Show FIVE SNAKES AND WHOPPERS worsted in their battle with two nervy women and a boy two women and a 10 year old boy had a ferocious battle with five mon ster black snakes at the smith chapel schoolhouse this morning says a dispatch logan ohio snakes were discovered by wlllie stone the young eon at deputy rev denue collector will stone three were in the water bucket with their heads protruding completely the bucket the lad almost breathless with fright apprised his and mrs V woodruff an aunt who proceed ed to the schoolhouse a short dis tance from the stone home locking the door they proceeded to do battle with the five serpents the combat raged for almost an hour the brave women succeeding suc ceding in killing all the snakes the snakes attempted several times to encircle the women but were fought off with clubs with which they were finally dispatched mrs stone and mrs woodruff are the heroines of the entire smith chapel district since the event the largest snake measured 8 fet 4 inches |