Today in Delaware County history, Jan. 27

100 Years Ago, 1924: The two hundred and twenty-first anniversary of St. Paul’s P.E. Church, Broad and Madison streets, will be observed Sunday. The first service in old St. Paul’s Church was conducted in 1703 on the eve of the conversion of St. Paul. Dean Francis M. Taitt, the rector, will preach a historical sermon at the morning service and hymns composed for the 200th anniversary will be sung.

75 Years Ago, 1949: A human chain of mothers stopped traffic on Chester Pike at Morris Avenue, Crum Lynne, this morning to press their demands for better protection at the crossing. At the same time, a traffic officer was on duty at the Taylor Avenue crossing on the pike, which is directly across the Leiperville School and approximately 200 feet from Morris Avenue. The mothers carrying placards, spread across the pike shortly after 8.30 a.m. and stopped traffic until their children were safely across the highway.

50 Years Ago, 1974: There will be two “final trips” on the Chester-Bridgeport Ferry before it closes Friday night. One will be 7:45 p.m. from Cheser to Bridgeport N.J. and the other will be about 8:15 p.m. from Bridgeport to Chester. Ruben Donovan, ferry manager of the Delaware River Port Authority-owned ferry system, admits to being worried about being inundated by people who want to take “the last ride” on the ferry. “We could have a helluva ruckus,” Donovan said.

25 Years Ago, 1999: A 19-year-old Havertown man stopped for allegedly smoking marijuana in his car was later found in possession of other suspected drugs that fell from his pants at the Newtown Township police station. While searching him at the station, police also discovered a small glassine bag with brown powder in a pen cap inside his pants pocket, police said. While removing his shoes, a small amount of green vegetable matter fell from the bottom of the man’s pants. When he tried to put his pants back on, a large sandwich bag filled with a similar substance fell to the floor.

10 Years Ago, 2014: Sharon Hill’s new council has reversed a decision by the previous council to drop the town’s millage rate by a half-mill, and will meet in February to discuss a new 2014 budget for the borough. Before leaving office in December, the previous Republican-led council had passed the budget after then-Mayor Robert O’Neill broke a 3-3 party-line tie. On Thursday, the now all-Democratic council said it would restore the millage rate to 7.5 mills.

— COLIN AINSWORTH