The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-25
OBITUARY.
John peyins

john pcfthes
lain Deyins, -, died suddenly al
his hame on Harris Place Monday even
las after an lllnrss oI only lev h"uIs
A complication Of Bright disease anu
hsaEt iEonhie Was the. sause 81 his
death. Nj, DeNlno had hcrh ~ e"IA
TOT ueoTge Z, ANeIill, 40 q EailoHs,,
4 a clock In the afternoon. IL Mas
about $50 when his condition assumed
a serious phase and be steadily grew
wors. until be diei-ahont ! o'elech =,
Mr. n.yine MAS 4 familiar hsuIc UPON
nrattleboTo' streets and for many
wears had had charge oI the common,
lie was harm Ia Ireland and came '"
America with bis mother when an ~
FAINT. his father having previously dleh;
Mrs, Dsylne settled IN hfatiiehofo ahn
when her son grew 20 manhood nc Wa
employed at various ocenpahohs An"u'
this village, For number o. sas
be worked upon the john nuhl laim
now submergod by the setting baek oi
,he Connecticut river from the dam ~
Vernon. A short time before the out
break Of the civil war Mr., DcNine went
west and il was while working IN ONO
tha, he enlisted ia Company OF tue
10th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, April 20
lsdl. lie participated IN the battles oi
t'arnifax Ferry, Cotton Mountain ana
Winchester Farm, Va, aud thapln
Hills. Nv. II was In the latter engage
mcnt that Mr.. Devlne received INC
wound which retired him from in'
service with an honorable discharge
Ian. II. 1863, -t..l
an army diploma, signed hy First Lieu
tenant Granville NJ. Sherry Of the lVth
ohio. This diploma was one Of the
treasured possessions Of Mr., DeNine
and il WAS ouly a few DAYS AGO that
i, had il rsffamed. Upon being mus
tered ont Of service hY reason OF ms
wouuds he returned 20 lifattlebofo anu
imam recovering his health hepan work
here and had remained in Braiilehoro
since. Most 81 his life had been spent
al farm aud garden work ana nc Was
accepted as an authority on gardening
lie married, Oct. II. 1853. catherine
Doolin, who came from Ireland !"
America with her mother when an IN
IAN, Mr.. DeVine was a member oi 81
Michael + Catholic church aud Of Sedg'
wick post, q. 4. X. Besides his wlie
he i survived hv two sons, Maurice
Deyina of Providence, X. l., aud H.
John Devine Of Bellows Falls, aud one
daughter, Miss Minnie Dcvine, 81 brai
tlehoro. Funeral services were held IN
~. Michael's Catholic church Wodnes'
day afternoon with prayers by Rev
NJ. !. Carmody. and a solemn requiem
high mass was said in the church Yes
terdnv morning by Father Carmody.
Al the services Wednesday afternoon
Rev. Father Carmodv paid a high TIM
ute To the life and character OF MI
Devine and touched briefly npon his life
from infancy 20 old age. He spoke ot
the fact that Mr.. Devine was denied
the advantages Of liberal education
~ reason Of the conditions prevailing
in Ireland. the land of his birth, and
how he came 10 America rs an infant
10 mold his own career He said that
Mr. Devine had no enemies and was
one who had ALWAYS lived the Simple
life in the extreme. IN referring 70
Mr. pevine's record rs soldier ne
spoke feelinglv Of the Irish race which
has given 50 much for the cause Of lib
ortv and said that Mr.. Devine had
record of which his friends could be
proud 4 detail from Sedgwiek post
q. A. r., attended the services and taps
were sounded hv the post buglar.