Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-29
ABOUT MARRIAGE LICENSES.
GLEASED FROM THE BUCRET OF TIRE
OkPH4NS COURT CLERk.
some Statistics showing the Ages of Those who
Were Married In THIS County since Oc-
tobcr Last - some Intercs,iog
Facts That Were Found

period OF eight months. The clerk of the
orphans court of this county or his deputy
has issued 62l licenses since then. An eN-
animation of the clerks docket shows many
interesting statistics, and the leading ones
will be found in this article.
If the above ratio is maintained the balance
of the year the number Of licenses issued
will be trihe over 9oo, but 1t is not expect
ed to hold out, for there will be but few mar
riage licenses issued during the months OF
| July and August Next year, however,
| the number will be ovor 1000, it is en-
| pected, and the reason given is that many
| hurried up their preparations and that there
were more marriages the month preceding
the going into effect of the license law than
ever before, in any one month, in the history
of the county.
The docket shows that licenses were issued
to persons between the ages of II and u.
The former was the youngest and the latter
the Oldest 1t is hardly necessary to state
that the former was a lady and the latter of
the opposite sex.
THE QUESTIONS ASKED.
The questions asked are the occupation of
the intended husband, his age, residence,
whether he has a wife living aud whether he
is a relative of the intended bride, and il so,
what relation. The questions a. to the lady
| are her age and whether she has a husband
| living. When the docket WAS started 1t
| was not considered necessary TO state the
| age OF the above parties, and tor time twas
merely noted that they were above the age
of II years. For some time, however, the
ages OF the parties applying for license are re-
corded. An examination shows that there
was license granted to one girl who gave ber
age as IL, four at Is, half dozen at Ii, and to
pa other persons under the age of Il, TO 13S
persons between the ages of u and so, to ~
persons between 80 and 10, TO - persons be-
tween 40 and 90, to persons between 90 and
60, and to persons between 90 and 20.
OF the city clergymen who performed the
| ceremony Rev. W, T. Gerhart heads the list,
| and married more than twice the number that
| any other minister married The alder men
| appear to have lost by the marriage license
| law, for the number married by them dur
| ing the past eight months was few.
INTERESTING FACTS.
In the following list, the number ot IL
cense certificate being used and the names of
the parties omitted, will be found the record
of what is deemed OF public interest
No. 0 is widower of Is welded to widow
of 81.
No. 10 was issued to a resident of Fort Bu-
ford, Dakota, who came all the way to Col
umba for his bride
No. II, widower gave his age as 47, and
said his intended was maiden lady OF 80.
Nos. IL and IL were young men of Il whose
brides we're but II.
| No -, WluOWer Ol Jf, ana maiden il1y,
who owned up to being two score and one.
| No 20, bachelor of 40 and u widow OF 43.
No "A, widower and widow, each within
two years OF three score and ten.
| No. 80, the man gave his age as 40. that OF
! his intended as -, and also that she was a
| cousin.
No. 81, the husband from Osborne, Ohio,
and the bride from the county.
No. 81 was Issued last fall To young man
Of Il, but he must have rued bargain, Tor the
nj NOR haa h.anf
turned
Nos. Ill and -, the same ages--certiiicate
never returned.
No 1872 was a bachelor OF u and a widow
of 80.
No l3i, husband 81, wife dead year, sec
ond venture, same age.
No. lbs was issued to a man of 20 who said
his intended was 81 and lived in Berks
county. This certificate has never been re-
turned, and the suppositiOn Is that the wed
ding did not take place.
| No. li5 admitted to being 3j years old, was
married once and divorced. lie exhibited
MS certificate OF divorce and was granted a
license. His second venture was to be a
woman of ~, who he said, was no relation
that he knew OF, but might be his A. cousin.
Inis certificate was not returned, aud the
chances are that she went back on him.
\ GROOM OF sINTY-SIX.
No. la, the groom gave his age as Cd years,
| twice married, first wife he was divorced
| from on ground of desertIon, second wife
| dead. His third venture was widow of 81,
| whose husband was dead for 20 years.
No. ls1 was to a wIdower Of i5, wife dead 5
years, and his intended was =. years old and
| "A maiden.
No. los was to 4s-year-old gentleman of
Sidney, ONO, and 36.year-old maiden lady
| of this city.
! No. 2Gi was to a well known resident OF
| the Welsh mountains Che has figured fire.
| quehuy IN quarter sessions courD, aud a
| lazy of - This certificate has never been
| returned.
No. 2Oi was a gentleman OF 81, whose
| choice was lady of g..
| No. 25f was a widower of i5, whose wife
was dead IL years, to maid OF 40
| No. ~ was TO widower of u, who wed
ded a maiden lady OF 10.
| No. 2Si was To gent of 50, whose choice
| was young widow oi 22
| No. 293 was to a widower of -, wife dead
| years, to maiden lady of s.
No. 293 admitted to being 50 years old
ana wldower years his second choice
WAS a lady of -.
No. 3O1 was young man of q, who we'd .
ded woman seven years his senior.
No. $50 was To a bachelor Of A. who, o,desired
To wed lady OF 81, His certificate has not
yet been returned, although it was taken out
about the HOLIDAYS
No 326 was to a cIgarmaksr Is years old,
who married girl of %.
NO 329 was issued to Lahore of 25 whose
choice was girl of26. There has evidently
been hitch, for the certificate has not been
returned.
No $50 was to a farmer Of o6, who took for
his second choice widow of SO.
BRIDE OF FIFTEEN.
No. 35' was to farmer of Is, and his bride
was girl of Is.
No. af3 was To mill hand OF 10, and the
bride was Is
No. $50 was to party who gave his age a.