Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Thu, Feb 6, 1890 MARRIAGES: At the residence of bride's uncle, WILLIAM LOVELANDof Kingston, on Wednesday evening, Feb 5, by Rev W S NILES, father of the groom, assisted by the Rev E C Hull, of Arkport NY, and Rev F von Krug, of Kingston, Rev JOHN S NILES, of Gorham NY, and Miss ANNA P HORTON, of Arkport NY In Syracuse NY Feb 5, D W GATHERCOLE and Miss LAURA THAYER, both of Nanticoke MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED: MIKE MISKO, to H NEVKA, both of Mill Creek DEATHS: In this city Feb 4, Mrs ELLEN MCNELLIS In Hazleton Feb 5, ROSE A DOUGHERTY, aged 40 years At Stockton Feb 4, ANNA E KUECH, aged 77 years In Pittston Feb 4, of diphtheria, GERTRUDE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs JAMES BLACKBURN, aged 11 years In Edwardsville Feb 3, Mrs Sarah BUFTON >From Pittston: ANTHONY HUSTON, of Pleasant Valley, died this morning, at 7 o'clock, of influenza, aged 58 years. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon from his late residence. Interment in Pleasant Valley cemetery. MINE DEATH: JOSEPH LOSKOWSKI, employed at No. 6 shaft Glen Lyon, attempted to jump upon the carriage after it had started up the shaft yesterday, and, missing his footing, was thrown against the side of the shaft and crushed to death. He was about 25 years of age and unmarried. FUNERALS: The funeral of CHESTER, the four month old child of Mr. and Mrs SAMUEL WENTZEL, took place from the residence of his parents, 16 Kirk's alley, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment in City Cemetery EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT PETTEBONE MINE: Though an explosion of gas occurred at the Pettebone shaft at an early hour yesterday morning, by which four men were quite seriously injured, it was kept very quiet and nothing was heard about it until toward evening, when the fire which resulted led to the general spread of reports of the disaster. The men who were injured: RICHARD O'BRIEN, and CORNELIUS CARD, of Luzerne; JOHN THOMAS, of Forty Fort, and ARTHUR EVANS, of Wyoming, were at work on a platform 100 feet from the surface, and more than a 1,000 feet from the bottom of the shaft, taking out and replacing the cribbing. All are quite seriously burned, though none fatally. ORPHANS COURT: Estates of: JOHN C LITTLE: audit closed and evidence filed OSCAR SCHULTZ: widow's appraisement approved nisi SIMON SANTEE: final account of guardian, by agreement, approved. BRIEFS: Mrs P D JOHNSON, of Scranton, has been visiting her sister, Mrs G H SMITH, of Delaware Ave, Pittston Ed, Phoenix