The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-31

stood from 90, time when 40. nrsi in
formation of his illness reached the
village that there could b. no hop. tor
his recovery. the news Of Judge Car
| ueYa death comes with shocking force
not only upon this community bat also
90 %" numerous acquaintance and a..
Huciaira throughout the southern shire
Of the county
IN" position that n has ao ably 90
cd during 90" past % years brought
I him into clos" personal contact with
40 classes ~ people. in many luFtan.
I cvs under trying circumstance. aud
I the tartiul manner iu which b. tran
I Hlrtrd the business of his Office and
dis'uiaugl.d the problem connected
/ With it rudrarpd him 90 biz cuustiiu.
| rntH llia vas one of those rare per
/ .uullItirs that combine the heart uf q
child with a dignity that would b.it
I any gathering of men People admir-
od him because thrk kurW his integ
riN was uuuurstiuupd thrN trusted
him br,aus" they bad faith in bis iudg
I mrut
in bis presence 90. humbIrst citizen
| Vas 10 ,aH" and set was conscious that
there W'r" bounds beyond which uo
uuc could pass ru hardly ans other
] pfrtun b. 90" ut rice uf human nature
su constantly apparent ag a. a Judge
| Uf probate and set the experiences ~
one aud q hali d,cadrs had passed
over his head without leaving u blem.
| ish upon the nature of the man whose
body alone carried the imprlnts Of his
I three score years and ten
Kind hearted broad minded aud "a
I constellation. Christian gentleman
I Judge Carney viii be- aiucrrpiN missed
hN The MANY Who sought his advice
and found 10 good by the members 81
\ his church with whom h. lab1r.d bar
I mnnluusll Tor fu many years and bl
I the community 90 large
/ John Nu#D Carney vas the sun ui
| Daniel and Mary tWhr.lcrl Carney
| aud WAS born in Newcastle. Maine
\ November q. 1885 he came ~ patri
I otiC stock fur his maternal grandfather
was member Of that sturdy little
baud that spilled King Georges tea
I into BOSTON harbor lle was educated
in the common schools NJ hla native
town aud in 1851 went to Worcester
/ Mass, tu learn the machiuiatR trade.
/ Three years later be- came to lion.
niugtun During the war be- was an
I Inspector uf arms at the Watorylict
arsenal and after the close of hostlli
I ties began the manufacture at knit
| goods in this village. and was burned
out iu 1876 ON the site now occupied
I by the graded school Later be- ongag
ed IN business Tor the Mutual life In.
Hurnucp con pany and has been assnci
atod with Frank w. Crawford In the
/ Crawford A Carney shuddy min Judge
I Carney has received many civic hon.
urh lie ha been an assistant Judge
Of county e, 4tt and state senator IN
the legislature Of 1884 lie was %
member of the citizens committee for
the carrying out of the Bennington bat
tie monument project and was chair
man of the banquet committed nc the
time that memorial was dedicated IN
1892 be- was chosen Judge of probate
for the south shire Of Bennington coun.
+. ty. q position 10 which he has been bi
q. niaily reelected ever since
Judge Carney was married at Wor
costor Mass March %. 1854. To- Susan
/ A.. daughter OF Asa and Sally Morse
Abbott. who survives him one daugh.
ter. Mrs. &. y. llodgkins. Of lienning
ton. died April :. 1850. leaving q
daughter who was adopted by Judge
and Mrs Carney