The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-04-20
Fred Cummings Sad Death.

Full particulars of the death of
Fred Cummings, mentioned in the
JOURNAL last week, present some sad
features. Fred was at work cutting
locomotive wood, near his house on
the P. S. & G. H. Railroad on the 18th
instant, and it appears that after saw
ing off a large block of wood, tried to
roll it down hill. By some means,
probably tripping, he fell in front of
the big block, which rolled oyer him,
breaking his back and crushing his
life out. He was alone, and his young
wife and children coming out with his
lunch, called to him, but getting no
reply, searched and found him dead.
We can best synpathize with the
young wife by drawing a veil over
her sufferings in those few moments,
and of the entire family over this sad
accident. AS good husband and
father, son and brother, quiet, indus
trious, and with other good qualities,
he had a large following of friends,
upon whom his death came as shock.
The burial took place Saturday noon
at the grounds on the Kennedy place,
near Kami1che, DR.. Hickerson, of
Shelton, conducting the services. The
| following sketch has been furnished:
| The subject of this brief sketch is
| the son of William and Harriet Cum
n1ings of Little Skookum valley. He
was born at Derry West in Toronto
| Township, Canada, on Sept. 20, 1865.
In the year of 1881, came with his
parents to the United States, who
| located for a short time at San Fran
cisco, and the year following moved
| TO Puget Sound, where the family
located on homestead in Mason Co.
Friedrich the oldest son of the family,
by his diligence and industry, did
much toward the support of the
family in their new home. He was
married in the year of 1890 to Miss
Minnie Whitaker and soon after
| moved to temporary residence near
the Camps of Puget Sound & Grays
Harbor r. r. Of recent years and up
to the date of his untime1y death was
an employe of Sol G. Simpson of tn at
Company. The sad accident that re-
suited in his death, On April u in the
10Th year of his life, filled his little
home with grief and the neighbor
hood with wide spread sorrow. He
leaves a young wife and two small
children, the oldest child but three
years of age. The survivors of his
immediate family are a father and
mother, two married sisters, Mrs. VIM
Ca11ow and Mrs. c. S. Brumbaugh, a
single sister, Miss Hulda Cummings,
and three younger brothers. His re-
mains were inferred on the burial
grounds near the Kennedy farm of
Little Skookum va1ley-witnesse by
sorrowing relatives and a very 1arge
concourse of respectful friends.
friedrich William Cummings was
young man of a social and kind dispo-
sition. He was a trusted employee and
a favorite with his associates-a kind
father, a loving husband, a dutifu1
son and an effectionate brother. Thus
he leaves behind a loving wife and
two father1ess children to mourn his
sad demise, parents bowed down with
grief and age, and affectionate broth
ers and sisters overwhelmed with sor-
row and a long line of sad relatives
and friends. Age 28yr-61n-22.
LOOK AT YOUR TREEs.-A represent
tative of the Northwestern Nursery
200 acres), c. L. Whitney, proprietor,
is now at the Dipman Hotel and is
doing a thriving business. He fur
| nishes all leading varieties of apples,
cherries, pears, p1uns and prunes, in
small quantities on prices ranging
from 20 to IS cents each. The trees
are from 5 to z feet in height, clean,
bright, strong and we'll ripened, with
an abundance of fbrous roots. No
better stock can be had from any
source. They are free from all in
sect pests. The oyster shell scale,
green aphis, San jose scale and other
deadly pests were brought to this
| state On stock procur ed from Califor-
mia, Oregon and the east. Some trees
in our yards here in Shelton are now
alive with oyster shell scale and green
aphis, brought here on New York
trees. These trees ought to be spray
ed at once, as these deadly pests are
liable to spread from orchard to orch
ard. All nursery stock delivered at
Shelton hereafter must be accompa-
MED by certificate of inspection else
our people will not accept it. An
ounce Of prevention is worth a pound
of cure.
| OLYMPIA Notes.-The Editor attend
ed a meeting of executive con11nitte e.
Washington Press Association. in
Olympia, Monday, to arrange for the
coming convention of newspaper men,
which will be held in that City on June
IIth next. The attendance promises
to be large, and less ''junkets" will be
planned, so that more business may be
arranged for, especially in the way of
Legislation of interest to the fraternity.
The grand lodge K. of P. convenes in
Olympia June 3rd, the G. A. r. and
auxiliary organizations on the Goth.
and the N. G. w. will encamp there