Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-04

CHANGE IN rHB 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 Is minutes
earlier than the time scheduled hers. The
change takes place about June 10Th and lasts
until about October LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILs.
Portland South and Western mails arrive NJ
.. M, $40 Y 7.l5 y. m; close at 60 10 .. m.
| and 1880 p. N.
Portland and intermediate oficss-Arrive At
Q a. m. and $40 Il 7.l5 p. m.
Lecisfon, Aubarn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. III. and $40 T. 7.l5 D. NJ; close At
500 & 10 a. m: and 1880 p. m.
Brunswick. Bath, ROckldnd, Squirrel Island
Ocean Point, Boothbdy, etc-Arrivs at $40 4
us p. IN; close Mt 600 4 l0a. m.
Bdngor, Belfast, Eastern and Ner Brunspsck-
Arrive at 1910 n. IN. and IL p. M; close at $50
p. IN. and l30 a. N.
.Shochega,,, Wdte,riLe, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. III. ana l. 30 a. IN.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. IN. Separate pouches
will be made upfor Portland and the stations
etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
Boston and New York routes. The malls
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 Is sched.
uled Closed mail is received from Hallowell,
Gardiner Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port
land, at 8 a. m; Bangor and Waterville, 8 p.
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at 6 p. M; Bangor and Watcrville, at 9
n. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7.l6 p. IN.
STAGE NAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate offices-Ar
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at o
a. m; closes p. m.
BeJast and intermediate ofices-Arrivos
daily Sundays excepted) ate a. m; closes
Udidoboro and intermediate offices, in
GLIDING Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
5xcepted) at n. m; closes at 4 p. m
RockidHd and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days cNcepted)-Arrives at p. m.; closes
LitcAfela and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays eXcepted) ut $50 n. m; closes
at p. IN.
Winthrop and intermediate ofrces-Arrive.
daily (snndays excepted) at p. M; closes
Manchester. Mt. Vernon North Vienna, and
intermediate ofices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepteIl at = a. m; closes at p m.
Relgrdde, Oakland, Somerset X. r., and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cented) at y M; closes at p; m.
Uieeks Mus and Vest Windsor--A rrives
daily Sundays excepted) ut 80 q. m. !;
closes at p. IN.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch OF the mails at
this Office. Inquiry Ind complaints should
be made direct to the postmaster assis-
tant postmaster. Complaints in writing
should be addressed to the post,aaster.
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 lncivility or disrespect Oh.
the part OF any employees connected with
the postal service should be Immediately
reported by letter to the postmaster, marked
"personal."
When lotter is wrongly left at a house or
wrongly placed In box in a post office, the
fact should be noted in ink on the back OF
the envelope thus: "Wrongly left at
Dec III" and the letter should be immedi lately
deposited in the post Office or in letter box,
and the person to whom IL is addressed,
when he receives 1t, should send the envel-
Bpe at once to the postmaster, that an in.
vestigation may be made as to .tbe cause Of
wrong delivery.
Loss Of mail matter should be reported nj
pnce t. the office, and, for the purpose OF
saving proper record OF the circumstances,
: blank for the purpose can be obtained at
the office.
All mail matter at large post Offices 10
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
States should be trritfen In fiH Tor their alb.
breviations very distinctly written) in order
to prevent errors which arrive from the sirni-
larity OF Authorizations. Never send letters
containing money or vdluaDIeS by mall WITH
out registering them, and never send bank
notes or gold or silver money at all II you can
procure q 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
hve cents for every half ounce to European
countries. A single newspaper is trans
mitted in the domestic mail at 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.
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 resi-
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.