The age-herald., 1898-01-23

Masonic emblem and a horse chiseled, leav- ing a space for the date of his death to be carved thereafter. He was not pleased with a single monument as a witness to his burial and ordered a marble statue of himself from Italy, which he erected with the shaft.
 He was particularly fond of his fine hunt Ing horse Flop, and he next ordered a statue of himself. mounted on this horse, and this he placed in the group.
 He next gave orders for marble sar- cophagus to be erected on his lot and upon this he had the likeness of his trusty gun ehiseled.
 ''Uncle Henry" was never married nev- CT having experienced thrill of love for the fair sex hence his affections were cen tered in his dumb animal friends. In his younger days he was a great hunter, and many a buck has felt the sting of death from his unerring gun. He was also fond of fox chasing and had fine pack of fox hounds at his home at all times. Mounted upon his hunting horse Flop, with his favor ite foxhound Bob in the lead he has spent many night in the chase. His deerhound Toehead was an especial favorite of his and, and together with Bob, their statues are placed in front of his mounted statue a deer in the act of running being placed in front of Toehead and a fox in front of Bob. Thus does he do homage to his friends of the chase in his earlier days.
 He had a dear little girl friend, Minnie, who attended his bedside while very sick, and he has caused to be erected statue of her with his collection. He next turned his attention to his family, and the first to be remembered was his mother. Her statue sands to the right of his two, and that of his father directly in front of his mother. Then his favorte neice, Maude Reir, was remembered by a granite stone on his lot.
 The statues of his three brothers-John H., William F., and Alfred N. Woodbridge were the last work of his sculptors, and have just been erected on the left side of his lot. All these statues and monuments are erected on a lot 16x50 feet, and in- closed by a substantial iron fence.
 The old man is not yet satisfied with the silent guards he will have stationed above him while he sleeps the long last sleep, and will enlarge his lot soon to have the statu es of his three sisters and other brother erect ed with the family and friends.
 The arrangement, as well as the idea, Is unique and peculiar. and it is thing that a stranger visits Mayfeld without go- ing out to see the wonderful collection which stands upon Mir. Woolbridges lot. His lot is situated on the brow of a small hill to the left of the entrance to the cem- etery, and can be seen great distance from the place.
 "JJncle Henry'' wants every person and every creature he loved represented in his collection of statues, and says he will have them all there if he lives long enough to carry out his ideas. While he is having excellent health for one so old he is con stantly preparing for the final summons and has purchased his metallic casket and burial robe in which to be laid to rest when his spirit has passed away.
 He has spent thousands of dollars in pre- pairing his lot to suit him, and has much more at his command, being very wealthy man. He has no near relatives living to whom he will bequeath his estate, and it is his greatest desire to have those who were dear to him in life close by him in death. He lives at his own home and has his housekeepers to keep him house in order He is driven out every day to see his lot in the cemetery, and is well pleased with 1t so far as 1t has progressed.