William Leeper Jr. is shutting down Southside Hardware on Hull Street, where he started working in 1950 and purchased the business 30 years later.
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Southside Hardware closing doors for last time Saturday
Southside Hardware was long a place to find the unusual, from replacement wicks for kerosene heaters to the special keys needed to operate radiators, antique radios and baby buggies.