. fill the vacancy occurring by William H. Berrysresignation. April, 1906, Dr. Samuel E. Crothers was elected mayor for two years to fillthe unexpired term of ex-Mayor Berry. October 28, 1907, the Delaware County Historical Society had made mostelaborate preparations to observe its two hundred and twenty-fifth amiiversaryof the landing of Penn at Chester, and those in charge felt that the occasion wouldprove a great public demonstration. But the day was a veritable downpour ofrain, preventing any outdoor exercises. However, exercises
. fill the vacancy occurring by William H. Berrysresignation. April, 1906, Dr. Samuel E. Crothers was elected mayor for two years to fillthe unexpired term of ex-Mayor Berry. October 28, 1907, the Delaware County Historical Society had made mostelaborate preparations to observe its two hundred and twenty-fifth amiiversaryof the landing of Penn at Chester, and those in charge felt that the occasion wouldprove a great public demonstration. But the day was a veritable downpour ofrain, preventing any outdoor exercises. However, exercises were held iu the I^arkinGrammar School, and a dramatic presentation given at the Family Theater, whilein the evening Gov. Edwin S. Stuart, Isaac Sharpless, President of HaverfordCollege, and Garnett Pendleton, Esq., made addresses in the Third PresbyterianChurch. 1908. David M. elected mayor. April 13, 1908, the conductors and motormen of all the trolley lines con-trolled by the Chester Traction Company struck for an increase in wages. All tii:cnty. (iioiip«fPilif ro^TOrfifpBnikJiiiliisEiiimwil
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