Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-05-11

An institution that appeals strongly TO
all good citizens Of this town and village,
who regard il as powerful agent for the
accomplishment Of beneficent work, is
the Randolph sanatorium that has now
been developed from private to public
enterprise.
In 1908, DR.. J. p. Clifford leased of Mrs.
S. V. Holman her property on South Main
street, known. as "Glenside," which he
found admirably adapted for his purpose,
and opened a sanatorium that he con-
Quoted experimentally until September OF
the following year. The venture proved
so much of success as TO warrant the
assumption that, with greater facilities
and more general interest in its we'll
being, it might become permanent insti-
tuition of inestImable value to this entire
section.
Accordingly, upon DIR. Gifiord's return
in December from three months OF special
study at the Kraukenhaus in Vienna, the
largest hospital in Europe, steps were
taken to form a corporation under the
name of the Randolph sanatorium with a
capital stock of 1880. In order that this
stock might be in the hands of many,
instead OF a few, and that limited means
should not prevent as large number as
possible from being interested in the
project, the shares were placed at 70, and
already $500 has been subscribed and paid
in.
The stockholders have effected their
organization by adopting a set OF bylaws
and electing Mrs. Belle Dubois treasurer,
Rev. Fraser MetZger clerk and board OF
directors composed OF Col. A. b. Chandler,
w. r. Clark, f. A. Thomas, DR.. G. w.
Scott and l.. Il. johnson. Col. Chandler
is president OF this board, and DIR. j. p.
Clifford has been made medical director of
the sanatorium.
The house, large three-story brick
structure with a tower, is beautifully
located at the end of South Main street,
directly opposite Mari-Castle park, and,
while sufficiently retired to be quiet, is
yet within easy reach OF the station and
business part OF the village. 1t is sur
rounded BY spacious grounds end stands
well back from the street with driveway
leading to porte-cochere in front Of the
main entrance.
Extensive repairs, alterations and inn
provements have been made in the In
terror arrangements, transforming IL into
one OF the neatest and prettiest Of little
hospitals, with every convenience for the
care and comfort Of the sick, and a fine
equipment for surgery and for electrical
treatments.
At the left Of the hall, as you enter the
building, is the large reception room and
office OF the doctor, with his private
apartments opening out of it. At the
right is the operating room with cement
floor and at one side a sink and two set
bowls, each of whose three faucets has
two pedals on the floor. BY pressing one
edal with the foot, hot water Is brought
through a faucet, ana by pressing the
other, cold water comes through the same
faucet, il being necessary to touch no J
part of the fixtures with the solled hands.
The operating table is Of glass on a white
enamel iron frame and is adjustable at any /
angle. IL is in three sections with two /
glass plates IN each so fixed that they /
drain into a large basin underneath. 4
Beside IL is a glass-enclosed case con-
tanning the surgical instruments, and I
everything is in a spotless and speckless 1
condition. Connected with the operating 4
room is the etherizing room, from which 1
the patients are taken to the operating /
table. On the first floor are the dining 1
room and kitchen also, and from the
kitchen a dumb waiter ascends to the
third story.
on the second story are five goodsizel,
private rooms, well-lghted and attractive
ly fitted up with mission furniture, and
4 bathroom. The rooms open into
wide hall. from which patients can be
taken to an open-ar place covered with
an awning and built out over the side
piazza and the adjoining porte-cochere.
The floors on this story and the first are
an Of hard wood.
The third story, which is not quite COM
pleted. is divided into two wards, with
bathroom between them, tower chamber,
, room at the front of the house with
double window, another room and a hall.
rhe wards will each contain four beds and
will have white enamel furniture. They
run al right angles to each other across
The east and south sides of the house, three
lighting the east ward, while