The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-07-17

az ',ie ~ VI 10, I'VE SrOOmS were
married; al Il years, II; at IS years, Is;
and at 10 years, 1872, AT the age of II
years, one bride was married: at IL
! years. one; al IA years, nine; at is wears
So; at Is years, l5l; at II years. 800: at
Is years. 649 and al 10 years, 497.
/ In one marriage the groom was 81 and
! the bride IA years OF age; and it was the
first marriage of each one. In another
| case in when the groom was 27 wears of
age and tie bride was u, it was also the
1lrst marriage of each. Two grooms.
aged Il and 20 years were married for
/ the first time
AT II years OF age, three brides were
married for 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
~ years and one for the fifth time at Sc
years. Two women contracted marriage
at the ages of u and 70 years for the
first time
DIVORCES
Nine hundred and eighty-tive divorces
We're decreed during the past year. which
Is "A more than during the preceding
year During the year one divorce was
decreed for every six marriages solemn
lied.
Some of the causes for which divorces
/ We're granted were the following: Adult
cry. 1879, or l5.l per cent. of the whole
number; cruelty, 80, or four per cent:
deseruon, 229, or 3d. per cent; intoxica-
ton, l35, or 1877 per cent; cruel and
abusive treatment, 26S, or 81 per cent;
failure to support, 43, or "A per cent.
The other divorces were granted for
multiple or associated causes.
The wife was the libellant in 73O di-
vorces, and the husband in 253.
In the divorces granted for adultery,
the husband was the libeliant "A times
and the wife So times.
On account of cruelty, the wife was
the llbellant in 20 cases, and the hus
band in 10 cases.
For desertlon, the husband was the
lpeliant ia times and the wife 1S5
times.
For lntoXlcation, the husband was the
lloellant IN seven cases, and the wife in
12S cases.
For cruel and abusive treatment the
husband was the libellant in 43 instances
and the wife in 225 instances.
For failure to support. The wife was
the llbellant in the 43 divorces decreed
for that cause.
Seven divorces were granted before
the marriage life had lasted six months;
y before one years marriage; pa after
from one to i've years marriage: 2S3
after from i've to 10 years marriage:
243 after from 10 to 20 years marriage;
W after from 20 TO 80 years marriage;
and 81 after more than 80 years of mar
ried life.
The lowest death rate was in Aroos-
took county, being only II. 70 per cent.
The counties of Franklin, Hancock,
Plseataquls, Sagadahoc. Somerset and
Washington had lower death-rates than
the whole State, while the counties of
Androscoggln, Cumberland, Kennebec.
Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot. Wal
do and York had death rates larger than
that of the State. The highest county
death rate was that of Lincoln. IS. s.
per cent. The death rate in the cities
was II. IS per cent. The largest number
OF deaths occurred in March and the
smallest number in June.
Of the II, 73l decedents, 6,119 were
males and 5,612 were females. Among
children dying before they were five
years of age, l,13l were males and S25
We're females; there We're Cos more
deaths among boys under five years of
age than among girls within the same
age-period; at the age periods from FIVE
to 81 years there was also a preponder-
ance of deaths among males, but from
81 to 100 years, more among females.
Compared with the preceding year there
were during the past year rs more deaths
from influenza, 81 more from nephritis
and Bright's disease, AT more from dia-
betes and two more from rheumatism.
On the other hand there were 266 less
deaths from diarrheal diseases, IT'S less
from pneumonia, 13l less from diseases
of the nervous system, 66 less from
measles, SO less from tuberculosis, 80
less from diseases of the heart, q less
from wbooping cough, 26 less from peri
tonitis, rs less from bronchitis, Is less
from scarlet fever, "a less from cancer,
y less from diphtheria and Group and IA
less from typhoid fever.