Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-10

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 Is minutes
earlier than the time scheduled here. The
change takes place about June 10Th and lasts
until about October lst
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland South and Western mails arrive at
a. M, $40 Ills p. m. close at 600 & 10 q. m
and 1870 p. III.
Portland and intermediate ofices-Arrive at
Lemisfon, 4u,.urn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. IN. and $40 & 7.l5 p. M; close al
500 & 10 a. m. and 1880 p IN.
Brunswick, Rdth, RocL3dnd Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, BoothJay, etc-Arrive at $40 &
7.l5 p. m; close Mt 500 Il l0a. m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and Ne,c Brunswick
Arrive at lott a. IN. and II p. m; close at $50
Sko,chegan, Wate,riHe and connected routes
Arrive at l0.l0 a. m. and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. m. and !. 80 a. m.
Mail Will 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
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" hen it is seized
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell.
Gardiner, Bowdoinhaln, Richmond and Port
land, at Va. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3p'
III. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo.
well ut D. m; Bangor and Waterville, at
n. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. mail
from Skowhegan is received at us p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate offices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
q. m; closes p. m.
BELFAST and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 8 a. M; closes
Udldoboro and intermediate Offices, in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily. Sundays
eXcepted) at n. H.; closes at p. m.
R0ckland and intermediate offices; (Sun.
days exccpted)-Arrives at p. m; closes
Lncldeld and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
at p. IN.
Winfhrop and intermediate ofllces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at 8 p. m; closes
Manchester, M. Ternon. North vienna. and
intermediate oflices-Arrives daily Sundays
exceptedD at IL a. m; closes at p. m.
Belgrade, Oakland Somerset r. r., and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
copied at Il m; closes at p m.
daily Sundays eXcepted) ut 9 20 q. m:
closes at p. M
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-.
tire government and dispatch of the mails at
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
"personal."
iWh.n a Iot.ar Ia uroprI, laSt ot n to,ao -.
wrongly placed in a 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,
end the person to whom it is addressed
Shen 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
wrong delivery.
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
should therefore in all cases be So PLAINLY
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 rriften In f,H Tor their alb
breviations very distinctly written) in order
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 IL you can
procure check, draft, or money order.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Approximately, the rate on a letter Is 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. 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 Der ounce. For any ane.
citic 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.