. Past and present of Montgomery County, Illinois . fter serving various merchants as book-keeper for a period of about two years, lie em-harked in the grocery business in an old framebuilding on East Edwards street. He was oneof the first grocers in the city, and prosperedfrom the start. In 1871 ho erected a largethree-story brick building at the corner of Stateand Edwards streets, and embarked in the wholesale business. In 1870 he became a stockholder in theLitchfield Bank, and the following year becamepresident of that institution. Shortly after-ward the concern was reorganized under thenam
. Past and present of Montgomery County, Illinois . fter serving various merchants as book-keeper for a period of about two years, lie em-harked in the grocery business in an old framebuilding on East Edwards street. He was oneof the first grocers in the city, and prosperedfrom the start. In 1871 ho erected a largethree-story brick building at the corner of Stateand Edwards streets, and embarked in the wholesale business. In 1870 he became a stockholder in theLitchfield Bank, and the following year becamepresident of that institution. Shortly after-ward the concern was reorganized under thename of Beach. Davis & Company, and was actively engaged in the managementof the business until he retired from business,about the year 1892. He was an uncompromising Republican andfilled many positions of trust, lie served sev-eral terms as mayor, and was at one time presi-dent of the school board, lie also served sev-eral terms as alderman. On December 23,L867, he married Miss Blanche Keating, ofRockbridge. Greene county, who with four.
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