The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-08
REV. MIR. NICHOLS FOUND.

Discovered Wandering on Depot Flat
 form at 2 O'Clock Yesterday Morn
 ing.
 Saco, Me, Nov 7.-Rev. George D. Nichols, formerly of New Haven, Conn.,, who disappeared mysteriously from this city yesterday just before his initial sermon as pastor of the Main Street Baptist church, was dis covered by c. H. Tuxbury, member of the church, in the Union station, Portland, at o'clock this morning.
 The night train for Boston was about to depart. He at first declined to re- turn to Saco with MT Tuxbury, but finally agreed to get aboard the train so as to get warm. In the meantime the train started with him. and he was taken off at Saco and with assistance, removed to the home of MT. Tuxbury. Dr. Haley, who was summoned says it is case of temporary mental derange- ment from overwork.
 Rev. MT. Nichols was formerly the pastor of the Howard avenue Baptist church in this city, previous to the in- cumbency of Rev. D. w. Stoddard, who now occupies the pulpit. He is the son-in-law of Jeremiah Smith, of the firm of Jeremiah Smith & Sons of 120 South Water street, and who resides at 50 Howard avenue. Rev. Mr. Nichols wife, two sons and one daughter have been making this their home for some est r,rI;l la Mp o+ f +l,o theological school at Harvard universi- ty, taking a post graduate course of study. MT. Nichols and his family re- sided at 66 Spring street He broke up housekeeping at that place in June last. Mrs. John H. Craig, who resided in the same house with the family, said yesterday morning that MT. Nich- os had undoubtedly been made i'll by overwork and that it was quite possi- ble that he had been taken sick and was on his way home.
 George B. Hanover, druggist at 251 Howard avenue and a member of the Howard avenue Baptist church, said yesterday that MT. Nichols had been the pastor of that church for some two or three years, and was a man of much ability, with many friends in the church. He was man of great ambition and was desirous to fit him. self at Harvard so that he could have a first class charge. He had no doubt that MT. Nichols was simply i'll.
 The son of MT. Nichols said yester- day that it was known that MT. Nich- ols had been made i'll on account of overwork, but that it was fully expect ed that he would soon recover so as to be able to discharge his pastoral work. i MT. Nichols is about forty-two years of age.
 MT. Ives, the restaurant proprietor on State street, said last evening that he had known MT. Nichols personally for twenty years, ever since MT. Nich- 1 ols was pastor of the Baptist church in l Southington, which was MT Nichols l first pastoral charge. Mir. Ives had quite an intimate acquaintance with MT. Nichols, MT. Ives having been sec 1 retary of the Baptist association for several years, and he had none but words of praise and highest esteem for l him. He had seen MT. Nichols only a 1 few days since on State street, and mo- 1 ticed then that MT. Nichols looked run 1 down. nervous and as if he had been l overtaxing himself in study and other mental labor.
 ] MT. Nichols was pastor of the First Baptist church in Southington from 1 1881 for about six years, his pastorate 1 there being very successful.
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