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    1. [PALUZERN] Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Wed, Jan 22, 1890
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    3. Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Wed, Jan 22, 1890 MARRIAGES: Mr FRANK M KELLEY and Miss AUGUSTA L "GUSSIE" WALTER, both of Wilkes-Barre, were married at 8 o'clock last evening at the home of the bride's parents, No. 65 Lincoln Street. Rev A Griffin performed the ceremony. Miss MINNIE KELLEY, sister of the groom, officiated as bridesmaid. The groomsman was JAMES TRETHAWAY. Among the attendants were: J WALTER, father of the bride; Misses EMMA and LILLIE WALTER, sisters of the bride; JAMES KELLEY and wife, father and mother of the groom; S R KELLEY, brother of the groom, and wife; VINCENT KELLEY, cousin of the groom; CHRISTIAN WALTER, uncle of the bride, and wife; J C HILBERT, grandfather of the bride; HERMAN WAGNER, uncle of the bride, and wife. Mr KELLEY is a valued employee in the Leader counting room. (condensed) In this city Jan 18, MICHAEL SCOTT and Miss MAGGIE BENNETT, both of Wilkes-Barre MARRIAGES LICENSES GRANTED: H J WILLIAMS, to SARAH MILLS, both of Nanticoke FRANK AUGUST of Wilkes-Barre, to MARTH MORGAN, of Miners Mills G W KROPP to M E SANDYS, both of Wilkes-Barre DEATHS: Mr JOSEPH MARKS, who was prostrated by the rupture of a blood vessel on Friday, the 10th inst, and who had lain in a comatose condition, died at the home of his niece, Mrs N SPRINGER, at 53 North Washington, aged 64 years. Mr Marks was born in Prussia in 1816 and came to this country forty five years ago. He located in New York City, in the clothing business, where he remained until 1870, when he removed to Scranton. He was a prominent clothing merchant in that city for fifteen years, then removing to Pittston, and continuing in the business there for five years, when he retired and removed to this city. Here he kept house until his wife died two years ago and since that bereavement he had boarded with his niece, Mrs SPRINGER. He leaves three children, Mr Louis Marks of Scranton, and Messrs MOSES and ABRAM MARKS, who constitute the firm of MARKS BROTHERS of this city. The funeral will take place from Mr SPRINGER's residence at 2 pm on Friday, under Masonic auspices. In West Pittston Jan 21, of pneumonia, RICHARD CALLICOTT, aged 41 years In Wilkes-Barre Jan 21, of pneumonia, ADAM GIRE, of 144 Kidder Street, aged 26 years At Red Rock Jan 17, NELLIE COLE, aged 6 years and 7 months In Wilkes-Barre Jan 21, CLARA IRENE, daughter of JOSEPH MCREYNOLDS, aged 4 years In Nanticoke Jan 19, of pneumonia, CHARLES HARRY MCCARTY, aged 21 years In Parsons Jan 20, of heart disease, ANNIE GANNON, aged 13 years In Pittston Jan 20, Mrs SARAH KIRKHAM, aged 79 years In Pittston Jan 21, of diphtheria, ANNIE M, daughter of M J KISHPAUGH, aged 8 years Dr N J COGSWELL, father of Mrs S S JAMES, of this city, and Prof H E COGSWELL,of Scranton, died at his home at Silvara, Bradford County, on Sunday, of pneumonia resulting from influenza, aged 66 years. Mr JOHN A WERLINE died at Scranton yesterday of typhoid pneumonia aged 23 years, 7 months, and 9 days. The funeral BRIEFS: VICTOR GREEN, of Tamaqua, is visiting her sister on Lincoln Street HEADLINES ELSEWHERE: San Francisco, Jan 22: TO BREAK FOGG'S RECORD; Miss Nellie Bly has reached San Francisco; a race across the continent. She has already traveled over 21,000 miles in 68 days, and will undoubtedly break the record made in fiction by Jules Verne's hero. Catlettsburg, Ky Jan 22: The Hatfield - McCoy feud again Tulare, Ca Jan 22: Daring Train Robbers Berlin Jan 22: Baron Von Frankenstein, one of the leaders of the Clerical party in the Reichstag, died today. Ed, Phoenix

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