Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25

~. >fbdftcS ~. i<ip)ilt, one Oh the
sturdy old oaks of Clarke County
citizenship. man beloved and
honored 10y the peopla of this com
munity. after weeks illness. died
at his home, "Elmington." >ome
and u half miles northeast of B,r-
ryvilIe. last Friday night. Death
-ssas primarily caused by paralysis.
DR.. Lirpitt's health had been
greatly impaired for several years.
He had been a sufferer from creep
ing paralysis. and the end was ex-
pecied at any time. Last Friday
morning turn for the worse
occurred in his conditinn. ard it
was then seen that death was near.
His near relatives were hastily
summoned, and Friday night he
answered the summons that all
humanity has to obey.
The funeral services over the
remains Of DIR. Lippitt were held
Sunday evening at o'clock from
Grace Episcopal Church. That old
c..iiice, in which the last sal. rites
have been held over all that was
mortal OF some of the best citizens
Of Clarke, was crowded, Berryville
and the surrounding community
turning out enmasSc To pay the last
tribute of respect 10 their friend
and neighbor. Rev. Edward Wall.
rector Of Grace Church. conducted
the funeral services. The coffin,
covered With beautiful floral de-
signs, was borne up the church
aisle 10y six neighbors of the de-
\ceased. followed by a long line of
relatives. The active pallbearers
were Messers. Perry Lippitt, of
Charles Town, VIM. Il. Reed. of
Gaylord. Maitland Allen, Reverdy
Lewis, Taylor Milton. and Prov
ince Mccormick. all of whom we're
neighbors and comrades-at-arms
of DIR. Lippitt. The honorary
pallbearers were Messrs. Samuel
Mccormick. Jacob Warden, Con-
rad kownslar. Charles 5. Lee. of
Clarke county, and Bushroad
Washington, of Charles Town.
Members of j. +. b. Stuart Camp,
Confederate Veterans. of which
Dr. Lippitt hSi long been an active
and prominent member, attended
the services in body, occupying
seats in the c,ntreaisles. Following
the impressive church services, the
interment took place in the Lippitt
lot in Green Hill Cemetery. The
funeral procession. which followed
the remains of Clarke'sy beloved
citizen, was one of the largest
which has moved through the
streets OF Berryville for years.
DIR. Lippitt was a man of many
fine parts. He was for years a
splendid physician of Clarke
county, later the leading druggist
and then an active farmer. He
always took active part in public
affairs. Before his health failed,
for years his pen was always ready
to defend his convictions in ques-
tions of great moment, affecting
the people of Clarke. Many have
been the communications from his
faclle pen, which have frightened
the columns of the COURIER. In
many Presidential and Guberna-
torial campaigns, DIR. Lippitt al
ways entertained decided convic-
tions and what he thought was right
and what he held was wrong he
did not hesitate to express publicly
III MS vigorous style
At the time of his death DR..
Lippitt. was 80 years old. He was
born in Alexandra, Va, January
B, 1929, and came from a distin-
guished Virginia family. His
father was an Episcopal clergyman
and was one OF the first professors
of the Episcopal Theological Semi
nary at Alexandria, which has pre-
pared so many splendid men for
the Episcopal pulpit and missionary
fields. He spent his boyhood days
around Alexandria. and was edu-
Gated for the medical profession.
At the outbreak of the Civil War
he enlisted as a private in the ranks
of the Southern Army, Nbut was
shortly afterwards made a surgeon
in the Fifty-Seventh Virginia Regi-
ment, Rosser's brigade. He served
until the close of hostilities and
then settled down to repair his