The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-19
ACTOR SANGER RECEIVERS.
HE WILL SOON BE SEEN AGAIN ON
THE STAGE.
His PrOtraeted Illness which. II was
Feared, Would End In Death. IL Now
n Thing of the Past.
From the Globe, Boston, Mass.l


Feared, Would End In Death, Is Now
Thing of the Past.
/ From the Globe, Boston, Mass.l
George A. Mccarthy, of 90l Broad
} way, South Boston, who il known t.
the theatre. going public of New Eng
land AS George A.. Sanger, the actor
and theatrical manager, but who has
not been seen on the stage for nearly
two years on account of serious i'll
ness, is about to make his appearance
again behind the footlights. He is a
son of William Mccarthy, the well
known dealer in antiqus furniture and
novelties. at PCT and 32l fremont
Street. There is a very interesting
story connected with Mr.. McCarthy's
reappearance. He told reporter the
story of his experience as follows:
1t is now nearly two years since |
had to give up the stage. ] had been
playing through Maine. and my last ap-
pearance was at Bar Harbor. was
taking two parts, and one included a
song and dance turn. For some
weeks before | had felt myself failing
in strength, and at Bar IIarbor | con
cluded, it was no use trying TO hold
out any longer, SO gave ii up and be
came manager of a company which was
making the Maine circuit. | carried
this along IA little while, but my health
kept failing. l could hardly sleep at
night, and never in the morning, did
wake the least bit refreshed | was
tired all the time, and was languid,
pale and weak.
Zone day in Rockand | fell faint.
ing, and then was forced to give up
business altogether and come home.
had fearful sharp pains in my back, |
near the kidneys. Later these pains
extended to my head, and it seemed |
that the top would be cut off the |
pains were so sharp and strong, |
was getting discouraged. ! had hard
ly any strength left. Any slight effort
exhausted me, and ] talked with diff
Guilty. ] put myself in the hands of
my doctor, with the instructions for
him To do anything he would with
me to make me we'll For a whole
month | dosed ard drugged myself
with prescriptions. The month passed
and | was in worse condition.
consulted two separate doctors
here in South Boston. One said had
consumption of the blood, and could
live but two years at the longest
Both treated me, however. but the re
suit was failure on their part Then
] went back to my own doctor, and
stayed under his treatment for four
A II this time | had been
growing worse, and my trouble had as
sumed a new form. 1t was sort Of
paralysis, | had four separate attacks
Of this. One night awoke to find my :
self unable to move hand or foot Z
was perfectly conscious, vet for the time {
being | had lost control Of myself. 1t &
WAS caused, the doctor said by stagna- I
ton of the blood | had spant a good '
heal Of money for doctor and medicines s
his time, and at the end Of more than I
xix months of constant ductoring I
,ould look back AMI see that the course 8
lad been slowly but steadily down 4
ward. So ! gave up my doctor, who !
lad been 50 expensive but helpless. n
One day when | was in fathers a
store fellow came in who works in 4
Beck s auction room. He had been |
sick short time before with rheuma. g
tism. and he had been cured by using :
Dir. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo- i
pie. He recommended them TO me, and a
he next time he saw me be gave nue. a
ozen of them. | took them, one after
ach meal, aud pretty soon began to a
eel their effects. The first few were h
~rdly noticeable, but soon found (,
hat | could walk with less eXertion Il
hat was the first effect, was getting b
trength. Then my bowels, which ii
ever performed. their duty unless "
)ok cathartic began Ia do their Il
'ork. | bought box Of the pills and
cyan TO take them regularly. Grad
ally found my strength coming back. +
hat fearful tired feeling began to dis ii
ppear, although slowly. | had had il liz
n more than a year, and now ! was %
aginning TO get rid Of it. My flesh, ri
hich had been so soft that TO even
st my hand on the corner Of a table
II instance, left the impress of my
and, began to grow firm. ! could 20
the city two days in succession Sc
lthout feeling sick because Of it,
cost me less to walk upstairs Ny M
became easier. The pains in
Y back and head were less severe and =.
Cured with less frequency, | found 81
Q pills were doing me so much good
at as soon as my first box was used up dc
bought another. | continued to i'm
rove until | became we'll. Now that pa
cans a good deal TO me, ii looked
r long time as though | would mn
yer be we'll again. Now | can walk
pstairs as well as the next man.
t and sleep and feel well, and am VI
I'll. 1t took about four boxes Of the l
lis to make me well man. and that TOE
ter ! had treated for nearly eight
onths under doctors, and with some an
the highest patent medicines. / ~
nsider that certainly owe my arr
ath, aud possibly my life, to DR.. bin
iliams' Pink Pills -
tSigned. George a. Mccarthy. mi
Sworn to before me, March I, 1896. he
Joseph G. Greeley, Notary Public. rel
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain all ine
e elements necessary to give new life
I'd richness to the blood and restores o,
altered nerves. They are sold in dr.,
'Xes (neyer in loose form, by tie cd,
zen or hundred) at 30 cents a box, row
six boxes for 50 30, and may be had mo
all druggists or by mail from Or.
lliams Medicine CO., Schenectady,
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