The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-03
ARTHUR w. CHILDS
DIES IN FLORIDA
Was Former Brattleb0ro Resident and
Widely Known Insurance Man
Funeral Here Sunday at ?.

News was received here about / o'clock
Yesterday of the death, from pneumo-
MIA. in ST. Petersburg, Fla, of Arthur w
Childs of Manchester, n H, formerly of
Bra ttleb0ro q welI-knoWn insurance
agent lie was g. years old
Mr.. Childs was taken i'll the night of
Feb. IS following a chill which he re-
ceived after playing golf, and pneumonia
developed. y telegram received here Sun
day conveyed the information that he was
in critical condition. His son. Walter
III. ChildS of Manchester. arrived in St
Petersburg Monday evening finding his
father slightly improved A telegram re-
ceived from the son Wednesday night
stated that Mr.. ChildS's symptoms were
decidedly unfavOrabIe. Death occurred
at $50 o'clock yesterday morning
Arthur Winchester Childs was born
March %. 1859. in Wilmington a son of
John NJ and Martha y tWinchester)
Chlds. He attended the public schools
of his native town and came to Brattle-
boro in the early 70's and attended school
here for a time.
He associated himself with Mai. f. ".
Childs in the insurance and telephone
business and they installed here the first
telephone exchange TO be installed i'm Yer
mont | pom the appointment Of +. W.
ChildS to be postmaster in 1885 the in
Surance firm was changed to Cudworth <
ing II. J. Il. Cudworh. The firm contin-
ued for a few years until the death of
Mr.. Cudworth. Mr.. ChildS then aSSo-i
ciated himself with Fred w Putnam. the
firm being known as ChildSs & Putnam
state agents for Vermont and New Hamp-
shire of the Travellers Insurance Col
About 1900 he went to Manchester as
state agent for the same company and
continued a state agent until recently,
when the ChildS Insurance Agency for,
the Travellers was established. his Oldest
son, Walter. becoming a partner
Mr. GhildS married Miss Agnes Ade-
laide Tones daughter of Mrs. Addison T.
Hall of BrattleborO. Oct. 2S, 1885. the
ceremony being performed in St Mich
aclS Episcopal church by Rev W. IL
Collins. rector. Mrs. Childs survives and
was with her husband in St Petersburg
lie also leaves two sons, Walter H. and
Randall. both of Manchester. and a
daughter, Hiss Helen l.. Childs. who is
doing therapeutic work for the govern
ment i'm Portland. ore. His brother. Wall
ter II. Childs, died in Brattleboro in 1908.
Mr.. ChIldS was nephew of Rollin = /
Childs and Maj. Fred w. ChildS and Mrs /
Sarah NJ. Kidder. all of BrattIeboro.
He was affiliated with the Masonic fra
ternity. being a member of Columbian
lodge. +. and \. NJ: Fort Dummer chap
ter. X. \. NJ: Beauseant commandery. !
X. T.: and Mount Sinai temple. Mobiles
of the Mystic Shrine. He also was Il /
member of Quonekticut tribe of Red Men
and was charter member of the Yer
mont Wheel club, both of Brattleboro |
was the only Insurance man i'm the Rotary !
club at Manchester. where he also was |
member Of the Derrytield club and of the
Ala ancheSter Chamber 6 Commerce
The body left ST. Petersburg last
night. Ii will arrive i'm Brattlcboro
sunday morning, The funeral will be
held ar O'Clock Sunday in the Episco-t
pal church under the Knights Templart
ritual at Mr. Childs's request The burial
Will take place in Morningside cemetery.