Other Times
100 Years Ago – 1919: Many counterfeit silver dollars are in circulation in Philadelphia and the shopkeepers have been warned by the banks to examine their coins carefully. The recent rainy weather caused them to tarnish quickly, as the result of which they are easily tested. Some have evidently been but a short time in circulation. Shopkeepers in Chester, Eddystone, Marcus Hook and the southern part of Philadelphia report many in circulation.
75 Years Ago – 1944: Considerable damage was caused Wednesday by two fires, one of which destroyed a large barn on the grounds of the Wawa Dairies with a loss of approximately $10,000. Damage in the other fire, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ford, Miller Road near Brinton Lake, Concordville, was estimated at
$1,500.
50 Years Ago – 1969: Looking for a great meal? Try Red Barn’s combination of a Big Barney with French fries and Coke. If you haven’t had a Big Barney, you don’t know what you’re missing! Two delicious hamburger patties, cheese, lettuce, pickle, and our own special sauce on a doubledeck roll. Regular price
77 cents, now 57 cents special. Visit the Red Barn location at 132 N. MacDade Blvd., Glenolden. Red Barn – where it’s fun to eat.
25 Years Ago – 1994: Bethel police say they received reports that a kangaroo hopped through the township Monday night, spooking a pedestrian and driver and sparking controversy about its identity. Police said a possible kangaroo was spotted by two separate unidentified callers near Garnet Mine Road and Clayton Park. One of them bravely tried to capture the roaming marsupial. Chief David Houser said police did not find a kangaroo or other animals in the vicinity and it may have been an injured deer or a jack rabbit. Because there was more than one sighting, Houser said it may have been a kangaroo. “In this day and age, who knows if somebody might have one of these as a pet,” he said, adding that two or three ostriches have been known to bury their heads in local soil.
10 Years Ago – 2009: Havertown police are providing a helpful reminder to drivers that rolling through a stop sign can cost them. Posted beneath more than 35 stop signs in the township is a sign reading: “Complete stops: Free. Rolling stops: $109.50. Your choice, courtesy of the Haverford Township Police.”