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