The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-19
GATHERED HERE AND THERE,

F!rWOOd in South Wilkes-Barre was EVIL
IDENTIFY an Indian burying gound and has
many historical associations clustering
around it, judging by the number Of Indian
skeletons that are being unearthed by
workmen who are excavating for cellars
ana making streets. "A few weeks ago q
number of Indian bones were dug up, but
a Few days ago Contractor w. q. Downs
Workmen came across three or four skele-
tons close together The bones were IN a
good state of preservation and the fact
that they We're those of Indians was
shown by the general formation OF the
skull and the prominent cheek bones
one of the skeletons was that of a woman
The frames were not lying horizontally
as Is customary, but We're standing erect
the skulls being about four feet from the
surface and the feet about ten feet. This
was Indian custom OF burial. One of the
skeletons held pipe between its teeth
IT Is made of stone, the bowl being per-
forated and worked around with rings
in the usual manner of Indian pipes. His
tor!ans tell us that 1t was at Firwood or
near it that the famous "grasshopper"
controversy took place between Indians
attached to Queen Esther who figures
so prominently in the history of Wyoming
valley. and other tribes and that many
were Killed.
City Engineer Phillips was recently
called upon to decide a nice question of
equity which possibly never had n preced-
ent. a number of property holders along
the line of the new sewer in the Four
teenth ward, some years ago constructed
private sewer. in which was used S120
worth of terra-cotta pipe. Contractor
koons in constructing the main sewer dug
up this pipe and appropriated 1t to his
own use against the protests Of the prop
crty holders who paid for 1t. Council
man Nealis was appealed to and he in
turn laid the matter before City Engineer
Phillips. The city engineer consulted his
knowledge of the law all the way back
to Solomon's time. and after much cOglta-
ton decided that the contractor could re-
tain the pipe, reasoning that II the prop
erty holders had wanted to reclaim It
they should have dug 1t mp or made some
arrangements with the contractor for Dig
g'ng II up for them. The decision went
and Contractor Rooms rra-cotta mine
stays.
st. Lukes summer home at Lake Ariel
Will close today for the season. During
the last three months 1t has been filed
constantly with poor women and children
who were in i'll health, but had not the
means to take n vacation In the country.
where pure air. rest and wholesome food
would win back Their health. To scores of
such women and children the summer
home was an und!sguised blessing and
the good accomplished cannot be est
mated. The number entertained at the
summer home this year was one-thrd
larger tnHn during any preceding SUM
mer in It's history and Il is to be hoped 1t
will receive such financial assistance as
will enable It next summer to still fur
thcr increase its power of doing good.
Only those who are at the head of the
many noble charities Of the city realize
the necessity of such an institution as
the summer home and the great good
that it Is capable Of accomplishing.
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Olof G. n Turnquest. the Washington
avenue diamond broker and jeweler who
was recently called to Malmo Sweden,
by the serious Illness of his father, has re-
turned to Scranton. The elder Turnquest.
who for seventeen years was mayor of
Malmo. regancd his normal health While
abroad Mr.. Turnquest spent q large por-
ton OF his tine In Copenhagen, Denmark
| and London.
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Mrs. r. +. Torrey and son. of New York,
arrived In the city yesterday afternoon
| I'm the presidents private ear on the Della
| ware and Hudson railroad from Lake
| George. where they have been spending
| the summer. Mrs. Torrey will remain In
| Scranton several weeks as the guest of
her sister. Mrs II. M. Boies, before re-
| turning to. New York.