Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-18
CAPITAL CHAT.
Twenty New Money Order
POStOffiCes for Maine.
Through Train from New York Means
Earlier Mail for Maine.
r. +. D. etitions-Promotion Of Brio,
Gen. Haywood.

Washington, D. c., June IL
(SpeciaD.-A large number of organi-
cations in Maine are taking hold to
help the officers and surfmen of the
life saving service with their bill for
pensions. The members of the Maine
delegation have received numerous De-
utions of late from different organiza-
tons along the coast, setting forth the
desire for such legislation. The mat
ter is now before the House committee
on Interstate and foreign commerce,
of which Col. Pete" Hepburn, is
chairman. Gov. Burleigh. Senator
Frye and others of the delegations
have recently presented petitions from
various sections of the State.
1t is not likely that Congress will
act, on these bills at this session Of
Congress but The friends Of the
measures are taking up every oppor-
tunity to emphasize the popular SEN
timent on the question and it is not
improbable that at some near date.
within two or three years that some
pension plan will be adopted for the
life savers
The fast train service between New
York and Bar Harbor will be inaug-
urated, June %. as shown by let
ter recently received by Senator Frye
from the second assistant postmaster
general, Mr.. w. S. Shallenberger The
senator forwarded him petition,
urging the establishment of postal
service on that fast train, and in re-
ply the senator received letter, set
ting forth that the train would leave
New York at . p. NJ. every evening
and arrive at Bar Harbor about 2 p
NJ. the following day, adding:
Il beg to state that the matter has.
already been taken up with the rail-
way mail service officials and pro-
vision mae for first class service on
the train mentioned as soon as it COM
mences running. We will have a full
60-foot railway post office car equipped
with clerks, between New York and
Portland, and mails will be made up
for all points beyond Portland. and
dispatched. SO that Auburn and all
other points east Of Portland will have
full benefit Of the new service"
This means that Augusta and all
towns along the Maine Central will
have an early morning mail contain
ing letters from the west
Mr.. Frank p. Reyes of Orland, Me,
has asked Governor Burleigh to have
livery route that passes through that
town. The letter was referred to the
superintendent of the rural free de-
livery division and will be investigated
by Mr.. E. p. Boutelle of Bangor. The
governor has also received a request
from Mr.. Epps II. Sargent of West
Gouldsboro. for a blank petition for
the establishment of a rural free de-
livery route there.
Mr.. Alden f. Mace, of No. 81 planta-
ton, Aurora post office, has forwarded
a petition here for a rural free de-
livery route between Aurora and Plan
tation No. 21 Inspector f. p. Boutelle
will also look into the feasibility of
that proposed route as soon as he is
able to get around there.
The post office department has been
very generous, this year, in adding
q large number of international money
order Offices for Maine. For people
who want to send money abroad this is
a convenience, as otherwise it is
necessary to journey to some adjacent
post Office where international orders
are issued, or send money ir some
other fashion. The new offices in
Maine where such orders cau be is-
sued after July ], are: Gorhim Gnil-
ford, Freeport, Fort Fairfield. Dover,
Dexter, Damariscotta. Cherryfeld.
Wiscasset, Winthrop, Waldoboro, South
Paris. Richmond, Phillips, Oakland.
Norway. North Berwick. Newport,
Madison, Berwick, Bethel.
Capt. Samuel G. Lemly. U. S. N.
and Judge advocate general of the
navy, whose wife was Miss Milliken.
a niece of the late Representative Mil
liken of Belfast. has gone to his home
i'm North Carolina to visit a sick sis
ter. Before he returns it is expected
he will be retired, as he has gone
before a retiring board and been pro-
nounced unfit physically for service.
Capt Lemly is widely known in Maine
and has for several years been !denti-
fed with the Maine contingent in
Washington. He was judge advocate
of the court of inquiry that sat on
the case of Admiral Schley, last fall,
at the Washington navy yard.
Brig. Gen. Charles Haywood, COM