The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-29

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Org to them. We hope shortly to lay be.
fore our readers fuller history of Mr..
Saflord's lite, particularly that part Of It
d which identified him with Cairo:
Alfred b. Stafford, cashier OF the City
National Bank, Cairo, Illinois, was born
at Morristown, Vermont on January 70
1892. His parents were natives Of Vermont
q and came OF Revolutionary stock in both
branches, the grandiathers OF each having
\ served in tuat war. His parents emigrated
1 to Illinois IN 1887, and settled in win
county and engaged in farming Alfred
was then fifteen years Of age, and had be-
4 fore moving TO the State attended the
schools of Vermont. He continued at
school In Illinois until he WAS twenty-Cne
years old. lie then began the study of Jaw
with WHam A. BOardman, at Joliet,
1 Illinois, and pursued his studies for three
I years, when he abandoned the law and
4 engaged in merchandising, and continued
4 therein until lsj4. In that yea" he moved
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State Bank OF Illinois, and was its Cashier.
In 1888 lie removed to Cairo and started
the City Bank, afterwards C. anged to the
City National Bank, and has been its
Cashier since its organization. 10 1870 he
organized the Enterprise Savings Bank,
Of which he was made President, ana con.
,ipItau al itL tir- oil lilo Tuarri1l
in 1884 to Julia Massey, OF Watertown,
New York, vino died in 1862. Agap in
1864 to Annie Candee, Of Cairo.
ACTION or THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. |
\ meeting OF the members OF the
board OF trade and OF the citizens OF
Cairo generally was held at the Atheneum
this 2Sth day of July, A. d. 1917, to give
expression to the sympathy and loss felt
by the community in the death OF Mr..
A. b. Stafford. Esq.
At tive minutes past 10 o'clock r. M,
the meeting was called to order by W cod b
Rittenhouse, Esq. President of the
Board of Trade, who explained the OBJ.
ject OF the meeting and announced the
first thing in order to be the selection OF
a secretary, whereupon Mr.. w. II. Nor
ris was chosen. It was suggested by the
draft resolutions expressive Of the SYM
patty and loss felt in the death Of Alfred
b. Stafford, Esq, 0hereupon Mr.. 5. ID.
Ayers made a motion that the chairman
appoint committee Of five for the OBJ.
jet named. Messrs. ). ID. Ayers, W.
IL. Morris, DR.. c, W. Dunning, Ii. l..
Halliday and Charles Pink were appoint.
ed said committee. During the retire
ment of the committee to prepare reso
utions ex-Mayor John NJ. Lansden ana
). ID. Ayers, addressed the meeting ia
eulogy of the deceased. AT the conclu
sion of the addresses, the committee hav
ing returned, submitted the following
preamble and resolutions which were
unanimously adopted
Having learned with profound sorrow,
of the sudden and unexpected death in IA
distant part OF the land OF our late
esteemed fellow-citlZen Alfred b. sat
ford, Esq, We the members of the Cairo
Chamber of Commerce and business men
OF Cairo have assembled to give ex-
preston to our common grief and to do
honor to the memory OF one who in life
was the true and trusted friend OF Cairo
and her men OF business; Therefore be
it
Rss0lcef, That while bowling in hum
bic submission TO that inScrutable Prov /
ldence whose ways are past finding out, :
we recognize the solemn fact that great
and good man has gone from among us
and while rendering as sacred to his
memory this tribute of praise, we have J.
10 mourn the loss OF one whose acts OF
benetccnce extended so largely to all
classes of our community that he has
been Justly esteemed public beneiactor.
70 the business men of Cairo his loss
will be most deeply felt; ever ready as i
he was to extend the helping hand in
time OF need: to his kindnes, and liber- i
atty are we all largely indebted. 1t is T.
therefore fitting in us to place on record,
not only for our emulation but
tor those who may come after us,
the good deeds OF one who as friend,
neighbor, citizen and banker, has en-
deared himself to our entire community.
OF no one may 1t be more truly said '
"None knew him but to love him.
Rescued, That in this hour of sad
bereavement we extend to the family Of
the deceased our sincere and heartfelt
sympathy, and with them will drop the
silent tear.
Resolved, That the secretary be in.
structed to furnish the brreaved family
with copy of these proceedings, and
also TO the city papers tor publication,
and also cause the same to be spread on
the records OF the Cairo Chamber OF
Commerce.
After the adoption of the foregoing
resolutions, the meeting adjourned.
WOOD RIr1ENHoUsE, Chairman.
W. II. Morris. Secretary.
THE ODD FELLOWS.
Mr.. Stafford was an active member OF
the order of Odd Fellows, and was a |
prominent and influential member OF the
lodge in this city. On the receipt OF the
news Of his death the members were at
once called to meet on Friday evening
, to take action on his death and to give
proper expression to their feelings. The
following proceedings were had;
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
TO the noble Grand aud Brothers of
Alexander Lodge No. 22i, |. U. o. +.
Cairo, Illinois.
The undersigned committee appointed
/ to draft resolutions OF respect, on the
death ofour Brother, A. 3, Stafford, res
pecttully submit the following
BRol HERS The Angle OF death has
again entered our brotherhood and
/ placed its wreath upon the head of our
haloyaa Rrothpr A. Il Stafford collipr