Wayland's Drug Store
Company Names, addresses, dates:
Wayland's Drug Store, E.L. Wayland Proprietor, Lexington VA (1914-1920) 1,2
Wayland-Gorrell Drug Co. Inc., Lexington VA (1920-ca.1935) 2,3
Wayland's Drug Store, Lexington VA (ca.1935-ca.1963) 3,4
Notes:
Edward Lewis Wayland (1879-1942)5 graduated from the
Medical College of Virginia in 1905, with a degree in Pharmacy.1
He is listed in the 1910 US Census as a druggist, living in White Hall,
Albemarle County VA.
In 1914, he moved to Lexington and started his own drug store.1
In 1920, Wayland parnered up with
Benjamin Harvey Gorrell Sr. (1841-1889)6
to form the Wayland-Gorrell drug company.2
Gorrell moved to Philadelphia in 19227, however newspaper ads
show that the name "Wayland-Gorrell" continued to be used up until 1935.3
Wayland passed away in 1942, but the store continued, using the Wayland name.
The last newspaper mention I could find for Wayland's drug store was 1963.4
Newspaper ads for Wayland's drug store list its location at
Main & Nelson Street (6-Dec-1917),
Main Street next to Myers Hardware Co (19-Aug-1920),
6 North Main Street (1923 city directory), and
43 South Main Street (16-Oct-1963).
Bottles:
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Clear 3.5" machine-made bottle with a label:
label (printed): WAYLAND-GORRELL DRUG CO. / Prescription Druggists / Lexington, Virginia
label (typed): Oil Wintergreen / Take 3 drops in little / water after meals.
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Clear 5" machine-made screw-top un-embossed bottle with a 1950 label:
label: WAYLAND'S DRUG STORE / E.L. WAYLAND, Prop. / PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST / LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA /
... Dr. WHITE ... 1-13-50
embossed on the base: Brockway / 4
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Clear 3.5" machine-made screw-top un-embossed bottle with a label:
label: SPIRIT OF CAMPHOR / ...
WAYLAND'S DRUG STORE / E.L. WAYLAND, Prop. / PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST / LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA
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Other Items:
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This is a 1.8"x1.8" cardboard box with a label from 1922 that says:
label: WAYLAND-GORRELL DRUG CO., Inc. / PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST / LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA /
... 8-7-22
Since this box is dated 1922, and one of the labels above is dated 1950, I'd guess that the
drug store started out as Wayland-Gorrell, and eventually became just Wayland's drug store.
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1 Rockbridge County News, 05-Nov-1942, p.1 (obituary for Edward L. Wayland)
2 Rockbridge County News, 05-Aug-1920, p.3 (creation of Wayland-Gorrell drug co)
3 Rockbridge County News, 29-Aug-1935, p.1 (last mention I found of "Wayland-Gorrell Drug Co")
4 News-Gazette (Lexington VA), 16-Oct-1963, p.5 (last mention I found of Wayland's Drug store)
5 Find-a-grave entry for Edward Lewis Wayland
6 Find-a-grave entry for Benjamin Harvey Gorrel Sr.
7 Rockbridge County News, 9-Nov-1922, p.2 (Gorrell move to Philadelphia)
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