Show matthew A gardner passed away last friday after lengthy illness matthew A gardner aged 49 years d ed at hie his home hole ast I 1 friday after a lengthy illness the deceased leaves a wife and mi e children four boys and five girls as us well as many other relatives and friends the youngest child is but three weeks old an I 1 mrs gardner a e condition b has a a been quite sei gel ous one a e nee her husband 8 death the t f ueral services were con ducted from the family residence last saturday evening onlie following morning the remains were eh aped to croshen goshen for interment over thirty relatives and friends accod lauying the body to us ile last resting pines matthew matthewa A gardner was born in glae glas tow gow scotland may 24 1855 in 1864 he be came to the united states and thirty five years ago he took ip his residence at om anaville where the pumps which supply this city with water are now lobat ed at that time the wealth that this district has since poured into the lap of nature lay undisturbed beneath the rug red ged murfa surface e of the mountains there were no 6 mines and the only signs of e v vere yere those made by such men as mr gardner who found in the moun tame ot of lantie I 1 antic an excellent range for eat cat tie tle for 20 years gardner has been employed by the gemini mining alining co and was a most trusted employee his death will be regretted by a large number of friend whose sympathy will go out toward the widow and large cami ly of children |