Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Fri, Apr 11, 1890 MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED: JOHN VISTROCK, Nanticoke SOPHIA YEAGO, Nanticoke GEORGE KUBER, Wilkes-Barre ANNIE MAJKA, Wilkes-Barre JACOB BELLES, Union S BELLES, Union WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT: WM. C SHEPHERD and Miss ALICE GIBSON will be married April 24 DEATHS: >From yesterday’s Scranton Truth: On Wednesday, JOHN STEWART, a well-known Scranton citizen. Mr STEWART became ill a week ago last Sunday. He was attacked with the grip. Nervous prostration also set in. On Tuesday of this week, Mrs STEWART died. It was not considered advisable, on account of Mr STEWART’S low condition, to tell him about his wife’s death, and he died without knowing that she had gone before him, although in his periods of consciousness during yesterday, and Tuesday, he said he believed because of the sadness of his family, that Mrs STEWART had died. The funeral for Mrs STEWART had been fixed for this morning, but on account of Mr STEWART’s case, it has been postponed, and husband and wife will be buried at the same time. The services will take place in the First M. E. Church at 12 o’clock noon on Saturday, to be conducted by Rev Dr C C McClain. The remains will be taken to Wilkes-Barre for interment in Hollenback cemetery. Mr Stewart was married in December 1842 to ELIZABETH A WILLIAMS, of Plains township. They are survived by five children: Mrs GEORGE B KULP, and Mrs W D LOOMIS, both of Wilkes-Barre; Mrs C B SCOTT, Mrs L C HESSLER, and Mrs S M STEVENS. Mrs STEVENS has been seriously ill in the house in which her father and mother died. (condensed) Mrs BRIDGET KANE, an estimable young lady residint in Georgetown, died suddenly yesterday at her home by the bursting of a blood vessel. Miss Kane was 19 years of age and was the daughter of the late JAMES KANE. The funeral will take place Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock. Interment in the old Catholic cemetery on Darling street. Mrs ANN COMPSON, widow of JONAS W COMPSON, who has just died at Alloway, N. J., at the age of 71 years, was the mother of Mrs T S TROUTMAN, of Wilkes-Barre. The deceased leaves four sons and nine daughters, all of whom were present at her death, except for one who lives in Oregon FUNERAL: Thefuneral of JAMES FERGUSON will take place tomorrow at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon from the residence, corner of Main and Main and Madison WILL PROBATED: Mrs LYDIA MOFFIT’s will has been probated. Deceased was the mother of Father JAMES MOFFIT of Wilkes-Barre. To the latter, she bequeaths $600. ORPHANS COURT: Estates of: ENOS WILKES, audit closed PETER ROCKEL, rule for attachment continued H B BOWMAN, bond for sale of real estate approved MARY GARRISON, final account of administrator confirmed absolutely BRIEFS: Mrs ABI M MILLER is in town attending her sister, Mrs HOUGHTON ROBINS, who is very ill Mrs MARTHA, wife of EDWARD WATT of Carbondale, and daughter of W S WELLS, of this city, is seriously ill with pneumonia Ed, Phoenix