Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-22


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 18th and lasts
until about October LIST.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Portland, South and Vestern malls arrive at
2 a. m. $40 4 lis p. M; close at 6uo 10 a. m.
and 1920 p. IN.
Portland and intermediate ofices-Arrive at
a. m. and $40 & 7.15 p. m.
Letciston. AuLtrn and intermediate Offices
Arrive at a. NJ and $40 Il 7.l5 p. M; close at
500 & 10 a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Brunsviek, Bath, Rockland, Squirrel Island
Ocean Point, Boothbay, etc-Arrivs At $40 &
7.l5 p. m; close at $50 10a m.
Bangor, belfast, Eastern and NeD Brunswick
Arrive at 1910 a. m and II p. H.; close at $50
d. m. and l.S0 a. m.
!Skowhegan, WaterriAe, and connected routes
Arrive at 10. 10 a. M and 1880 p. m close at
$50 p. m. and l. 3Oa m.
Mail Will be forwarded by the train leaving
for the West at p. III. 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
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" when1t is sched-
uled. Closed mail is received from Hallowell.
Gardiner, Bowdoinhaln, Richmond and Port
land, at n. M: Bangor and Waterville, 3 p.
IN. 1t is dispatched to Gardiner and HALO
well Mt p. m; Bangor and Waterv1lle. at
a. m; closed pouches are locked ten minutes
before the railroad leaving time. A mail
from Skowhegan is received at 1.i5 p. IN.
STAGE MAILS.
Senrsmonf and intermediate ofices-Ar-
rives Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 0
a. m: closes p. m.
daily Sundays excepted) ut Q u. M; closes
Taidoboro and intermediate offices, in
Guiding Windsor-ArriveS daily, Sundays
exceptedD at 9 n. m; closes at p. m.
Rochland and intermediate offices; Sun
DAYS excepted)-Arrives at p. M; closes
Ljtchfeld and intermediate offices-Arrives
daily Sundays excepted) at $50 a. m; closes
at p. m. ..,,-o
daily Sundays excepteD at p. m; closes
Manchester, MT. Vernon, North Yienna, and
intermediate offices-Arrives daily Sundays
excepted) at IL n. M; closes ut p. m.
Belgrade oakland, Somerset r. r., and con-
Meeting routes; arrives daily Sundays ex
ceEte at Y H. closes Gas 81 WindsorArrives
daily Sundays eXcepteD at ~ q. IN.
| closes at p. III.
COMPLAINTS.
The postmaster IL responsible for the en-
tire government and dispatch OF the mails az
this office. Inquiry and complaints shou.tt
be made direct to the postmaster or ass1s-
tant postmaster. Complaints in. writing
should be addressed to the postmaster
In cases of delay or misdellvcry the envel-
one should he produced showing the post
| marks This is very important and essential.
Every case OF ineivility or disrespect on
the mart of any employees connected with
| tho nostul service should be Immediately
| renorted by letter to the postmaster, marked
| RWhen n letter is wrongly left at house or
| wrongly placed in q box in post office the
| fact should be noted III ink on the PACK Oh
| Inc envelope thus: "Wrongly left at
| Dec TIL" and the letter should ne lmneain.eiy
| .nd the person to whom 1t Is addressed.
Ehen he receives it. should send the envel-
| ope at once to the postmaster, that an IN,
| yestigation may De Nhde Us ~ .'ne S""Se "
Loss of mail matter should be reported at
once to the office, and for the purpose o.
q blank for the purpose can be obtained al
| the office ,os+ oe,c.. is
| necessarily handled in great haste, and
| shorld therefore in all cases be SO PLAINLI
| IMPRESSED as to leave No ROOM FOR DOCb!
| AND No EXCUSE For ERROR on tine partt
| of the postal employees. Names OF
| States should be ,rritten IN fNl Tor their aD
breviations very distinctly written) IN orde'
| To prevent errors which arrive from 1ne SIM
/
nnrty.,ning money or valuables by mail with
ont registering them, and never send BANK
notes or gold or silver money at allii you can
procure \ check, draft, or money oraer'
RATES OF POSTAGE.
.rrrox,mately. the rate on letter Is two
| pfor ayerv ounce and fraction thereof In
the United states, Canada, and Mexico. and
Ave cents for every half ounce to Eure qrsas
co '..n, g., tha aomestic mail at the rate Of
fnn ,r.c ounces for one cent. Books are sent al
the rate Of two for one cent snd mes
cnai'u,sso o,nat ion regarding the classification
81 mail matter or postage inquire either al
the stamp window or OF the postmaster.
~ The cosvxs1Escs OF LETTER BOXES.
Patrons in cities where letter carriers Ar
employed are advised 70 pr nriva,a s Issi
p 9onc thereby saving much delay In the de
livery Of mail matter. ,.,..,o.a ar..
! lAC4esSss 70. ~ nHOneS 6fIARf 0nG