Saw A Spotted Serpent

The people of Elmcr, N. J., and viciniy are mucu exeited over au unpleasant visitor in the shapcof a monster suake. A cw days ago John Vau steler, a farmer, ■was cutting down the scruus and suckera along tbe tence betwecn Lis farm and that of Horace B. Shoemaker. "While at work ie was struck with the tale of a largo spoted soake and knocked dowu. Wlion he egained his footiug he made tracks for lome. While tieeiijg he hastily observod he monster, and pronounced it as beiug lully twenty-flve feet and as thick as i stovepipe. Whcu he had recovered [rom his t'right he orgaaized a gang of a dozen of the local residenta and went in search of the huge reptile, but the monster could not be found. Fjederick ineyaid, ■vho occupied the same farm about twenly years ago. stated he saw the same repUte wben he was a tenant. Il was just as long is ii is now and was exceedingly boki. Daniel llitchuer, who was :i farm hand at same lime, for years related Startling !oiics of the "yaller cover" order about ihc "boay-constricter that hankered around the lower sawmill and swallowed negro bables." ïhis is SUpposed to be the traditional snake, and, in cousoquence, the whole localiiy is eoniewhnt uneasy when wandeling abroad. The serpent is said lo make ita home in a swainp jest below KInier, and partios are now out every day huntiug for him.