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Michigan Jackson
In 1842 John Sumner bought an interest in his business, and they removed to the stone block built by Joseph G. R., Blackwell in 1839 on the north side of the public square, where they continued until 1851, when Mr. Sumner died. Mr. Bennett then moved into what is now known as the Bennett block, which he had purchased that year of M. B. and J. W. Medbury, by whom it was built, and here Mr. Bennett continued the mercantile business until 1859. In 1857 Mr. Ben-nett engaged with Mr. Hubbell in the cabinet business in a shop built by him on Luther street. In 1860 he took the business into his own hands, but soon after sold out to Mr. Henry Gilbert, of Kalamazoo, who had taken a contract at the state prison for the manufacture of furniture. Mr. Bennett now commenced the manufacture of doors, blinds and sash in connection with a lumber yard, and built a large factory on the north- | east corner of Jackson and Van Buren streets. The sash factory was operated by Mr. Silas Hyser until 1857, and since then has been in the hands of Mr. Bennett's son Charles.
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