100 YEARS AGO – 1908

Capt. Howard Campbell Price and Mrs. Price took two servants with them as they left Chester for Cuba, where Capt. Price is rejoining the U. S. Army RegimentTwo dogs got into the hennery of W.J. McClure at Kerlin and Third streets in Chester and killed more than 50 chickens.Florie Barton, the Marcus Hook postmaster, has purchased a naphtha launch and expects to enjoy many pleasant trips on the Delaware River this summer.

75 YEARS AGO – 1933

The two-cent postal rate becomes effective in Delaware County tomorrow.James Frederick O’Neill of Aldan was admitted as the first patient at the new Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital in Darby.

50 YEARS AGO – 1958

George McIlwain and Susan Sullivan, both Irish of course, won first and second place in the freckle contest at the Harris School Playground in Collingdale.The Rev. Paul A. Corcoran is the new pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in GlenoldenWilliam H. Krell, superintendent of the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades in Middletown died at the age of 60. He had taught at Chester and Eddystone before going to Williamson.

25 YEARS AGO – 1983

Chester began its new bicycle registration program. Program Coordinator Mike Dougherty said the registration is mandatory and police will enforce the registration laws.Four area persons were listed among those arrested for alleged drunk driving by Delaware State Police. One of the drivers was from Media, another from Haverford, and two were from Claymont.

10 YEARS AGO – 1998

Delaware County Council approved a $500 million expansion project at the International Airport in Tinicum that is expected to create more than 5,000 new jobs when it is completed.

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