The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-09
Jefferson M. Clough, the Man Who Developed tho
Two Greatest American RifleS-The Rem
ingtOn and the Winchester.
He Refused Tempting Offer From the Chinese
Government-His Health Would Not
Permit His Acceptance.


A the result of long and arduous attention
10 business for many years, Jefferson NJ.
Clough, now Of Belchcrtown, Mass, who has
just turned sixty.fve years, found himself dis.
abled by muscular rheumatism, two years and
more ago and was obliged to relinquish the
position Of general superintendent Of the Win.
chester Repeating Arms Company, Of New
Haven, Conn.,, where he had been employed
for eleven years at q salary Of 5000 for the
first few years Of his service, but which was
increased to 81 800 by the voluntary action OF
the company Previous to his service for the
filed the responsible position Of superntend.
ent at E. Remington & Sons armory, Mt Ilion,
n. Y, for seventeen years; during which
time large quantities of arms were made for
foreign governments as we'll as our own, be.
sides sewing machines and typewrite ters-Mr.
Clough having perfected the first of the latter
machines that was exhibited. After leaving
engagement with the Winchester Arms Com.
pany, the secretary Of the Chinese Legation
J this country came to Belchertown and ne.
1 L,.iated with Mr.. Clough to go to China to
build arms for the Chinese government; but
the long delay In getting the answer from the
Chinese decided him in accepting the offer to
60 to New Haven. 1t was during his service
for the Arms Company he visited the leading
symories of England, France and Germany in
company with the vice.president of the com.
rany, in order to learn whatever new methods
tSere might be in the manufacture of muskets.
J: was after this long term of active labor us
bus!ncss man that, finding himself incapaci.
tated for further service by the embargo which
rheumatism had laid upon him, he resigned
his position more than two years ago and
returned to Belchertown, where he owned
t,v "a, Car, ohn
three miles southeast of the centre Of the town,
in retired spot where he has five hundred
acres of land.
From this quiet home he began to seek n
remedy for the muscular rheumatism which
was located largely in the muscles of his
shoulders chest md back. He employed DR..
Holbrook, of Palmer, and received great
benefit from his treatment for o time; but was
20 anxious to gain faster that he decided to seek
did not spare the cost, and was treated by baths
ut celebrated springs without receiving any
benefit worth notice. He then tried various
remedies advertised for rheumatism without
receiving any good effect. During the sum.
mer Of 1898 and the winter Of 1894 Mr.. Clough
was confined 10 his house in Belchertowii,
being unable to rise from his bed without as
sistance, and suffering continually with acute
pains and with no taste or desire for food, nor
was he able to obtain sufficient sleep.
Early in the year 1894 Mr.. Clough heard of
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
through his brother James NJ. Clough, of East.
hampton, Mass, who came to visit him, and
was induced to make u trial of them. lie be.
gan taking these pills about the first of March,
1894, and continued to do SO until the first
part of September following. The first effect
noticed was better appetite and he began to
note more ability to help himself off the bed
and to be better generally. Last August GS94)
he was able to 60 alone to his summer residence
and farm of 1853 acres oil Grenadicr Island,
among the Thousand Islands, in the river st.
Lawrence, where from the highest land of his
down the river.
Instead of being confined to his bed Mr..
Clough Is now and has been for some time able,
TO be about the farm TO direct the men en-
ploycd there, and he Is thankful for what DR..
Williams Pink Pills have done for him.