Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
Those Deadly Portland CLANS

Those Deadly Portland CLAIMS
The Portland Board of Health has for
some time suspected that the clans from
the sewer-infected flats of the Back bay
were not what they should be for food
and the digging of CLAIMS there has been
prohibited. The board also recently had
quantity sent TO the State laboratory
at Augusta and has received word that
typhoid fever germs in large quanti-
ties were found in the clans. That would
seem to account for part at least of the
typhoid that has recently been prevalent
in Portland. The Portland Board of
Health was much perturbed also to find
that Portland canning concern had
large quantity of CLANS on hand all ready
to pack which had been dug on the same
Back Bay flats. The firm, of course, was
unsuspecting as to the place of the
clans origin. 1t is said that certain per-
sons have made it a practice of going out
on the flats in the moonlight or in the
very early morning and digging the
clans for the market.
Portland Musicians Memory Honored
The kotzsehmar Club, named in honor
of the late Herman Kotzschmar, held
memorial meeting for Samuel Thurston
Thursday evening at the home of Fred
eriek A. Thompson on Carroll street,
Portland. Mr.. Thurston, last of a noted
group of musicians, read a paper shortly
before his death few months ago on
Musical "reminiscences of 70 Years"
With John C. Shaw and others, all of
whom are now dead, he was identified
with the choir of the First Parish Unita-
Ran church for so years in which Mr.
kotzschmar was the central figure. A
quartet sang Kotzshmar's hymn, "In the
Night" and Charles e. Jackson, who was
for many years a close friend of Mr.
Thurston, read a paper and an original
poem.
Accepts Call to SprinsvaIe
Rev. w. S. Coleman of Lakeport, N H.
has notified the parish committee of the
Free Baptist church at Springvale that
he will accept their call to the pastor
ate, to begin work Nov. o.
Oxford Co. Universalist Convention
The 10Th annual session of the Oxford
Association of Universalist Churches
opened Thursday at Rumford at the
Church of Our Father. The pastor, Rev
William Gaskin, gave the address of
Welcome. sermon was preached by
Rev. Chester Gore Miller of South Paris.
Rev. DR.. Rodney F. Johonnet of Auburn
and Rev. A. NJ. Bradley officiated at
communion. The evening praise service
was led by Rev. A. D. Bali of West Par
is The sermon was by Rev. Mr.. Johon-
net.
Henry A. Hutchinson--Native of Me.
Ex-Postmaster Henry A. Hutchin-
son, veteran of the Civil War, died
Wednesday at his home, 461 High
street, Dedham, Mass, after a long
illness. He had served as postmaster
for eight years. until last February
Mr.. Hutchinson was a son of Henry
and Eliza Dudley Hutchinson and
was born in Readield. Me-. Nov. 3,
1898. He moved to Dedham in 1870
and for years was station agent at
Walnut Hill now East Dedham. In
1880 he was appointed as East DIED.
hams first postmaster When East
Dedham became a part of the Ded-
ham postal district he remained in
charge of the office in that village.
He was appointed postmaster in 1906
by President Mckinley and reap
pointed by President Roosevelt in
1910. He served in Co. B, 18th Regi-
ment. Rhode Island Volunteers and
was surgeon of Charles w. Carroll
Post, G. A. r., of Dedhan, an Office
he held for years. He was past mas
tiers of Constellation Lodge. A F. &
A. NJ. and member of the New Eng
land Postmasters' Association. He
was member of the Dedham His
torical Society the Mems Club of the
Congregational Church. Fisher Ames
Club. East Dedhams Business Mems
Association and the Society for the
Apprehension of Horse Thieves. A
widow, who was formerly Alice r.
Ellis, whom he married Nov. 26, 1890,
survives.