Evening star., 1897-05-29
A United States Officer
Some Inciaeass Of ui. Life and Hard
ships In the Late War.
From the Gazette. Medway. Mass.

From the Gazette. Nedway Mass.
The Thriving town OF Nedwsy. Mass, has
more reputable citizen than Capt. John +. l..
Grant. the carpenter and builder For months he
sufferer from wrecked digestion. loss of mem
ory and the kecRcst Of rheumatic pains arising
from life Of ambitious labor aud arduous expcs.
ure as sn ofhcer I'm the late war. and later q.
s. mail carrier.
representative Of this paper called on Capt.
Grant for his story. He INST the newspaper man
cheerily. and In his own honest, simple language
said:
Il was horn in South Berwick. Ne. Dec. 80
1884. and when two years old moved with my pa
r,nts TO Old York Me. When Is years old !
apprentioed to a prominent builder. samuel Col
cord OF Exeter, n H., to learn the carpenters
trade with the added privilege Of attending Phil
lips Academy, then a famous seat of learn
ing. 1 graduated from there aud went 10 Port
land. Me-, where I served two years with Hon.
VIM. G. kiui,ail. a noted builder Of the time.
Il worked in Newbur, port years and then
established myself I'm business in West Amesh,r,
During this period married NJ Charlesiown.
In lsd2 removed TO York. where I enlisted In IA.
u ). service. i served nearly three years. pa
ttcipaied in forty three battles. Of them
hottest lights OF the war; twice wounded and
1 for time disabled and at last was dIscba-yc at
| Augusta, Ne. I'm 1865
Il secured and kept the contract Of carrying the
malls between York and Portsmouth. " H., for
| twelve years. 1 removed to Medway In March,
1 "a
carpenter and build r. l have raised Il family Of
| ten Children and have u family OF siH res.d-
1 ing with me
| About three years ago I was suddenly attaei "a
Win dizzy spells. protractcd In duraton and n"..
| frequent as the weeks went by. With these AT
taeks came incessant vomiting aud sI,asms OF coma
so that instantly 4 would fall wherever I might To-,
( and remain for time
1 SOON WAS forced 10 Keep In he'd. my digestion
| was wretkcd my business WAS goin. pieces aud
every TAIN; lopkcd very dark OF course tried all
Kinds OF remedies that recommended. hut -
To. I...NE
| Boston, but all my expenditure frutlr.~
1 Finally secured box of Dr. Williams Pink
Fills for fale People and received 80 great rrli,f
| from the that m. family and myself could src
| the direct benefits.
| Il kept with their use and steadily grew hct
| ttr The dizzy attacks lessen,i aud al last lert
me, the vomiting has entir. ~ creased and my gem
| eiai health has not yet stopped improvement. .
| My dre lion Is now good. and % no other agency
| than to Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale Feml..
| my be ascrib.d
| Il had since the war been troubled greatly with
| chnnc rheumatism. but 'his relieved by tnk
ing these pills. IL is Of the grcatesi remedies
| ever nsed by anybody. and every member Of my
| 1 have Iofh!nc hut earnest, grateful praise for
what Il has done for me.
Capt. Grant will m Glad To .p.rar n L. GmAET sn1
| addressed TO him about his His Address is
| T.. %. Box i4e. Mcdway. Mass.
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| shattered nerves They also n specific for
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