Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-08-04
Well Known Physician Suc-
cumbs to Lengthy Illness
at Home in State Street.
HIS CAREER HAD BEEN
A REMARKABLE ONE
Survived by Widow and Two
Children---masonic Funer-
al Tomorrow Afternoon.

After an illness of nearly eight
weeks DR.. James Stafford died at his
home, in State street, about 4:3O
O'Clock yesterday afternoon He is
survived by widow, two children,
James and Cecilia Stafford, and two
brothers, Dewitt Stafford, a New
York lawyer, and Rudolph Stafford,
wholesale grocer in Milwaukee,
Wis.
Funeral services will be held from
the house at 3 O'Clock tomorrow af-
ternoon. Tomorrow night the body
will be taken to Boquet, near Essex,
Essex County, N. y, where 1t will be
inferred in the family plot on Friday
morning. The services will be In
charge of delegation from Roome
Lodge of Masons, of New York, Of
which DR.. Stafford was a prominent
member.
DR.. Stafford was born on the farm
of his father, James Stafford, near
Essex. N. Y. January 25, 1851. His
childhood days were spent on the
farm and his early education was OBJ
tained at district school. Later he
entered Madison University, now
Colgate, and obtained the foundation
for his medical career. After grad
uating he returned to the farm to re-
main with his parents during their
last illness. After their death he en-
tered the University Of Vermont,
where he graduated on June 25,
1885, winning an honor prize, which
he treasured highly.
The following fall he matriculated
at the College of Physicians & Sur
geons in New York city and gradu-
ated at the head of lis class, winning
a competitive examination to become
surgeon on the staff of Bellevue Hos
pital, asere he remained until 1888.
He visited this city for the first
time that year and made a number
of acquaintance. He was favorably
impressed with Perth Amboy and
visited here frequently afterward.
During the same year he opened an
tied medicine until the outbreak of
the Spanish-American war.
He enlisted shortly afterward and
was made captain and assistant
surgeon on the staff of General Green
In the list regiment, New York Vol
unteers. He went to Cuba with the
regiment the first year of the war,
where he was detailed as surgeon of
the 4th. U. s. Infantry. When the
troops returned home DIR. Stafford
was left In command of the remain
ing sick of the brigade, involving
much responsibility and an over
wheIming amount OF work.
Coming back to New York in Oc-
itober, 1898, he was sent to muster
out the troops through New York
state and shortly afterward was
taken seriously i'll with dengue fever.
His health at the time was so poor
that he went west to recuperate at
the home of bis brother In Milwau-
kee.
| Returning from the west in Janu-
ary, 1899, he came to this city, where
he permanently located in May of
the same year. He soon built up a
large practice, which he held until
his death. DR.. Stafford married Miss
Helen Llvermore in New York city
on June 10, 1900, having been en-
gagged when he went to war. He was
an honorary member of the Third
Battalion of the list regiment, un-
der Major Keck's command, and
ranked high for his knowledge OF
surgery and medicine.
DR.. Stafford made friends easily
on account of his jovial disposition
and unassuming way. His death is
mourned by his fellow-physicians
and all who knew him.