In Davolls, Russell's Mills Captain Smith purchased a ball for his son before he sailed away on a whaling voyage.

[21] Throughout its entire history Davolls sold a variety of everyday items constituting the normal purpose of a general store.

[2] Davolls also used to sell gasoline, with both a pump and a tank located outside the store before failing an annual pressure test.

[31] Outside the store a functioning antique telephone can be used to make calls, including a number that contains prerecorded messages from Ben Shattuck's wife, actress Jenny Slate.

[32][23][33] Davolls annually hosts a 'Burns Night' to celebrate Scottish poet Robert Burns[34] as well as a monthly open Irish Session.