Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-05-22 | Page 5 | Wanted Odd Monument

WANTED ODD MONUMENT. Ordered Marble Figure of Himself in Working Clothes. READING, Pa., May 21. There Is trou-blo trou-blo over the monument erected upon tho gravo of Thomas Smith, a mantel carver When he died he ntlpulated lhal there should be put up a monument eui mounted mount-ed by an cact iepreseiuation of himself In working clothes. Smith w.ih somewhat eccentric in Ms ways, and wanted bis entire state jifnt on thin memorial, re executor, Alderman Alder-man Wickel, dosired to oarry '".i the provisions pro-visions of the will, but found that tho monument would cost W)0. There wnri torn i oponltlon to the flguire le.drod bv Sinlih, n:fl th.- uxecutOT (I'ull icimoro- miri o iv crectlnic 3 plain sh ifi surmount ol by i ilRi:ro 'if Faith. The roju was JKiOO, ami now Smith's brothers have filed exceptions, alleging that thiH woa excessive