Today in Delaware County history, Dec. 3, 2022

100 Years In the past, 1922: A big barn on the farm of Harry Thomas, of Frazer, close to West Chester, was destroyed by a mysterious hearth at 2 o’clock Friday morning, making the thirty sixth burned since mid-September in Chester and Delaware Counties. The district attorneys of each counties, the State Fireplace Marshal’s workplace, the State police and vigilantes have been attempting to resolve the thriller. The loss thus far has been estimated at $210,000. Many farmers are in nightly concern that their barns would be the subsequent marked for destruction. Many of the house owners are sleeping with shotguns shut at hand.

75 Years In the past, 1947: ‘A brand new program of ranking eating places for sanitation was deliberate by the Delaware county Boards of Well being at a gathering Tuesday evening in Lansdowne Borough Corridor. The restaurant ranking as deliberate by the well being officers will emulate plans utilized in most states all through the nation. The consuming institutions shall be rated A, B and C and shall be given coloured licenses. Below this system, these licenses have to be posted in a conspicuous place and a high-quality imposed if they’re eliminated. The colours shall be: Inexperienced, good; blue, detached purple, poor. The well being places of work cautioned resultant proprietors to scrub their dishes so {that a} swab take a look at will present a micro organism depend no higher than 100 micro organism per utensil.

50 Years In the past, 1972: No less than one space grandfather thinks it will be a dandy concept to have a crew of grandfather volunteers for the faculties. Dr. Kermit M. Stover, superintendent of the Marple Newtown College District, got here up with the concept as he appealed for fogeys as volunteer aides to help lecturers on routine issues when the topic of overcrowded kindergartens was raised. “One college I do know has grandfathers as aides,” he added. “I feel it will be an excellent concept to have a complete crew of grandfathers.”

25 Years In the past, 1997: Brookhaven taxes will stay at 48 mills for the fourth straight 12 months. Council this week held its first studying of the $2,144,726 funds for 1998. Council President Vawn Donaway praised councilwoman Janice Sawicki, Treasurer Lisa Stuart and the Finance Committee for holding taxes down.

10 Years In the past, 2012: A preliminary funds handed unanimously by Darby Borough Council Wednesday evening might imply a 1.5-mill enhance for borough residents subsequent 12 months. “We’re about $200,000 within the purple, because of a variety of issues which might be past our management,” borough monetary guide Joseph Possenti mentioned in introducing the preliminary funds, together with will increase for police pension, staff’ compensation, and police and freeway worker salaries.

— COLIN AINSWORTH