68  The  Story  of  a  Drug  Store.  {Af^/M™' 
wounded,  which  we  were  glad  to  do.  It  was  during  this  period  that 
Professor  Joseph  P.  Remington  served  his  regular  four  years'  appren- 
ticeship with  us,  graduating  in  1866,  and  has,  as  we  all  know, 
attained  since  a  world-wide  reputation  as  a  master  in  pharmacy, 
devoting  his  energies  to  his  alma  mater  and  to  the  literature  of  his 
profession. 
The  building  at  Market  and  Tenth  Streets  was  erected  by  my 
father  expressly  for  our  business,  and  soon  after  the  laboratory  was 
accommodated  there  in  the  extensive  basements,  which  ran  also 
under  the  pavements  of  the  streets,  while  some  branches  were  in  the 
upper  floors. 
An  agreeable  feature  of  our  business  was  the  very  pleasant  per- 
sonal relations  we  had  with  our  customers  and  those  with  whom  we 
had  dealings.  Our  Boston  friends,  particularly,  appreciated  recip- 
rocal dealings,  so  that  our  preparations  obtained  quite  a  sale  through 
New  England. 
Charles  Ellis  virtually  retired  about  this  time,  though  no  official 
notice  was  published  until  1 871,  when  the  firm  retained  the  same 
name.  In  1873  Wm.  M.  Ellicott,  Jr.,  also  withdrew  and  Wellington 
H.  Boyle  was  associated,  the  firm  being  Charles  Ellis'  Son  &  Co. 
Of  William  M.  Ellicott,  Jr.,  our  old  apprentices  and  customers 
will  call  to  mind  his  kind,  pleasing  manner  and  conscientious  devo- 
tion to  his  duties,  which  were  mostly  confined  to  the  counting-room. 
He  died  in  1884,  three  days  after  his  wife's  death,  literally  of  a 
broken  heart. 
Wellington  H.  Boyle  was  engaged  with  the  old  firm  in  the  40's 
down  in  Chestnut  Street,  first  as  an  accountant ;  but  as  his  inter- 
course with  our  customers  extended,  it  was  found  that  his  usefulness 
was  in  the  front  of  the  store,  where  he  became  proficient  in  every 
branch  of  the  sales  department.  He  was  without  doubt  one  of  the 
most  popular  salesmen  in  the  city  drug  trade  of  the  day,  and  never 
had  employers  more  efficient  service  or  a  man  more  devoted  to 
their  interests.  His  manner  was  pleasing  and  his  whole  deportment 
inspired  justly  the  confidence  of  our  customers.  He  was  born  in  the 
north  of  Ireland,  a  Protestant,  was  convinced  of  the  principles  of  the 
Society  of  Friends  before  he  came  to  us,  and  was  a  life-long  con- 
sistent member.  He  retired  to  his  farm  at  Muncy,  Pa.,  and  died  in 
1 891,  at  the  age  of  78. 
Charles  Ellis  died  5th  Mo.,  16th,  1874,  aged  74  years  and  4 
