Purcellville Pharmacy / N. Guy Miller
Company Names, addresses, dates:
  Purcellville Pharmacy (N. Guy Miller Proprietor), 107 W. Main Street, Purcellville VA
  Purcellville Pharmacy (N. Guy Miller Proprietor), 21st Street, Purcellville VA
  Edwards Purcellville Pharmacy, Purcellville VA (ca.1969-1970) 1
Notes:
Nelson Guy Miller (1877-1941)2
was the proprietor of the Purcellville Pharmacy, as early as 1908.3
The book "Images of America - Purcellville" shows a 1908 photo of the Purcellville
Pharmacy on page 43. Based on the map on page 79, that places the location of the
drug store at 107 W Main Street. There was a fire in 1914, and presumably the
Pharmacy was one of the buildings that burned down. The pharmacy appeared to be
made of wood in the 1908 photo, but a photo on page 83 shows the brick building
in the same location.4
There is also a 1935 photo of the Purcellville pharmacy at 21st Street. So presumably it moved
to that location sometime after the fire.4
Miller passed away in 19412.
William Waverly Friend (1868-1948)5
took over as the proprietor. Friend was previously the proprietor of the
W.W. Friend
drugstore in Manchester VA.6
I couldn't determine what year the Purcellville Pharmacy closed. I did find
newspaper mentions referring to the "Edwards Purcellville Pharmacy"
as late as 1970.1
I'm not sure but I think the store may have been owned by Thomas or William
Edwards, who were affilliated with the
Edwards Drugstore
in nearby Leesburg VA.