The San Francisco call., 1895-12-02
DEATH OF MRS. B|SSELL
Guards for the Cars of Narrow.
Gauge Trains to Be Con.
Sidered.
Many Applications for Work Upon the
Streets-Brock Divorce
Case.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. Mrs. Vir-
ginia r. Bissell died at Los Gatos Satur-
day last and will be buried at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, to-day, the
remains arriving on the 10:4O mar
row-gauge train, whence they will be
transferred direct to the cemetery.
The funeral services were held at Los
Gatos. Deceased was the wife of George
R. Bissell, for several years Superintend-
ent of Schools of Alameda in the early
eighties, and the mother of Louis H. Bis
sell of 1882 Morton street. Her husband is
brother of Mrs. Haight, widow of the
late Ex-Governor.
Guards for Narrow-Gauge Cars.
The matter of putting guards on the
cars of the local narrowgauge trains will
probably come up this evening at the ses-
sion of The Municipal Board. These guards
are bars to project down from the bottom
of the cars, preventing people who may
be thrown off the platform in attempting
to board moving trains being drawn un-
der the wheels. SUCH safeguards already
exist on the broad gauge cars. Many peo-
gates which would prevent free riding
within the corporate limits, and SO are op-
nosed to the moye-but there is q wide
difference.
The winant Children.
M. w. Peck has petitioned for the
guardianship of the Winant children, two
girls aged IL and 8, whose father was
shipwrecked at the mouth of the Umpqua
River two weeks ago. Petitioner is their
grandfather, and their estate is estimated
to be of the value of $4,000, consisting
principally of money in bank and life in
surance policies.
New Library Building.
1t will very soon be known whether the
effort to erect library building by the aid
of private assistance to the city will sue
nish the money, to be paid back gradu-
ally, and it is possible, provided such a
bargain may lawfully be entered into and
be binding on both parties to it. The city
already owns a site.
Items of Interest.
The divorce case of Isabella Brock
against John C. Brock will come up for
trial tomorrow. A jury has been waived
The plaintiff will be represented by R. B.
Tappan and A. f. st. Sure.
Rev. F. S. Brush and Green Majors will
speak on equal suffrage at the regular
meeting of the Society of Applied Chris
tianity, to be held this evening at Ashbury
Chapel, Oakland.
The Buena Vista avenue street-opening
assessment will be delinquent tomorrow,
when the property remaining unpaid will
be sold.
G. A. Dodge announces that he has pur-
chased E. L. Marshall's interest in the
Alameda Telegram. Marshall expects to
depart shortly for the southern part of the
State.
The Street Superintendent is overrun
with applications for work on the streets.
Some of the applicants come from Oak
land and, of course, their applications are
not considered. Work can be found for
but small proportion of those living in
Alameda.
The several churches have already begun
the preparation for their Christmas music.
That of st. Joseph's Church promises to
be unusually fine.
The Alameda kennels will have several
animals at the coursing tournament at
Merced next week. G.. r. Rosseter is the
owner of the kennels and has some of the
finest greyhounds in the State.