Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-05-05


a pleasure to listen TO the tales Of his ex.
perienee. He enjoyed relating them, too,
and had humorous way of doing so. He
was good soldier; be served his country
and will be long remembered BY those
who knew him best.
He took deep interest in the Masonic
fraternity aud wns q Royal Arch Mason
and knight Templar. He was affiliated
with Randolph lodge, /. o. o. f.. and
had been comrGde of U. s. Grant post.
q. A. r., since 1885.
The funeral service was held at 2
O'Clock yesterday afternoon with Rev.
Fraser Metzger of Bethany church as the
officiating clergyman.
U. $. Grant post had the burial ritual
OF the Grand Army, and Randolph lodge
OF Odd Fellows furnished an escort to the
grave. The bearers were four veterans.
Norman Nichols, H. c. Gilbert, Hazen
Wood and c. w. A. Putnam. Among
the floral tributes were a handsome
wreath from the Odd Fellows and a
bouquet from the Woman's Relief corps.
There were present from Marshfield
Mrs. Woodcock's two brothers, Hector
and Willard Austin; Mr.. Woodcock's
nephew, hufus Whitcomb, and niece.
Mrs. Bessie Buxton. Hector Wheelock,
a nephew OF Mrs. Woodeock, came from
Calais.
The Slaughter House Agitation.
The trustees OF the village, the select
men of the town ard DR.. A. {. Bailey,
health officer, gave hearing Saturday to
complaint that the two slaughter
houses used by the butchers OF the village
are, in their present. location, a nuisance
to tho people IN Forest street by reason OF
their nearness and disagfeeabie odors.
The slaughter house Of Adams & Wright
is across Aver brook, within sight OF the
highway and distant from it perhaps
thirty or forty rods; while the house used
by l.. A. Jerd and ! b. Litchfeld is in a
hollow bach, OF S. ". HoWard's place and
100 rods away. petition Fearing if
teen signatures had been presented TO the
board of health and read as folloWs:-
eve, tie undersigned voters of the
town Of Randolph aud residents of the
corporation, feeling the need Of using
every preceution as regards the purity
and cleanliness of our village, deem it
our duty To present to the village trustee.
this petition-to have all slaughter
houses in and sbout the corporation
moved outside of and away from the viii
lage limits sufficient distance to avoid
any possible annoyance the same might
cause.u
The petitioners and the meatmen both
appeared before the board OF health and
after talking the matter over fully. the
petitioners agreed that II tho slaughter
houses we're run according to the regula-
lions Of the state board Of health, they
would be satisfied to have them remain
where they are. The regulations referred
to are OF this tenor;
''All establishments in which animals
are slaug htered, shall be supplied with
running water, and maintained in a sani- 4
tary condition. They shall he eauipned l
with water-tight slaughter bed connect I
ed with a properly constructed drain. 4
They shall be provided with a cooler or l
ice box ior the proper cooling and chill 4
ing of meats, or where the carcasses are .
not permitted to remain in the slaughter
house, room properly screened and pro-
tected from flies and other sources of con-
into which the carcasses shall
be placed directly after slaughtered and
kept until removal from premises All
slaughter offal shall be removed from the
premises daily. All yards, premises ada
cent to such establishments, or parts OF
building, whether used or not, shall be
maintained in sanitary condition. The
feeding of swine or other animals on the
refuse of the slaughter houses will not be
permitted on the premises and no use in
with proper sanitation shall
be made OF any part of the premises on
" hich such establishment is located
Yesterday afternoon the meatmen and
the board Of health had anot her session,
and Adams d Wright, who are new
irm and have used their slaughter house
but short time, outlined the plans they
had already made for its improvement.
Their proposed changes found favor with
he board of health and we're embodied
% the following orders made by that
body
"Adams & Wright shall have tile or
ron drain from underneath the slaughter
bed to the river The plank floor on the
outh side OF the cellar shall be torn IN
md cement bottom put in, so that the :
hides can be kept there in salt There !
hall te a track from the slaug hter room
nto the dark room on the southwest :
&
asses shall be placed there Immediately !
fter hutchering and remain there until /
hey are removed to the market The
Dom on the southeast corner shall hare I
ement floor properly drained no water or {
manure shall remain there over night, \
nd no creature shall be kept there over
light. All offal shall be removed from
be slaughter house at once. The hog
ard shall net be within rs feet OF the
laughter house and the retort shall be !
sed as often as necessary to prevent any :,
unpleasant odors. /
"The Litchfield slaughter house shall (
ave cement floor on the slaughter bed, l
18th close drain Of either iron or tile to a
he river. There shall also be construct Z
! a proper room to receive carcasses i'm A
lediately after butchering and keep them I
zee from dies. A hide room shall be =
artitioned of, provided with cement n
DOR and properly drained. The water to
. used shall be taken at least 80 feet