Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-01

| was between ~ anu 20 years Oh age
While still under IL years of age. e
brides were married; in the age-period
1920 years, there were 2O4 grooms and
1852 brides; in the period 20-25 years
2052 men and 2096 women were married;
| from $3.50, 1886 men and 933 women;
from 30-35, 100 men and 1888 women;
35-40, Ala men and 254 women; from,
40-45, 23O men and al women; from As
so, 179 men and 107 women; from 50-55,
113 men and SO women; from $500, 50
men and S3 women; from 60-70, 101
men and SO women; from 1890. SO men
| and women, over so, men. Sec
Table No. a.
| In 1912 marriages the groom was old
err than the bride; while in 817, the bride
was the elder; 952 widowers and 625
widows were remarked; 1856 men and
1893 women were remarked after having
| been divorced from former marriage.
Table No. 25 exhibits the fact that
1852 men and 1895 women were married
the first time that 1918 men and 767
women were married the second time;
that ITO men and 81 women were united
in third marriage; while men and 4
women contracted marriage fourth
time. In one marriage in which the
bride was Al, it was her fifth marriage.
The oldest groom was 81 years Ofage,
and the oldest bride was 49, in II mar
riages the bride was only IA years old.
Six hundred and eighty-one divorces
were decreed in the year 1895 1852 in 1892,
627 in 1893, and 674 in 1894.) In 1895
there was decreed in Maine one divorce
for every S.4 marriages solemnized
within the same year; in New Hamp-
shire, one to every 9.S; in Vermont, one
to 81; in Massachusetts, one to 24.2 in
Rhode Island, one to "a; in Connecti-
cut, one to 1873 The divorce-rate is,
therefore. greater in Maine than in any
other New England state. and much
greater than in some Of them.
Some of the causes for which di-
vorces were granted are: Adultery,
1o3, or 15.1 per cent. of the whole num-
Der; extreme cruelty, II, or lie per cent:
desertion. 207. or 30.4 per cent; intoxi-
cation. 62. or 81 per cent: cruel and
abusive treatment, 145. or 213 per cent;
failure to support, SO, or So per cent.
The other divorces were granted for
multiple or associated causes
The wife was the libellant in $50 d.
NoICtS, anu tHe HuSDdHu III -Vl.
In the divorces granted for adultery.
the husband was the libellant 81 times,
and the wife AZ times.
On account of extreme cruelty. the
wife was the libelant in all of the II
cases.
For desertion, the husband was the
lbellant 50 times. and the wife in 1l2
For intoxication, the husband was
the libellant in three cases, and the
wife in 50.
For cruel and abusive treatment. the
husband was the libellant in SO in
stances. and the wife in 112
For failure to support. the wife was
the libellant in the sc divorces decreed
for that cause.
Two divorces We're granted before
the married life had lasted six months:
8. before l year. 213. after from l to )
years marriage: 161, after 5 to 10 years
1876, after 10 to 20 years; S. after 20 to
30 years; and q, after more than 80
years of married life. -
GRAND TOTAL OF DEATHS BY
,.. COUNTIES. s
Androscoggin-Males. 1926; females, AL
Total. S66.
Aroostook-Males. 353; females, $40; not
stated. 2. Total 665. n7'"a
Cumberland Males. s06: females, 500
not stated. l. Total. 1929.
Franklin-Males. 121; females, Isl. To-
tai. 272. .ff'
Hancock-Males. $50: females, go. To-
tai, SO
Kennebec-Males. 5l7; females 4s5; not
stated. 2. Total, 1914.
Knox-Maies. 267; females, 25s; not stat
ed, 1. Total. 526
Lincoln-Males, 16G; females 159. Total,
325
Oxford-Males, 224; females. 2SO; not
stated. l. Total. 455.
Penobscot-Males. ISL; females, 547; not
stated. q Total. 1l30.
Observation-Disclosures, "a; females. 113 To-
tai. 207.
sagadahoc-Males. las: females. 142. To-
tal 2S7.
somerset-Males, 2s2: females. 25s To-
tai 521.
Waldo-Males. 100; females, PA; not
stated. l. Total 405.
Neutrality-suspicious.. So2; females SO1.
Total. COB.
York-Males. 52s; females. 52s. Total.
1919
Total, males. 5226; females. 522S; not
stated. 10. Grand total, 10, 464.
Death-rates.-The number of deaths
registered in the year 1895 was 10,464
G2.147 in 1892. 11,134 in 1898, and
Hop in 1S94) The number If
deaths for this registration year was
therefore, 54S less than that for the
year 1894, go less than for 1S93 and
1858 less than for 1892. The death-rate
for the State for the year 1895 was
1888 for every 1000 of population as re-
turned by the census of 1890 QS.37 in
1892. 1854 in 1898, and 1856 in 1S94.)
Based on the estimated population of
1895, the death-rate would be slightly
lower 1857.
By referring to Table No. H. it will be
seen that the ueath-rate of Piscataquis |
county was lower than that of any
other county, being only 1914, while
the counties Cumberland, Kennebec, |
Knox. and York show death-rates of
1871, 1873. 1913, and 1910. respectively. |
The death-rate in the cities was 1886
(2O.46 in 1892. 1889 in 1893. and 1866 in
1S94) as compared with that Of the rest
of the State with the cities omitted, |
which death-rate was 14.T O7.46 in |
1892 1854 in 1898. and 1888 in 1S9i)
Death-rates Compared.-For the year |
1885, the death-rate of Maine was 1888: |
of New Hampshire. 17.71; of Vermont, |
1851: of Massachusetts, 1910 of Rhode |