Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-09
STATE HOUSE.
Divorces and Suicides, In
Maine For Year.
n Change In Second Regiment
Band For the Present.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.

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STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
j. r.rt aCsstins Of Governor and Council
tuesday, April %, at 10 A. NJ.
according to the annual report Of
n A. G. Young, registrar Of vital sta
tistics. which has been filed with the
Governor and Council. there were 7S7
divorces decreed in this State during
the mast year. which was one divorce
for every 12.1 marriages solemnized.
Some Of the causes for which the d.
virces were granted were as follows:
Adultery, IS, or 1921 per cent. Of the
whole number; cruelty, 80, or 4.S per
cent: desertion, 1876, or PAS per cent;
intoxication, 104, or 1872 per cent;
cruel and abusive treatment, 281, or
81 per cent; failure to support, II, or
% per cent The other divorces were
granted for multiple or associated
causes.
The wife was the libellant in 592 di-
yorces, and the husband in 1876. In the
divorces granted for adultery, the hus-
band was the libellant 81 times and the
wife 80 times. On account of cruelty
the wife was the libellant in 30 cases,
and the husband in six cases. For
desertiOn the husband was the libelant
60 times, and the wife 126. For intoxi-
cation the husband was the libellant IN
nine cases, and the wife in 80. For
cruel and abusive treatment, the hus-
band was the libellant in 81 instances.
and the wife in 230. For failure to
support, the wife was the libellant in
the 16 divorces granted for that cause.
Three divorces were granted before
married life had lasted six months; A
before one years marriage; 209 after
from one to five years marriage; 209
after from five to 10 years marriage;
223 after from 10 to 90 years marriage;
66 after from 20 to 80 years; rs after
more than 30 years of married life:
while in seven cases it was not stated
how many years they had been mar
ried.
The report also shows that within
the year IS persons took their own
lives, committed suicide, 73 of this
number being males and II females
OF the males the occupation of 10 was
farmer; laborer, four; painter four;
clerk, three; shoemaker, three; carpen.
ter, two; soldier, two; book dealer
bookkeeper, butcher, editor, engineer
fisherman. herbist hostler, jeweler
machinist, master mariner, milIman,
motorrnan, sewing achine agent, spin
ner, teacher. teamster, telegraph oper-
ator and travelling salesman, one each !;
while of II. no occupation was given.
OF the females, the occupation of
four was registered as housewife; of
four, housekeeper; and of four no oc-
cupation was given.
AS to the means employed, 81 COM
mitted suicide by shooting; q by hang
ing: II by poisoning; II by drowning;
Ive by cutting throat; one by asphyxi-
alton by Illuminating gas, and one by
Jumping from high place.
The youngest suicide was a boy of
IL years and the Oldest a man of 81
years. The largest number of suicides
IN any one month was in September
and the smallest number in January
Inc largest number in any one county
was in Cumberland and the smallest
number was in Somerset county. The
highest death rate from suicide was in
York county. The rate for the State
per 10000 Of population was l18 pei
cent
IL has been decided that Payne'S
band Of Lewiston will remain for the
present at least as the musical organ
lzation of the Second Regiment of In
Iantry of the National Guard of the
state of Maine. This decision was
reached at the conclusion OF long
conference which was held at the ofiice
Oh the adjutant general Wednesday
forenoon. at which conference Adju.
tant General Farnham, Col Everard E
Newcomb of Eastport, commanding
the I'd Infantry, and Musician
frederick G. Payne of Lewiston, the
leader of the band. were present.
II Is understood that for some time
past there has been dissatisfaction in
certain quarters of the regiment
against Payne's band, one reason. it is
alleged, being that some of the mem.
gers of the organization did not be-
Wng to the musicians union, and il
was thought at one time that the Ban
sor Cornet band might take the place
OF Payne's band.
Next March the majority of members
fot Payne's band will have served nine
years in the National Guard Of the
STATE and they will then be entitled
10 the service medals.
special Orders No. %, which were
issued from the Office of the adjutan,
general Wednesday grant Second
Lieut.. Harold E. MARI, Co. X, Secono
infantry, N. G. s. NJ, leave OF alb.