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A. W. BASCOM, druggist, McLean. In writing of the business industries of McLean, the drug establishment of A. W. Bascom requires mentioning. This is, by far, the leading house of the town, and one of the brightest, cheeriest business houses of the place. He is a native of Washington Co., Ky.; was born in March, 1855, and was 8 years old when his people left Kentucky; remaining with his father through his travels, until he located at McLean in 1865; he received a good education, and at a proper age engaged as a clerk in the drug line; he has now been in business for himself for three years, though he has had seven years’ experience in the drug business, which has enabled him to become a thoroughly-educated druggist; among his stock and assortment of goods, may be mentioned, first a full and complete line of pure drugs, aside from this he has a large stock of lamps and lamp fixtures, cigars and tobacco, garden seeds, a fine line of show-case goods, etc. These are all conducive to his success; but no more so, than a fine family prescription department, over which he presides personally. He is certainly one of the live, active business men of McLean; and as a financier, has proven himself equal to any emergency that has yet arisen.