Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-27

CHANGb In The 8UEAHR 0OhEUULD.
Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
OF the mail trains during the sum mer season
the morning and noon collections OF ths
street letter boxes are made 10 minutes
earlier than the time scheduled hsre. The
change takes place about June 18th and lasts
until about october LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF NAILS.
Portland, South and Western lnails arrive Ct
e. in $40 & 715 y. M; close at eos 10 y. m,
and 1890 p. m.
Portland and intermediate ofiicea-Arriye ut
pa. m. and $40 y 7.l5p.m.
Ltriston, duburn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. IN. and $40 & 7.l6 p. M; CLOSE ct
500 4 10 Il. m. and 1890 p. m.
Bruasoick Bath, RocLldnd, Squirrel Is,and
Ocean Point Boothbay, etc-Arrivs at $40 4
us p. m; close at 600 4 10 a. IN.
Bangor, belfast, Eastern and Ne,c B,.uns.c:ck--
Arrive at TO- 10 a. m. and II p. M; close at g. 50
p. IN. and l.30 a. No.
Skowhegon, Watercile and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1890 p. m close ut
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
Tor the West at 3 p. IN. Separate pouches
will be made up for 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 West will be forwarded several hours.
Second closed pouches are sent South and
uled. Closed mail Is received from Hallowell.
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port.
land, ct 8 a, m; Bangor and Waterville, Sp.
m. II is dispatched to Gardiner and HALO
well at p. m; Bangor aud Waterviiie, ut .
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time, A mail
from Skowhegan is received ut 7.15 p. m.
STAGE NAILS.
Searsmonf and intermediate ofHoes-Ar.
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 3
a. m; closes p. m.
Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrivee
daily Sundays excepteD at . a. m; closes
Edidoboro and intermediate Offices. in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
oxcepted) at q. m; closes at p. m.
Rockidnd and intermediate offices; (Sun
days excepte'D-Arrives at p. M; closes
Litcafeld and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays s1oeptedD at $50 a. m; closes
Winthrop and intermediate ofr1ces-Arrive.
daily Sundays excepted) at p. M; closes
Manchester, Mt. Vernon, NORTH Vienna. and
intermediate oflices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) at IL n. m; closes ut p. m.
Rsigrads, Oakland. Somerset r. r.. and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays Ell
tFeeks' Mus and West Windsor--Arrivss
daily Sundays excepted) at 50 Q. m;
closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
Inc postmaster Is TtSpcUslDle TOT UD0 en-
tire government. and dispatch OF the mails Mt
this office. Inquiry 6nd 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 misdelive~y the envel-
ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential.
Every case OF incfvility or disrespect Oh
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 house or
wrongly placed in a box in post office, the
fact should be noted In ink on the back OF
Dec. th," and the letter should be immedately
deposited in the post Office or in letter box,
and the person to whom II is addressed,
when he receives it. should send the envel.
ppe at once to tie postmaster, that an in
vestigation may be made as to ,the cause Of
wrong delivery. d.
Loss of mail matter should be reported nj
faving proper record of the circumstances,
, blank for the purpose can be obtained at
the office.
All mail matter at large post offices IL
necessarily handled in great haste. ard
should therefore in all cases be So PLAINLY
ADDRESSED as to leave No ROOM For DOUBT
AND No EXCUSE For ERROR on the par:
of the postal employees. Names OF
States should be ,rriften In .tiH Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
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 10 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
countries. A single newspaper is trans
mitted liz the domestic mail at the rate OF
four ounces sor one cent. Books are sent at
the rate OF two ounces for oae 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 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.