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    1. [PA-LAC] 19 July 1889 Scranton Republican, Pt 2
    2. Richard M. Reese
    3. Scranton Republican, Friday, July 19, 1889 (continued) Luzerne Co. Wilkes-Barre- The funeral of Mrs. Eugene PABST took place yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rees MORGAN, of this city, goes to Shenandoah to accept a position as mine foreman. Mrs. CLAPSADDLE is entertaining Miss Cora VAN DYKE and Miss MUSSELMAN, of Weatherly. The men are again at work at the Woodward colliery, the recent difficulties having been adjusted. John MULLEN and Ellen CASEY of Nanticoke, Henry STEPHENS and Francis PONOSKI of Miner's Mills were granted marriage licenses yesterday. Misses Anna M. JONES, Marry A. DUFFY, Jennie C. KEARNEY, Eva. L. HEADLEY, Laura M. White, Sadie KAISER, and Cora FREY have been appointed as assistant teachers in the Parsons graded school. The many sincere friends of Dr. G. T. MATLOCK, who recently went to Salem, MA, for his health, are pained to hear that he is now lying almost at death's door. Officer Fred MEYERS followed William CALLAGHAN, a wife deserted, to Carbon county and arrested him on Wednesday. Yesterday morning, Alderman PARSONS bound Callaghan over in $500 to answer at court for desertion. The PODMORE-MORGAN wedding noticed yesterday took place not at Dr. PHILLIPS' residence, but at the residence of the bride. Caterer KENNEDY provided the breakfast, and the bridal trip to Europe will take place in August. On Wednesday night a misplaced switch sent one train of coal cars crashing into another and the collision resulted in piling up about sixty cars at the base of a thirty foot embankment. The only person injured was William BLUME, a brakeman, who had his ankle sprained. The corner stone of the Welsh Presbyterian church was laid yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock by Mrs. Morgan B. WILLIAMS. Those taking part in the exercises were Rev. Richard F. JONES of Hyde Park, Rev. Hugh DAVIES, Rev. Samuel WILLIAMS, Lewis S. Jones, Rev. W. C. ROBERTS of Lake Forrest University, Hon. Morgan B. WILLIAMS, Rev. J. Gwrylid LEWIS and Rev. Hugh HUGHES. During her part of the exercises Mrs. Williams was presented with a silver trowel, which she will retain as a keepsake. Miss Mary A. MIXEL, for the past three years a teacher in the Third district schools, died on Wednesday. Miss Mixel was a sister of Attorney P. A. MIXEL, of this city, and daughter of Peter MIXEL, of Salem, this county. She was a lady of many accomplishments, stood high in the profession of her choice, and was universally respected by her many friends. The cause of death was typhoid fever. The funeral services will take place at the residence of the deceased's half sister, Mrs. BRITNER, 78 West River street at 9:30 this forenoon. Interment will be made at Wapwallopen. Michael McDONOUGH, one of Edwardsville's most enterprising citizens died at his home in that borough on Wednesday last. He was a well-to-do business man, 33 years of age, and the future held bright promises for him, but that insidious disease, consumption, laid its hand upon him, and after three months illness he answered to the summons that all must heed sooner or later. He leaves a wife and two interesting children to mourn his loss. Of his family four sisters and one brother survive him. Mr. McDonough was an upright, conscientious man and has a kindly place in the hearts of his friends and neighbors who will ever remember him for his genial nature and many sterling qualities. The funeral will take place to-morrow at 10 o'clock, when a requiem high mass will be celebrated at the Kingston Catholic church. The will of the late Valentine KRAFT, which will be filed for probate within a few days, leaves all his property, valued at $20,000, to his wife. Upon her death or remarriage, the property is to be divided equally among his three sons. Besides the real and personal property of the deceased, there are policies aggregating a considerable amount. Pittston paragraphs - Mrs. A. G. MASON and daughters are at Towanda, her old home, for a few days. While coming down the steep hill near the Wyoming Camp ground, the horse attached to B. D. BEYEA`s wagon, occupied by himself and family, became entangled in the shafts and harness while in a fright and upset the vehicle, throwing the people out, cutting Mr. Beyea's head quite severely. None of the others were hurt beyond immaterial bruises. A fall of roof rock in the Old Forge colliery of the Pennsylvania Coal Company's works, yesterday instantly killed James DICK, a miner, and seriously injured Arthur MEHAN. Dick was covered with a large amount of rock. When extricated it was found that his back and both legs were broken. He lives between Duryea and Moosic, and leaves a wife and a large family of children. Arthur Mehan lives at Pleasant Valley.

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