The Portland daily press., 1885-03-02
He Paid ihe Debt.

Special to the PressO
SACo March Thomas Nicol, whose name
was recently quite prominent before the pab-
lie as 'the missing Saco grocer, has, siace his
rstnrn, gained hosts OF friends by paying dol
lar for dollar of his Indebtedness. thereby re.
establishing all former confidence. 1t will be
remembered that members of the church OF
which ne was a member in this city subscribed
at tbs time nearly $780, with which to defray
the exenses of Rev. j. W. Parsons trip to Chi
caso 10 look up the "missing man., who by
the way, returned with the "lost sheep" To-
day Mr. Nicol hunted out the parties who aid
ed in this affair and returned to each the mon
ey which they contributed in his behalf.
School House and EzaH Burned.
Go the Associated Press)
Fort FAIRFIELD, Feb. % The sohoolhouse
and Masonic Hail we're burned tonight. Loss
about $1,000. Cause of the fire unknown.
burglars nt Work in Cnnton
CANTON, Feb. 28.-D. Bradiord's store at
Csnton wss entered by burglars Friday night
who cut pane of glass and unfsatened the
door. A small sum Of money and some goods
9eTe taken. There is no clue to thu thieves.
Death of a PnatOr.
ELLSWORTH, Feb. 2S-Rev. A. S. Townsend,
pastor of toe Methodist church of this city,
died this evening, after short illnesa, from
erysipelss.
BANGOR.
At d meeting held by the Universalist socie-
ty OF this city, Wednesday evening, il was vot-
ed to erect suitable edlfice at Sandy Point for
q summer resort, to be known as the "Hersey
Retreat,
BooTHgAy.
A whale seventy feet long was captured by
the crew of steamer Fannie Sprsgue, recently.
It was towed to Richardson's factory, where it
will DO bluboered and pressed into oil.
HARRINGTON.
The Pennington Chronicle says there is
strong prima facie evidence that the body
found in pas ture in North Searsport last APP
ril, which has never besn identified, was that
OF q well-known Farmington lady who, year
before the body was found, was discharged
from the Insane Asylum and went to the sea-
shore for the summer. She had money, and
her friends fear that she was murdered.
GoULDsBoRo.
E5en Young house and stable we're burned
to the ground last Wednesday evening week.
But little was saved. 1t caught from the
chimney. No insurance.
HAkTLAND.
Mr. Joseph Hurd, of Hastland, bought a
bean pot and had beans baked in il, and the
family, consisting of bis wife and child, him.
self and four boarders, ate of the beans. All
were taken suddenly sick. 1t is supposed the
pot was in some way poisoned,
PHILLIPS.
The charter for the Phillips Water Co., has
been granted and work will commence early in
the spring. 1t is thought that the village will
be supplied with spring water by August. The
reservoir will be built on Kelly Hill, about a
mile from the village. The stock has all bsen
taken,
WINTHROP.
The Winthrop Budget has discarded its pa
tent outside and last week appeared with both
sides printed from the home office. 1t has op-
eped several new departments and is now one
of the Deatest looking State papers issued The
Budget has steadily advanced since it came
under the management of its present proprie-
tors and is now one OF the settled Institutions
of the village Of lakes.
wATERvILLE.
The Unitarian society of Waterville, have
engaged the Rev. Albert C. White as theiI
pastor at a salary of 81 200.