The Washington herald., 1919-02-08
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. 6. Doniphan,
II King Street

Alexandria. Va. Feb. 7.-Louise
Lunsford. II years old. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace b. Lunsfordr
Of Howell avenue. Del Ray, Alexan-
dria County, shortly after IL o'clock
this morning while on Mount YER
non avenue near Mount Vernon
fatally injured by an automobile
driven by Christopher Constant. OF
$40 l street, Washington.
Constant Immediately stopped his
machine. picked the child up and
made a hurry trip to the Alexandria
Hospital.
The little girl lived only about
five minutes after reaching that in
stitution. She was examined by DR..
Z. A. German. The child sustained
a fracture at the base of the skull,
Constant afterward went to police
headquarters and reported the oc-
currence. He was greatly distressed
over the accident.
According to Constant ne was
driving his machine at the rate of
about five miles an hour at the time
when he saw several children in the
road, all of whom were pupils at
Mount Vernon School, they being at
recess.
He says he sounded his horn and
the children left the roadway. When
he reached the point where the
Lunsford girl was he says she ap-
parently was unmindful of the ap-
preaching car and started to cross
the road. He made every effort pos
ell 70 without aTnNf
A coroner's jury summoned by DR..
T. NJ. Jones met at o'clock tonight
at Demaine's mortuary chapel. and
adjourned until IL o'clock tomorrow
morning when testimony WI be
heard.
The jury is composed of the fol-
lowing: Thomas Chauncey. T. NJ.
Dunbar, J. Brooke Carter. William
Baader, Ray S. Cleveland and Luther
A. Cook.
Leonard Duty, g years old. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. owen Duty, of this city,
died at $50 o'clock tonight in a Roa-
noke, Va, hospital as a result of be-
ing scalded by the overturning of an
engine in that city last Monday of
which he was fireman. He was en-
ployed by the Virginia Railway Com
pany. The deceased is survived by
his wife and one child. The body
will be brought here tomorrow and
taken to the residence of his parents
and prepared for burial.
The city school board has elected
w. F. H. Finke chairman of that
body to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of P. NJ. Bradshaw. The
board has appointed a committee to
draft resolutions Of respect to the
memory of the late P. NJ. Bradshaw
A special committee was appointed
to draft resolutions expressing regret
at Col. II. H. Ficklin leaving the
schools and also to congratulate him
for his long, faithful and efficient
services as a public school instructor.
Col Theodore II. Ficklin, one of the
Oldest and best known public school
teachers in the State, has rendered
his resignation as a teacher in the
Alexandria High School. His resigna-
ton was given owing to ill health.
-, Col. Ficklin has been an instructor
in the schools for the past fifty-three
years and for forty-eight years he
taught in the public schools here.
For many years he was principal of
Washington School for Boys and he
turned out many who have become
leaders in their profession.
When the High School was started
in Alexandria several years ago, Col.
Ficklin was assigned to teach in that
school, where he since had taught.
The State Corporation Commissi ION
has granted a charter to Norris Pet
ers. Inc, Alexandria, with a capital
stock Of s150O0o. Object is map maxi
ing, etc. officers are: Challen B.
Ellis, president, Neyle Colquitt, Sec
retary, both of Washington.
William Baader has sold to George
w. Davis house 211 North Payne
street.
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