Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-28
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CITY NEWS.

"The Paymaster" at the opera house tonight. There will be no battalion drill of the local military companies tonight. H. l.. Jones, representing the Ameri- can Catholic Tribune, colored, published in Cincinnati, is spending few days Ill town.
 A delegation of fifteen members of Washington conclave,K $. F. will go to New Britain this evening to institute new conclave.
 Bishop McMahon accompanied by the Rev Fathers Harty of Hartford and Leo of Winsted left on the $50 a. m. train to-day for Winsted.
 To-day the city furnished its share of the west wall of the Baldwin street bridge and it now remains for the rall- road to complete the work.
 An important meeting of the Young Mems Catholic Literary association will be held this evening. All members are earnestly requested to be present.
 According to our esteemed although unreliable morning contemporary, the Southbury oil shaft has reached depth of 15 ,000 feet. China cannot be far oil. Special Officer George McKenna has so far recovered from his recent illness as to permit being removed to the home of his sister in Pittsfeld, Mass, on Satur- day last.
 The arguments in the case of William Quick vs Dr Alfred North were heard before Judge Bradstreet to-day. The suit is one brought by the plaintiff to re- cover back pay.
 The funeral of Miss Julia Wallace was attended yesterday afternoon from the house of Policeman Michael Sullivan. The burial services were read at the church of the Immaculate Conception.
 Richard Kelly, aged years, died of diphtheria at the home of his mother Mrs Patrick Kelly, 21S East Main street, this morning. This is the second boy of Mrs Kellys to die of that disease within a week.
 At Bridgeport Saturday Conductor Segears of the Naugatuck road, who has recently returned from New York, where he was under physicians care several weeks ago. was presented with a purse of S2S0 raised among the employees of the road.e
 Invitations are out for the wedding of J. J. Mcfarland of Meriden to Miss Mary Kelly of this city. The ceremony will take place in the church of the Immacu- late Conception next Thursday morning at o'clock, and reception will be held at the brides home, 192 East Main street after the wedding.
 Mrs Thomas Magner of South River side street, met with painful accident on Friday evening last. When about tC enter her own house she slipped on al icy board and fell with such force as t' cut an ugly gaSh just under her knee necessitating eight stitches. Dr Dubu' dressed the wound and reports the patien doing well.
 At last nights meeting of the lrlsl National league it was announced tha the ''Parnell defence fund had almos reached the sum of $500 and the amour will be forwarded during the presen week to the Rev Dr OReilly of Detroi for transmission to Ireland. There vii be no more meetings of the branc h fo the present.
 Remi Laurence. son of the late Mrs Je rome Laurence, died yesterday mornin! at the residence of his brother-in-law H. Rodier, 297 Bank street, from con sumption, after lingering illness. Ii was 30 years of age. His funeral will attended from St Ann's church at o'clock tomorrow. The St Jean BaI tiste society of which he was a membe will be represented at the funeral.
 The supreme court handed down it decision Saturday in a celebrated Wa terbury case. Henry Merrllnan sue Albert Burritt to recover the value of note for 8 ,00O given by the A. Burrit Hardware company and endorsed b Albert Burritt. Judge Bradstreet of tn district court decided in favor of tn plaintiff and the defendant carried tn f case to the superior court. The SuperiO court reserved the case for the advice C the supreme court, which upheld the de csion of Judge Bradstreet.
 The annual report of the Sacred Hear church was read at the 1O:3O servlc yesterday morning by the pastor Rev H Treanor Notwithstanding the amour of work which has been done during tE past year and the considerable sum C money expended, a balance to the cred of the church still remains. The paste held consultation with Bishop M' Mahon in this city yesterday as to tE advisability of pushing the remainder ( the work to completion the comin year and was instructed to do so. As consequence as soon as the weather pc mits the interior decorations will be COT menced and the other work resumed unt the edifice::is all completed. The smalle parish in the city and laboring under u greatest disadvantages great credit mu be given the pastor and his cooperate in the work for the splendid showing the past year.
 Good Advice.