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A step through the screen door is a step back to the summers spent at grandma’s where a walk into town to buy a few pieces of candy at the old store with its dark wood floors, glass counters and dusty shelves was the highlight of a city kid’s day.
At Edna's store, the newest item is a relic from the past—a big double-doored wood stove that was installed last week. “The oil stove we did have kept us from freezing but that’s about all,” she said, suppressing a shiver in remembrance.
“About the only changes have been in the prices. There’s been a lot of change in prices—all up,” Edna said of her 25 years at the store. “Our stock hasn’t changed much. We used to carry clothing and a few shoes but that got too expensive.” The volume of business at Mills store has dropped off some in the last quarter century as local folks use improved back roads to reach Culpeper for most of their shopping. “Country stores are now a sideline for the person who runs out of milk and bread and doesn’t want to run all the way to town," Edna said.
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