New Market Pharmacy


Company Names, addresses, dates
  New Market Pharmacy, New Market, VA (1950-2015) 1,2

Notes:
 Holmes Randolph Grimm (1921-1966)3 and his wife Elizabeth Spotswood Parsons Grimm (1924-2008)4 opened the New Market Pharmacy on December 20, 1950. They were both graduates of the Medical College of Virginia, School of Pharmacy.1

Prior to that, Holmes had worked in a Peoples Drug in Alexandria, and the Patterson Drug company in Lynchburg. He was a Mason, and member of the Virginia Pharmacists Association. In 1948, Holmes bought the Hyde's Pharmacy at 508 Main Street in Clifton Forge VA. Holmes operated the new store, while his wife operated the New Market Pharmacy. 5

At some point, the New Market Pharmacy was taken over by Jack E. Richardson (1924-2008)7 and his wife Virginia. Grimm passed away in 19663, so it may have changed hands at that time. The earliest mention I found of the Richardsons owning the store is from 1985.7
Richardson owned the store until 1991.8

The store closed and merged with the Mt Jackson Pharmacy in 2015. Randy Fansler was the owner of both of those stores at the time.2


Bottles:
newmarket_01 This is an amber 2.25" screw-top bottle with a label from 1955:
label: NEW MARKET PHARMACY / Prescription Work Our Specialty / REGISTRY NO. ?164 / PHONE 202 / NEW MARKET, VA / No. 16725 Dr. Lawson / ... / 5/28/55
newmarket_02 This is a clear 4.5" screw-top bottle with a label:
label: NEW MARKET PHARMACY / PHONE 422-3983 / REG NO 8673 / NEW MARKET, VIRGINIA /' JACK RICHARDSON, Pharmacist



Other Items:
newmarket_03 This is a 1.5" wooden nickel, marked in black ink:
front: WOODEN NICKEL / (picture of native american) / MADE IN USA
back: Good For 10c Drink / Compliments / Of / NEW MARKET / PHARMACY
newmarket_04 This is a slightly different 1.5" wooden nickel, marked in black ink:
front: WOODEN NICKEL / (picture of native american)
back: Good For 10c Drink / Compliments / Of / NEW MARKET / PHARMACY / New Market, VA.


1 Charlotte Gazette, 23-Nov-1950, p.6 (article: "Attends New Market Pharmacy Opening")
2 Shenandoah Free Press, 5-Nov-2015, p.5 (article about closure of the New Market Pharmacy)
3 Find-a-grave entry for Holmes Randolph Grimm
4 Find-a-grave entry for Elizabeth Spotswood-Grimm
5 Daily Review (Clifton Forge), 29-May-1958, p.1 (article: "Hyde's Store bought by Dr. H. Grimm")
6 Find-a-grave entry for Jack E. Richardson
7 Shenandoah Free Press, 24-Dec-1985, p.7-B (Ad for New Market Pharmacy with Jack & Virginia Richardson)
8 Shenandoah Free Press, 06-Jan-2005, p.8 (Obituary for Jack E. Richardson)


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