The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-08-16
JUDGE CUMMIN DEAD.

Judge Ii. Ii. Cummin, of Williamsport
died at Cresson, on Sunday morning.
Although he rallied little about mid
night, he did not return to consciousness
but continued in state Of coma until his
death.
About the middle of July the Judge
went to Johnstown to take charge OF the
State Commission, which was first organi-
zed at Cresson. He then went to Johns.
town to organize the work, appoint his
clerks and begin the onerous duties invol.
we'd. After remaining there about three
days, he returned to Cressou and had his
work arranged so that by working daily
from eight in the morning to three in the
afternoon he could run down to johnston n
in the morning and return to Cresson in
the evening
1t was then that his disease, Brights, be-
gan to manifest itself. aud be only made
two or three trips down the mountain.
| Acting under the advice OF his physicians
| he made Cresson his headquarters and did
| a very large amount of work there, af, ,r
| office hours planning all the work of his
| clerks. In about week he gave up all at
tempts to work, and from that on the di.
sease made rapid inroads to his system
until death relieved his intense sufferings.
The funeral took place on Tuesday
afternoon, in Wildwood, williamsport.
Hugh Hart Cummin was of Scotch. Irish
ancestry, and was born May 25, 1s41, at
Liverpool, Perry county, Pa. He was edu-
Gated in the public school at his native
village and afterwards became teacher In
the same institution. Until 1862 he lived
in Liverpool, In that year he removed to
Williamsport, where he has since resided.
His legal reading was done in the office
Of the late George White, and in August,
1864 he was admitted tc the Lycomng
county bar. He enlisted in the army in
1854 and went to the front, serving until
the close OF the war, when he returned
home and formed a partnership with his
former preceptor, under the firm name of
White & Cummin, which continued until
Mr. Whites death, which occurred in
1868.
For ten years Mr.. Cummn continued
alone the practice of the firm, which be
come very lucrative. In 1873 he was elect
ed President Judge OF the Lycoming coun-
ty courts. He was the peoples candidate
and after a hot fight secured handsome
When elected the business was
two years behind, but the dockets were
soon cleared, and the county's business has |
since been kept up to date, though the ex.
penses of the court were reduced about |
one-half.
After having made record on the |
bench second to none 10 the Common
wealth, Judge Cummin retired early in the |
present year and resumed the practice OF
his profession, which he neglected when
his city was devastated by the food of
May 81, and devoted his whole time to the
relief of his unfortunate neighbors. He
was chairman of the citizens relief COM
nittee, and so well did he perform his
4 member of the State Flood Commission,
and he was by that body unanimously
chosen as their resident representative at
Johnstown.
He at once took up his residence at Cres-
ION, SO as to be near the scene of his la
,ors, and it was while engaged in his ar
luous labors that he was stricken with the
disease that terminated in his death.
Judge Cummin was married in May,
800, to Miss Charlotte White, of William
port, who survives MIN with one son, who
las recently finished his freshman year at
Harvard College.