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    1. [PALUZERN] Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Wed, Mar 12, 1890
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    3. Wilkes-Barre Evening Leader, Wed, Mar 12, 1890 MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED: H KORBER, Wilkes-Barre CAROLINE SCHOMSTINE, Wilkes-Barre H J MOYER, Dorrance LIZZIE C STINE, Dorrance DEATHS: Mrs JANE JOB, formerly of Harleigh, and relict of JAMES JOB, died yesterday at the residence of her son, ROBERT BYLE, in Dorrancetown, aged 70. Funeral on Friday and interment in Hazleton VALENTINE SEIGEL, aged 83, of Oregon Street, died at his home yesterday of general debility. Deceased was a native of Bavaria. He came to America about 1840, and has lived in Wilkes-Barre since 1860. Rev Conrad Keuhn, Pastor of St Paul's German Lutheran Church, of which the deceased was a member, will conduct the funeral services at the house Thursday at 2:30 p.m.. Interment in Hollenback cemetery. GEORGE H VOORHIS died last evening at his residence on South Franklin Street of paralysis of the brain after an illness of several weeks. He was 62 years of age and had been a resident of this city for 21 years. A widow and three children, BURTON, and CLAYTON VOORHIS, and Mrs W H NICHOLAS, survive him. His brothers and sisters are: CHARLES VOORHIS, of Cassopolis, Mich; Mrs SAMUEL HARKNESS, and Mrs O P HARKNESS, Springfield, Pa.; WM. E VOORHIS, Smithfield, Pa; HARRISON VOORHIS, Athens, Pa. Services will be held at the house tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. The remains will be taken to Smithfield, Pa Friday morning, where interment will take place in the family plot. (condensed) >From Parsons: JAMES STAPLES, of Kamball Street, who died Tuesday last of pneumonia, has resided in this vicinity fourteen years. >From Parsons: JOHN MEICKEL, one of Parson's most influential Republicans, who died on Monday, leaves a wife and four children In Frogtown Mar 8, of paralysis, ANTHONY BOOS, aged 58 years In West Pittston Mar 10, of convulsions, JAMES R, son of Mr and Mrs STACKHOUSE, aged 2 years In Laflin Mar 9, Miss MARY FASNAUGHT, aged 86 years In Wilkes-Barre Mar 11, Mrs CAROLINE HELLERS, aged 72, of paralysis In Smithville Mar 11, Mrs MICHAEL A WELSH, aged 65 BRIEFS: Mrs J R KENNEDY, widow of the well-known caterer, has purchased the Scranton Dairy Kitchen from D M HESSLER, and will hereafter conduct the business. Coroner Pier and Mine Inspector McDonald were in Luzerne Borough yesterday investigating the death of JAMES POLEN, aged 17, who was drawn into the machinery at the Black Diamond colliery, Mar 6, and crushed to death. >From Dallas: Mrs NULTON, widow of the late ISAAC NULTON, has sold her farm to THERON FERGUSON, and permanently settled herself in Shavertown, having purchased a lot and built a house thereon in which she now resides. >From Parsons: Mrs J LADNER and daughter ANNIE have removed to Philadelphia Ed, Phoenix

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