The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-09-30

une ih'tauelpnla Tunes TINS summer. but
that journal does not make oath to their
absolute truth in every particular:
John GARRISON, while hunting few
days since on the dividing line between
Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties, Pa,
shot black snake measuring ten feet
in length.
Joseph c. Smith, harvest hand of
Lower Mount Bethel, Northampton
County. Pa. . few days ago, stumbled
over blacssnake in wheat field which
measured over eleven feet
A St. Paul man has seen q serpent s'as
big around as twelve-year-old boy
The Holidaysburg (Pa-) Standard
says that in Sinking Valley, Blair Coun-
~, snakes are very plentiful this year.
and acres Of them have been Killed, av-
eraging from three to six feet in length.
Mrs. Samuel Patterson, of Letterkeny,
Franklin County. Pa, was confronted a
few DAYS ago by a big rattler. She did
mot scream once. but went to work with
"A big stick and soon had the reptile
Killed. He had four raitles.
In the Office Of the Brady (Tex.) Sem
3inei are eleven rattles, taken from
"A snake that ATTACKED lady who was
riding horseback over the prairie. As it
sprang at her she refined her horse to
one side, and drawing her revolver at the
same time shot the snake head off.
Frank Staffer, of Chester Springs.
Chester County, Pa, came across a
monster black snake in his wheat field.
III was about ten feet long and as thick
as mans arm. Mr.. Staffer was afraid
TO singly attack the monster. so he drove
the reaper over it at rapid pace and
cut Il in pieces.
Margaret Kane, little girl of Mauch
Chunk. Pa, stepped upon copperhead
while in her bare feet, and in an instant
its fangs were driven into the calf of her
leg. She was stupeficd with liquor and
n live toad was bound on the wound for
anight In the morning the toad was
dead. having absorbed all the poison
from the wound, and the life of the little
girl was saved.
Mrs. Benjamin Ritter, Of Strasburg.
Franklin County, Pa, heard noise like
Missing from what she supposed to be
her hair switch she was about adjusting.
it was small black snake, and her
pressure upon it caused it TO lightly coil
about her arm. BY desperate effort
she threw it to the floor with such force
ms to stun il. and then taking q poker
she heat its life out.
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Mo.rs.;rs rorfh ~ Crsn,v;lle hunting
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s,,s5 seven =, saet tbra.. inches in length
and contained fifteen eggs. By the time