Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 195, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1912 — PET SNAKE CREATES PANIC [ARTICLE]

PET SNAKE CREATES PANIC

6eare Green Monster Gave to Children at Bristol, Pa., I* Transferred to Adults. Bristol, Pa. —Bristol children do not wander far from home these days since a green plq£ snake six feet long tried to join in their revels. Joseph Gardener of Otter street, while on a trip through Jersey caught the snake In the pines a few days ago. He put it in a box and brought it to his home, where he made a house for It in his cellar. A day or two ago Gardener was absent from home and the snake took advantage of his freedom, escaped from the box and wound its way into the street, where not a few children were playing. It did not take long for the youngsters to discover the reptile creeping toward them. Of course, they all took fright and screamed, and as they all have sound lpngs it did not take long to bring their parents to their rescue. Excitement prevailed for a little while as the older folks came running with brooms, clothes props and so on to make battle with the monster. Finally one of the family and about a hundred of the residents cornered the snake with their Capons and drove It into the cellar of the Gardener home. ~~