From the archives: Bishop's troublesome opponent denied resting place

This story was first published on Nov. 19, 2006.
“The long-deferred burial of the remains of Joseph Guibord took place yesterday. The morning, very fittingly as some may have thought, opened dark and gloomy.”
The Gazette, Wednesday, November 17, 1875
It might be the oddest tombstone in all of Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery, a massive slab of cracked granite said to weigh eight tons. It lies there, in all its sullen greyness, to deter anyone who would dig up the mortal coil of Joseph