Connecticut western news., 1898-07-07
Death of P. c. Cummings.

MT P. O. Cummings died at his resi-
 dence in this village at 10 o'clock last
 Sunday evening, aged 76 years and 3
 months. He had been in poor health
 for several years. and during the past
 month had grown more feeble every
 day. His death was not unexpected,
 and during the last week of his life his
 departure was looked for at any hour. The funeral was held on Tuesday
 afternoon. At 4 o'clock the relatives
 and intimate friends assem bled at the
 late residence of the deceased. Rev B.
 Seeholzer offered prayer, and then the
 remains were conveyed to the Methodist
 Episcopal Church where the funeral services were conducted by the pastor,
 Rev B. Seeholzer, assisted by Rev F.W. Barnett, rector of Christ Church, and Rev. s. A. Burnaby, pastor of the Pill grim Church. There mas a large at- tendance at the services in the church, and the choir sang two favorite hymns of the departed, viz: "One by One" and "Asleep in Jesus." The casket was covered with beautiful flowers, and sheaf of ripened grain. Iuterment was in the family yard at the lower cem- etery. The bearers were Geo. l.. Par sons, Geo. P. Strong, J. ". Peet and J: A. Underwood.
 Philip Caldwell Cummings was born at Grey, Me, April 3, 1922. During his early life he did farm work in that vicinity, then studied dentistry and came to Goshen, Conn. and practiced that profession there and also at West Cornwall, but shortly afterward he en- tered the employ of Pratt & Foster as clerk in their store at West Cornwall Later he became partner in that firms business of shipping farm produce to New York city, and he went to the city and received and sold the farm prod ucts.
 In 1856 Mir Cummings married Eme- line A. Willard. One son, Sherwood 0. Cummings, was born at West Cornwall in 1858. In 1859 the family came to Canaan and lived in the Spaulding house, so called, now occupied by Acel F. Rood. Mir Cummings opened store in Frederi ok Watson's building He also bought farm produce and stored it in the basement of the Warner House
 before shipping it to New York.
 In 1861 Mir Cummings responded to his country's call and he enlisted in Go. I. 11th Conn. Vols. and went to the front as First Lieutenant. He was in the army about two and one half years, and then returned to Canaan and open ed store in the large building now called the Warner House annex. In 1864 he built small store near the cor ner of Main and Railroad streets. A few years later that building was de- stroyed by fire, but in 1876 Mir Cum mings erected on that corner the three story block which still remains there, but which has been enlarged and inn proved this year by it's present owner, Geo. l.. Parsons.
 In 1867 or '68 Mir Cummings united with Jesse M. Baker and started the milk business on the Housatonic rail road. About 1870 or II he started the milk business on the Harlem extension road, between Rutland, Vt. and New York city, under the firm name of Cum- mings, Baker X Go. s. s. Eaton was a member of the firm. A year or two later an organization called the Farmers | Milk Go. became successors of the above | mentioned firm, and Mir Cummings was | appointed superintendent of the new company. The new company wound | up it's affairs about two years later and | since that time Mir Cummings has not | been in active business but has resided | here in Canaan.
 Mir Cummings' wife died in March | 1889 on the 33d anniversary of her mar riage. Mir Cummings daughter, the late Mary Cummings, was born at Ca- naan in February 1861 and died here in August 1889.
 MT Cummings was 8 member of the Congregational Church at East Canaan from his return from the war until | about 1870 when he united with the | Methodist Episcopal Chur.h of this village, and while his health permitted he was working member of the society and regular attendant upon all the church services.
 Mir. Cummings is survived by his son, Sherwood 0. Cummings of Norwalk, Conn.,, and by three grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister. Mrs F. M. Caldwell of Canaan, and by three brothers, Francis Cummings of Hart ford. Conn. Isaac W. Cummings of Glen COG, Minn., and Albert W. Cummings of | Sauk Center, Minn., and by a number of nephews and neIces. I