Larrabee's Drug Store


Company Names, addresses, dates:
  Larrabee's Drug Store, 37 e Mellen, Phoebus VA (1913-1925) 1,2

Notes:
 Franklin Chester Larabee (1883-1943)3 purchased the drug store of LeGrand Donohoe at 32 e Mellen Street in 1913.2
He ran that drugstore until at least 1925, after which time it became Woodward's Drug Store. 1

After he sold his Phoebus store, he moved to Florida, but later moved back to Phoebus, where is went into the Insurance and Real Estate businesses. He was a member of the Virginia State Senate clerical staff for about 18 years, and the Town Recorder for Phoebus for about 15 years.4


Bottles:
larabee_01 This is a clear 4.8" bottle embossed:
vertical slugplate : LARRABEE'S DRUG STORE / Next Door to Post Office / PHOEBUS, - - VIRGINIA

1 Hill Directory of Newport News, Hampton Phoebus & Old Point, 1902-12,14,16-18,23,25,27,31,33,35,37
2 Virginian-Pilot, 4-Aug-1913, p.7 (Larrabee purchases Donahoe drug store)
3 Find-a-grave entry for Frank C. Larrabee
4 Virginian-Pilot, 14-May-1943, p.7 (Obituary for Frank C. Larrabee)


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