that "there was a beautiful counter in this store that was at least 55 feet long." (30) K.E. MacCallum 's Store, Standing in front of the store is Mary ( House ) MacCallum and her little brother John Kenneth . Photo courtesy of Mary House . Nathaniel MacLaren ran a store in in 1894, which remained open until the early 1940s. According to Hazel MacLaren , there was a post office located within the store, as well as a warehouse connected to it. (31) Mrs. John K. Simons ran a store in Cable Head West .* This was a small store where residents in the area could go to buy staples such as tea, sugar, or soup. Hilda Lewis recalled that Mrs. John K . had a he Simons store was located in the house currently occupied by Glady Squires. 121