Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-08

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 Is 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 al
2 a. M, $40 Il 7.l5 p. m; close at GOO 10 a m
and 1890 p. III.
Portland and intermediate ofices-Ar1ivea at
2 a. m. and $40 & 7.15p p. m.
LeristOR, AahtTn and inferno diate Offices
Arrive at a. IN. and $40 & 7.15 p. M; close al
GOO II 10 a. IN. and 1880 p. m.
Bruns,eick, Bath, Rochldnd, Squirrel Island,
Ocean Point, Booth6ay, etc-Arrive at $40 4
7.i5 p. m; close at 600 IL 10 a. m.
Bangor, Belfast, Eastern and Neao Bruns,cick-
Arrive at 1910 n. m. and IL p. m; close at 8. 80
p. m. and $50 II. m.
Sko,chegan, WaterriHe, and connected routes
Arrive at 1910 a. m. and 1880 p. m close at
sop. m. and l. 80 a. m.
Mail will be forwarded by the train leaving
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 he
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
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell.
Gardiner, Bowdoinham, Richmond and Port.
land, at n. m; Bangor and Waterville, D.
m. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and Halo
well at 8 p. m; Bangor and Waterville. at 0
a. M; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from SkowheSan is received at 7l5 p. m.
STAGE MAILS.
Searsmont and intermediate offices-Ar
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 0
q. m; closes p. IN.
Belfast and intermediate of1ices-Arrives
daily Sundays eXcepted) at a. m; closes
at 4 p. m.
Watdoboro and intermediate offices, in
Guiding Windsor-Arrives daily, (Sundays
exceptedD at a. m; closes at p. m.
Rocktdnd and intermediate offices; (Sun-
days exceptcd)-Arrives at q p. m.; closes
Litchdeld and intermediate offices-Arriyes
daily Sundays excepteD at $50 u m; closes
at p. m.
JTinthrop and intermediate oflices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at up. M; closes
at a. IN.
Manchester, Mt. Vernon, North Vienna, and
intermediate offlces-Arrivos daily SUNDAYS
eNccpted) at II n. m; closes at p. m.
Belgrade, oakland, Somerset n. r., and con
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
ccpted) at L M; closes at p. m.
ljeeks' Mus and Hest Uindsor-Arrives
daily Sundays eNcepted) at o 90 n. m:
closes at p. III.
COMPLAINTS.
The 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.
opc 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 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
Dec. th," and the letter should be Immediately
deposited in the post Office or in a letter box,
and 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 at
once to the Office, and, for the purpose of
having proper record of the circumstances
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 DorBr
AND No EXCUSE For ERROR on the part
of the postal employees. Names of
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 if 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
five 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 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
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 oil your correspond nts to address
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