Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-30
Pine Glen Farm.
HOW AN EX.LETTER CARRIER
IL LOCATED II MILL
CREEK HUNDRED.
A VERY PRETTY PLACE.

"A VERY FREELY PLACE.
Pine Glen farm Is located In MIL
Greek Hundred, about two miles south
Of Hockessin, on the Lancaster pike
and about midway between Brack.
enville and Loveville. 1t contains
forty acres, the fields running out to
tho pike, but tho buildings are located
In as pretty grove Of trees on the west
end OF the place as can be found
amongst the many picturesque groves
that dot Mill Creek Hundred all over.
The land Is very rolling, which adds to
It's attractiveness, and does not detract
from Its fertility and productiveness.
Little rivulets Of water, no less than
three In number, run and ripple down
between the gentle sloping hills, shin.
mering in the sunlight, and singing as
| they ripple on down toward the main
Mill Creek stream.
That the land is rich and kind to its
owners is attested by . rank crop OF
corn In one field, the lodged clover In
| another, the rich green sOds that line
the streams, the crop Of apples bending
the branches that bear them, and the
truck patch with the sweetest OF sweet
corn, the matted patch Of turn ips, the
JUICY melons, the luscious tomato, the
mealy potato, the round headed pump.
kins and the long necked squash.
Why Ia 1t called Pine Glen? The
name iS most appropriate. A winding
lane leading from the pike down to the
residence is shaded by stately pines
planted on both SIDES. Even along the
pike q row Of pines extend, the trees
serving for posts for wire fences.
Wherever there are lanes there are
pines, and the lot used for q truck
garden is surrounded by pines which
break the rigid winter winds and
serve aB a protection to the tender
plants. These pines give the place a
picturesqueness at once attractive, for a
pine tree never loses its stateliness and
beauty, always green except when snow.
capped, when If possible it Is more
beautiful still.
Down this winding lane we come to
the park or grove of q couple of acres in
front of the dwelling. Could anything
be more handsome ? Gently slopine
of from before the spacious versnda
Is forest of oak, chestnut, hickory and
poplar trees In stately beauty, more
beautiful now as the frosts of autumn
have given the leaves a gentle touch
and painted them in brilliant rainbow
colors. Amongst these natives of the
forest are inter- jected the Nor way pine,
the fir and the spruce tree. The grove
is often used for pic.nics and a NUN ber
|of rustic seats, swings, see-saws and
tables show that 1t has been occupied
by gay and glad gatherings through the
sum mer.
The mansion-it is q mausion-built
of frame handsomely painted, spacious
porch, stately pillars, large parlors,
wide halls, easily assembled stairways,
airy bed rooms and plenty of them,
large kitchen, pantry full OF drawers,
boxes, cupboards, everything handy
and convenient, the very model of q
house for comfort. The ice house Is
handy, and beside refrigerator cellar,
In which butter-milk and cream is kept
pure and cold. Down there is tenant
house in which the farm hand lives,
but cider mill and press in 1t is busy
depressing the juice that will make
! hearts glad during long winter nights.
: Farther on is q model Of barn with
clean, large, airy stabline forall kinds of
stock. Behind there Is the pig: sty, in
| which q number of Chester whites are
grunting and snoring in the warm sun
after imbibiDg a churning of butter.
milk and pals OFFS bonnyclaber." Ad-
joining Is the hennery for at least a
hundred hens, and in fact there is a
building for everything, and for homes
for the sparrow AMI jenny wren there
are boxes placed amongst the trees.
We would call this q paradise on
earth, and yet it has had several owners.
We recollect when the late Cyrus Pyle,
who, we believe, built the stately man.
sion, lived there. We recollect when
James G. Jackson lived there and SO,
out the large pear orchards that have
been furnishing the Wilmington mar
ket with the most luscious pears. Fol
the last four years 1t has been the home
and property of Henry s. Kent, the
business man of Hockessin, but do you
want to know who the present owner
lisp Well, 1t is now the property of the
we'll known late Wilmingtonian OK,
letter carrier, genial, one armed, Robert
, l.. Smith.
He resigned his place in the Will,
,mington post.ofSce last spring, and
started out to live on farm. He found
,one Of twelve acres ont in Mill Creek
Hundred that he thought suited him.
and on this he settled. But along came
q New York man few weeks ago and
offered him 80 much more than he gave
for it that he let it go, and bought the
Ipresent farm, which we have described
and upon which he lives in the midst
OF peace and plenty.
| A representative of the REPUBLICAN
laccepted Mr.. Smiths invitation, aud
went out yesterday to see him. He was
met at Hockessin station and conveyed
in carriage to his new home.
1t was our privilege to be shown over
this beautiful farm by Mr.. Smith, who
took the greatest pleasure in pointing
out every thing of interest. He expects
to 20 largely into the culture of fruit,
for which his farm ia peculiarly
adapted. Every spot now covered with
briars or underground IL TO be cleared
laway and brought under cultivation.
The old dwarf pear trees are to be cut
laway and replaced with new and more
vigorous trees strawberries, black
berries and raspberries are 10 receive
particular attention. To do this Mr.
Smith will have a force of three mer
besides himself-his two sons and 9
hired man. Himself and one son will
run the small fruit department and
engage largely In poultry raising.
The other son and the hired mar
will manage the larger cropsand truck
ling. Mr.. Smith and his wife both
having been raised in the country OF
farms, have q strong penchant for coun'
try life, and a daughter, grown up, Ii
equally delighted.
They intend to make their place at
tractive for summer boarders, and 1
must be said that no more attractive
aud pleasant place can be found with
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