Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-07
{. 4. LPHMCOTT,
NOTED MERCHANT,
DIED THIS MORNING
Founded and Was Head or the
Ia - Establishment Bear.
Ing his Name.
MAD KEEN FORESIGHT

Af'ct an Illness of little moro Than
week, ~ rlcuro.pncumonia. Glenn.
su \. idrplncott. president ana
founder of t.trpincoit 4 Co. which
conducts tho large department, store.
Market street above Third. died shor, /,
~ AFTER "a O'Clock this morning N,
h's homo in Ccntevills.
Previous 10 his illncs.. Mr. lin.
piuvoit had been compara,iv,lv active
"nn had visited the store on,v
."N uaNs before he wNs taken sick
Despite hIs axe. Mr. Lipplncott. who
was eo,n on October ie, isto. showed
wonderful vitality during his illncw..
'nd " wSr this spirit witch kept him
'"'r f"' several days prior 60 his
"'s'h' according 60 his physician.
NV, s.ippincot, came 20 Wilmington
about 90 years agc. from Philadelphia.
where he had conducted business
ga North Eighth street. lie first be.
'ano af'ilia,ed with I. T. Eurci. iu
iho dr, gcods business az soa Mar
RET street, hut n few wears later took
over the property pt sie Market street,
mon occupied hy .A,hn Wainwright
"nd started In business for himself
N'"f TWO years of success he added
NE property ~ aio Market street. and
i''"i stu tho properties az SOS. sts
Nhd 300 Market street. and East
'hwd street which were consolidated
nv" ore large establishment.
Win the consolidation of the sew
eial properties. Mr. idppinoott, who
was man who possessed great fore
~'hh' ana business ability. added de-
neinnents and improvements from
lline 90 time until his establishments,
h''amc Known as one OF. the largest
ana most complete In detail between
fhiladclrhia and baltimore. which
reputation u has held for several
Nrais. The store occupies more than
hef tho block that il bounded by
Market, klng. Third and raurth
streets
Us departments comprise prsetl-
ally every article that IL known in
lhe dry goods line. and are ntted up
With all modern improvements
The store WAS managed and direct
81 solely by Mr.. lipplncott until
iair, when llrrincoti a Co, the pres
rnt prcprletcrs, we're incorporated into
an organization. Mr.. Lippinoctt was
flrvted president and wnlism &. T
Nufge'roNd, Vice president
out OF respert Tor Mr. lappincoft. /
q no store was closed at O'Clock today /
sni "a doors viii not be reopcnod
lnli after tho funeral. Announce
mont 20 this effect was made hy
hr. Mursatrovd TODAY. VINO -r-o.<.
with much rexrct on the death OF Mr.
appincott u was evident at the
stor~ todav that IN addition 10 an
= np'ovcr. the members of the sales
fores IN the varlou. departments had
los' a true friend i
Mr. Liprincott was a stivc OF New
Jersey. and was born in salem. His
father died when he was only ten
) rars old, and he began his career
shortly afierward without even tho
ordinary advantages OF the average |
hl'd. A. the age of "a. he entered
> store IN salem. y. T.. where he
) leaned his frst knowledge of the dry
4 ocds business and. Incidentally. took
nis frst stop on the ladder of success.
Nf'or he had learned the routine OF
work In the Salem store. he went 10
ihilsdtlphis, where he became con-
Aoctcd with the strawhridgc 4 rothisr 4
Corporation. Mater he went into busi-
css fot himself on North Eighth I
street, where he VAS engaged un,i
he came ic Wilmington. This store I
vas conducted during tho Civil War
ncticd
MI l.iprlncoit WAS never active in
public NE. a. he preferred 60 lead
aulst. retired llfc wholly devoted 10 :
hls homo and business interest Hc be-
"ng"d 20 ne lodges or social organ
ss'ious
In addition 20 his wife. Mr. r.lppin-
soit IL survived by two sons. Clement
A. tApplncott lr.. who is connected
With the store. and Joseph G. Iippin-
coit, Who attends school In this city.
ma on. daughter. Mrs William &. ,
The arrangements for the funeral
nave not been completed