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Show the men was attracted by an old box An examination of the box revealtd nearly $20,000 in gId coin, Allen h id three daughters, who were compelled to live out at service daln kitchen work. About thirty yeara ago a freight train was wrecked at Ssaford, Del. Oue of the box-cars wai thrown off the track, but not mnch damage. It was bought for a few dollars by a man named John Allen, who has since lived in it and reared a large family. All these years he kept a small store, tobacco and cider being bis chief stock in trad). Allen came M be known all over that section as a miser. One day last week he died, having up to his last moments refused the service of a physician. A committee com-mittee was appointed by the Orphans' Court to take an inventory of Allen's effects, and found among other things bank and railroad stocks amounting to thousands ot dollars. On preparing to leave the place the attention of one of |
