Show nig big black snakes several men were at work in re moving it quantity or of rotting boards and brush that had bad been lying in an old ditch on the farm of amus amos jewell in the town of arcadia N Y on monday when it nest neat of block black snakes was found in the dead eriss grass beneath the brush the man seized clubs and for over twenty minutes hot bald a lively battle with tuo the snakes which were finally despot they hy numbered efty eight and oo viral of them were of unusual size elza two be lot las eight feet loomand loa loo gand one nine feet and two to inches luter later in the day another best of snakes was found and ilia whole days dayd battle resulted in tile slaughter or of eighty six of ib re reptiles pilles lyons republican |