The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-12
A WAR "REMINISCENCES.
SCENES At HATCHER'S CREEK AMI
PETERSBURG RECALLED.

John b. scace speaks to Reporter q
stirring Scenes-Escaped With Sigh
WOund. but, Like Other Veterans. Ha
suffered sincc-A story that Reads Lik'
Page from History.
From the albany, ". T., Journ1t
When one encounters in print the life story
Of some Scared veteran of the civil war, a feel
ing OF admiration and sympathy is the certain
result Accustomed though we are to tales o.
herosm and suffering in everyday he, there y
war records, serving, as they do, as sacrec
passport TO the heart of every true American
Thousands found their rest on the field OF earn
age or in the hospital, but their comrades. wheI
the struggle was over and the victory won, re
turned 10 their homes and began anew the pat
tie OF life.
John b. Scace, the widely known contractor
and building mover of Albany, n Y, mas han
reporter recently at his home, No. 10 Bra1loIu
street, told of his many experiences anu auIen
lures while serving under the old nag IN lhe late
war Although having endured all tie hi .,
ships and privations of life in the ranks. MIR.
>caco bears his more than half q century of years
with an elastic step and keen MIND, taxing ah
aetlye interest in private and pubic analrs,
Mr. Scace is Il member of berkshire Lousei
, N0,j!, 10. IF. He enlisted In the army III
~, IN Company A, Forty-ninth Massachusettts
Volunteer Infantry, serving under COL "; 3
Bartlett, First Brigade, First DIVISION, nine
ieenth Corps with which he participated In
some Of the hottest battles of the war: inciuuing
Port Hudson, Donaldsonyille and ram stu ,ia
wnerghe was wounded. His time being ouI,he VIZ '.
discharged, but soon re-enlisted as seTsean, III
Company A, sixty First Regiment, Massaclu T.
,ets Volunteer Infantry. He was In the bate
of Hatchers Run, the fight about petersburg
and the battle of Sailors Greek. 700.
After his honorable discharge, June =, ioo,,
Mr. Scace returned to Albany ana seltieu uo N II
once again 10 his business and social lnterestIsii
He has resided in the city ever since. IL Woniu
seem that now of all times, his peace ana nap
Illness wnulI hppn uuinfprrupteu. sum
was not to be the case, for four years ago, ~
engaged in experimenting the raising on tl,e ,,,-
inensc smokestack of the Albany EleGtric pum mei
house, the lever of loosened win'ilass su ~,
him heavy blow across the back. inc enev.
Of the blow was not at first apparent, ne Det ~
able TO leave his bed in few days; Pun u .,s .
worst was to follow for without Warn M nc ira
,eiled with sciatic rheumatism III an "' '
ience. Untold agony followed moi,
said Mr. Scace, 81 could not sleep for tne pam ;,,
No one will know the fortunes the rheni irin,
gave me. | don't know now liveu uui,n nei
those days. | became little more than sSi, any nmu
bones, and il seemed like life didn't nasc any
thing but suffering in it. Cures! trieu MOD
tocalled rheumatic cure that WAS eve, s,onned
gave all of them q good trial before stopPeu
taking them. My friends and neighD3rs re eoord
mended remedy after remedy that !n .ta some
Of, nut my rheumatism went on Just tno s
Wen, after had almost had the me .nnut Of
DIR. Williams Pink Pills, ana tnouen. se i
az well add another name to the list as ho'' 81
ordered some of my druggist. ,o hear
~ tel you, was glad In tlose ia hone ar ALI
of anything that could give me any none ~
ies got them and before i had faeeh tno , IA
that pain began to leave me. Mn!,la,1 heing
understand ii. couldn't lmaginre n !en ~ those
boxes ,ras cured. The suffering Will WIZ, lad
matte my life almost unbearabie 1or 50 ''"e "
disappeared. / was new man; Il, aosb
and went back to my business with al tne nbo
and vim of young man. think evcryone ,. m W..
knows me will tell you what IL uia az V;scoy.
Pink pills is the grandest iaedin vii do it any
good want You to use 1t. nope o. heen
hear of it and he benefited as ! nay say 100
Everyone should hear OF It. Ia,s; S enthu
mnch for them" Mr.. Scace eNc'"'
This is bur one of the many cases Id VIII !. ~
Pink Pills have taken such behehce"' p'
Mr. Scase IL Is now ENJOYING the fruits OF an I'm
usually large business, managed soiey ,ern nor
self, and covering almost the entire ~, an ivory
ii0n Of the state. Mr.. Scace " a'1 ~. foiIows
carver of marked ability, when ',,,,e trink-
solely for his own pleasure. MAN. FIRE. attest
ets, carved by the light OF the camp NV
Ills skill IN this direction. .aon,,nepd the
Far from being solicited TO feconi ~ misery
curaiiye which had taken such load OF nn I, 4
from his life, in his gratitude MS Pnna his own
unstinted and uDceasing- anu ,rpan he does
>aiement one may easily see Una, W snswer the
ease to sing Its virtues, III WIZ "e
-lsi mastering in. I'm :, con
Dr. Williams Pink Pills contain, III az 1--WE
densed FORM all the elements necessaS re.fore
bs,,ar ere i nerres The, are also specific ior
troubles peculiar to females, such a ,s,estaess
-ions irregularities and all forms OF IN rsses
! n men they efect radical eu .s or eN
arising from mental worry, Owe p;tls are sold
esses Of whatever nature rms ainan,s a box
ia boxes never in loose bulk At - I'D OF all
r fix boxes for s2.J0, and may nc nc WiIIiams'
,iruggisls or direct by mail IRON ~
Netiieine CnunanV Schenectady, y. l.