Show Puzzled the Post Office The postal authorities of Rhode Island were puzzled a few weeks ago nnd being unable to find a solution for the case sent the mattel to Washington Washing-ton where It is still pending Zebo Bradford Peterson of the town of Hehoboth Rhode Island wanted to move his hen coop to another town about ten miles distant Having received a goodly price from a recent Bale of farm products he purchased 5 worth of fivecent stamps which he placed on the sides of the hen coop When the collector came along he found the stamp covered cov-ered coop In front of a box addressed The wooden structure would not fit Into his team lie was at a loss of what action to take so he returned to tho village The postmistress wired to one of the cities but they could not find a solution so-lution for the difficulty A message was sent to Washington asking for advice but no ono there seemed to know while Peterson went into the village and wanted to know If this was a free country or not and what was tho matter with the postal system |