Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-08-15

class where everyone belonged geo
logically. A wag of q boy placed
a piece of brick bat among the
specimens. The Professor took up
one piece after another and classi
fed each piece. When he took up
the piece of brick bat he looked it
over carefully and then scrutiniz-
ed each member of the class and
remarked: Young gentlemen this
stone is piece of impudence.
What will be said in the hundred
years to come when the stones with
iron pins in them are dug out of
the foundation walls of the Luth
eran church now being built.
A few nights since near the city
of Columbus, Ohio, an express car
was entered by robbers. The ex-
press messenger shot dead and the
car robbed. The express car rob-
Der was captured in Columbus on
Sunday. Charles Il. H. Ferrill is
his name. He was at one time en-
ployed by the company. He con-
fessed the robbery. He knew Lane
the agent he killed. He provided
himself with a revolver and went
to the station at Urban where the
train stopped. He told Lane the
agent in charge of the car that he
was out of money and asked per
mission to ride. His request was
granted. When Lanes back was
turned he shot the messenger dead,
fired five bullets into him, took the
key of the safe, opened the safe,
took out money packages, money
orders, placed them in small
satchel and rode to Plain city.
There the train stopped. He got
off, went to a hotel, took a room.
In the room he took the money out
of the packages. He fastened his
revolver in the spring of the bed
The express material he tied in a
bundle, went in the morning to the
express Office, expressed it to fic-
t tious address inla distant city and
then took a car for Columbus.
He was in a state of great worry,
called to see the girl he was to
marry, bought some clothes. De-
tectives soon got trace of him and
found him with his girl. He was
arrested, put in Jail and there
broke down and confessed as above
stated. His wedding day was fix
ed for Thursday, August 16. The
young lady he was to marry was
shocked almost to death. He had
given her one thousand dollars of
the blood money. She speedily
gave it to the officers.
Mrs. Elder wife of DIR. Thomas Ell
der lost her life at her home in Aurora,
Illinois, OH the 1lth inst, under eX-
ceedingly distressing circumstances.
She had touched a match to a burner
!, in coal oil stove i'm their kitchen with
the intention of preparing dinner. The
} turn-down of the burner was fast. She
could not control the fire. The fire
shot up as high as the ceiling. To keep
} the house from taking fire she laid hold
of the stove, which was on wheels and
started to run it out of the kitchen.
.She succeeded in getting it out of the
! room onto porch. a stairs of three
or four steps led from the porch to the
ground. The stove angled on the
steps, coal oil splashed out over her
dress and in flash her clothes were
aflame. The oil i'm the stove tank took
fire and exploded the stove. Through
the exertions of her daughters and
neighbOrs heavy bed spreads were
thrown over Mrs. Elder and the fire in
that way was extinguished, not in time
however, to save her from fatal burning.
Everything on her person excepting her
shoes We're burned off. An ambulance
was secured and she was taken to the
hospital. On the way there she said
she had no feeling of pain and express
ed the belief that her burns were not
deep or dangerous. She lay quietly all
afternoon and at 6 o'clock in the even
ing of that day she passed away so
. quietly that the friends about her did
not for the time being realize the
change. Mrs. Elders maiden name
was Julia Sulouff, daughter Of Henry
SulOuff. late of Fermanagh, Juniata
county, Pa, deceased. Her husband
DR.. Thomas Elder was born i'm Miffiin-
town and it was here that they first
took up housekeeping. They have
+ many relatives and acquaintances in
this town and vicinity, who all feel
and express the deepest sympathy in
this time of distress that has over-tak-
EN- the doctor and his family.