Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-07-18

April 20. David r. Loring died at Au-
burn at the age of 100 years. 4 months
and IS days. He was born in Auburn.
No occupation given.
September 10. Ann O'Neil died at Ma
chias at the age of 100 years. 8 months
and 81 days She was born in Ireland.
which was also the birthplace of her par
ents.
March Is. Margaret A. Mccarthy died
at Lewiston at the age of 100 years. l
month. and day. She was born in Dub
lin. Her parents. George Watson and
Fanny O'Rourke were both born in Ire
land
The death-ratc Of Washington county
was lower than that of any other county.
being only 1405. The counties Aroostook
Franklin. Hancock. Knox, Lincoln, OK
ford. PenobScot, PiScatauuis. Sagadah hoe
Somerset. Waldo. and Washington had
lower death-rates than that of the whole
State; while the counties Androscoggin
Cumberland, kcnnebcc, and York. con-
tanning large manufacturing centres
have death-rates larger than that of the
State. The highest county death-rate
was that of Androscoggn, 1854.
Accidents.-From accidents of various
kinds. 1870 persons met their death 1916 in
1S92 $50 in 1893 2S6 in 1891 3il in 1895. 3iS
in 1896. and 366 in 1890. OF deaths from
falls. there were SO; were from fallinE
down stairs: 3. from "A carriage: and
each from an ice run. a wharf. house
and truck cart; while q were inspect
fed.
Fractures caused 20 deaths-fracture of
thigh. Il; of skull, Is; of spine. 3: of hip
8: of cervical vertebrac. 2: of trachea, ! /;
and abdominal confusion, l.
Nineteen deaths were from gun or
pistol shot.
From railway injuries there were 35
deaths.
From burns and scalds. 81 deaths oc-
Cured. Four deaths from clothing tax
ing fire. s. scalded with hot water: l. ex-
plosion of lamp: !. by using gasoline on
stove while there was still fire i'm it; the
rest. unspecified.
BY drowning. 109 lives were lost There
were 20 lives lost at sea: l3 of these were
lost from the steamer Portland Novem
ber q.
The death-rate from accidents in this
State WAS $50.
T1bIiiit nit-t H''i tHlS SIouh deaths
were registered. This is equivalent to 4
death-rate of 0G9
Within the year 56 persons took their
own lives $50 in 1892. the same number in
1898 - in 1894. 66 in 1895 81 in 1896. and II
in 1S9O.-l5 males and II females OF thg
males. the occupation Of Is was farmer
of g. laborer; 8. shoemaker; 9, merchant.
:, student; .. teamster: l. wheelwright: /.
mechanic; !, machinst: !. cooper: l.
salesman: 1. editor and printer: ]. hotel
keeper; 1, tailor; l, baker; /. blacksmith:
I. no occupation given.
OF the females. the occupation of was
returned as housewife; .. as housekeeper:
L. housework: 1. domestic; 1. school teach
er: l. typewriter: and not stated. 4.
The youngest suicide was Il boy of Il
years, and 5 months; the oldest man Of
50 years. The largest number of suicides
in any month was 10 in May. BY quar-
ters, the suicides were .. q. 10. and Is
The largest number in any county was
z. each. in Cumberland and York: the
highest death-rate from suicide in
Lincoln county. The rate for the state
per 10ooo of population was 0.s5
The number of marriages registered in
the state during the year 1895 was 514i.
We have. therefore, for the year 1898. Il
maria ge-rate of 15.56 fpersons married. t.
every 1900 of population, or at the rate of
I7S marriages per 1000 persons.
The marriage-rate was higher in Aroos-
took county than elsewhere in the State.
it being for that county 1864 per 1000
The lowest marriase-rate. that of 12.2j
per 1000. was in York county.
Of the 509S records of marriage in whicn
there was a statement of birthplace. in Il
per cent the groom and bride were both
American. in 10 per cent both were of
foreign birth: in per cent the groom was
American and the bride Of foreign birth /.
while in per cent a foreign groom and
American bride were united.
The largest number of marriages. 51l
was solemnized in June, while the small
est number in any one month, 273, oc-
| CURED in February.
The largest number. both of grooms
and brides was between 90 and % years
of age. While still under Is years of age,
6 brides We're married: in the age-period
| 15-20 years. there We're 10 grooms. and
1ilS brides: in the period 20-25 years, 1910
men and 1855 women were married; from