railway station. Other pharmacists who served O'Leary were George MacAulay , Edward Hynes and Edward Foley . In September, 1990, Fred Martin , pharmacist, converted part of his store into a well stocked pharmacy. He continues to operate this business under the name Pharmacy. O'LEARY PHARMACY LTD . On November 18, 1965, Pharmacy Ltd . was officially opened for business. Prior to that date, Stanley Williams MacDonald , Phc, formerly of MacNeill's Mills, purchased the building from Co. Ltd . The structure was originally "Pate's" and served the public as a grocery store and was probably best known for its ice cream parlour. Upon opening, Stanley had one employee, Alice Richard , who later married Preston Hogan of Tignish . Together, the pharmacist and sales clerk handled the business until such time as more staff was needed. Within a few years the store absorbed the side section, the old ice cream parlour, which had been rented to Helen Kennedy , a hairdress¬ er, and later a laundromat was added to the rear of the building. In November, 1971, the building between Pharmacy and MacWilliam & Turner Ltd. was purchased and moved to the back of the lot to allow for more parking. In 1990 this building became the property of Beverley and Bernard Jeffery and hauled to Roxbury . In 1990, a major expansion was undertaken and the business went from 4000 square feet to approximately 8000 square feet. To accommodate this, it was necessary to purchase the MacWilliam and Turner store. The building was demolished and the area on which it stood became the parking lot of Guardian Drug and the other businesses which chose to rent space. Sears Catalogue Sales Office, which has been a part of the drug¬ store since 1976, moved to its new location in the basement with Jean MacAusland , Stanley's sister, as manager. Other businesses locat¬ ed in the building are as follows: the O'Leary Community Hospital Ladies Auxiliary "New To You" shop; Carol's Fabric Centre operated by Carol Harris ; and Sonya's Hairstyling operated by Sonya Silliker. The drugstore itself now employs twenty-four full and part-time employees. On February 25, 1992, Verna Wedlock was honoured for having been an employee for twenty-five years. Pharmacists provid¬ ing relief over the years are as follows: Betty Lou (Ellis) Hutt , Fred Martin , Brian Wood , and Delia Donald . 208