Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-05-21
From the Albany IN. z, journal.

From the Albany IN, ~ journal.
John b. Scace. the widely known
contractor and building mover OF Al
bany. N. Y. has had an unusually in
teresting life. and when seen by re-
porter recently at his home. No. Is
| Bradford street. told of his many ex-
periences and adventures while serv-
Ing under the old nag In the late
war. Although having endured all the
hardships and privations OF life in the
ranks. Mr.. Scace bears his more than
half a century OF yearS with an elastic
step and a keen mind, taking an active
interest In private and public affairs.
Mr.. Scace Is a member Of Berkshire
Lodge. No. 90. /. o. o. r. He enlisted
Forty-ninth Massachusetts volunteer
Infantry. serving under Col. w. #.
Bartlett. First Brigade. First Division,
Nineteenth Corps. with which he par
ticipated In some of the hottest battles
q the ,,.;,, war; including Port Hudson: ,.aso
he was wounded. His time being out. he
was discharged. but soon re-enlisted as
sergeant in Company A. Sixty-hrst
Regiment. Massachusetts Volunteer In
fantry. He was In the battle of Hatch
er's Run. the night about Petersburg.
and the battle OF Sailors Creek.
After his honorable discharge. June
4. 1865. Mr.. Scace returned to Albany
and settled down once again to his
business and social interests. He has
resided in the city ever since. It would
seem that now. of all times. his peace
and happiness would have been unin-
tsrrupted. Such was not to be the case,
for four years ago. while engaged In
experimenting the raising Of an i'm
mense smokestack Of the Albany Elec-
loosened windlass struck him q heavy
blow across the back. The effect OF
the blow was not at first apparent.
he being able to leave his bed In a few
days. But the worst was to follow.
for without warming he was seized
ience. Untold agony followed.
Said Mr.. Scace: II could not sleep
for the pain. No one will know the
tortures the rheumatism gave me.
don't know how lived during those
days. became little more than skin
didn't have anything but suffering in
1t. Cures? ! tried every so-called rheu.
matic cure that was ever invented. I
gave all Of them q good trial before
I stopped taking them. Ny friends
after remedy that they heard of. but
my rheumatism went on just the same.
Well. after had almost had the life
tortured out of me. I came across q
newspaper account Of DR.. Williams
Pink Pills. and thought I might as
well add another name to the list as
not. 80 ! ordered some of my druggist.
II tell you, was glad in those days
to hear Of anything that could give me
any hope at all. Yes. got them. and
before had taken two boxes that pain
understand It. couldn't imagine my
self being cured. But before I had
taken q half-dozen of those boxes I
was cured; The suffering which had
made my life almost unbearable for SO
long had disappeared. was new
T began to get strong. picked up
in flesh, and I went back to my busi-
ness with all the vigor and vim of a
young man. think everyone who
knows me will tell you what it did for
cine ever discovered, and II my recon-
mendation will do 1t any good I want
you to use 1t. hope others will hear
of 1t and be benefited as have been.
Everyone should hear Of 1t. / can't say
claimed, enthusiastically, in conclu-
sion.
Mr.. scace is now enjoying the fruits
of an unusually large business. man
aged solely by himself. and covering
almost the entire eastern portion of the
carver Of marked ability. which he fol-
lows solely for his own pleasure. Many
little trinkets. carved by the light of
the campfire. attest his skill in this
direction.
Far from being solicited to recon-
mend the curative which had taken
such a load of misery from his life. in
his gratitude his praise for 1t is un-
stinted and unceasing. And from his
own statement one may easily see that
when he does cease to sing its virtues
1t will be to answer the last muster
ing in.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain. in
a condensed form, all the elements nee
essary to give new life and richness
to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. Pink Pills are sold in boxes at
80 cents a box or six boxes for $3.50, and
may be had of all druggists. or direct
Schenectady. N. Y.