Yavapai County AZ Archives Biographies.....Belcher, B. M. 1855 - living in 1896
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Author: McFarland & Poole

p. 499

  B. M. BELCHER. Few liquor establishments in Prescott are as popular among the
better class of citizens as that of B. M. Belcher, and certainly few proprietors
have the confidence of the public to such an extent as that possessed by Mr.
Belcher. He is a native of Maine, his birth occurring at Farmington, June 29,
1855, and was there educated. In March, 1875, he made the long journey westward
to Portland, Ore., and there he soon secured employment as ticket agent in the
Newmarket Theatre, a position he held for two years, and during this time, at
odd moments, he got out a complete and authentic city directory. At the end of
the above-mentioned time he came to Prescott, and for four months was in the
employ of the general mercantile firm of Anders & Rowe, at the end of which time
he went to Tiptop Mining Camp, where he purchased Mr. Anders' interest, and for
seven years was associated with W. A. Rowe & Co. in the general mercantile trade
there. They also for some time conducted a store at Vulture mine, but later went
to Phoenix, and for three or four years conducted a successful business at that
place. Mr. Belcher finally decided to locate in Prescott, and thither he came in
1888, and here two years later, or in 1890, he opened his present admirably
conducted place of business, the neatness and orderliness of which is
universally known and commented upon. Mr. Belcher's goods are of the purest and
best that can be obtained, and his patrons are among the best citizens of
Prescott, and are connoisseurs of good liquor. In September, 1883, Mr. Belcher
was united in marriage with Miss Frances M. Thornton, a native of Oakland,
California, by whom he has one child: Raymond Thornton. Mr. Belcher is socially
inclined, and is a member of the K. of P. and the A. O. U. W. and B. P. O. Elks.



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A Historical and Biographical Record of the Territory of Arizona
Published by
McFarland & Poole, Chicago, 1896


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