Show wanted 11 1 1 s share of the hearse the late robert potter of the firm of weight potter state print ers used to relate the following in aident tat occurred when he was a boy in the then village of paw rhode island in these days it was the custom for each town to own a hearse which was tree for the service of the inhabitants about 5 clock one bright june morning the people were startled to see the town hearse loaded with wood driven past their doors at a mad rate by a half witted youth in as to the cause of this strange conduct elicited the explanation that almost every family in town but ourn has used this ere hearse and I 1 jest made up my mind we d been cheated out of it long enough and that it was high time we had some use of it boston herald |