Show HOLMES AND ERVIN CLASH Joke Became Too Funny anti a Conflict Con-flict Hesultcd There was a large light at the TvnutB ford on Tuesday evening Gus Holmes proprietor of thc Knutsford took one end of the affair and John Ervin a swell Insurance man from Greater New york and a guest of the house took the other end Nobody got killed but It was interesting while It went It seems that Gjistavtts was sitting on the steps at the south entrance of the house thinking of the welfare of his soul and things when Mr Ervin hap pened along and with a gleeful laugh knocked Guss hat off Ggs can take a Joke so he smiled pleasantly and replaced re-placed his hat Mr Ervin vjlh another Now York chuckle knocked tha hut off again This time Gus remonstrated and said he did not think that was at all nice A jokes a Joke he explained ex-plained but carrying a thing too far la punk Mr Ervin had only starte4 to get funny by this time however HO ho knocked thc hat off again Gus made a feeling remark this time and smote Mr Erin on thc crest with ono of time canes belonging to the Holmes family and at the time carried by the head of the house Mr Erin thpreupon closed In and the battle wap on lfr Ervin Is built on an enlarged Sharkey model transversely but la not RO tall as thc sailor Mr Holmes la not very big but Is active withal and hafi Terry GovcrnR whirlwind style down very nicely and he Immediately tool a hand Each hit the other several times across the face ithoMt bringing a blush to either fair cheek Several bystanders by-standers rushed up but no one made an effort to stop the mill It was good to look at and there did act seem ta be any danger ot either of the mon getting get-ting hurt Attcr a time both hQ gladiators glad-iators got winded and sat down on the steps addressing each other In mur murlngs soft and low l > ut nevertheless full of energy The match was not rn Hiimod and It IR thought will not Up Mr Ervin left thc city yesterday apd did not make any arrangonventH for o futurc meeting Mr Holmes looked all I right yesterday afternoon and seemed h to be In fair condition for another go It Is claimed by eyewitnesses that Mr Holmes got all the best of the thing as far as It went |