Evening star., 1925-08-16

chanicsville, and TO a line drawn SIX
or eight miles southeast of Bladens-
burg. There We're TWO Episcopal
churches in that territory. st. Mat
thew's, known better as Addison
Chapel, near the Berry farm, called
Seat Pleasant, and the other St
Marks. about eight miles northwest
of Bladensburg and familiarly called
Paint Branch Chapel. DR.. Pinkney
made his home with the family Of
Benjamin Lowndes at Blenheim. an
estate on a hill east of Bladensburg.
The house Of Blenheim is standing
and has been described by the Ram
bier. In 1898 William Pinkney was
married to Miss Elizabeth LLOYD
Lowndes. daughter of Benjamin
Lowndes. The grave of Bishop Pink
ney is in Oak Hill Cemetery and
above it is a monument marked
Sacred 10 the Memory of the Right
Revehend William Pinkney. D. c.
LII D, born April Il. 1910, died July
4, 1SS3.''
Among the old houses Of Bladens-
burg is Bostock or Bostwick-I am
uncertain. About 10 years ago the
Rambler made note of big iron
figures and letters high in the south
chimney. These were G. L. 1886.
This was the first of the Lownies
houses and was built by Christopher
Lowndes. merchant. 1t was about
1922 that this house was bought by
Judge John stephen and passed to his
heirs, one of whom, Nicholas Carroll
Stephen, bought the interest of others
and lived there many years. From
the heirs Of Nicholas Carroll Stephen
the place was bought by James n.
Kyner. Graves of many members
of the Lowndes family are at Addison
Chanel and one is marked In memory
Of Christopher Lowndes, who depart
ed this life the Sth day of January.
1885" Next to Christopher Lowndes
! tombstone Is this: In memory Of
Mrs. Elizabeth Lowndes. relict of
Christopher Lowndes. esq, who de
parted this life on the 18th dav Of
September. 1883. in the sixty third
year of her age
Another Bladensburg old home is
Parthenon, which l believe was also
built by a LoWndes, but il was given
the name Parthenon by James Webb
Rogers. who bought il May ). 1854
from Frank Palmer, who had bought
it from George Kennedy. / take the
following from Appleton's Cyclopedia
of American Biography: James Webb
Rogers. lawyer. born in Hills
borough, y. c.. 11th of July. 1922
He was graduated at Princeton in
1S41 and then studied for the min
iStry. After taking orders in the
Protestant Episcopal Church he be
came pastor of St. PauI's parish in
Franklin, Tenn, and while in that
State was instrumental in building six
churches. He was a partisan of the
South and served in the Confederate
Army under Gen. LeonidaS Polk. Sub
Sequently he went to England, remain
ing there for some time, and in 1878
he became a Roman Catholic but
could not be admitted to the priest
hood on account of being married. On
his return TO the United States he
settled first in New York city, after
ward in Indianapolis. where he edited
the Central Catholic, and then re
moved to Washington City, where he
studied law. After being admitted
to practice he became associated with
his son as attorney in the protection
and sale of the latter's inventions. His
publications include Lafitt or the
Greek Slave, Mime. Surratt, a Drama
in Five Acts, washington 1879 Ar
lington and Other Poems and Par
thenon.'' -
The same encyclopedia. contains a
sketch of James Webb Rogers son.
James Harris Rogers, who lives in
Hyattsville. He was born at Franklin.
Tenn. in 1857. and appointed electri-
clan of the United States Capitol in
1877, holding that office until 1888. He
was the inventor of the secret tele-
phone, for which patent he received
$50, ,000; also OF the national improved
telephone and the pan-electric system
comprising patents on electric motors
lights. telegraphs, telephones and tele-
morphs. He devised what is called
visual synchronism' and is the in.
ventor of the Rogers system of sub.
sea wireless communication, used by
the United States and the allies in the
late war. He is one of Americas fore.
most radio authorities.