Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-10

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made at 6. L. NJ.
| CHANGE IN THE SUMMER SCHEDULE.
| Owing to the earlier arrival and departure
| of the mail trains during the summer season
the morning ,a and noon collections lsd 1 OF the
| earlier than the time scheduled here. The
change takes place about June 18th and lasts
until about October LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
| Portland, South and JTestern mails arrive at
a. M. $40 u 1.l5 p M; close at 600 10 O. m.
| and 1870 p. m.
Portland and intermediate offices-Arrive at
Ia. M and $40 & 7.l5p..m.
Lewiston, AUBURN and intermediate Offices
Arrive at q. m. and $40 & 7.l5 p. m; close at
500 Il 10 a. m. and 1880 p. III.
Brunspick, BATH, Rocktand, Squirrel Island
Tia p. m; close at 500 Il 10 a. m.
Bangor, Be!tast. Eastern and Ne,o Bruns,oick-
Arrive at 10. 10 a. IN and ii p. m; close at $50
Skorhegaa, Waterriue, and connected routes
Arrive ut 1910 a. m. and 1880 p. IN close at
$50 p. m. and l. 80 a. m.
Mail viii be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. IN. 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 Mt 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 IL is sched-
ued. Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner, BOwdoinham, Richmond and Port
land. at Ia. M; Bangor and Waterville, 3 p.
well at p. m; Bangor and Waterville, at
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received at 1l5 p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate offices-Ar-
rfVes Monday. Wednesday and Friday at q
q. m. clOses4 p. m.
Belfast and intermediate ofIiccs-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptcO at 8 a. M; closes
JJaidoJoro and intermediate offices, in
GLIDING Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted) at a. m. closes at 4 p. m.
Rockidnd and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. m; closes
daily Sundays exceptedD at $50 a. m; closes
Winthrop and intermediate oflices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD at6p. m; closes
Manchester, M.srernon. North Vienna, and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
H Be,greae oail@nd Somersa r. K, and con.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
ceptedD at y M; closes at LIP: m.
Ueeks' Mills and Hest Windsor-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ut 0 20 o. m;
closes ut 4 p. m.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch of the mails at
be made direct to the postmaster or assis-
tant postmaster. Complaints in writing
should be addressed to the postmaster.
In cases Of delay or misdeliyery the envel-
ope should be produced showing the post
marks. This is very important and essential.
Every case of incivility or disrespect on
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 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. til" and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or in q letter box,
and the person to whom 1t is addressed,
when he receives it, should send the envel-
spe at once to the postmaster, that an in.
vestgation may be made as to the cause Of
wrong delivery.
Loss Of mail matter should be reported at
Saving q proper record of the circumstances,
: blank for the purpose can be obtained at
the Office.
All mail matter at large post Offices is
necessarily handled in great haste, and
shoIld therefore in all cases be So PLAINLY
Addressed as to leave No Room For DOUBT
of the postal employees. Names Of
States should be written In .fan Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the simi
larity of authorizations. Never send letters
containing money or yalnablcs 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 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
countries. A single newspaper Is trans |
mitted in the domestic mail at the rate Of
four ounces for one cent. Books are sent mt
the rate Of two ounces for one cent, and fner- |
chandise one cent per ounce. For any spe- |
cfic information regarding the classification |
OF mail matter or postage inquire either at |
the stamp window or Of the postmaster.
THE CONVENIENCE or LETTER BOXES.
Patrons in cities where letter carriers are |
employed, are advised to provide letter \
boxes at place of business or private resi- |
dences, thereby saving much delay In the de- |
livery OF mail matter.
Request all your correspondents to address l
your mail matter to the proper street and
number.