Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-04-24
/ United STATES 0ificsi.

From the Gazette, Midway, Mass

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From the Gazette, Medway, Mass.
The thriving town Of Mcdway. Mass.
has no more reputable citizen than Capt.
John r. L. Grant, the carpenter and
builder. For months he was sufferer
from wrecked digestion. loss of memory
and the kecnest OF rheumatic pains artS-
| ing from a life of ambitious labor and ar
duOus exposure as an ofiicer in the late
war;, and later as a u. 8. mail carrier.
| representative of this paper called on
Capt. Grant for his story. He met the
newspaper man cheerily and In his own
| honest. simple language. said:
II was born in South Berwick, Me-.
Dec. 30, 1884, and when two years old,
moved with my parents to Old York, Me.
When 16 years old was apprenticed to
prominent builder. Samuel Colcord, of
Exeter, N. H., to learn The carpenters
trade with the added privilege of attend
ing. Phillips Academy, then as now q ia
nous seat of learning. I graduated from
there and went to Portland, Me-, where
served two years with Hon. VIM. G. KIM
ball, a noted builder of the time.
Il worked in Newburyport two years
and then established myself In business
in West Amesbury. During this period I
was married at Charlestown. In 1869 re-
moved to York where enlisted in the U.
8. service. / served nearly three years.
participated in forty-three battles, some
of them the hottest fights of the war, was
twice wounded and for a. time disabled,
and at last was discharged at Augusta,
Me-. in 1865.
II secured and kept the contract for
carrying the mails between York and
removed TO Midway in March, 1857. where
1 have since resided, in business as car
penter and builder. / have raised fam
lily of ten children, and have now fam
lily of six residing with me.
about three years ago was suddenly
attacked with dizzy spells. protracted In
duration and more frequent as the weeks
went by. With these attacks came in
cessant vomiting and spasms of coma so
that Instantly l would fall wherever
might be and remain SO for some time.
Soon l was forced to keep in bed, my
digestion was wrecked, my business was
going to pieces and everything looked
very dark. OF course tried all kinds OF
remedies that were recommended but to
no avail, and 1 also went to Medical
Institute in Boston. but all my expendl-
ture was fruitless.
Finally ] secured box of DR.. Will
ceived SO great relief from them that my
family and myself could see the direct
benefits.
Il kept on with their use and steadily
grew better. The dizzy attacks lessened
and ait last left me, the vomiting has en-
tirely ceased and my general health has
not yet stopped its Improvement. My d.
gestion Is now good and to no other
agency than to DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People can my cure be ascribed.
Il had since the war, been troubled
greatly with chronic rheumatism but this
was relieved by taking these pills. 1t Is
one of the greatest remedies ever used
by anybody and every member of my
family has the same high opinion OF It
that do. / have nothing but earnest,
grateful praise for what 1t has done for
me-"
(Signed) JOHN p. L. GRANT.
Capt. Grant will be glad to answer any
letters addressed him about his case. His
address is p. o. box 142, Midway, Mass.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
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Pink Pills are sold in boxes (nev-
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