Hopkins & St. Clair


Company Names, addresses, dates:
  Dr. H.C. Hopkins, Bridge Street, Liberty, VA (ca.1880-ca.1890) 1,2
  Hopkins & St. Clair, Bridge & Main Streets, Bedford City VA (ca.1890-1895) 2,3
  Dr. H.C. Hopkins, Bridge Street, Bedford City, VA (1895-1905) 3,6

Notes:
Dr. Henry Campbell Hopkins (1851-1905)4 was a pharmacist in Liberty/Bedford for 25 years. 1

At some point, he teamed up with J. P. St. Clair to form "Hopkins & St. Clair". I don't know when that started, but the earliest newspaper mention of that name that I could find was from 18902.
In 1895, the partnership dissolved and Hopkins bought out St. Clair3, newspaper mentions of the name "Hopkins & St. Clair" continued for a couple more years.

The location of the drug store moved January of 18965. It was on the NE corner of Main and Bridge Streets5, and moved to 116 North Bridge Street6.
According to Wikipedia, Liberty Virginia's name was changed to Bedford City in 1890.

Shortly after Hopkins death in 1905, the store was sold and renamed the Mosby Drug Co6.


Bottles:
hopkins_01 This is an amber, 6" tall bottle embossed:
vertical in front panel: HOPKINS & ST.CLAIR / DRUGGISTS / LIBERTY, VA.


Other Items:
hopkins_02 This is a 1902, 8.5 x 5.5 inch receipt from the Dr. H.C. Hopkins drug store in Bedford City, VA. I'm making the assumption that Dr. H.C. Hopkins is the same guy who was part of the Hopkins & St. Clair drug store in the same city. Printed on the receipt is:
printed on top of receipt: Prompt Payment Insures Good Credit / STATEMENT / Bedford City, VA., (u) Apr 1 1905 / Mr Floyd Gray / Bought of Dr. H.C. HOPKINS / Druggist and Apothecary, / BRIDGE STREET/ ...
The purchased items on the receipt include:
Cigars & Tobacco, Medicine for Cold, Soap, Dig. Pills, Carb. Acid, Paper, Medicine for Throat.


1 Times Dispatch(Richmond VA), 15-Aug-1905, p.9 (obituary for Dr H.C. Hopkins)
2 Bedford Democrat, 21-Feb-1890, p.1 (earliest mention I could find for "Hopkins & St. Clair")
3 Bedford Democrat, 5-Dec-1895, p.3 (announchement of dissolution of Hopkins & St. Clair)
4 Find-a-grave entry for Henry C. Hopkins
5 Bedford Democrat, 9-Jan-1896, p.3 (S.J. Baker Drug Co moves to Hopkins & St Clair location)
6 Bedford Bulletin, 24-Aug-1805, p.5 (Mosby Drug CO Successor to Dr H.C. Hopkins)


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