DESIGNED HIS OWN TOMB
Described as the' most eccentric resident of Leicester, Joseph Cave recently died at the age of eighty-three. Ho emigrated to the United States many years ago,, returning in 1913 a rich man. Ho found all his friends dead, and had little to do with his money. So ho sprat several hundreds of pounds on tho haimsonio mausoleum, designed by himself, in which he has been laid. While it was being constructed lie watched every step, from the catting of the first sod till its completion. Ho Mien entered tho vault, smoked several pipes, and subsequently sang ‘ Poor Old Joe,’ in Urn presence of the workmen.
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Evening Star, Issue 17793, 15 October 1921, Page 9
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109DESIGNED HIS OWN TOMB Evening Star, Issue 17793, 15 October 1921, Page 9
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