 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-
citic information regarding the classification
OF mail matter or postage inquire either at
the stamp window OF 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 Iesi-
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.