Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-08-18
A DETROIT BUILDER.
HE TELLS 4 REMARKABLE STORY
OF HIS LIFE.

Game TO detroit About Forty Years Ago.
LEVI FLsEY's EXPERIENCE WORTHY SERIOUS
ATTENTION.
(From tie Itetroa Eceninq kesr..)
Away out Gratiot avenue, far from the din
and turmoil of the business centre, thero ar.
many attractive homes. Tho intersectinc
streets are wide, clean an shaded by largo
Ieaf-covered trees, AMI the people you meet
a%retypical OF industry, economy and honest
toll. There are many pretty residences, but
mono more inviting in its neatness and home I
Ike comfort than that OF Mr.. Levi Elsey, tho
well-known builder and contractor. at II
Moran street, Just OF Gratiot. Mr.. Elsev ia
an old %resIlen: of Detroit, havin; moved
here about forty years ago. He has erected
hundreds Of houses In different parts o: tho
city. and points with Ffide to such buildings
as the Newberry l. Mcmillan AMI Camp,w
blocks. in which he displaye his ability ass
superintendent.
"Ihave seen De.ro't grow from a village
to a city, he Observed yesterday in convey
sation with tho writer. 'anI I don't think
there are many towns In Ansrlc, to- Law
equal to it in point Of beauty. I know almost
everybo iy in the city. an | an incilen. which
recently happened in my life has interestel
all my friends.
1t is now about eight years ago since I
was stricken down with my first case Of Ill.
ness. One cold, clustering lay l WAS down
tow and through nv natural carelessnass
\ nj that time I permitte | mysclfto get chilled
right Though. When | arrived hons that
evening I felt 4 serious pain in my left Lex.
| hathe1 it that night. but by mornin. [
found it had grown worse. In fact it was &C
serious that | sent fsr my family physician.
and he informed me that l was suffering
from varicose veins. My leg sw-llei up &c
double its natural size and the pain increased
in volume. The agony was simply awful. !
was laid UP and never left my bed for eight
weeks. At times l felt as though l woulc
grow frantic with pain. Ny leg was ban
lagcd and was nroppei up in tho bed At IN
angle Of thirty degrees, in OF ier 10 keep thu
b,ooi from flowing to my ~extrenities.
Il had several doctors atten ling me, hu.
| believe my own judgment helped me better
than theirs. After a siege Of two months i
could move around. still / was On the sict
| list AMI had to doctor myself for year,.
was never really cured and suffered an,
amount Of anguish.
About Two years ago l noticed an artic,e
| III tt EFfFfH -NfFS ABOUT III iItttff, NJ
| Northrur. tn. Woodward avenue norcnans
| In an interview with him he stated that hc
| had used DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pal.
| People AMI that they cured him. / knew hi.-
very well. having huilt his house on, Wood
ward Ave. anc | thought / would follow hi.
| suggestion. l must confess l did 50 with
marvellous success. From the time / bc.ou
80 take thu Pink Pills | felt myself growing
10 be Il new man. They acted on NE like +,
macica. sttmulan'. The pain Departed ant
soon was az strong ami healthy rs ever
Before trying the Pink pills / had used az
amount o ether medicine. without any no
,iceahle benefit. But the Pills euted ne and
l was Tny-ei. again.
when a p~rson finds himself relieved an:
enjoying health be Is mp. 10 expose nirnsei'
again 10 another attack OF illness. Some
three months ago | stopped taking the Pin
Pills. ana from he day | did 80 | noticed =
change II ny % q iitiph. A short tine since
renewed NY haiti, Of taking them With tito
same beneficial results which met me Cor
Ierly. arn-agasn nearly as strong a. ever,
although | an a man about Afty-si1 years CT
age. | tell you, SIR. the PINK Pills are a II os,
WONDERFUL medicine, AMI If they do "a well
IL other cases as they did In mine they are
the te>, IN the world. .reely recommend
them 10 any sufferer.
Dr.. Wii!ia1s' PINK Pills contain, IL a coz.
denset torn. all the elements necessary 70
give asw lie and richness 10 the ta1oi and
31e~1.r S-allSISai EEtE@- 4.cy are 1G IL
falling specific .or such diseases IS 10 conosor
a'axsa. partial paralysis. s.. sIus' dag &C.
~scla'ica, neuralgia, ra-ura;isr, nervous
headache. the after ere- OF IA grippe, pa
p~fta;ioa OF tae hear:. pale and saIlow coz
ple1ions, a. tor-s o. weakness, either g
male Or female. PINK Pills ar- SOLD oy a..
dsA!ers, or ~lil be sen, pos. paid on .eceir:
Of pr.c- 50 cents a tex. or FL pxp 70.
e2I-th-y ar- never sold II hGik or hy the
Ioot, - a~tdrcs<tn2 DR.. Williams Medicine
Co, Schenectady. ~. I.