The Republican journal., 1905-08-10

women contracted marriage fourth
| time; and 2 men were married fifth
time, and man sixth time. The old
est groom was 81 years of age, and the
oldest bride was II. In two marriages
! the bride was but 10 years of age, and
in eight, but IA.
The number of divorces which were
decreed during the year 1908 was 946,
being one divorce for every sc marri-
ages solemniZed.
| Some of the causes for which divOr-
ces we're granted are:
Adultery, 103, or 1919 per cent. of the
whole number; extreme cruelty. 9, or
| per cent; desertion, $50, or 26.4 per
| cent. intoxication, 1875, or 1872 per
cent. cruel and abusive treatment, 391,
or Alb per cent; failure to support, "a,
| or 25 per cent The other divorces
| causes.
The wife was the libellant in 6s4 d.
yorces, and the husband in 262.
In the divorces granted for adultery,
the husband was the libellant 81 times,
| and the wife 46 times
On account Of extreme cruelty the
wife was the libellant in cases, and
the husband in only one case.
For desertion, the husband was the
libellant ia times and the wife, 1856.
For intoxication, the husband was
the llbellant in 6 cases, and the wife in
11q.
For cruel and abusive treatment, the
husband was the libellant in 81 in
stances, and the wife in SO.
For failure to support, the wife was
the libellant in the "a divorces decreed
for that cause.
Five divorces were granted before
the marriage life had lasted six months;
Is before ! years marriage; 255 after
from | to 5 years marriage; Psi after
s to 10 years; 2S6 after 10 to 20 years;
101 after 20 to so years; 20 after more
than 80 years of married life; while in
4 cases it was not stated how many
years they had been married.
The death rate in Piscataquis county
was lower than that of any other
county, being only 1899. The counties
Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin,
Hancock Piscataquis, Waldo and
Washington had lower death-rates than
that of the whole State: while the
| counties Cumberland, kennebec, Knox,
Lincoln, Oxford Penobscot, Sagadahoc,
Somerset and York had death-rates
larger than that of the State. The
highest county death-rate was that of
Kennebec, 1s.47.
The largest number of deaths which
occurred during any month OF the year
| was in January, which was 1905, and
the smallest number, 1856, was in June.
During the spring months 2915 deaths
occurred; during the summer months,
1852; during the autumn, 1858, and dur
ing the winter, 1869 OF the II ,009 de-
cedents, 1929 were males and 5,37S
| were females. The sex of two was un-
stated
Among children dying before they
were years old, 1872 were males and
921 were females; there were 2l1 more
deaths among boys under years of age
| than among girls within the same age
period. On the contrary, at the age
| periods from ~ to so years there was a
preponderance of deaths among fe-
males, while there were more deaths
among males at the ages from 80 to 80.
At the age of 100 years and over, per
| sons died. women and men.
The following shows the number of
| deaths which occurred within each age
period, and the relation which the per
| centage in each period bears to the
| whole number of deaths:
| Under year, l ,474 1888 per cent.
From Is years, 5S1 5.2S per cent.
| From $40 years, 233 PIP per cent.
From 1920 years, 463 4.21 per cent.
From 20-3O years, 1893 7.20 per cent.
From so 40 years, 6S1 6.19 per cent,
From 40 50 years, 753 6.S4 per cent.
| From 5000 years, 992 9.01 per cent.
! From 60-7O years, 1,554 14.11 per cent
| From 1880 years, 1908 Il 30 per cent.
| From 5000 years, 1,24T 80 per cent.
From 90-10O years, PA 222 per cent.
| Over 100 years, 5 0.07 per cent.
Ages not stated, 81 0.73 per cent.
| In the causes of death, the various
diseases of the brain occupy the first
| place; diseases of the heart second ,
| pneumonia, third; consumption, fourth;
old age, fifth; kidney diseases, sixth;
cancer seventh; infantile diarrhpa,
eighth bronchitis, ninth, and diphthe-
ria and Group, tenth.
| In Kennebec county, with a popula-
ton of 5e,117, during the year there
were 1884 births, of which number SOP
were males and 53l females, and the
rate per 1000 was 1884 per cent. The
percentage is divided as follows: Both
American, 1913; both foreign, 243;
| American mother and foreign father,
90; American father and foreign moth
er, SO; not stated, 10.
| Inc NUMBER OF marriages SolelHHlLeu
in the county during the year was 50s,
divided as follows: Both American,
4O1; both foreign, 43; husband Ameri-
| can, %; wife American, 81; not stated,
L. There were 1892 deaths, divided as
follows: Male, 542; female, $50; Ameri-
can, 949; foreign, 121 not stated, %.
| The death rate per 1000 was 1S.47 per
| cent.
The largest number of marriages in
one month, 81, was in September, and
| the smallest number, %, was in July.
| The largest number of marriages was
between the ages of 20 and 25 years,
| and the youngest couple was where the
groom was II and the bride is years.
OF the kennebec county cities and
| towns, Waterville had the largest birth
rate, 2s.9l per cent, while Chelsea had
the smallest, with APO per cent. AT
Unity plantation during the year, no
person was born. none were married,
| and but one death occurred. The larg-
est number of marriages during the
year occurred at Waterville, it being
| los, while Togus and Farmingdale were
| tied on the smallest number having
| one each.
The largest number of deaths, 2S0
occurred at Augusta, and the smallest
number one, at Unity plantation.
Albion had the highest death rate per
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