100 YEARS AGO – 1908

Several hundred people turned out at the 12th Street Station of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Chester to hear William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic candidate for president of the U.S., make a few remarks. Joseph Trimble, a Brookhaven granger, has a collection of more than 100 Indian arrowheads he found during the plowing of his 125-acre farm in the borough.Matthew Morris, William Ruley and Joseph Newtown, well-known musicians from Chester’s 9th Ward, played with Hobb’s Cornet Band in the big Masonic parade in Philadelphia.

75 YEARS AGO – 1933

Charles McFadden started the engine of the new V-8 Ford truck assembled at the Chester plant of the Ford Motor Co. and began a 5,000-mile, non-stop economy run through three states.T. Chalkley Palmer is president of the Delaware County Institute of Science that is observing its 100th anniversary on Sept. 21.Judge Albert Dutton MacDade of the county court is attending the annual rodeo of the Pennsylvania State Police in Harrisburg.

50 YEARS AGO – 1958

John F. Owsiany, president of the Council of Polish Societies in Chester, said plans are nearing completion for the huge Pulaski Memorial Day Parade in Chester.Silvio “Babe” Dignazio has installed an old-fashioned gas street light in front of his Towne House Restaurant on Baltimore Pike.

25 YEARS AGO – 1983

Two Ridley Township High cheerleaders failed to muster a last-minute cheer from a Delaware County judge that could have kept their pompons flying during their senior year. Delaware County Judge Labrum dismissed a suit brought on their behalf that charged they were illegally bounced from the cheerleading squad. The two girls, who participated in the extracurricular activity last year, will be forced to watch from the sidelines. Their attorney, Michael Dignazio, expressed doubt that the matter would be pursued further.A Philadelphia man was arrested for being drunk and disorderly at The Club, a private club above The Bungalow Inn on Baltimore Pike, near Oak Avenue, Clifton Heights

10 YEARS AGO – 1998

Ice skating lessons are available for all levels and all ages at the Iceworks in Aston. There’s a six-week session. There also are lessons available for those who want to learn how to play ice hockey.

— LEN CASTERLINE

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