100 YEARS AGO – 1908

During the past few days a number of important conferences have been held between prominent men of Chester and the State in an effort to bring about a settlement of the long existing trolley strike in Chester. Everyone is looking forward to a fair and quick settlement.John T. Mortland, a telegraph operator of Chester who works at the Silverside Station of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, was forced to draw his revolver to put a vagrant man to flight. The fellow was sleeping in the shelter shed opposite of the track and the fellow had made a fire of the wooded floor to keep warm. Mortland threatened to fill the fellow with bullets so the vagrant lost no time in getting away from his roosting place.

75 YEARS AGO – 1933

A pet monkey bit the hand of Mrs. Edith Cunningham, 36, of Broomall as she tried to coax the animal into returning to its cage. The monkey has a cage at the roadside stand conducted by William S. Cunningham on West Chester Pike, near Newtown Square. Mrs. Cunningham was treated by Dr. E.R. Dwyer.Speare Brothers Department Store in Chester is selling gym suits for grammar and junior high school students for 77 cents each.

50 YEARS AGO – 1958

Staff Sgt. Charles Hearn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Hearn of Morton, received the outstanding non-commissioned officer certificate of the 341st Field Maintenance Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.The new $85,000 parish house that will be used by Christ Episcopal Church Ridley Park was dedicated.Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Hutchinson Jr. and son, Richard, moved from 1029 Lafayette Ave., Prospect Park, to Oxford in Chester County.Become a practical nurse at the School of Practical Nursing in the Fidelity Building, Fifth and Market streets, Chester. Tuition is $4 a week.

25 YEARS AGO – 1983

Two Delaware County residents began a five-month training program at the State Police Academy in Hershey. They are Robert M. Foster of Glenolden and Timothy A. Shay of Upper Darby. The Delaware County Sheriff had a property sale Friday, but nobody bid on the houses. Sheriff John Taylor said, “it’s unusual. I guess no one was interested.”More than 600 people jammed the Garnet Valley High gymnatorium in protest of the school teacher strike.

10 YEARS AGO – 1998

Joseph and Kathryn Rogocki of Glenolden celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. He is retired from Electrolux and his hobbies include gardening and woodworking projects. They have lived in Glenolden for 49 years.

Len Casterline,

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