Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-17

sundays and legal holidays COLLECTIONS are
made at 6. II. 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 place about June 18TH and lasts
until about october 1st.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and JTesfern mails arrive n
a. M, $40 y 7.l5 p m; close ut eco 10 q. m
Portland and intermediate offices-Arrive at
a. IN. and $40 & 7.15p.m.
Le,ciston, AUBURN and intermediate Offices
Arrive Mt 2 a. m. and $40 l. 7.l5 p. M; close at
eco & 10 a. IN. and 1880 p. m.
Bruns.cick. Bath, Rocl1and, Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, Boofhbdy, etc-Arrive ut $40 &
IT'S p. IN; close ut 600 Il l0a. m.
Bangor, Betfdsf, Eastern aud NeD Brunstcicf-
Arrive at l0i0 IN. and II p. NJ; close ut $50
d. m. and $50 a. m.
Sko,rhegan, Taterriue, and connected routes
Arrive ut 1910 a. m. and 1880 p. m close at
Mail will be forwa rdcd by the train leaving
for the West at z. N; Separate pouches
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 BIO
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" W hen 1t is SEIZED.
uled. Closed mail is received from lIallowelI,
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
NJ. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well ut 6 p. m; Bangor and Watervflle, mt
n. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from SkOwhegan Is received ut us p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
c.,.sconf on1 intornoliofa off7caa-Ar
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 0
q. m: closes 1 p. IN.
Beltasf and intermediate ofiices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ats u. m; closes
Haido6oro and intermediate offices, in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
Rockiand and intermediate offices; (sun-
days excepted)-Arrives at p. M; closes
Liichdeid and intermediate oflices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 q. M; closes
ITinthrop ana intermediate oflices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteO at p. M; closes
Manchester, Mt. Vernon. North vienna, and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
exceptedD at u u. M; closes at p. IN.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
ccpted) at II M; closes at p. m.
iTeeks, Mills aud Hest JTindsor-Arrives
daily SUNDAYS exceptetD at 70 q. M;
COMPLAINTS.
Tue postmaster Is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch OF the mails Mt
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 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
When a letter is wrongly left at house or
wrongly placed in a box in post office, the
fact should DO Noted In Ink on the back OF
Dec. TIL" and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post office or In n letter box,
and the person to whom 1t Is addressed,
when he receives it. should SEMI the envcl
ape at once to the postmaster. that an In.
vcstigation may be made as to the cause OF
wrong delivery.
lnce 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
shotld therefore in all cases be So PLAINLY
as % Snn sn@ pon
OF the postal employees. Names Of
States should be rriften In MI Tor their alb
DrevtatfOnS very distinctly Written) IN Ordcc
to prevent errors which arrive from the SINH
larity OF Authorizations. Never send letters
containing money or valuablcs by mail with
out registering them. and never send bank
notes or gold or silver money Mt all II you can
procure . check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately. the rate on letter IL two
cents for every ounce and fraction thereof in
the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and
ave 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 ut
the rate of two ounces for one cent, and Iner-
chandise one cent per ounce. For any spe-
chic Information regarding the classification
of mail matter or postage inquire either ut
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 1t 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 70 the proper street and
number.