ct ▁a ▁civ ic ▁hall ▁and ▁st ray ▁animal ▁p ound . ▁Once ▁built ▁the ▁hall ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁council ▁office ▁and ▁school ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁dwell ing . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁Matt he ws ▁transferred ▁his ▁lic ensed ▁business ▁across ▁the ▁Main ▁North ▁Road ▁from ▁land ▁Section ▁ 3 6 0 ▁to ▁the ▁prem ises ▁on ▁land ▁Section ▁ 3 3 7 ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁he ▁had ▁tried ▁to ▁open ▁as ▁the ▁Black sm ith ' s ▁Ar ms ▁Hotel . ▁Trade ▁at ▁the ▁Ge pp ' s ▁Cross ▁Inn ▁on ▁land ▁Section ▁ 3 3 7 ▁was ▁poor ▁and ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁Charles ▁Matt he ws ▁was ▁cert ified ▁ins ol vent . ▁Matt he ws ▁default ed ▁in ▁his ▁mort g age ▁and ▁le ase ▁pay ments ▁to ▁Isaac ▁Ge pp ▁who ▁seized ▁the ▁Inn ▁and ▁land ▁on ▁Section ▁ 3 6 0 ▁and ▁Matt he ws ' ▁prem ises ▁on ▁Section ▁ 3 3 7 ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁put ▁up ▁as ▁coll ater al . ▁Between ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁prem ises ▁lic ensed ▁at ▁Ge pp ' s ▁Cross . ▁The ▁Ge pp ' s ▁Cross ▁Hotel ▁lic ence ▁was ▁re inst ated ▁to ▁prem ises ▁on ▁Section ▁ 3 6 0 ▁when ▁Patrick ▁Con n