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Pa Mr. John Natoloski as a Goode! The Drug Stores. The first avis store in heat was ns on te third line where the G@ierke Gooderham home now stands. Mr. Williams , in partnership with a a Holden was the proprietor. Mr. Williams dissolved partnership and Mr nolden carried on for a time. ne later bought a frame building near the present Coulter store and the J. A. sovell home next door. This pbuilding belonged to the Durham brothers. mr. Ed. vaibbiewhite. ‘learned the drug business with Mr. Holden and later went into business for himself where the present er eamen’ store of Mr. Bicknell now stands. This was later taken over by Mr. Worts and run in conjunction with his brother in law, Dr. Gennes” MeKinnon. later this —s was used as a grocery store. Early stores. ; | x me, | A bake shop was situated where,’ the Bro: apartm at be i. i whe first baker was Mejuarrie. ‘He was followed by fe: | and several others. Broydens later moved to Orangeville ane theta was an apartment building made out of the pbuilding. ry id the Me juarrie shop there was 4 splendid stone building built and used as a carriage shop by lr. James Barber. This ilies puilt beautiful Buggies which were sold far and wide, and — employed many men. In later years, mr. sarbers son Everton used it as a paint shop for the early automobiles. On his death it was sold to the Stubb Bros. and used in conjunction with their he factory for the manufacture of rubber goods. The next store was a brick building used by Mr. Mason Akgie as a | grocery store for many years. later it was sold to his son in law, Am Mason. F#oiibowing him came, A. S. Shaw, in I9I8, then A&onzo Tennyson | » who sold to a wr. Clark. He resold to another Mr. vat Clark, who was followed by wr. NeCarthy. In 1954, the McCarthy family sold to | Vr. K. Marcellus who is here at present. { 1957 ). lower down on the same street and in the same building, there was the | Kibblewhite drug store. It was taken over by "Yr. Dan Worts. When he left Alton for the city, it was made into a grocery store and 0. W. | Chantler was in charge for several years. It was divided later and | My. Wm. Hawkins took over a part as a asta Office, while mr. H.R. - | Cameron, used the other part as a drug® ice cream parlour. On Mr. Hawkins' death, his widow kept the office for a while then the pbuilding was sold and converted into apartments. mr. Cameron moved down into the hotel building and began a Post Office. In the building next to the south and east, Mr. Louis lemon resided | while the front part was used as a store, a bank and ftimally a bake shop. It was destroyed by fire. In the same building there was a | parber shop and pool room. A Mr. mecivor ran this for a number of years, then Simon babeock. On his death it was bought by Mr. ‘im. | Hilliard. this was dg Serge bs the same fire which demolished the .emon building. Be: wat re was another store ie used ee : erham as a garage. ail F ger same time. ge