Heck, that town may no longer even have that drugstore! I wouldn't be surprised to find out that the Wal-Marts and other big chains in the neighboring towns have absorbed all that business.
Chains have absorbed much of the business. Really small towns is about the only place that you can find an owner-operated drugstore anymore. I just shifted my business to a drugstore in the local grocery store because I was exasperated w/ Shopko thinking I had to shop for at least 30 minutes before I could pick up my prescription. Not a smart business practice when the customer is there to pick up antibiotics & pain medication that their doctor phoned in. Is it too much to expect the pharmacist to look at a prescription & determine that the customer probably doesn't feel like trying on shoes?