In 1833 when A.M. Sheldon opened his drug own pills, tinctures, essences and sedlitz powstore in Belleville, the town was little more than ders. By World War II, a large part of the busia pioneer settlement. Sheldon sold the store to ness was the sale of patented medicines such as Dr. Rufus Holden and partner Merrick Sawyer Dodd's Kidney pills, William's Pink Pills and in 1835 and Holden bought Sawyer's share in Fellow's Syrup. 1852. Holden ran the company until 1871 when Alwyn Geen, the grandson of Albert, began working in the business part-time in 1931 at age employee Albert L. Geen purchased it. Although the name of that drug store has 12, a beginning that would end 70 years later changed, the business carries on as Geen's Phar- with his death in 2001. Alwyn recalled making a masave; still owned and operated by Albert cough syrup called Holden's Expectorant that Geen's direct descendants. Albert Geen, besides had Ibeen carried over from Dr. Rufus Holden's being a business man, was also an ordained days. minister, so it is not surprising that his store was At the centennial convention of the Ontario Colmuch more a general store than a pharmacy. In lege of Pharmacy in 1971, Geen's Drug Store those days Geen's Drug Store was the meeting was awarded a plaque for operating more than place where Albert greeted his customers and 100 years and a second plaque for being family loved having them visit for awhile. He sold owned for 100 years. hymn books and bibles as well as coal oil and David Geen, the current owner and great grandson of Albert Geen, began working in the busifancy glass imported from Belgium. Albert s son Percival (now deceased) began ness part-time when he was a high school stuworking in the family business at age 8. One of dent. His first job was similar to his grandfathe earliest jobs his father gave Percival was ther's first job, that of delivery boy. David delivering the coal oil to customers using a little worked along side his father for 35 years before wagon. Tnat was the early 1900's and farmers taking over as owner. David is inspired by the were a major part of the store business. They goodwill established by his family and is comsold and ground livestock medicine and condi- > mitted to your health and well being. tioners using a coffee grinder to mill the ingredients. Percival recalled the store once made it's Geen's Since 1835 276 FRONT STREET, DOWNTOWN LOYALIST MARKET, SIDNEY ST. NORTH FRONT CENTRE 969-1 ISO 962-4576 962-4551 3 Locations to Serve You! < <