Evening star., 1922-01-29

the university of fine arts. Then
there are also some squares shown
on the blueprint to which the White
House, Capitol. Treasury and WASH
ington Monument are to be removed.
He takes the blueprint of this two
and -a-half- acre bog and writes across q.
it Mountain View" or 'Olympian
Heights-and there you are!
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WANDERING through an old bury
w ing ground southeast of the
settled parts of Bladensburg, but
very likely within the surveyed (
boundaries of the town. the Rambler
came upon many old tombstones. Four
stood in a row. Some were out of
plumb. but it is remarkable that
gravestones so old should still keep
their upright position. One of these
stones was inscribed I'm Memory of
William Mauduit. who departed this
life the 7th Of September, 1749, aged
so years and seven months" With .
out doubt this was the William !.
Mauduit who was named as one of
the commissioners for the laying out
of Bladensburg in 1742. In the row
with the gravestone of William
Maudit We're these:
"In Memory of Jasper Maudit. who
departed this life the 18th day of
May, 1875, aged AZ years.
"In Memory Of Mercy Chew. who
departed this life the 5th Of Novem-
ber, 1775, aged 81 years.
I'm Memory Of Mercy Garvey. who
departed this life the goth of Septem-
ber, 1910, aged years months and
IL days.
So you see these Mauduits were old
Bladensburg. 1t would be interest
ing to determine where they came
from, what spot they lived on and
where their descendants are. but the
Rambler cannot undertake all the
work which he thinks would be inter-
esting and which he would like to
do. The Rambler. just like. other
common folk, must eat, and his gro
ceryman does not seem to have read
those government statements which
have been sent to the newspapers
telling of a drop in the price of food.
Sometimes one wonders where the
, government gets that stun.
Near the graves of the Maudits is
a ruined brick vault, and on part of
| wall is an inset block Of stone,
! inscribed "John Laird. Georgetown"
Other old stones near the Mauduit
| and Laird burial places are inscribed:
~ ThannoA
Ferrall, who was born near Bladens-
burg, October 90, 1880, and died July
2, 1910.
| Susan Ferrall, born 1902. and died
1s11 Cor 1917: the marking Of the
stone is indistinct).
In memory Of John Cooper, died
1888, July 7th, aged seventy-seven
years.
Rebecca, wife of John Cooper. died
March 20, 1887, in the eighty-sixth
year of her age.
| Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth
H. Simmons. born in the City OF
Charleston. s. c., died January 81.
1s41, aged thirty-seven years. Erected
by her brother. W. s.
| Sarah A. Wilson, born December
9Th, 1920. died September 27. 1876.
Jane Rebecca Burgess. 1S2S-1s7o.
! In memory of Mary Ann Hellrgel,
born October i, 1905. died 2sth Sep
tember. 1906.
| Hannah, wife Of George Jones' 18th
January, 1913. September %. 1875.
! Our beloved father. J. T. Fawcett.
born September 20, 1s4l, died May 6.
1890.
! Constantine-Father and Mother,
| John Henry. August %. 1880: Decem-
1 Der 26. 1905: Anna. Mary, August 2o,
1880. April %, 1911.
| Ernest C. Koch, died May 20, 1881
aged fifty-eight years.
Our mother-Elizabeth Webster!
! died May IL, 1873. aged sixty-seven
years. =
Hier Ruht Ema Moog, Geb den, 18th,
October, 1850. Gest den. .26 Septemhere
1859. And than verse In GermA0
is craven in the stone.