The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28
SNAIX!
BlII Hepburn Said Hs Seen One h Hen Wsathsrsby's Store "A Panic FOIlsrsd hOhuddy Fatally HuTt
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There was a wild spell of excitement disturbed the erskwhile serenity Of Bingville last Sat. afternoon which for a time racked the nerves of some of our most repeclSted citizens and eitizenesses For two weeks or more Bill Hepburn ain't been htsself which was owing to the fact that Bill has been on one of his pertracted sprees to which he is accustomed &p beson except this was . a more poFsFaeted one than usual. It Is conserwatiYe1y estimated that poor Bill has hnbfhsd in the last two weeks enough Ticker 10 set up, in business q respeckt ktabla hoiesale ticker store in business IsaAt Eatterday morning Bili run out of Ticker so he hitched up his where he purchased jug of the demon rum and arrived back in Bingville about p. m. After Bill had put his horse up and hid the Ticker presumably tnstid of going home for his supper where his pachient wife was awaiting him Bill directed his wandering steps tords Hen Weathersby'g store where the ushual assemblage of citizens was gathered together for friendly converse.
 When Bill entered the store it was noticed that he was under the inflooenoe. but nobody paid any particular atten- shion to him as he set down on nail keg by hisself on one corner of the store and leaned forrard and apparently went to sleep. The. subject which engaged the attenshion of them present was as to who will be elected for the next president of the U. 6. Ramse Smiley offered to bet Lem Quigly the seegars that the democrats would eleckt a pres ident this year but Lem said he wouldn't bet being as Ranse made the same bet with him four years ago and then never paid him the seegars RamSe was kind of took back at this and said he didn't remember of making such a bet. Lem told him he bet if he had won the see- gars he would of remembered dog-gons quick.
 Just at this critical juncIkshure Bill jumped up with a screech that lilxen to of rose the roof off and yeid, There's q snaiki See him; he's nine feet long" Bill was pointln his finger right under the stove and his eyes was bugged out until you could of knocked them off with a club. Everybody present was awful surprised and startled. Gid Hawkins who was setting nearest the stove on a three legged chair let out one yell and fell over backwards striking his head against a keg of dried herrings and receiving a contushion on the back of his head Hen Weathersby, the prop, who was setting behind the counter reading the Buglc jumped up suddint and his head hit the only lamp which was lighted in the store pumping it out of the bracket and the lamp fell to the floor with crash and went out leaving them as was present in total darkness. Follering this pande- nioniun rained soopreme The turrible thort of being in a dark room along with a snaik nine 1t. long was something to make the strongest quail.
 Panic follered panick in quick sue ceshion. Slime Petersby made mad dash for the door and knocked over Deacon Bradbury and both fell in a heap on the floor breaking the Deacon's specs and nearly his nose. flame Parker got all snarled up in coll of rope and thought sure the snaik had him in its tolls. The way flame screeched was hesrt render ing to hear. Tn the mad rush for the door the stove was upset and Luke Pack ard was caught under it and held a pris- ner in the darkness. Luke thort the srlaik had him sure. All them as was in the stora arrove at the door about the same time and when they become wedged fast in getting out they fought like cats and dogs. Jim Wilson had hull hand ful of whiskers pulled outen his chin by the roots. Jim said he didn't care a hang about losing the whiskers if it wasn't for the operashion of removing them from his chin. He said 1t hurt him so that his eyes watered and if he had of knowed who pulled out them whis1srs he would of licked him then and there even if it had of been his own brother which is impossible being as Jim aint got no brother.
 : Bye and bye all got outen the store