Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-01-28
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Arabs who Wanted OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ThurfOv Fire. .

| Thurlow Fire.
| Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
CLAYMoNr, Jan. 21.-The public school
was thrown into furry of excitement O
! few days ago by the Eruption of two
vagrant Arabs, who did not even knock
on entering. The smaller children were
| frightened. The Migrants presented q
paper to the teacher, Miss Strickland, to
read, begging money. Not getting any,
| they cast glance over the room, and
espying Maud Chief-K Killer, an Indian
pupil, the Migrants tried to talk with her.
They were hideous looking creatures in
the himsy costumes worn, and the chill
dren and teacher alike breathed sigh of
relief when they were gone.
James @. McComb has, on his excellent
farm, yoke of fat oxen, which tip the
beam at 4, $50 pounds. They are beauti-
full creatures and he is justly proud of
them.
CLAYMoNT, Jan. ga few weeks ago,
as two eolored men were working in
field near here, man approached un-
known to either of them, and addressing
one of them said, "You are the man who
killed aharpless." The man addressed
was thunderstrck but, recovering him
self, he gave the stranger q piece his
mind, who finding the place little warm,
hastily departed. It is said by the men
that the man WINS evidently a spy and
thought perhaps he could brighten them
into confession.
Mrs. Robert Rosborough died very sud-
denly yesterday morning. She leaves
five children, the Oldest IS and the
youngest about 8. A faithful wife and
kind loving mother, her loss to her family
is irreparable.
John II. Anderson, butcher, near
Hanby's Conner, has purchased the large
pair of fat cattle from Mr.J. O. McComb,
spoken of yesterday. Mr.. Anderson will
serve them TO his customers some time
next month. By the time they are
slaughtered he confidently expects them
to weigh 4.500 pounds. They are the
largest he ever bought, and are certainly
very fine.
Several horses in the neighborhood are
suffering with something like mild type
of the epizootic.
CLAYMoNT, Jan. 25.-The snow fell in. |
cessantly from early morn till about A p.
m. yesterday, making the attendance at |
the churches small.
The funeral of Mrs. Rosborough in the |
afternoon was largely attended notwith.
standing the storm. The Rev. j. N. |
Rawlings preached the funeral sermon at |
2 o'clock, in the Methodist Church, from
the text: $50 teach us to number our |
days that we may apply our hearts unto |
wisdom. His words were earnest, appro. |
pirate and sincere. The music was |
solemn and appropriate. The interment
was made at st. Martins cemetery, Lin |
wood, Pa. A week ago this lady was in
perfect health. Her death was like n
thunderbolt from cloudless sky, as her |
grief stricken husband and five little ones /
realize.
The chicken house of Frank Ford was |
entered OH Friday night and rs chickens
stolen. The thieves were tracked by
blood on the snow and footprints TO the |
railroad, where all trace was lost.
A prosperous farmer, living near here,
has been housekeeping 81 years, and |
during that time has not used particle |
of any kind of coal. He has Used hickory |
wood, but made the purchase of q coal |
stove few days ago.
A large hawk was killed from the top of |
the chicken-house of George Bigger on |
Saturday. The continued snow had made |
it very poor and hungry, being from ap-
pearance in starving condition.