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The Press., 1891-02-19
WILLINGT0N.
fCorrespondencs.)

| N0OAAOSRSAAaSA4SSv The Home mission society of Connec- ticut at its recent annual meeting appro- priated $500 to the Congregational church here for the current year. -George Jones, son of the late William Jones, and his only surviving child, now of Laconia, N. H., was in town last week. -S. Taylor had relapse last week, but is now on the gain.
 | Charles Cowles cut his ankle badly last Thursday night while cutting wood. Dr. Higgins was called to attend to the | case.
 Baptist ladies' social this afternoon and evening, weather permitting. Rev. MT. Brown, once resident of Mexico, will give an illustrated lecture upon the coun. try and it's people.
 Several from here are in attendance on the Sunday school convention in Willi- mantle.
 1t YVES little amusing to note the Rockville Leaders manipulation of the Courant's paragraph concerning the pro- posed new plant in town. Henry Woodworth and family are to move into the James Macfarlane house, which the former recently bought. -G. Ladue and family have moved into the Waldo house. He has been employed by the new owner, Mir. Drape, to carry on the farm.
 The Crystal Lake correspondent takes us to task for saying "Squase Pond" in- stead of Crystal Lake. The old name was quite appropriate for that very square pond in the old days, but hereafter we will not forget the euphony and beauty of the new appellation and govern our pen ac. cordingly. We thank the pleasant and genial correspondent of Crystal Lake for pointing out our error.
 Very pleasing and we'll attended exer- cises closed up Miss Maggie Nichols last term of school on Friday morning. She was the recipient of several nice parting gifts from her grateful pupils.
 The new reciprocity treaty with the great republic of Brazil will give fresh im- petus to numerous industries in this coun- try. Among them is the canning business. Now why can not Willington, even, reap some profit in this direction? Hundreds of bushels of small fruits, such as the whortlebury, for instance, annually go to waste on our hills. Our soil, teo, produces sweet corn to perfection; likewise the tomato. The new establishment in Mans. field could not fill its orders last year, we hear.
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ELLINGTON.

-Erastus Lovett, who was born in FL lington December Is, 1786, died recently at his home in Oswego, N. Y. He was a veteran of the war of 1872, and up to the last two years of his life retained his fac ulties to remarkable degree.
 A town meeting has been calledt to see if the town will form another school dis trict out of the territory now included in the fourth school district and Build g school building. The territory is just out side of the limits of Rockville, and em- braces people whose interests are chiefly in and with that city. These have asked the town of Ellington to call this meeting. A graded school is desired, and the ex- pense is estimated at about $3, ,00O. It is thought in Ellington that the town will vote against the project. Crystal Lake Correspondence.)
 Samuel Slater and Sarah Norris were united in marriage seventy years ago last month. About five years since Mir. Slater died. Mrs. Slater is still living near the Lake and has entered upon her 92d year. Visiting her last week we found her able to partake of an evening meal with us, and retaining her faculties remarkably.
 Little Arthur Kibbe is better, but Archie Webber is sick and also our mer. chant, M. H. Dimoek.
 The writer, with others, enjoyed g pleasant evening at the home of Mrs. Mary Taft on her 18th birthday, the 11th inst. ssr | Suddenly, on the 12th inst. Mrs. Aborn, widow of Parkil Aborn, recently deceased, was taken very ill. Altho' more Icomfortable at this writing she continues greatly prostrated. Her niece, Mrs. Henry Newell, of yonr borough, is taking care oi her.
 We met Mrs. Robert Stewart of Tol land (formerly Amelia Cushman) here last week and enjoyed greeting again an old | friend.
 The closing hymn sung in our church last Sunday as a solo, by B. H. Dimock, our organist, was so finely rendered and so much enjoyed that it is only right te make note of it. l@
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T. Greenslit, who has just taken the place of assistant editor of the Putnam Standard, formerly published a paper at Danielsonville, later at Webster, Mass, and for few years past at Tavares, Flori. da. He is brother-in-law of Editor Ken nedy, and the two make a wide awake and strong pulling team.
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MANSFEELD.

On the early records of one the school districts of Mansfield it stands recorded that vote was passed that each member of the district should furnish certain amount of "geod hard wood for eve. 7 child fifteen inches long,"
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SOM ERS. CORRESPONDENCE ]

About six o'clock last Saturday even- ing H. M. Brewsters barn was discovered to be on fire, and was totally destroyed, together with its contents, consisting of 5 head of cattle belonging to him, bull be- longing to E. F. Russell, l horse, 2 pigs and about 12 tons of hay. By great ef. forts the house was saved. There being no insurance the loss will }be total From certain suspicious circumstances Guy J. Brewster was arrested, and had his hear ing before Loren Griswold, who bound him over for trial Not being able to pro- cure bail he was committed to jail.
 --Messrs. Chapin, Sheldon and Parsons ably addressed the farmers on the farmers league question last Saturday evening. They are men that have seen some of the benefits arising from the league. We un- derstand they are going to address the farmers in other towns If so, we hope they will have full houses. P
 The entertainment given by the grange on Feb. 5th was repeated last Thursday evening. Those present enjoyed it very much.
 Our usually quiet Street was disturb ed by the cry of murder" 'shelp," and kindred expressions Mond.y evening. Up. on investigation it was found to proceed from the residence of harness maker Blish, who, while laboring under alteration of mind, was violently assaulting his wife. Mir. Perry, living across the road, was the first one to enter the house, and after g fierce effort succeeded in quieting him, and went home, but had been there but short time when the same sound was heard. When MT. Perry reached the house he found b. B. Meacham there After great efforts they succeeded in quiet ing MT. Blish the second time. But it VI < thought best to have some one stay with him during the night, and Lucius Kibbe remained. Tuesday morning the matter was placed i'll the hands of the selectmen, and we understand that arrangements are to be made to place him in the asylum at MiddletOWn
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COVENTRY.
sn11rH novrNrRYl.

Last Sunday was the first really pleas ant Sunday for many weeks. consequently the several congregations were the largest assembled this year.
 The operetta given in the yestry of the Congregational church Wednesday even. ing by the 0. $. l.. A. was to raise funds toward erecting library building.
 The Y. P. s. 0. E. will give an enter. tainment Wednesday evening, Feb. 25th, in the Congregational vestry. Admission 5 cents. Cake and ice cream b cents. Neighbofing societies are invited.
 -The grange is to hold it's first regular meeting next Monday evening, providing 1t is not stormy.
 A mile track was measured off on the lake last week, since which lime in pleas. ant weather the local trotters have been speeded.
 Arnold Warren is deputy sheriff, con stable, first selectman and treasurer o1 Wangumbaug grange. .g
 John Brown is to collect the taxes.
 The Coventry polo team has been avenged, but it took Massachusetts, boys to beat the Storrs' team.
 Geo. N. Marcy has sold his oxen to Noble B. Lord of Hebron.
The Press., 1891-02-19

Lathrop's Syrup Tar and Wild Cherry will break up any cold. 25c. 8 bottle.
The Press., 1891-02-19

70. 0. Thomas of Ashford was recently killed by the cars at Lyons, N. Y. ra
The Press., 1891-02-19

$500 Henry F. Miller Upright Piano, first premium. Save yonr wrappers. Full description in hpack- age Savena.
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'EOLLANDs 

HOLLAND.
 {Correspondence.)
 John Dunn, who had been previously arrested and placed under bonds, was tried before Justice Agard last week We'd nesday. He was sentenced to Jail for ten days and costs for drunkenness, and also ten additional days for contempt of court
 John Hulligan has been arrested for drunkenness. and sentenced to imprison- ment for ten days and to pay costs.
 -Messrs. Henry Birdseye and Frank Uhler of New York are in town.
 David Brown has son.
 MT. Chas Sterry, who has been for some time in Richmond, Va., is returned to town.
 The ever famous "Comical Brown" was in town on Friday evening. He ex- hibited his genius in town hall to good audience.
 There was mistake made by the Mansfield correspondent a week or two since, in saying that Bradley M. Sears, formerly of that place, was to return there this spring. MT. Sears says, s'I am not going to Mansfield any more than was five years ago."
 Miss Bessie Baker is visiting friends in Norwich.
 Rev. Geo. W. Morrell has returned from his short vacation, and preached with his usual vigor and earnestness on Sunday.
 Miss Clara Cole has returned from Boston, also Mrs. Chas. Meacham from North Adams, Mass, where she has been spending some little time.
 The Congregational Sunday school has new piano,
 Mrs. J. B. Underwood and Misses An nie and Miriam l.. Underwood gave very pleasant observation party at their home on Friday evening. About thirty were present. After refreshments dancing was indulged in until late hour. Fox hunters are about by the dozen, but there are no reports of the number of vicfims FrORA
The Press., 1891-02-19
VAS0IxnG !

VaseIAney Only 1Oc. per bottle, or 25c. per pound can. LATHROP'S DRUG STORE.
The Press., 1891-02-19

The closing hymn sung in our church last Sunday as solo, by B. H. Dimock,
 our organist, was SO finely rendered and so much enjoyed that it is only right to make 8 note of it, ls
The Press., 1891-02-19

We met Mrs. Robert Stewart of Tol land (formerly Amelia Cushman) here last week and enjoyed greeting again an old
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WHOLE NO. 1868

have been built Others are projected
and near at hand. The immense forces
which in recent years have been lay
ing tens of thousands of miles OF rail
in the northwest are now turning their
attention and capital to the South.
Plans are chrystalizing for the build
ing of towns, furnaces, factories, the
opening of mines, for great numbering
operations, for work in all ways on q
large scale. That is all, Years Of
preparation are bringing their legiti-
mate results and business and values
are moving all along the line. The
little that has been done so far repre-
sents but the few scattered drops of
the coming shower. There is no dam
ger, no possibility even, Of overriding
legitimate business, Other portions of
the country have outgrown the market
for their products The work here is
to create additional markets for their
surplus, which we will need. in ex-
change for our surplus, which they
already need, and the building up Of
the South will not only tax our pro-
ductive energies, but those of the
north as well, The only limit to the
growth of wealth is the profitable ex-
change of surplus. Given that condi-
ton it can not grow too fast or too
far. Thirty years ago line after bFYe
OF railway was qp-4.ng from the East
fern States into the prairies, and
great empire grew up. Now the
united wealth and power of the East
and West, tenfold greater in capital,
experience and needs, is pushing lines
from the North and West southeaster-
lly across the Ohio Nalloy into S6r
mountain country OF the South They
are coming; some of them are here,
and others on the way, and others
will follow. If any one will take the
manufacturing towns of Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois that have
grown up in the past twenty years
and multiply The result by two, he will
see what can and legitimately ought to.
grow out of this richer Southern field
in the next twenty years, pushed and
developed as it will be by the power of
our own people, aided by the millions
OF men and thousands OF millions Of
dollars which will come in here from
the North and from foreign countries
to help in the work and share in the
rewards GEORGE b. COWLAN.
Knoxville, Tenn, May s, 1890.
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upon trial, They have no doubt Of
DR., Bakers criminal intimacy with the
woman but they are slow to believe
that he murdered his wife. Eminent
legal ability is fould on both sides,
and the trials will be battles Of giants
DR.. Bakers daughters are prostrated
with grief buthe is very cheerful, and =,
accompanied by the iaier, goes to his
meals.
At p. NJ. DR.. Bakor was arraingned
before the court upon the indictment
for murder. Attorneys for the prison
e, moved to quash the indictment on
the grounds that the prisoner was be-
fore this court under indictment with
out first having had preliminary
hearing before a magistrate Motion
was overruled, When the clerk said,
John A. P, Baker, stand up" the
fine looking prisoner unflinchingly
arose and heard his arraigument ac
cording to the forms Of law, for the
murder of his wife. While his man
ner was easy, yet it was not one of lev.
ity or unconcern. The eyes Of neigh
bors and friends, who hadl always re
spected him, were fixed upon him
and he felt the gravity Of the occasion
At the conclusion Of the arraign
ment, prisoners attorneys demurred
to the Indictment Demurmur wa.
overruled, whereupon the prisoner ir
a clear steady voice, pleaded "no
guilty"
Exactly the same proceedings were
had in each Of the other indictments
Commonwealth Attorney then an
nounced that the prosecution was d
ready, and all the cases were continu
ed until next term, which convenet
the 25th Of this month.
! Motion was then made by attorney
for prisoner to admit him to bail
His Honor, Judge Ward, took tn,
matter under advisement until Mon
day next.
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JOHNSON CITY, TENN.

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interviewed on the Baker. .Gilmer Case.

Yesterday a COMET reporter inter
viewed a prominent gentleman on the
startling and horrible sensational
Baker-Gilmer murder case and as
certained some startling and interest
ing features regarding which the gen
eral public have not been informed,
and which have never been furnished
to the press.
To read the recent reports thathaye
excited so much interest and comment,
one would think that the ease had
been profound secret from tho time
the attrocious IDEAS were first conceiv-
ed by the parties to the crime up to
recent developments. But such is not
the case. While the criminality of
DR.. Baker in the death Of his wife had
not reached the ears of the general
public, it was nevertheless understood
to be the case among his neighbors
and friends more than a year ago, and
was, by them, theme ofmuch COM
ment. 1t was matter of
mere chance that the church did not
take up the case for investigation and
thus mako it public to the world long
before this.
The gentleman whom we had the
pleasure of interviewing passed
through the neighborhocd where
Dr. Baker lives, almost year ago and,
acquainted himself with that which
has just been made known to the pub
lie by the recent discovery Of a con-
spiracy between Dir. Baker and Mrs,
Gilmer to poison and kill the hus-
band of the latter.
This gentleman when in that neigh
borhood, at the time mentioned, heard
much ofwhat is now made public about
the criminal intimacy Of DR.. Baker
and Mrs Gilmer and about the belief
that Baker had poisoned his wife at
the instigation of his liendish passion
for Mrs. Gilmer The case as it now
stands cannot therefore be u surprise
to many persons in the community
were the deeds were perpetrated.
Like all such scandals, the fact is now
coming to light that this fendish rot
tenness has long been a stencil in the
nostrils of the good people Of the com
munity who have witnessed sad, sad
tale Of human weakness in its most
hideous and horrible form.
: DR.. Baker whose prominence in life
is well known, is aged about ifty-six
years, while Mrs. Gilmer has just pass
ed her thirty-third year, The Baker
family was a most happy one before
this cursed blight in which the devot-
ed mother and wife was doomed to
silence and the grave, all to crafty
the hellish schemes of treacherous
husband and father. -Four grown up
children, two daughters and two sons
survive the crime to bear in their in.
!" nocence the appalling weight of sham
}, and digrace that follows as a sequel oI
human weakness and sin.
The case is enc long to be remom
bered in the history Of Abingdon
" and that country homestead, foui
miles west Of Abingdon, where dwell.
the Baker family, will not cease to bc
y, thought Of in connection with one o
y the most horrible examples Of human
u weakness known to the world.
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GEORGE E. NAFF,
HOuSN Painter and Paper Hanger

Hard Wood Finish A Specially
Having had years OF experience in the South
he Is prepared to do good work, do II promptly
and guarantees satisfaction. Give him trial
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uIe Roc,v rerrlhIv Manpled.

A shocking accident occurred at the UniR
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DENEESFR ".

j. G. KING, D. D. s., over the
Citizens Bank, makes specially Of
Crown and Bridge work. Teeth with
out plates. Can refer to his work that
has been 10 use ten 10 fifteen years.
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WATAUGA BANK.
DIRECTORs.

Judge John p. Smith, +. II. West, Q
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We have the largest paid-up capital of any
Bank IN the city. our stockholders are among
the best men Of WASHINGTON and Carter counties,
We do conservative Hankng Business IN all
It's branches, and all business entrusted 70 us
will be faithfully and promptly transacted.
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The official returns from boards OF health
show that nearly three fourths of all deaths are
from consumption When we think over this
fact Il is really awful, though every case started
with simple cough or cold, Realize how i'm
portant It Is TO check this terrible malady which
can be done By using PanTina Cough aud con.
sumption Cure. Price p and 30 cents. Trial
bottles free at McFarland's drug store.
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HISTORY OF THE AFFAIR.

Wyndhlm r. Gilmer, with pre-
possessing wife and several children,
ana DR.. John A. p. Baker, with two
lovely daughters, lived neighbors near
Montgomery's Switch, seven miles
from Abingdon. DR.. Baker and Mrs.
Gilmer belonged to the same church,
and both were popular and highly re
spected but for several years ugly
stories were ahoat about their undue
intimacy, 1t said that these stories
were the prime cause OF Dir. Bakers
selling his fine country home and
moving to Abingdon. Something
over q year ago Mrs. Baker died. For
quite awhile Mr.. Gilmer has been in
bad health. When Dir. Baker deter
mined to leave the neighborhood, he
sold his place to Mr.. ST. John, who is
we'll known in johnson City. Very
recently st. John found some letters
at different points on the place. Some
under some shrubbery one in an old
buggy DR.. Baker had left behind, md
others, perhaps at other points. 1t is
said, however that none Of she letters
were hidden away. These letters
were from Mrs. Gimer to DR.. Baker
and, with the alleged confession o
Mrs. Gilmer,w were the means OF bring
ing about the present indictments
The fnll contents OF the letters tht
public will not know ultil they ar,
produced on trial, and the same il
true of Mrs. Gilmer's confession bu
it is said that in her confession sh
says thai she and DR.. Baker have beer
criminally intimate for four or tiv
years That they agreed to get he
$ husband and Mrs. Baker out of tn
( way, and that poison was the mean
To be used. That, in pursuance t
this agreement, DIR. Baker did admin
istcr poison to his wife, and that he
death resulted That Dr. Baker ful
nished her poison to be administers
10 her husband, w. H. Gilmer, an
that, from time to time, she di give
to him. Il was just telling upon hi
health, and he was only rescued from
a fate like Mrs, Bakers BY the tinel
arrival aud treatment of his brother
DR., Scott Gilmer. This is the histor
of the affair so far as it can now b
gathered. The people are snxiousl
waiting for what may be develope
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ABIKGDON'S SENSATION.
The Law PurSues the Even
Tenor of its Way.
Full History of the Greatest Sensation
Abingdon has Ever Known.
ABINGDON, VA, May 0.

ABINGDON, VA, May 9.
Special to The Comet
Last Sunday, DR.. Joha A. P. Baker,
Of Abingdon, and Mrs. Margaret Gill
lEer, wife Of Wyndam R. Gilmer, of
Montgomery Switch, were arrested,
the former for vile murder, the later
for attempting to poison her husband.
The arrests were brought about by
reason OF the contents OF certain let
ters said to have been found at DR.,
Bakers former home.
The high stardio@ of the parties
has made the case one of great in
tere t but the excitement here has
been nothing more than would nat
urally arise in any community on
such case There never have been
any threats of lynching, and the good
people Of Abingdon feel that great in
justice has been done them in the
published reports.
The County Court for this county
was in session on last Monday, and 8
special grand jury vas Immediately
summoned to investigate the charges
On yesterday this Grand Jury, with
d. A. Jones as foreman, brought into
court an indictment against Margaret
Gilmer for attempting to murder her
husband, w. r. GiImer, by admins
tering poison.
Mrs. G;lmer was permitted to give
bail aud she imediately made bond in
the sum of $4,000 This morning in
dictments were presented by thu
Grand Jury against DR.. John A
p. Baker,
First true bill is for murder anC
contains several counts, the first o
which recites; That John A. /
Baker "did felonously wilfully ant
of his malice aforethought admins
ter a large quantity of a Ger all
deadly poison, called strychninc, to
wit, two drtchms of said strychnine,
etc. The other counts charge th
administering CT strychnine, phos
phoric acid and other poisonous med
icines, thereby causing the death 0
his W le. Susan Baker. The Gran'
Jury had the evidence of DIS. "
Phillips, Scott Gilmore and Geo. Wi
ey.
The second true bill against Bake
is for "ieloniously and maliciously al
tempting to administer to one W. A
Gllmer large quantity of certai
deadly poisons called strychnine, a
. senic, pruSsic acid, ETC." Witnesses
Drs. w. Phillips and Scott Gilmer.
The ird true bill against Bake
charges that he "did feloniously an
maliciously administer to one W.
Gilmer a large quantity OF certai
deadly poi51ns." Witnesses, Drs. "
Phillips and Scott Gilmer, Margare
Gilmer and Samuel Moore.
Under the Virginia law the indie
y ment for murder can be taken to u
Circuit Court, which, doubtless D
. Baker will do. The other cases wi
be tried in the County Court, 4
this pour | am unable 10 say when, {
the indictments are now in the hau(
OF DR.. Bakers lawyers.
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