Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-01-18

ihS SerNice until ne was captured
and carried to Camp Chase in
Ohio, where he remained until the
close of the war.
AT the close of the war he be-
came student under the late
lamented, Capt. VIM. n. Melon
aid, at Cool Spring, and from there
he went to the University of Vir-
.giaia, from which distinguished
institution he obtained his NJ. ID.
degree. He completed his medi-
cal education, so for as medical in
stitutlons were concerned, at the
University of Maryland, of which
the late distinguished Nathan Smith
was a professor. He settled at
Cool Spring and in September
1869 married Mamie Taylor. a
daughter of Lawrence b. Taylor.
and she survives him. He prac-
ticed his profession at Cool Spring
for several years, but finding that
the field Of labor was neither equal
to his capacity as a physician nor
hs energy as man, he sought a
new field and located at Seminary
Hill, near Alexandria, Va. He
made for himself at this new place.
where he had not been known be-
fore, an enviablc reputation for
himself as a man, a Christian gen
tleman and 4 physician. and he
gathered around him at that place
scores of devoted and loyal friends
who will rs long as they live revere
his memory. Finding that the
field there was too circumscribed.
he moved To Walkersvillc. Fred
erick County. Md, where again
he attracted to himself by his mag
netic and generous instincts a large
circle of friends, who If they have
heard of his death grieve TO know
il. He inspired in these two
places confidence amongst the peo-
pie, because of his devotion to and
skill in his profession, and because
of his high character and unifonm
courtesy. Like all true Nirginians
he yearned 10 serve the people of
his native State and he returned to
the County of Clarke. locating at
Berryville, in about 1850. He
probably had one of the largest
professional practices ever had by
anybody in this county. He was
beloved and respected by his pa
tients and particularly the families
which he visited. whether the mem
berS of it were sick or not. There
is no man who enjoyed more the
esteem and we may say the affec-
ton of the people with whom he
came in contact than did DIR.
Mccormick. 1t seems curious
dispensatiOn of Providence that he
could have been called upon so fire.
quently in life to heal the sick and
allay the pain and suffering of
those under his care, and yet
couldn't alleviate his own.
He was in the prime of life so
far rs years were concerned, and
yet it seems not hard but a
curious dispenSation of PrOvi-
denc that he should be taken from
family who needed his care and
realized. his affection and devotion,
and also a large circle of friends,
whose confidence, esteem and affec-
ton he enjoyed TO n marked de-
gree. He had gotten to be one of
the old landmarks of the county
and everybody who knew him will
miss him. Just aS we miss some
conspicuous object in life, when it
either fades away or is torn down
and destroyed.
All who knew him will remember
him, because he stood as 4 great
monumental pile of granite, which
men look upon, pointing the aspira-
tons heavenward, and his memory
is one that will last amongst the
people as long as the pile of
granite.