The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-08
cropoEw. cu1Lps DEAD.
End of the Great Philadelphia Philan-
thrnniai and Editor.

End of the Great Philadelphia Philsn-
thropist and Editor
George w. Childs pbilanthropist and ed
itor ofthe Ledger. died at Philadelphia,
Saturday morning.
MIR. Childs last illness began with
fainting spell which seized him while he
wasin his office in the Ledger building at
o clock on the afternoon OF thursday,
January Is, Just rs he was putting on ms
oveicoat preparatory 70 going TO his nome
nj Twenty-second and Walnut streets. w hen
an attendant who heard him iall reached hrs
side he was unconscious. Dr. Dacoda. his
family physician, was hastily summoned,
and Mr. Cbild- was removed to his home
and restoraiiVes were applied. Paralysis IN
his lower limbs followed From That TIME on
there have been alternating per DDS Of hope
and fear.
There IL but little reason To doubt that the
immediate cause of the attack was over
work and anxiety upon his effort. to see
the memory of his life long friend, A. J.
Drexel, properly honoied. All the day
upon which came the attack was spent BY
MIR Childs in preparing for the Drexel me.
mortal services held IL the DreNel institu'
tion on Saturday, January 20.two days alter
the fatal Thursday. Twice during the day
Mr.. Chids had gone in person to the ins.l
tute, and in person had seen mat AL
necessary arrangements were completed
His enforced absence from the ceremony
! worried HIM profoundly aud To this fact
WAS largely due the relnise which occurred
! on the night of sunday, January ~, since
| which time there had been an uneasiness
| in the minds OF the physicians as 10 his
| condition.
George William Chills was born in Balti-
| more In lSgg. When Is years od lie entered
| the navy, where he served ID months In
| 1874 he settled down in Philadelphia TO earn
a. 49,. gass.
kept ky a Mr.. Thompson at Sixth aud Arch
streets.
Young Childs showed remarkable energy
ard not only learned the business thorough
lv in short time nut carried on good
deal of hard study besides. Having saved a
few hundred dollars he set MP in business
for himself when he was Is and succeed cd
so well that at the end of Two years he was
taken into partnership by Il T.. Peterson,
the firm name soon becoming Childs y
Peterson.
I'm 1861 Mr. Childs formed partnership
with J. u. Lippincott and their concern
/ published some OF the best knownS boOk'
| of theday. Three years later he bought The
Publishers Circular, the name OF which
he changed to the American Literary Ga
zette and Publishes Clrcuar.' The
american Almanac soon became his
property also and was known AFTER that a
The National Almanac
II had alv avs been Mr. Chiid's ambition
TO own the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
and in 1854 his hopes were realized. III
bought the paper and immediately tool
complete charge OF it, which he has he'll
/ ever since .
When Mr.. Childs bought the Ledger Il
was a penny journal. The price OF th
pauer had risen very much by reason OF th
war, and the Ledger was losing money
Contrary TO the advice of his friends MI
Childs nj once doubled the price of his pub
! lication and increased the advertising rates
Profits at once fell of. but by slight con
cessions Mr. Childs soon had his paper on
!, paying footing and his prosperity becan,
y greater each year,
/. Il, 1866 the building on the corner G
Third and Chestnut streets had been out
grown and the next year the Ledger
l. moved into the building which it mas occr
}. pied ever since The Ledger has bee
successful even beyond all expectations.
' Mr.. Chids generosity. which has bee
a shown so many times to tho outside work
was directed especially toward those in h
employ. Socially Mr.. Chlds has alway
been p,ominent. and it was at his ho"
: thar on May o 1915. when N"
,..ne OF the must distinguished guests ~
country has ever entertained.