The Washington herald., 1919-05-03
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. 8. Doniphan,
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Theodore H. Ficklin. 73 years old,
one of the best known educators in
the State. died shortly after 10
o'clock slast night at his residence,
ia Duke street.
Col. Ficklin. after forty-eight
years as a teacher in the public
schools of Alexandria retired Feb
ruary 6 owing to declining health.
His death. however. was wholly un-
expected.
The deceased was born in Rich
mond County. Va. and first taught
school in the old st. Johns Academy
this city.
He subsequently engaged in that
work in the public schools and for
many years was principal of Wash
ington school for boys. Subsequent
ly he was transferred as a teacher
in the Alexandria High School
which he continued up to his re-
tirement During the civil war
Col. Ficklin served in the Conferrate
Army.
The deceased is survived by his
widow. who was a Miss Carme. to-
Sether with the following children:
Misses Krose. Mary and Cecilia Flick
lin. n this city: Mrs. John ]. Echols
and J. v. Ficklin, Washington. ID. c.
His funeral will take place at 4
o'clock Saturday afternoon from his
late residence. Services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. l. r. Kelly. of St.
Mary's Catholic Church.
The six-ton war tank performed
stunts usually done on the battle
field this evening at the old canal
basin in the presence of a crowd es-
timated at 10000 persons.
The machine went up and down
hill with the greatest ease in the
world and also ploughed its way
through the marsh at that place.
Afterward Maj. ]. Randall Cation
mounted the war machine and de-
livered a speech in the interest of
the sale of tho bonds and several
thousand dollars worth Of bonds
were sold.
A coroner's jury summoned by DR..
T. NJ. Jones, coroner. which met at 5
o'clock this afternoon at Wheatley's s
mortuary chapel to investigate the
circumstances attending the death OF
George Kuhn. gave a verdict TO the
effect that Kuhn met his death short
ly before IL o'clock last night while
endeavorinG to get off on the left
side of northbound train over the
Virginia railroad: that he
fell between the cars, and the front
truck of the rear car passed over his
body.
The verdict further recites that the
accident happened on Cameron be-
tween Henry and Fayette streets. and
the jury further adds that his death
was in no part caused by the negli-
Eence of the employees of the railway
company.
The jury was composed of the fol-
lowing: John H. Trimyer foreman
c. c. Batcheller. J. G Bowie. John u.
Schwarzmann. NJ. Jaffa and J. &.
Cockey.
The body OF Kuhn was this aft
ernoon removed to his late home. Ill
North Fayette street. from whence the
funeral will take place at 1:50 o'clock
Sunday afternoon. Services will be
conducted by Rev. T. ?. Phillips. rec
tor of st. Paul's =. f. Church.
Mrs. Agnes Elizabeth POSey. % years
old. died this afternoon at the Alex
andria Hospital The deceased lived
on King street road. Her funeral will
taxe place at 10 o'clock Sunday morn
inLSsrom Wheatley's mortuary chapel
and services will be conducted by Rev.
John Lee Allison. d. n. pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church.
Leroy Cathcart. l. years old, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. Frank ii. Cathcart. died
yesterday afternoon at the Alexandria
Hospital. The funeral will take place
at O'Clock Sunday afternoon from the
residence of his parents. Cottage Park.
Funeral services for Mrs Jane F.
BalIcnger, who died Thursday, will
be held at o'clock Sunday afternoon
at her late residence in Fairfax
County. Funeral cars will leave
Wheatlcy's mOrtuary chapel at %:l5
o'clock for those desiring to attend.
p. T. Phillips, rector OF st. Paul's
p L. Church.
Lieut.. Hunt Russell. who for
more than a year past has been
overseas. has returned to thi.
country and is now at Camp Mills
y. V. according to word received
by his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick T. Russell.
y meeting of the local board OF
tax review will be held at 7:3C
o'clock Monday night at the office
of Commissioner of Revenue G. Fl.
Callahan when report will be
made of those who have paid their
license tax.
Sergt. J. W. browns. this city
who for the past year has been
overseas, has returned and now is
at Camp Mills. n. Y.
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