The Portland daily press., 1896-10-03
Why the Village Blacksmith Did Not
Sell Out His Business.
FROM the PRESS. Portland. Maine.

FROM TIE fhESS, PO7ttttIlUs 1dUtfe
Alva Bagley, the blacks mith, of
WATERFORD Centre, Me-, is seventy years
OF age and has been swinging hammer
right in his shop for thirty four years
With the exception OF the summer and
autumn Of 1894, when he was the victim
of severe attack of rheumatism, and
for some months was unable to do any
work at all.
Everyone in WATERFORD Centre and the
Bagley, and there Is hardly a farmer in
the eastern part Of York county who
does not know the honest smith,
thought that his life work was nearly
ended.
When the writer approached the black
smith shop the ringing notes of the hahn
mer ON the anvil were plainly heard. and
on entering the building the. reporter
could not see the blacksmith for some
minutes because of the flying sparkh
from the heated iron he WAS welding.
When the fiery cloud had cleared away
and the iron was again heating In The
forge, Mr.. Bagley readily toll of his
almost miraculous cure from rheuma-
tism by the uso OF the Pink Pills for
Pale People.
ST don't like to have my name appear
in the paper as a rule," said Mr.. Bag
ley, who, although he Is seventy years
old, does not look to be half of that age,
"but for the benefit of those people who
are suffering from rheumatism in its
worst form, as / suffered f.om it, am
willing to tell Of my experience.
"In the summer of 1894, just at my
busiest time of year, when l always
have all the work that can do, my
right shoulder became Sc lame and
aohed SO much that I could not swing a
hammer. kept at my work in spite OF
the pain and lameness for about week.
and then sow a doctor. He said that
b ad q severe attack Of rheumatism. but
he could do nothing for me. although l
TOOK his medicine for some weeks FL
naIly l was obliged to quit work, and
had to see all my business 60 by the door
of my shop to another blacksmith some
miles away. This would have been BAG
enough in itself, but i'll addition to this
l suffered the fortunes of the damned
from my shoulder which would pain me
SO much at night that could not sleep.
It began to look as If must give up my
business for good and consider my life
work ended. My son wrote me from B0s-
ton to sell out my shop and come up and
live with him, and my daghter, Mrs.
Emma V. Roberts, of East WATERFORD,
also wanted me to give up my work.
But made up my mind that | wolld
stick to the shop, in which had worked
since 1862, and would not sell to anyone
as long as / could move around. | am
glad / didn't now, for although / am
seventy years old, I feel as well, and all.
just as active, rs far as / can see, as
was thirty years ago.
"WhiIe suffering In this way from
rheumatism read in the PRESS OF DR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People,
and although had tried dozens OF other
remedies without success, decided to
give these pills trial. After taking one
box I was able to &c back into my shop
and do a little work, and with two or
three boxes the rheumatism had entire
~ disappeared, and l have never felt a
twinge from it since.
"This remedy seemed to give me new
ease of life, and l have done more work
in the past two years than | have been
able to do for many years. would cheer
fully recommend DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People to anyone who is
suffering from rheumatism.
Postmaster Collins. of WATERFORD Cen
tire, was also seen by PRESS reporter
and said that no knew of Mr.. Bagley's
miraculous cure, and that whatever had
been said by Mr.. Bagley about the rem
edy could be relied on as perfectly cor
rect as the blacksmith has an excellent
reputation in WATERFORD Centre, and ia a
man in whom the utmost confidence may
be placed.
Other people in WATERFORD Centre have
used Pink Pills with great benefit to
themselves, and the whole town has the
greatest confidence in this wonderful
remedy.
DIR. Williamz' Pink Pills contain, in
a condensed form. all the elements neces-
sary to give new life and richness to
the blood and restore shattered nerves.
They are also q specific for troubles Pc
ouliar to females, such as suppressions.
Irregularities and all forms of weakness
In men they effect rad ical cure In all
cases arising from mental worry. over
work or excuses of whatever nature.
Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in
loose bulky, at 50 cents a box, or six
boxes for 81. SO, and may be had of all
druggists, or direct by mail from DR..
Williams Medicine Company. Schenec-
tady, N. Y.