Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-25
CITY AND SUBURBS.


 Dr c. W. Cannon today purchased R. s. Woodruff's drug store on Bank street.
 Naturalization papers can be secured at the police court room this evening.
 Charles w. Hubbell and Sarah Tubbs of Colebrook were married to-day by Rev MT Pike.
 Barcelona council, K. of C.. will give their first annual concert and ball at City hall tomorrow evening.
 Henry c. Baldwin of -Naugatuck will speak upon the issues of the campaign at the rink Saturday night.
 Robert T. cMcGrath has purchased one of the handsome residences owned by F. B., Rice on Central avenue. ,..... The Third division, A. O. H., have changed their meeting night to the first and last Mondays of the month.
 James McDermott and Jane Reynolds were married by J. H, Duggan at St Pat rick's church at 2:3Q this afternoon. Joseph O'Neil of Fordham college who has been spending the past few days at his home in this city, returned this afternoon. The democracy of Waterbury have re- ceived an invitation to attend the grand parade to be given in -Middletown next Tuesday -evning. ..
 The Hon John D. Herman of Utica, N. Y.,
 
 City hall this evening. MT Herman is a very forcible speaker. '' A special train from Hartford this morn ing brought large delegation to attend the Connecticut State Union, Y. F. $. c. E.. which is being held in this city.
 The Waterbury handicap association will probably give their next race in New Britain, as the beer license of the West End ball grounds has run. out.
 An unoccupied dwelling house about three miles east from Waterbury, owned by John Reid, jr, was totally destroyed by fire of incendiary origin last night The Connolly escort and about fifty others from Wat tcrbury attended the demo- cratic demonstration in Cheshire last night They arrived home by special train shortly after midnight. Charles P. Fitzsimmons, a we'll known resident of this city, died of consumption at his residence on South Elm street last evening. His funeral will take place to- morrow at 10 q. m.
 In the whirl and uproar of the presiden tial election, Norwich man calmly ad- vertises new milch COW and calf for sale. A new milch calf ought to take pretty we'll just about now.
 Mrs Lottie R. Adams, wife of c. H. Adams, died at her residence, AZ Hillside avenue, last night. Her funeral will take place from her residence at 330 to morrow afternoon. Her age was 21 years.
 Dennis Mccarthy, of Providence, and in the interual revenue service, and James Murray of Willimantic, district deputy of the Knights of Columbus were in town, to- day.
 Another large audience attended the illustrated lecture upon Ireland at the City hall last night and were we'll satisfied with the entertainment. A handsome sum was realized for St Patrick's church. The stereopticou exhibition given by Upson, Singleton & Co.,, will continue to attract large crowds on Bank street for the next few weeks. Tonight new lot of views that are both instructive and amusing will be presented. The pictures are works of art.
 A lot of clothing saved from an alleged fire in New York will be placed on sale on West Main street this afternoon. Dan bury was treated to fire sale few days ago and New Britain or Meriden may be next visited. If the patriotic citizens of this city are wise they will buy their cloth ing from some of our own reliable mer- chants. Fire sales, as a rule, are frauds.
 The annual convention of the A. O. F. opens at Ansonia to-day and will close with a bal morrow evening. The de legates fr90 this city are Thomas Luddy, Court Hancock;<J. D. Bolan, Court Wolf Tone, and Thomas H. Pryor of Court Stephen J. Meany. Court Shields and Fruitful Vinex$fA not in the Connecticut districkap aud wi hot be represented at this EA man claiming to be John Ray of Waterbury, was arrested yesterday for at tempting to steal a pair of shoes at Samuel Kingston's store. He was discovered by Kingston's man just as he was departing with the shoes, and was handed over to Officer Carey who drove@up with his team The prisoner was placed in the wagon and had gone but short distance when he at tempted to escape. He jumped from the wagon, but Carey managed to trip him as he jumped and he landed on his head, cutting it badly.-Ansonia Paper.
 J. w. Whittemore of Naugatuck yester- day delivered deed of trust by which he gives to the Congregational church in Naugatuck library of ,000 volumes and 240 shares of Danbury and Norwalk rail road stock. The market value of the stock is about SIS, 500. Its income is to be used in maintaining the parish house, which the church dedicated only few days ago, and in purchasing additional books for the library which is to be for the free use of the people of Naugatuck. The gift is made as a memorial to MT Whittemores s son.
 When the selectmen concluded their labors last evening $40 voters had been ad- mitted to the electors oath. Many went away after waiting and being crowded out of position by their neighbors. The work is progressing more rapidly to-day. The board are in session in the district court room and everybody seems to want to facilitate matters. Each person to be made is provided with numbered ticket upon entering the room and has to wait for his turn. When the board adjourne for dinner at 2:30 to-day the record was knocked out, 32O voters having qualified, as against $40 the whole day yesterday.
 We ask our readers attention to the new advertisement in another column of a genuine "Pure Tea" put up and hermeti- cally sealed in cans, so as to prevent ad- alteration and deterioration before it