The Portland daily press., 1897-04-17
A United States Officer.
Some Incidents of His Life, and Hardships
in the Late War.

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From the Gazette, Ifedlcay. Mass.
The thriving town Of Medway, Mass,
has no more reputable cltizeD than
Capt. John r. L.. Grant, the carpenter
anu builder. For months he WAS stuff
erer from wrecked digestion, loss of menu
DRY and the keenest Of rheumatic pains
arising from a life OF ambitious labor
and arduous exposure as officer in the
late war and later as U. s. nail car
Tier.
a representative OF this paper called on
Capt. Grant for his story. He met the
newspaper man cheeriiy, and In his own
honest, simple language said:
Il was horn in South Berwick, Me-,
Dec. 30, 1884, and when two years old
moved with my parents to sOid York,
Me. When IL yeurs old ! was. appren-
ised to prominent builder, Samuei Col
cord, of Exeter, N. H., to Learn the car
penter's trade with the added privilege
of attending the Phillips Academy,
then, as now, famous teat OF learning.
/ graduated from there and went to PcrS-
land, Me-, where served two years with
Hon. VIM. u. kfmball, noUeu Dulluef
of the time.
81 worked in Newburyport two years
and then established myself in business
in West Amesbury. During this Ter. cd l
was married st Chsrietown. In 1862 l
removed to York, where l enlisted in the
U. S. service l served nearly thu go
years. participated III forty three battles,
some of them the hottest fights OF the
war, YVES twice wounded and for time
disabled, and at last was discharged at
Augusta, Me-, in 1865.
81 secured and kept the contract for
carrying the mails between York and
Portsmouth, N. H., for twelve years.
where have since resided, in business as
a carpenter and builaer. l have raised a
family Of ten children. and have now a
family of six residing with me-
About three years ago was sud-
denly attacked with dizzy spells, pro-
tracted In duration and mure frequt mt as
the weeks went By. With these attacks
coma So that INSTANTLY l would fall
wherever l might be and remain SO for
some time.
'soon 1 WIS 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 recon niended, but to
no avail, and l also went to Medical
Institute IN Boston, but ali my expendi-
ture was fruitless.
Finally l secured box Of DR.. VIII
liam Pink Pills for Pale People aud
received SO great ralief from them that my
family and myself could see tile direct
benefits.
81 kept on with their use and steadily
grew better. The dizzy attacks letsened
and at last left me, the vomiting has eli.
tirely ceased and my general health hat
not yet stoppei Its Improvement. My
digestion is now good, and to no Othei
agnecy than to DIR. Williams Pink pills
for Pal People can my cure be asoribed.
81 had since the war, hean troubled
greatly with chronic rheumatism, hut
this was relieved by taking the,e Uills.
1t is one of the greatest remedies evaI
used by any body, and every member OF
my family has tie same high opinion of
It that do. have nothing but earnest,
grateful praiss for what iG has done for
me-"
(Signed) JOHN P. L. GRANT.
Capt. Grant will be glad to ansa er any
letters addressed him about his case.
His address is r. o. bcx l42, Midway,
Mass.
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