Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-17

i'll 90, both girls; in 46, boy and girl.
In 81 cases the parentage was Ameri-
can; in 80, foreign; in 80 instances the
parentage was mixed: and in 9, it was
not stated. Of the 3o4 children, 276
were born alive, and % were still
born.
In Sanford, as was the cast last year,
a triple birth occurred, in which the
children were all living. There were
also triplets in Holden, but all three
were still-born.
The largest number, both of grooms
and brides, was between 20 and 20 years
of age While still under Is years of
age, Is brides We're married.; in the age
period lou years there were 203 grooms
ana l,ol5 brides; in the period 20-25
years, 2,o45 men and 2,129- women were
married; from 25-30, 1887 men and LOTT
women; from S0-35, 761 men and 1896
women; from 35~4O 1872 men and 244
women: from 4O-45, 256 men and 16S
women; from $3.50, III men and 81
women; from 50-55, SO men and 20 wo-
men; from $3.50, 70 men and 40 women;
from 6G-70, 101 men and q women; from
1850, 26 men and 8 women; over so, 3
men and women. The age of men
and IA women was not stated. See
Table No "a.
In 4,1S9 marriages, the groom was
older than the BRIDE while in 946, the
bride was the elder; 759 widowers and
531 widows were remarried 217 ment
and 800 women were remarked after
having been divorced from a former
marriage.
Table No. IS exhibits the fact that
4, 743 men and 1876 women We're married
the first time; that S74 men and 751 wo-
men We're married the second time;
that 104 men and rs women were united
in the third marriage; that men and
5 women contracted marriage a fourth
time. The oldest groom was Sc years
of age, and the oldest bride was SO. In
three marriages the bride was only 10
years old; and in five, the bride was but
IA years of age.
Two brides, 81 and ~ years of age
were married for the first time: and
two grooms, aged 81 and G5 years, con-
tracted marriage for the first time.
Fight hundred and eight divorces
were decreed in the year 1901. (552 in
1892, CIT, in 1893, GA in 1894 6S1 in 1895,
66S in 1896, 722 in 1897, 764 in 1898 100 in
1899 and sol in 1900. In 1901, there was
decreed i'm Maine one divorce for every
IL marriages solemnzed. Some of the
causes for which divorces were granted
are: Adultery Ga, or 10 per cent. of
the whole number; extreme cruelty, s.,
or 10 per cent; desertiOn, 226, or $50
per cent: intoXication H., or 1879 per
cent: cruel and abusive treatment, 800,
or 3S2 per cent The other divorces
granted for adultery. the husband was
the lbelant "A times, and the wife 20
times.
On account of extreme cruelty, the
wife was the libellant in all cases.
For desertiOn, the husband was the
libellant IS times, ard the wife, 13S.
For intoxicaton, the husband was the
libellant in 10 cases and the-wife in 1902.
For cruel and abusive treatment the
husband was the ibellant in 81 in
stances, and the wife in 252.
Thirteen divorces were granted be-
fore the marriage life had lasted one
year; 227, after from i to 5 years mar
rage: 217, after 5 to 10 years; 211. after
)
SO, after more than 80 years of married
life; While in cases it was not stated
how many years they had been married
Tables No. &c and No. 81 may be con
suited for more detailed statements.
The number of deaths registered in
the year 1901 was II 1873. The number
for this year was, therefore, 256 less
than for the year 1900. The death-rate
for the State for the year 1901 was 1905
for every 1000 of population.
The counties Androscoggin, Aroos-
took, Franklin, Hancock, Piscataquis,
Sagadahoc, Somerset and Washington
had lower death-rates than that of the
whole State; While the counties Cum
be1land, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Ok
| ford Penobscot, Waldo and York had
| death-rates larger than that of the
| State.
The largest number of deaths oc-
| CURED in March. 1882. The smallest
number of deaths in any one month
| was 7S9 in June. During the spring
months 3031 deaths occurred; during
| the summer, 2456; during the autumn,
1858; in the winter. 2943. The follow
| ing shows the month in which the
occurred in the years 1S:2-1901:
There were registered 693 deaths as
| due to old age, 1923 men and $40 wo-
| men. OF these decedents, IA were be-
| tween 60 and 20 years of age; 173 We're
| from 20 to 50; 1863 We're from so to 90;
12A We're from 90 to 100, while We're
over 100 years Old; and the ages of Z
| We're unknown.
From Table No. 49, however, it will
be seen that the whole number of per-
sons who died at the ages between 20
and leo years or more was 1882, or one
| death in every three and third was
of person who was between &c and 100
years of age or older. Assuming TINT
all these 1882 died of old age, the
| death-rate from old age would be
| 479S among every 10000 living at all
ages.