The Worcester spy., 1899-07-25
EARLY MORNING FIRE.
Two Alarms Mix Up Firemen-An Old Vet
eran Dead.

Gardner, July PA fire broke out at
4.4O o'clock this morning in the Madden
house, owned by DR.. G. B. Underwood,
at 2o5 Pine street. The fire started in
closet in bedroom at the rear of
the second floor. Although it is not
positively known how the fire started
It is thought that one of the men in
the house may have left a lighted nine
IN his pocket in the closet.
The house contained three families
Carl w. Anderson lived on the first floor
ana j. 5. Germiller the second and Axel
johnson occupied the basement. When
the fire started, Carl w. Anderson ran
out to ring the fire alarm. At the same
time Michael Conlon saw the blaze from
his home on North Main street, and
sounded the call for the firemen from
boX 81 in West Gardner square.
Mr.. Germiller formerly ran a hoard
ing house, and he had some of the bed
dlng stored in the room in the closet
In which the fire started, and this was
burned. Nearly all of the remaining
furniture in the house was moved out
without injury The room was badly
Quilted. The conf1agration extended to
the attic and burned through the roof.
Inc damage to the lower floors was
only by water.
The building was damaged about s4o0
worth, and was insured. Mr.. Germiller's !
furniture was insured through an Athol
agency.
Nathaniel W. Cram, veteran of the
civil war, died last night at his home.
10l Summer street, after a long illness.
Mr. Cram was member of D. e. Far
ragut rag post ll6, G. A. R., and of Will
nam Ellison lodge, I. o. o. F. He was
born April Is, 1882, in Brookline. N.
n, put for many years was a resident
or Gardner. He enlisted Sept. %. 1851
as private in Co. L, First regiment
massachusetts cavalry, and was dis
charged as corporal at Beaufort. s.
=" Dec. 81, 1853, by reason of his Join
ing the veteran volunteers, and re-en-
Istlng Jan, l, 1854, as private in Co.
cavalry. He was discharged as a pri-
Vate at Richmond, Va, Nov. IA, 1865,
by reason of the expiration of the war
lie was charter member of d. G. Far
ragut post 116, G. A. R., of this town
and was mustered in Jan. 6, 1870 at the
Tune the post was instituted. OF the
u charter members, Comrade Cram :
living to ten - 0e
The funeral will be held Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock, at hts late home
The burial will be in Green Rover
cemetery. =
Rev Dennis c. Moran, whose death
occurred yesterday in Adams. was For
many years pastor Of the Sacred Heart
Cnurch. Father Moran was succeeded
oy rev. M. J. Murphy, the predecessor
~ tne present pastor, Rev. ]. r. Nc
Dermott. Several Gardner people will
tttend the requiem mass celebrated AZ
ms funeral in the Immaculate Heart ~
Mary Church, Winchendon ThI,rsda.,
morning. -4'ui siay
me Ice water fountain, which tho
oouth Gardner w. c. T. u. ordered
some ume ago has arrived and win he
set up soon in front Of Citizens hall
near the entrance to E. l.. Taft's meat
.al .lalhet. Inc fountain is similar to
Gnose placed by the Gardner w. q n
Y. IN the squares at Gardner Center
and West Gardner.
Tne Aldine Club, a social organize.
tlon, has been formed with 25 charter
members, and has taken rooms IN
stevens block, East Broadway Nor
ton L. Holt has been chosen president
urer.
Rev. Ralph E. Connor Of waI+hom
formerly pastor of the UnitarIan n
CHURCH, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George
f. Peabody, O
Fay Call is spending his vacation at
Cottage City.
Martin G. Hillery of Springfield is
visiting in Gardner.
A son was born this morning to Mr.
and Mrs. M. J. Ryan, Green street.
Sixteen members Of the Ridgely Cycle
Club went to Coldbrook yesterday
The Immaculate Heart Of Mary
Church, Winchendon, will have its an
nual picnic Aug. IL at Crystal lake
park.
A party Of Gardner people on bicycles
and in team visited Wachusett park
yesterday.