This is the old Leonard house on Maple Ave. about 1945. That's a '39
Chevy in the driveway. Mr. Jim Leonard's father Norman moved here from
Hampden in the 1930s. Norman Leonard was cashier at the Trappe bank
when it was robbed. Jim's sister was Katherine Leonard taught at Trappe
High School for decades (see photo 632). Photo courtesy of James Leonard.
"Addison Leonard lived next door to us on Maple Avenue. He had a black cook named Rosie. My brother Norman used to go next door and call,"Rosie, my posie, come open the gate." I remember bouncing on Mr. Ad's foot and having black -eyed peas there for lunch. He was not a relative I was told. Another Leonard (not related) in town was Paul Leonard, whose son Bruce was in high school at the same time as I.
The house [Addison Leonard's house] then went to Samuel Barnes and later to his son Addison Barnes. While Sam Barnes lived there, the youngsters on the street (Jim Frampton and Rembert Simpson) had a favorite playmate in Sam Barnes' handy man, a 14 year-old black
fellow named Pickles. He was older than we, and was a very funny companion. We played buckin' bronco, and hide and seek, and Jimmy Lynch Death Dodgers, and war, and cowboys and indians, and we even put on a circus, with Francis Frampton (Jim's little brother)selling the popcorn."
James Leonard
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