Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-06

another case in which the groom was
y wears of age and the bride was u it
was also the first marriage of each. Two
grooms. aged II and 20 years We're
married for the first time.
At y years of age, three brides were
married for a second time; five at Is
years and five at 10 years. One bride
was married for the third time at 10
years of age. one for the fourth time
at 20 years and one for the fifth time
at Sc years. Two women contracted
marriage at the ages of - and 10 years
for the first time.
Divorces.
Nine hundred and eightyfve di-
vorces were decrced during the past
year which is "A more than during tho
preceding year. During the year on
divorce was decreed for every six
marriages solemnized.
Some of the causes for which di-
vorces were granted were the follow
ling: Adultery, 1879, or 1871 per cent. OF
the whole number; cruelty, 80, or four
per cent; desertion, 229, or 30.4 per
cent: intoxication, 135, or 1871 per
cent; cruel and abusive treatment,
26S, or 272 per cent cent; failure to
support, AZ, or "A per cent. The oth-
or divorces were granted for multiple
or associated causes
The wife was the libellant in 80
divorces, and the husband in 253.
In the divorces granted for adui-
tery. the husband was the libellant II
times and the wife 50 times.
on account of cruelty, the wife
- n
husband in 10 cases.
For desertion, the husband was the
libellant ia times and the wife ls3
times.
For intoxication, the husband was
the lbellant in seven cases. and the
wife in 12s cases.
For cruel and abusive treatment the
husband was the libellant in AZ In
stances and the wife in 22a instances.
For failure to support the wife was
the libellant in the AZ divorces DE
creed for that cause.
Seven divorces were granted before
the marriage life had lasted SIX
months: IS before one years mar
riage: PA after from one to hve
years MARRIAGE; 2ss after from live
To 10 years marriage: 243 after from
10 To 20 years marriage; 80 after from
% To so years marriage; and 81 after
more than 80 years of married life.
Deaths.
The lowest death rate was IN Aroos-
took county, being only lib per cent.
The counties of Franklin, Hancock.
Piseataquis, Sagadahoc, Somerset anu
WASHINGTON had lower death-raf@a
than the whole State, while the coun'
ties of Androscoggin, Cumberland,
Kennebee. Knox, Lincoln, Oxford,
Penobscot, Waldo and York had death
rates larger than that of the State.
The highest county death rate was
that of Lincoln. 1888 per cent. Tho
death rate in the cities was 1IiS per
cent. The largest number of deaths
occurred in March and the smallest
number in June.
OF the 11,731 decedents. 61l9 We're
males and 5612 were females. Among
children dying before they were I'VE
years of age, 1131 were males ana s2o
were females: there were sos more
deaths among boys under five years
of age than among girls WITHIN the
same age period; at the age PERIODS
from five to so years there was also a
prepondcrance of deaths among
males. but from so to 100 years, more
among females. Compared with the
preceding year there were during inc
nast year 10 more deaths from IN
fiuenza, 81 more from nephritis anu
Rright's disease. AZ more from dia@
betes and two more from rehuWatlsln'
On other hand there were 2bo less
deaths from diarrheal Diseases -
less from pneumonia. lol less lioi''
diseases of the nervous system, DO less
from measles, IS less from tubercu-
losis. 80 less from diseases OF the
heart. u less from whooping cough
26 less from peritonitis, % less from
bronchitis, % less from scarlet fever
% less from cancer, - less freii'
diphtheria and Group and II less from
tvphOid fever.