A History of Elmsdale, Elmsdale West, and Brockton, Prince Edward Island

who had been employed at Rennie’s, came to work for Mr. Callahan be- cause Mr. Rennie was out of busi— ness for a while and all the eggs were ._ .. . going to Callahan’s store. Due to the V -. increase in the egg business, Everett """" 1 Williams had to enlarge his egg candling station and put in a second lamp. Some store products were all in bulk and always would have to be weighed. The groceries were located to the right of the store and the dry goods on the left, the shoes were at the back and the office was to the Jack and Jen Wells’sstore, later A.L. Rennie’s egg grading sta- right. When customers VlSlth the gogékfgrday this bulldlng IS owned by Tyler Chalsson, Dock Road, StOI‘C the clerks had to fill their 01‘- ders and package them‘up in brown paper tied with string. Some things like sugar and candy were put in brown paper bags. If a customer wanted molasses he would bring along a gallon jar to be filled from the barrel of molasses located 1n the warehouse. During the winter it took much longer to get the molasses containers filled. Peanut butter came in pails so the clerk would have to take out and weigh the product to get the correct amount. Cus- tomers also brought in gallon jars to be filled with kerosene oil for their lamps. Extra merchandise could be found on the second floor of the store or in the warehouse. Everett Williams would deliver groceries and feed to customers and would pick up eggs from them. Sometimes Agnes and Lillian would wallpaper for people on WedneS— day afternoons when the store was closed. Everett and Agnes Williams’ daughter Joyce (Williams) Hardy remembers as a child going on deliveries with her father and especially remembers the large block of cheese in the store. She loved getting a

slice every time she was there. In 1947 Everett decided to get out of the store busi— ness, so John Andrew Callahan had a store to sell.

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