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Show YEARS III And Had Never Been Sick a Day Until Stricken Down EJensburg, Pa., Dec. 6. Pressed by fi lends for the reason of his good health aDd long age, James Gallagher, who died here yesterday at the age of io5 years, was at a loss for an answer. ans-wer. Me never touched liquor and j a clay pipe was his constant coiupan-j coiupan-j lou. Death was due to a stroke of apoplexy.. He had never been hIcU aj 1 day before. I j Gallagher was born la Donnegal, Ire- I land, February 2, 1S05. came to this ; country in 1810,, and became one of the plonkers of the-llttle- town ',a which he died. For many years he j v as a railroad contractor and ac- quired a fortune in that business, re- 1 tiring 30 years ago. He t uperlnu n 1- ed the building of some if the first railroads lu South America. At the ago of 100 he udlt a tine mansion. He Is survived by one daughter, two I granddaughters and seven great- ' grandchildren. I nn |