Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-17

sundays and legal holidays collections are
| made at 6. Z. 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 the
street letter boxes are made 10 minutes
| earlier than the time scheduled here. The
| change takes place about June lotn ana lasts
| until about october LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
| Portland, South and Western malls arrive at
Pa. M, $40 & Ills p. M; close at 600 10 q. M.
| and 1870 p. m.
Portland and intermediate omces-Arrlvea
| a. m. and $40 Il 7.l5p.m.
| Ieciston, AUBURN and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. m. and $40 g. 7.15 p. m; close at
500 & 10 a: m; and 1880 p ?: m s,.,..., leland
| Ocean Point, Booth6dy etc-Arrive at $40
7.l5 p. m; close at 500 Il loa; m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and New Bruns,oick.
r sko,ehegan Waferrille, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1880 p m close at
$50 p. m. and i. 80 a. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. IN. Separate pouches
will be made upfor Portland and the stations
and Boston, and for connecting trains on
Boston and New York routes: The mails
for Boston by this train VIII 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
West on the "Flying Yankee" when it is sched
ued. Closed mail is received from Hallowell.
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Fort
land, at n m; Bangor and Waterville, 3p.
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well ut 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 1.l5 p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
!Searsmont and intermediate oflces-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
Belfast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 0 a. M; closes
at p. m.
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted) at n. H.; closes at p. m.
Rockiand and intermediate offices; (Sun.
days excepted)-Arrives at p M; closes
Litchield and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepteD at $50 a. M; closes
Winthrop and intermediate ofIlces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at p. M; closes
at a. IN.
Manchester Mt Vernon, North Dfenna, and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) at II a. m; closes at p. m.
Belgrade, oakland, Somerset r. r., and con.
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
cepted) at II m; closes at p m.
iCeeks' NILS and Uesf Findsor-Arrives
daily Sundays eXcepted) ut 20 q. m.
closes ut p. III.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster Is responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch OF the mails ut
this office. Inquiry and complaints should
be made direct 10 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
personal" 4
When a 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. th," and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post office or In letter box,
When he receives it, should send the envel
ope at once to the postmaster, that an in.
vestigation may be made as to the cause Of
Loss Of mali matter should be reported at
once to the office, and, for the purpose OF
having proper record OF the circumstances,
a blank for the purpose can be obtained at
the office.
All mail matter at large post Offices is
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 rriffen TN ftH 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 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
1--WE 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 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
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