Today the secretary Mrs Lynn Stephenson said; yesterday they got the building in front of the Masonic lodge. The corner building. The owner has purchased the old John Medford building and has no immediate use for it. Eddie Robinson Kingston, Tn At 10:40 PM 6/4/03 -0500, you wrote: >Yes Eddie, it is in the old drug store building beside where the old post >office was. I was in it a couple of months ago when Tom and I were >touring RRCo. The floor in front of the inset front door still has the >old octagon shape tile that has the word "DRUGS" in it. Blue letters on >white. About 1974, I moved the pharmacy around the corner because of >the terrible leaking roof that was the roof from hell and the problem >air-conditioning the large space with the high ceilings. The old ceiling >fans were still there. I did not realize it was now a "library/history >center but there sure was a lot of old stuff in it. I will have to go >again. >Jim Giddens >Paris, Tx >owner/pharmacist of Avery Pharmacy 1969-1978. >It was Gathings Drug when I bought it. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Eddie" <tempt@icx.net> >To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 12:29 PM >Subject: [TXREDRIV] Library > > > > Avery, Tx is in the process of setting up a library and History center. > > There has been overwhelming support for the history center. Residents of > > the city and surrounding area are bringing in their Family Bibles to copy > > the family section. They are bringing in old newspaper clippings, pictures > > and other things. Yesterday a building was donated to house it. (Jim I > > think it is your old Drug Store Bldg) Soon it will be a nice source of > > information to check out. They have about 30 boxes of books and material > > already donated. A computer has also been donated for it's use. They > > welcome any donation that would help the Library, History Center and > > Genealogy section for Avery and the surrounding area. I plan to send > > several boxes from my library that I haven't used in a several years. You > > might check out their site for progress in these interest. They also have > > been working on a Youth Center and it is in use now. We donated a Ping >Pong > > table and accessories. They now are beating the bushes for heat for the > > building. I would guess they would welcome some Air Conditioning also. If > > any could help here I know it sure would be appreciated. Their web site >is > > "cityofavery.com" > > > > Eddie Robinson > > Kingston, Tn. > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > >==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

That's a little funny. The building across from the Masonic lodge is were I moved the pharmacy. Before I went into it, Damon Phelps had a cafe in it. It put carpet in the building which I thought was a big thing. The hanging tree for the Frontier Days is just across the street to the south (on the corner). Jim G ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eddie" <tempt@icx.net> To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 11:20 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Library > Today the secretary Mrs Lynn Stephenson said; yesterday they got the > building in front of the Masonic lodge. The corner building. The owner has > purchased the old John Medford building and has no immediate use for it. > Eddie Robinson > Kingston, Tn > At 10:40 PM 6/4/03 -0500, you wrote: > >Yes Eddie, it is in the old drug store building beside where the old post > >office was. I was in it a couple of months ago when Tom and I were > >touring RRCo. The floor in front of the inset front door still has the > >old octagon shape tile that has the word "DRUGS" in it. Blue letters on > >white. About 1974, I moved the pharmacy around the corner because of > >the terrible leaking roof that was the roof from hell and the problem > >air-conditioning the large space with the high ceilings. The old ceiling > >fans were still there. I did not realize it was now a "library/history > >center but there sure was a lot of old stuff in it. I will have to go > >again. > >Jim Giddens > >Paris, Tx > >owner/pharmacist of Avery Pharmacy 1969-1978. > >It was Gathings Drug when I bought it. > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Eddie" <tempt@icx.net> > >To: <TXREDRIV-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 12:29 PM > >Subject: [TXREDRIV] Library > >