Old Stores in New Hands
Mr. D. A. Elvington, formerly with Mr. R. R. Bellamy, Wilmington, N. C., has purchased of Mr. Bellamy the store known as the Kingsbury Pharmacy, at Second and Princess, Wilmington. Mr. Elvington has been employed at the Hardin Drug Store. Mr. Kingsbury will go to Washington, D. C., where he will make his home.
Mr. Walton Roberts, of Summit, Ga., has purchased the store of the Brooklet Drug Co., Brooklet, Ga.
N. S. and C. S. Meadows have purchased the Birch Pharmacy, Vidalia, Ga. Mr. N. S. Meadows has been in the employ of the People’s Drug Store at Vidalia, and Mr. C. S. Meadows has been with the Bulloch Drug Co., at Statesboro, Ga. They are well equipped to handle the business, which has been very successfully conducted by Dr. Birch.
Mr. Lloyd Waldrop, a druggist formerly connected with the Jacobs’ Drug Stores of Atlanta, Ga., has purchased the Benson Drug Store, Tallapoosa, Ga. Dr. Benson, the former owner, has retired from the drug business, after having spent a quarter of a century in charge of this store.
The Bunn Building Pharmacy, Waycross, Ga., which was managed by R. C. Scruggs, is now under the management of J. C. Register and Cecil Spear.
Carpenter Brothers, Greenville, S. C., have purchased the store of E. C. Jameson & Son, on Buncombe street. Mr. E. C. Jameson will remain with the store. This makes the sixth store controlled by Carpenter Brothers. They operate their Main street Store, another at Southern Railway Depot, one at Woodside Mill, one at Brandon Mill and one at Ottaray Mill.
The Fulton Brothers Drug Store, an old-established business in Bessemer, Ala., has been sold to J. J. Martin, of Birmingham. Mr. Martin purchased the interest of Mr. T. R. Fulton a short time ago and has but recently purchased the interest of Mr. D. H. Fulton, becoming sole owner of the well known store. Mr. D. H. Fulton, it is understood, will remain with the store.
S. M. Thompson, Decatur, Ala., has sold his interest in the Decatur Drug Company to Dr. E. S. Price, Tom Petty and T. A. Bowles, all of whom are well known and popular business men of the Decaturs.
Mr. F. C. Hodges, of Abbeville, S. C., has purchased the stock and fixtures of the Tate Drug Co., at Calhoun Falls, S. C., and will continue the business under the name of Hodges Pharmacy.
The Watson Drug Company, Augusta, Ga., has purchased the C. H. Howard Drug Company, of that city. Mr. Jacob Watson is at the head of the corporation which has applied for a charter. The Howard store is located at 912 Broad street, and is considered one of the best locations in Augusta. Mr. Watson came to Augusta from Hawkinsville, Ga.
J. R. Berney and F. DeL. Smith have purchased the interest of Mr. P. B. Harrell in the Berney-Harrell Drug Co., Ensley, Ala. Mr. Harrell has gone to Selma where he will conduct a store.
The Jackson Drug Store, at Griffin, Ga., has been purchased by Mr. Forbes, of Newton, Ga., while Mr. Rufus Jackson, former proprietor of the Jackson store, has purchased the Forbes store, at Newton.