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    1. [PALUZERN] Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Thu, Feb 27, 1890
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    3. Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Thu, Feb 27, 1890 MARRIAGES: In Plymouth Feb 26 by Rev Father Mack in St Vincent’s Church, WILLIAM BOWMAN and Miss NORA HEALEY In Wilkes-Barre Feb 27 by Rev C R Gregory, JOHN L CONNER, and Miss FANNIE SANDS, both of Orangeville, Columbia county In Luzerne Borough Feb 27 by Rev F A King, RICHARD GRIBBLE and Miss BESSIE FRANCES, both of Luzerne In Pittston Feb 26, WILLIAM G MATTHEWS and Miss LAURA SHARAR, both of Pittston In Wilkes-Barre Feb 26, EVAN C JONES and Miss SARAH A JENKINS, by Rev W H Williams, both of Warrior Run At Stillwater Feb 21, L S STACKHOUSE and Miss ELLA GETTY, by Squire Henry ANDREW JOHNSON Jr, of Pittsburg, was married this morning to Miss GRACE S MARTIN, of Wyoming Avenue, daughter of JOHN MARTIN. The ceremony was performed by Rev M D Fuller. The groom formerly lived in Wilkes-Barre but is now in the insurance business in Pittsburg, where the young couple will live. MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED: J L CONNER, Orangeville FANNIE SANDS, Orangeville A L STULL, Scranton AMANDA NORTON, Wilkes-Barre O E WILLARD, Plains ELIZABETH GRIFFITHS, Plains FRED BIRMINGHAM, Tunkhannock MARY E WILLARD, Plains BIRTH: >From Plymouth: Will G ENO was a happy man yesterday. It is a bouncing boy. The mother and the young insurance agent are as well as can be expected. DEATHS: In Wilkes-Barre at Five Points Feb 25, DENNIS CONNELL, aged 65 >From Parsons: An infant child of THOS. WALKER died Monday morning. The funeral took place Wednesday afternoon BURIAL: >From Parsons: Mr and Mrs A PHELKINS went to Carbondale Wednesday last, to attend the funeral of the latter’s brother. >From Pittston: The funeral of the late WILLIAM REESE, who died from the injuries he received while at work in the Clear Spring colliery, was held yesterday afternoon from the West Pittston Presbyterian church, and was very largely attended, a large number of friends of the family following the body to the grave. Interment was in the West Pittston cemetery. BRIEFS: Census enumerators will be paid as follows: For every living person 2 cents, for every death 2 cents, for every firm 25 cents, for every factory 30 cents, for each veteran or veteran’s widow 5 cents. In special cases an enumerator may be paid by the day, not to exceed $5.00. The cost of taking the census of 1880 was over $12,000,000 and the next one is estimated at $15,000 larger than in 1880. The work of enumerating will be done during the month of June next. >From Stillwater: LLOYED ZANER has gone west for a carload of horses and will also bring along with him his invalid brother, A A ZANER >From Plymouth: JERRY MCBRIDE, of Avondale, left here this morning for Omaha, Neb, where his uncle resides >From Stillwater: JOHN T STOKER will leave for the west next Monday. He will visit his uncle in Iowa, and then other relatives further on. >From Dallas, JOSEPH SODARS has purchased 100 acres of woodland of ALBERT LEWIS, the price being eight dollars per acre >From Pittston: JOHN EUSTICE, of Plainsville, made a short visit to his daughter and her husband, Mr and Mrs JOHN BARRETT, of South Main Street this morning NOTE: In the extract for Feb 14, I mistyped the groom's last name for a groom. It should have read as follows: MARRIAGES: Rev. H. S. Jones officiated at the wedding of FRANK R. STIVERS of this city and Miss LILLIE NEWITT, of Kingston last evening. The ceremony was performed at the residence of the bride's sister, Mrs. FORBES, in Wilkes-Barre. Ed, Phoenix

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