Grant Lyon, 92, of 720 Mulberry Street, Daytona Beach, Fla.
is probably the oldest living merchant that operated in Shinglehouse. Beginning
here at the turn of the century, Mr. Lyon not onlt conducted several stores
at various times but aided materially in the growth of the town with his
dabbling in real estate.
In the above picture Mr. Lyon is shown receiving the Fifty Year Service
Emblem from Sharon Lodge, No. 593, F & AM, which he joined on May 10,
1906.
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Charles C. Van De Boe
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Frank L. Freeborn
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Charles C. Van De Boe came to Shingle House from Coudersport
in 1905 and opened a law business in the office of J. W. Cole.
He moved to the bank block where he remained until after the fire in March,
1926. He is now completing 52 years in an office on Oswayo street.
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Frank Freeborn has been in business in Shinglehouse since 1915
with the exception of a few years spent in Friendship.
Proprietor of the Model Bakery for many years, Mr. Freeborn now conducts
a restaurant on Academy street.
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B. L. Langworthy
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Monte L. Walters
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B. L. Langworthy came to Shinglehouse in 1909 where he established
an insurance and real estate office.
His office has been located on both sides of Oswayo street until a few
years ago when he purchased the old Dodge homestead on Lincoln avenue.
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Monte L. Walters came to Shinglehouse when the schoolhouse was
under construction, on March 21, 1911, and purchased a barbershop of Will
Strait.
He holds the distinction of being the oldest businessman in town continuously
in the same business in the same location.
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Another Shinglehouse businessman, John Zwirnbaum, came to town
and built a store in 1913.
He operated the business until his health failed about a year ago and
the store is now conducted by his son, Max.
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