History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley.

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ingston. Their merchandise sales would run from $500 to $I,ooo per
day. Matthews and Beach had the confidence of the farmers in those
counties as well as of our own.'
"Darrow & Peck were doing business on the northeast corner of
Saginaw and Lawrence streets. Mr. Darrow was one of those companionable men whom all liked to be with.
"Benjamin Morris, a sharp, shrewd man, together with 'Honest
Nathan,' did business on the southeast corner of Saginaw and Lawrence
streets.
"Solomon Close kept the National Hotel. Next to the hotel was the
store of O. F. North, father of A. G. North, one of our present business

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men. He was engaged in the clothing business and a man thought much
of, by all of us boys, one to whom we went in trouble for advice, and
one who never failed us. Located next to him was Henry W. Lord, at
that time the same genial gentleman that we found him in later lifecourteous and of strong literary tastes. Next to Mr. McConnell came
Geo. W. Rogers, a plain, good man, honorable and upright in every way.
"South of Mr. Rogers was the tin shop of Benjamin Going, a man
who always attended closely to business, never troubling himself about
his neighbors. Next came William Robertson. He was a Scotchman
with all the Scotch peculiarities, a man with whom one would take pleasure in sitting down for a long chat. Charles Dawson was also engaged