Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-04-27
DEATH OF AsAPH p. cHILDs.
A Native Of Wilmington, a Soldier In the
Civil War and Widely Known Insurance
Expert.

A Native Of Wilmington, Soldier In the
Civil War and Widely Known Insurance
Expert.
Asaph p. Childs. g. died suddenly Tues
day morning at the Hotel Lexington in
Batesburg, s. c., where he and his wife
had been spending the spring with the
family Of his brother, Major f. W. Childs
of Brattleboro. Mr.. Childs had been suf-
fering from a heart trouble a year or
more, but his condition was not consid-
cred alarming. He had improved some
what of late and on Thursday night was
one of the speakers at a banquet which
the Knights of Pythias held at the hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. Childs had planned to leave
Batesburg Monday, but postponed their
departure with the expectation of start
ing north Tuesday night. He passed a
somewhat uncomfortable night Monday
but seemed better Tuesday morning and
was listening to a pretty story, when
after expressing his approval of the sem
timent, he almost Immediately sank away
and without a struggle breathed his last
in the presence of his wife, his brother
and sister, Mai. f. w. Childs and Mrs.
Sarah NJ kidder. After a short service
the body was escorted to the railway sta
ton by the mayors of Batesburg and
Leesville and a large number of citizens.
Asaph p. Chlds was born in Whining
ton. June 10. 1910, being the eighth child
born to Maj Adna b. and Hannah l..
Childs. He was educated in the Whining
ton schools and at Powers institute in
Bernardston, and was a graduate of Co
lumbar law school in Washington. He
also studied law In the office of the late
Charles n. Davenport. He enlisted in
Company f, 10th Vermont. Col W. G.
| Neazey, commanding. During Mr..
| Childss service he was I'm the comissary
! department and for a time was stationed
| in Texas with Maj. Hiram Smith of
/ jamestown, n. Y. with the advance of
| the Confederates upon Fairfax Court
! house he had charge of a federal supply
/ train. which was safely FASTENED into
! Washington just as the enemy appeared
/ on Arlington heights. After leaving ac-
! tive service he was employed in the war
| department at Washington, where he
was graduated from the Columbian law
! school. subsequently being admitted to
/ the Windham county bar. Mr.. Childs
was one of the escort of the body of Pres
! ident Lincoln to the White House. He
was a 32d degree Mason and accompanied
| President johnson to Boston on the oc-
casion of the dedication Of the Masonic
temple.
Mr.. Childs was state agent and agency
| director Of the New York Mutual and
| New York life insurance companies more
than IS years. His residence during a
large part of this time was in Benning-
ton. At one time, while he was manag-
ing the New York Life Insurance COM
pany's business in Western Massachu-
| sets, he had an Office in Springfield and
| spent a large part of his time there His
| home had been in Castleton the past few
years. He married Miss Sarah p. Cady.
! daughter of Lewis Cady longtime land
lord of the Stark house at Bennington.
who died In 1897. For his second wife he
married Clara, widow OF Carlos Sherman
| of Castleton. He was for several years
editor and proprietor of the Bennington
Gazette and Reformer and in connection
| with his brother. r. S. Childs published
the Centennial Gazette. which was the
official record of the Tooth anniversary OF
the battle of Bennington. He was a char
ter member and also past commander of
Custer Grand Army post of Bennington,
and had been prominently identified with
| odd Fellowship. He was a prominent
member of the Forest and Stream club of
Wilmington, and was deeply interested in
! the propagation of fish.
Mr.. Childs was one of the most widely
known men in Vermont and I'm Western
Massachusetts,. He kept in close touch
with his native county through frequent
visits TO Wilmington and Brattleboro.
Like the other members of the Childs
family he was a Democrat of the rock
ribbed type. Notwithstanding this he was
elected to the legislature from Benning-
TON IN loo1. lie mao DeSn ms party nOm-
inee for Congress.
In a bulletin issued by the New York
Life Insurance company In 1903 Mr.. Childs
was referred to as having a record as a
field solicitor which probably was not
approached by any solicitor in the United
States. He then had been employed by
the company 20 years and his personal
business amounted to S,9i5SiO. In only
two years did the insurance written by
him fall below 100000 and in seven years
he wrote over 100000 annually.
He is survived by a widow, three daug-
ters by the first marriage; three brothers.
William H., of Burlington, r. S. and F.
w, of Brattleboro; five sisters, Mrs. H.
A. Williams of Norwich, Conn, Mrs. Ed
win Thayer Of Springfield, Mrs. H. NJ. Clary
of Burlington. Vt, Mrs. Kittredge Has
kins of Brattleboro and Mrs. S. NJ Kid
der of Batesburg, S. c. His brother. Mai.
F. w. Childs, and family and Mr..
Chlds's widow left Batesburg Tuesday
night with the body. The funeral took
place yesterday at Castleton members Of