Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Sat, Jan 11, 1890 MARRIAGES: In Mill Creek by Rev J F Williams, Jan 8, STEPHEN ERTH and NELLIE HOWE, both of Mill Creek In Wilkes-Barre Jan 9 by Rev W D Thomas, GEORGE GARDNER, of Parsons, and Miss MARY WILLIAMS, of Baltimore No. 3 In West Nanticoke Dec 31, 1889 by Rev Wm Keatley, JACOB SHUTT and Miss LIZZIE SKULL, both of Nanticoke In Avoca Jan 8 by Rev G N Makely, JOHN MARSHLAND and Miss MARGARET WEIR, both of Moosic In Wilkes-Barre Jan 11 by Rev R B Webster, Mr WILLIAM H TUCKER, of Lockport, NY, and Miss MARY MORRISON, of Philadelphia DEATHS: At Hazleton Jan 10, of pneumonia, W G CARSON, aged about 35 years At Glen Lyon Jan 6, infant child of Mr and Mrs DAVID EDWARDS At Nanticoke Jan 4, MARY KATHERINE, wife of the late WILLIAM ELKE, aged 57 years At Alden Jan 6, Mrs MARY ANN, wife of MAHLON FINE, aged 25 years In Pittston Jan 10, CELIA COHEN, died at the home of her parents in Browntown, of pneumonia, aged 22 years At Ebervale Jan 10, PATRICK O'DONNELL, aged 30 years At West Hazleton Jan 10, MARY, daughter of Mr and Mrs GEORGE KORN, aged17 years MIKE PIFER was killed in shaft 6 at Glen Lyon, and JOHN BOGOOS in Tunnel No. 6 on Wednesday by a fall of coal >From Pittston: a serious accident occurred in the "Cork and Bottle" mines, by which MICHAEL BRENNAN lost his life, and PATRICK LOFTUS and GEORGE MURRY were more or less injured. It appears that WILLIAM MURLY, a miner, was about to set a blast, when he sent his brother GEORGE to warn the others. When he thought enough time had passed for his brother to warn them, he fired the blast. LOFTUS, who was directly in front of the breast, was terribly injured about the head and back. BRENNAN, who was engaged in loading a car, was completely buried, and must have been killed instantly. After a half-hour's work to free him, he was taken to his hom in Frogtown, from where he will be buried. Deceased leaves a wife and five children. (condensed) >From Pittston: Death visited the home of JAKE SHERRER again yesterday afternoon, and took away another of his children, a bright little child about two years old, membraneous croup, together with diphtheria, being the cause of death. This makes the third one within a few days he has lost. Five more of them are sick, and the doctor says one of them cannot live. >From Pittston: Esq DOMINICK O'MALLY, of Brandy Patch, died this morning. Deceased has been suffering for a long time with asthma, and consumption. Notice of funeral later. >From Pittston: OLIVE, the little five year old daughter of W C WERKHEISER,of Upper Pittston, died this morning of diphtheria. Funeral on Monday afternoon at 2. Interment in Pittston cemetery >From Pittston: HARRY, the infant son of CORA and Mrs HESS, died on Thursday night, and was buried this afternoon, at three o'clock in the West Pittston cemetery (this is quoted exactly) ORPHAN'S COURT: Estates of: ENOS WILKES, returned of real estate confirmed nisi G B SEYBERT, G H DAVIS, WM THOMAS, W P WATKINS: all ut supra JOHN ESHELMAN: administrator discharged W ALLEN: citation awarded SHERIFF'S SALES: Land in West Pittston, property of R S POOL, to J B SHIFFER Land in West Pittston, property of WM. ALLEN, to F W WHEATON ELSEWHERE: Washington, DC: An earnest effort has been made recently by the friends of New Mexico to persuade the territorial committees of the house and senate to agree to report "an omnibus" bill admitting the territories of Idaho, Wyoming, and New Mexico to statehood. >From the Boston Globe: HOW TO DISCOURAGE THE GRIPPE: The man who goes to bed with his chest covered with a hot onion polstice, and his stomach full of boiled onions, will wake up to find the grippe disgusted and gone. Ed, Phoenix