Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-09

Cor Jefferson ana CulnOer-
Rines' Hill. junction Gage
st ..................... S.UV l.UV S.ut
Bangor and school Sts.......
State St, opposite Cannon's 800 200 300
State ST.. Cor. Scott. 500 5W
Sundays and legal holidays collections are
made at 6. +. 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 LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Western mails arrive at
a. m, $40 II us p. m; close ut 500 10 a. m
and 1920 p. IN.
Portland and intermediate ofices-Arrive at
Lemistoa 1ulurn and Intermediate Offices
Arrive ut a. IN. and $40 & 7.15 p. m. close at
500 4 10 a. m. and 1890 p. M.
Brnswick, Bath, Rockland, Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, BOothbay, etc-Arrive at $40 Il
7.l5 p. m; close at 600 Il 10 a. m.
Bdngor, Belfast, Eastern and Neto Brunswick
Arrive at 1910 a. IN. and ii p. M; close at $3.50
D. IN. and $50 n. m
!Sko,chegaa, UdterrWe, and connected routes
Arrive at TO- a. m. and 1880 p. IN close at
$50 p. IN. and l. so a. IN.
Mail viii be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. m. Separate pouches
will be made up for Portland and the stations
etween Gardiner and Cumberland junction
and Boston, and for connecting trains on
for Boston by this train will not be
delivered any soonerthan 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 1t is sched-
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell.
Gardiner, Bowdoirilan, Richmond and Port.
land, at n. m; Bangor and Waterville, 3 p.
m. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at p. m; Bangor and Waterville, at 8
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at 7.15 p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate offlces-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8
a. M; closes4 p. m. s
BeItast and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) ut 9 n. M; closes
at p. IN.
GLIDING Windsor-Arrives daily, Sundays
excepted) at a. M; closes at p. m.
RockidRd and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days excepted) -Arrives at p. IN; closes
LHchfeld and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays exceptedD at $50 a. m; closes
Wfnthrop and intermediate offces-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at p. M. closes
at a. IN.
Manchester, M Ternon. North Tienna. and
intermediate o1UCPS-AETlNeS uiiljN tSunttS
excepted) at u a. M; closes at p. m.
BELGRADE Oakland, Somerset r. r. and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
eeptedl at Z m; closes n at p ,r M
daily Sundays eNceptcdD at TO q. m;
closes at p. III.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster is responsible for the en-.
tire government and dispatch of the mails at
this Office Inquiry and complaints should
ha obi direct to the postmaster 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.'
When a letter is wrongly left at a house or
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
pee tn and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post office or in letter box,
| md the person to whom it is addressed,
| Nhen 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 mail matter should be reported al
| once to the office, and, for the purpose OF
| having proper record OF the circumstances,
a blank for the purpose cal 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 ,critfen in tilH Tor their Alb
| breviations very distinctly written) in order
| to prevent errors which arrive from the simi
| Iaritv of Authorizations. Never send letters
| containing money or yaluables by mail with.
| out registering them, and never send bank
| notes or gold or silver money at allif 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
| 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 al
| the rate of two ounces for one cent, and mer
\ chan6iise one cent per ounce. For any spe
! citic information regarding the classification
| OF mail matter or postage inquire either al
! the stamp window or Of the postmaster.
TIE 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.