Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Fri, Apr 18, 1890 MARRIAGES: The Welsh Presbyterian Church was crowded with friends and relatives, assembled to witness the marriage of Rev RICHARD POWELL, of Coaldale, and Mrs HANNAH RICHARDS, of this city. The ceremony was performed by Rev Hugh Davis, pastor of the church. Among the guests were Mrs E R ASTON of Edwardsville; Miss HARRIS, of Scranton; and WILLIAM MEDWAY of Buffalo. EVAN J THOMAS, JOHN RODERICK, EVAN WILLIAMS, and CHARLES WILLIAMS were the ushers. Miss SARAH JANE POAD was married last evening at 8 o’clock to FREDERICK J NICOLS at the residence of the bride’s mother, 15 Chestnut Street. Rev J E Bone officiated, and the couple will go immediately to housekeeping in a house owned by the groom on North Canal Street. The bridesmaids were Miss ARMSTRONG, and Miss ELLEN MARTIN, and the groomsmen WILL ARMSTRONG, and ISAAC POAD. In Wilkes-Barre Apr 16 by Rev Mr Sleight, Miss ISABELLE LEAS and JOHN H HALL DEATHS: The wife of JOHN MEEHAN, brother of MICHAEL MEEHAN, died yesterday after a brief illness. She was 34, and a husband and four children survive her. ADA, daughter of E RODERICK, who formerly lived in Wilkes-Barre, died in Hazleton last evening. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock. Mrs MARY JENKINS, for many years a resident of this city, but for the last three years living in Nanticoke, died in the latter place of cancer, at the age of 66 years. She leaves four sons and daughters: BENJAMIN JENKINS, JOHN L JENKINS, Mrs SAMUEL WILLIAMS, and Mrs JANE JONES, all of Nanticoke. The funeral will take place from her late residence tomorrow at 8 a.m. Interment in Jeanesville cemetery. FUNERAL: The funeral of the late JOHN FRANZ occurred at two o’clock this afternoon, and was largely attended by employees of the Lehigh Valley shops. Rev Mr Levan officiated. For some time Mr FRANZ was afflicted with a lingering disease which terminated in a slow decline and death. The deceased was 43 years of age, and employed as a designer in the Valley shops. He leaves a wife and three small children to mourn his death. Work at the shops was suspended during the funeral BRIEFS: Mrs S B PRICE, of Scranton, whose father the late JOHN HOSIE, will be remembered as one of the pioneer coal operators of this region, was a visitor here on Thursday Ed, Phoenix