Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . ing establishment in Charlestown, and then,abandoning that enterprise, opened a latter prospered, and in 1865, removing to largerquarters, he added a billiard hall. Desiring a largerfield, in 1878 he decided to move to Boston proper,and selling out his interests in Charlestown heestablished himself at Nos. 83 and 85 State he opened one of the best-equipped restau-rants in the city, and his patrons from the startwere lead
Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . ing establishment in Charlestown, and then,abandoning that enterprise, opened a latter prospered, and in 1865, removing to largerquarters, he added a billiard hall. Desiring a largerfield, in 1878 he decided to move to Boston proper,and selling out his interests in Charlestown heestablished himself at Nos. 83 and 85 State he opened one of the best-equipped restau-rants in the city, and his patrons from the startwere leading down-town merchants, bankers, andbrokers. It was not long before he was compelledto occupy the entire building in order to accom-modate his increasing trade. In 1872 Mr. Gahnitook the agency for all New England for the JosephSchlitz Brewing Company of Milwaukee, and threeyears after his removal to State street this business 34 BOSTON Ol had so increased that he was obliged to transfer hisbottUng works back to Charlestown, where he erecteda large building for them. In 1878 he decided togive all his time and attention to this agency, and to. bring all the departments of the business under oneroof in Boston ; accordingly he began the erectionof a large five-story brick business block on thecorner of Hartford and Purchase streets, and uponits completion the following year he retired fromthe restaurant business and removed his beer busi-ness to the ne\v building. Mr. Gahm has confinedhis operations to his one line of business, his onlyother investments having been made in real estate,in which he has also met with success. Since 1864Mr. Gahm has been a member of the Masonicfraternity, and to-day is a thirty-second degreeMason, a Knight Templar and a member of theMystic Shrine. He is also a member of variousother organizations of a social and benevolentnature. Mr. Gahm was married in Boston, in 1S56,to Barbara Hoartel, who was also a native of \\urtem-berg, Germany; they have had
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