The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-08

BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
Suicide of Rlla M. Post.

Suicide of Rlla M. Post.
RoCKLAND, Dec. 7.-EaIly this morning
Kate Young, a notorious woman living at the
South End, Rockland, ran out of her honse
and yelled to passer by that a woman was in
side dead in bed. Coroner Otis was called and
pronounced it a case of suicide, but decided an
Inquest unnecessary The dead woman's name
was formerly Ella M. Fish. She was resi-
dent of Bangor and in 1880 married Frank
Post, sailor of Rockland. They have not
lived together for several months Tn stock
ing on the floor of the room in which the body
lay was found package of arsenic which she
bought of druggist the night before for
poisonipg rats, as she said. Mrs. Young heard
her mixing it in tumbler after retiring. Also
in the stocking was this note.
Mrs. Ella Nj. Post, Rockland, Me-. aged 26.
1882. Tell Frank P, st died for him.
The suicide is the close of an extended
debauch.
Franklin County 4 Agricultural Society.
HARRINGTON, Dec. THE franklin County
Agricultural society met here to day in its
annual meet and chose S. X. Staples, Temple
president; E. A. Hall, Chesterville, vice presi-
dent; N. L. Craig, Pennington, secretary; and
Col. R. S. Currier, Wilton; R. w Kyes, Jay;
S. g. Craig, Pennington; Geo. Mclaughlin,
New Sharon, trustees. The financial condi-
tion of the society is good.
Visiting the State Prison.
THoMAsToN, Dec. THE Governor and
Council are here on an official visit to the
Maine State prison.
Gov. Plaisted's Nominations for Trustees
OF the Reform school
Gov. Plaisted has nominated the following
named gentlemen as trustees of the Reform
School: Wm. E. Gould, Portland; Mark P.
Emery, Portland; Frederick Fox. Portland
d. O'Connel O'Donoghue, Portland; Hamlin
f. Eaton, Norridgewock. Also as Commits.
sioner of Pharmacy, John Il. Hammond of
Lewiston in place of A. G.. Schlotterbeck
resigned.
Mr.. Hamlin in Boston
Boston, Dec. 7-Hou. Hannibal Hamlin
Minister to Spain, visited he custom house this
morning and met with cordial reception from
many of his old employees when he was Colleo-
tor. Mr.. Hamlin is in splendid health, and
has enjoyed his foreign residence much.
Probably Fatally Injured.
BANGOR, Dec. Tit is reported that George
Merrill, laoorer at Basin Mills, walking OF
the track, was struck by last evenings up train
on the e. & N. A. Railway and seriously il
not fatally injured
Sent to Jail.
BANGOR, Dec. 7.-Rody Inniam of Veazie
was arrested at Newburgh to-day for the
larceny of clothing from the residence OF
Nathan Frost at Orono. The goods were re-
covered and the woman sentenced to Jail fol
three months.
Still Alive.
At the last reports Merrill who was injured
by the saw at Basin ILLS to-day was still alive
Wife Beater Bound over.
BIDDEFoRD, Dec. flames Sullivan was
to-day bound over to the Supreme Court
charged with beating and inficting serious
injuries upon his wife.
Building Burned at Rockland.
RoCKLAND. Dec. IA fire broke out in the
building at the N1r,h End occupied by Pills
bury johnson as baker shop, the bad condi-
tion of the streets rendered the handling of
the engines difficult, and the building was en-.
tirey gutted. The fire was communicated to
John Ranlett's shil ping Office and sailors
boarding house, but did but slight damag 9.
Loss on Johnson's stock has not been ascer-
tanned but is covered by $500 insurance. The
building was owned by Frank Jones and was
uaibsured.
Died from Falling on a Stove.
BANGOR, Dec. Mrs Catherine Finn, q
widow lady aged 73, has died in this city from
injuries received by falling on cook stove,
sustaining terrible burrs