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Show BURNED WHILE AT PRAYER. Centenarian Perishes While nt Devotional Devo-tional Exercises. OPELOUSAS, La., Oct. 24 While engaged en-gaged at prayer In the Catholic church here Mrs. Donal Guillory, aged 100 years, was burned to death In a horrible manner. man-ner. She was bowing before the altar, near which a number of candles were burning. burn-ing. Her devotions concluded, she roso to leave the church, when her dress came in contact with a candle and In an Instant she was ablaze. Only a few worshipers were In the church at the time and their attention was attracted by the agonized cries of the centenarian. They ran to the woman's wo-man's rescue, but too Jate. She died Sn ngony a few minutes after her removal from the church. ( |