The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-31
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. Leon Royce, who has been visit
home in Northfeld.
Miss L. b. Rice has returned TO her
home at 40 Maple avenue, after visit
ing cousins and friends at Washington.
A funeral service for Mrs. Alexander
Bissett OF Websterville, whose sudden
death at the age4of "a years occurred at
her home in Websterville Wednesday
forenoon, was held at the house last
evening at o'clock, Rev. Fred Mcneil,
pastor of the Graniteyille Presbyterian
church, officiating. A number OF the de-
ceased's friends from Barre and Granite
vile were present at the service. Later
the funeral party accompanied the re-
mains TO Barre, when they were taken at
l;l5 o'clock over the Central Vermont
railroad to Westerly, r. l., where inter
ment was made to-day. Among those
who went to Westerly we're Mr.. Bissett
and son, Forbes Bissett
After looking over the situation along
the river near Blackwell street, the al
dermanic comittee of the whole has
decided that the city can worry along
for another year without lifting the
water main from the Smith. Whitcomb
& Cook milpond and stringing it over
the Blackwell street bridge. 1t develops
that the water pipe has rested in the
stream for some few years without in
terfering seriously with the demands of
customers across the river and members
of the council feel that the money which
the project involves can be spent to bet
ter advantage elsewhere The proposal
to span the main across the bridge and
build sidewalk on the south side OF
the structure was fathered by the city
engineer and the water superintendent
at the aldermanic session Tuesday night.
According to their estimate the work
could be done at a cost of 800 or there
abouts.
Street signs authorized by the city
council several weeks ago were located
yesterday at the Brook street intersec
tion of North Main street and at the
junction of Washington, Elm and North
Main streets. In themselves the signs
are attractively put together. with gold
leaf letters inscribed against back |
ground of black. Distances to such |
points as Burlington, Montreal, Mont
pelier, st. Johnsbury, the White noun
tains, Willamstown gulf, White River |
Junction and Boston are plainly marked /
On the boards and because the main
ihoroughfare is much frequented by au-
.oists these days the guides win fill
ong-felt want The signs were painted
BY William Averill, who is working on
/ series of Danger" signs to be posted
n front of the several city sehoolhouses
Is soon as school sessions are resumed.
The Danger signs were authorized
more than year ago.
Isaac d. Rice, who has been passing
/ few weeks in Barre as guest at the
lome of DIR. w f. Mann on Washington
treet and with other relatives in this
ocality left this forenoon for his home
n Marion, Mass. The occasion Of Mr..
aice's visit to Barre was the marriage
# his great granddaughter, Miss Wis
lam, who is now Mrs. A. +. Scott. Z
lis trip from Marion to Barre was I'M I
ventful and in starting for home to-
ay he did not anticipate any discom ]
orts that are apt to interfere with old !
r people when they journey. Mr.. Rice /
; a brother of the late Eli T. Rice, for ]
iany years prominent tailor here. ]
asst spring his son, DR., Alger W. Rice, &
assed away and he is now making his |
ONE with his daughter-in-l In the .
God old-fashioned meaning of that ,
luch abused term, Mr.. Race is total {
bstainer, Not in long life OF useful '
ess has he felt the need of fermented /
timulants, nicotine, tea or coffee. At q
ONE in Marion he is employed about d
own as a carpenter,