Village Drug Store
Company Names, addresses, dates:
The Village Drug Store, Highland Springs, VA
Notes:
The earliest reference I could find to this drugstore was a newspaper ad from 19221.
I don't know who started the business, but the earliest reference I could find to the
proprietor was that
Wilbert Daniel Russell Proffitt (1887-1964)2 was acquitted for the charge
of filling prescriptions without a license as a druggist in 19243.
Proffitt sold the Village Drug Store in 19454
In 1949, the store was sold again. The previous owner was
Anthony P. Mehfoud (1913-1998)5,
and the new owners were J. S. Adams, Stella F. Abbit and H. M. Abbitt. 6
Of those 3,
Herbert Moorman Abbit (1916-2007)7 was the pharmacist, as he is listed
as the pharmacist on one of the bottles below from 1957.
The drug store lasted until at least 1972, as that is the last year I found any newspaper ads
for it. At that time the address of the store was listed as 16 East Nine Mile Rd. 8
The address on some of the labels below was "Stop 29" on the "7 pines bus line".
I was unable to confirm whether or not that was referring to the same address, but I suspect
it was.
Based on the label of one of the bottles below, this pharmacy was part of the
the Rexall chain of drug stores .
Bottles:
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This is a green 2.7" machine-made screw-top bottle with a label:
label: THE VILLAGE DRUG STORE / HIGHLAND SPRINGS, VA. / Phones Fairfield 4911 / Eastern 2215 /
Stop 29, 7 Pines Bus Line / ... 2/20/46
embossed on base: 2 OZ / Duraglass
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This is a clear 4.25" machine-made screw-top bottle with a label:
label: PAREGORIC, U.S.P. / ... / THE VILLAGE DRUG STORE / HIGHLAND SPRINGS, VA. / Phones Fairfield 4911 / Eastern 2215 /
Stop 29, 7 Pines Bus Line / POST OFFICE
embossed on base: Duraglass
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This is a clear 5" machine-made screw-top bottle with a label:
label: ELIXIR DIMETANE / THE VILLAGE DRUG STORE / HIGHLAND SPRINGS, VA. / Phone Fairfield 2807
Stop 29, 7 Pines Bus Line
embossed on base: Brockway
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This is an amber 2.2" tall machine-made screw-top bottle with a label from 1957:
label: REXALL VILLAGE DRUG STORE / H. M. ABBITT, Pharmacist / Phone RE 7-2807 HIGHLAND SPRINGS, VA. /
... Dr Garcin Jr ... 2-18-57
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1 News Leader (Richmond VA), 9-Dec-1922, page 20
2 Virginia Death Record for Wilbert Daniel Russell Proffit, b:24-Apr-1887, d:26-Jan-1964 in Richmond VA
3 News Leader (Richmond VA), 14-Apr-1924, page 4
4 Richmond Times Dispatch, 27-Jan-1964, page 4 (obituary for W.D.R. Proffitt)
5 Find-a-grave entry for Anthony Patrick Mehfoud
6 Richmond Times Dispatch, 29-Sep-1949, page 27
7 Find-a-grave entry for Hermert Moorman Abbitt
8 Richmond Times-Dispatch, 20-Dec-1972, page 35
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