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so-called Indian Rock located on the property of Casper S. 

 Garrett, on Crum Creek, in Newtown Township, Delaware 

 County. In this connection, a self-appointed committee of 

 the Institute investigated the matter in pursuance of the sug- 

 gestion of the meeting. The committee ascertained that the 

 rock was originally found in Crum Creek and was afterwards 

 removed to the lawn surrounding Mr. Garrett's residence. 

 The rock is in the shape of the frustum of a cone, about three 

 feet high, with a hole vertically through the middle of it, and 

 is unquestionably of artificial workmanship. It is said by 

 old millers, however, that somewhat similar stones were used 

 in the mills of olden time, a fact which points to the conclu- 

 sion that the stone was not fashioned by the Indian, but by 

 some early settler of this locality. This conclusion is sup- 

 ported by the fact that in the creek near where the stone was 

 found there are certain remains which might well be those of 

 an old mill. 



Dr. J. Miller Kenworthy, a member of the Institute, has 

 just returned from a tour through Italy, Sicily, France and 

 England. He spent considerable time in Italy and has many 

 interesting things to recount of that country. In speaking of 

 Venice he says that the Campanile of St. Mark is being recon- 

 structed and at present has reached the elevation of about the 

 second story of an ordinary house. In Volume I, Number 3 

 of the Proceedings there was published an article by our 

 deceased member, Jacob B. Brown, treating upon this most 

 interesting historical landmark. The Campanile is supposed 

 to have been built some time in the tenth centurj^ It fell on 

 July 14th, 1902. Its height was 98 metres. It is intended that 

 the new structure shall duplicate the old as nearly as possible. 



Homer E. Hoopes, Curator of the Institute, has recently 

 returned from a Winter spent in California and the West. No 

 doubt he comes back with a fund of information with which 

 to enliven the meetings of the Institute. 



