The Washington herald., 1918-10-11
ALEXANDRIA
THE herald BUREAU,

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Alexandria. Va. Oct. 10.--Judge ]. B.
7. Thornton. Sc years old, died today
at his residence, Manassas, Prince
William County. Va Judge Thornton
had been in falling health for a long
time. He resigned as Judge of the
Circuit Court for the Sixteenth Judi
cial Circuit September / owing to
poor health.
He is survived by his wife, who was
/ Miss Fanny Baudex, of Caroline
County. Va. and a brother. State SEN
ator r. Ewell Thornton. The deceased
was raised at Brentsville, Prince
William County. ohere his father
conducted a large school.
He was appointed judge in 1907. and.
therefore, has been on the bench for
the past eleven years.
Judge Thornton's funeral will take
place at il o'clock Saturday morning
from his late home.
The deceased was popular and en-
joyed a wide circle of friends not only
among the members Of the bar asso-
citation. but among others as wen.
On the occasion of his retirement
from the bench members of the bar
association of this circuit presented
him with a handsome silver service in
recognition of the high esteem in
which he was held.
DIR. W. 7. Wood. of the United
States Public Health Service, also
a special State health officer. says
the Spanish "iu" here is on the
wane. Despite this the death rate
from the plague continues and there
are hundreds of families down with
the disease in every part of the city.
The death rate continues very
heavy.
Fruit stones are being collected
here to be turned over to the Red
Cross. Receptacles have been placed
at different business houses for the
peach, apricot, prune, plum, olive.
nut. brazil nut. walnut and hickory
nut.
A meeting Of the general COM
mittee on liberty loan drive for
Sunday afternoon will be held at 8
o'clock Friday night in the rooms
Of the chamber OF commerce. A
committee OF $50 has been selected
and they will meet the executive
committee and map out plans for
the drive.
Harry a. Priest. IS years old, a
Southern Railway locomotive engi-
neer. died at 7:3O o'clock tonight at
his residence. liza Duke street. he
had been i'll a week with pneumonia
His wife survives him. He was a
member OF the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers and Brotherhood of
Firemen.
Mrs. E. D. Quann died today at
1903 Duke street of pneumonia. and
her son. Dennis Quann, died of the
same disease yesterday. He was II
years old. The mother and son Will
be buried together.
Grace Ford. years old. died We'd
nesday at her residence, Patrick and
Oronoco streets. Her fueral will take
place at 9 o'clock tomorrow.
John H. Greenwood. 3-year-old son
| Of Blanchard Greenwood. died We'd
nesday and the, funeral will take place
at II o'clock tomorrow.
Mrs Myers. wife Of Maj. Clarence
( c. Myers. died yesterday at the resi-
dence OF ]. P. II. Mason. near Acco-
| tink. Va. The body was taken to
| Demaine's chapel and will be
shipped to Chester. Pa.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dollinger. wife of
Peter Dollinger, Of Camp Humph-
reys, Va, died today at the tenn
: porary hospital at Christ Church
parish hall. The body was taken
to Demaiue's chapel and will be
shipped to Buffalo, n. Y, for burial.
An appeal for old magazines and
novels has been made for the sick
soldiers at Camp Humphreys. All
persons having such articles are re-
quested to leave them Saturday
morning at 511 Cameron street.
Thomas Padgett. : years old, son
/ Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin H. Padgett,
died last night at Braddock, Va