Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1909 — ED CUMMONS OF REMINGTON KILLED [ARTICLE]

ED CUMMONS OF REMINGTON KILLED

Well Known Carpenter Falls From Roof of Corn Crib and Breaks . His Neck. pEdward Cummons, the elder of the well known firm of Cummons Bros-, carpenters and contractors of Remington, fell from a corn crib on which he was at work at Corey Price’s in Carpenter tp., Wednesday afternoon and broke his neck. "IS As near as we can learn thenacts at this writing Mr. Cummons was at work alone' on a big double crib at the Price farm northwest of Remington, and at about 3 o’clock in the afternoon Mrs. Price went out to the barn to hitch up a horse and 1 found Mr. Cummons lying on the ground, dead. He is thought to . have had an attack of heart failure and slipped off the roof. Mr. Cummons was in the neighbor- ■ hood of 50 years of age, and for many years was associated with his brother George in carpentering and building, and was an excellent mej chanic. He leaves, besides a wife . and one son, a host of friends in Remington and vicinity.