Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-29

were 378 grooms and 1886 brides: in
the period, 20 to % years. 1851 men and
| 2.409 women were married; from Is to
| so years, 1,756 men and 1852 women;
| from 30 to IS years, 720 men and AS
women; from IS to 40 years, 442 men
and PSI women; from As to so years. 1877
men and 1876 women; from so to 55
years, 14o men and IS women; from IS
to 60 years, III men and 63 women;
from 60 to 20 years, 11S men and 81
women; from 70 to 80 years. Sc men and
seven women; so years and over, five
men and one woman.
In 5,507 marriages the groom was
older than the bride, while in 1900 mar
riages the bride was the older: 1928 wild
overs and sos widows were remarked:
41S men and 557 women were re-
married after having been divorced
from a former marriage. Five thous-
and, five hundred and fifty-nine men
and 1852 women were married for the
first time; 1925 men and 1904 women
were married for the second time; 1O8
men and 104 women were united in the
third marriage; II men and IL women
contracted marriage for the fourth
time, and one man and two women
were married for the fifth time. The
Oldest groom was IS years Of age and
the Oldest bride was 80 years. The
youngest groom was 16 years of age
and the youngest bride was 12 wears of
age.
AT the age Of 16 years, five grooms
were married: at II year, 80: at IS
years. Ill; and at 10 years, 229. At the
age of II years. two brides were mar
ried; at 13 years, one; at IA years, 10;
at Is years. 81; at is years. 2o3: at II
years. 331: at IS years, 700: and at 10
years, GAS. At IS years of age. eight
brides were married for a second time
ana TOUR at 10 years. One bride was
married Tor the third time at 20 years,
TWO 1or the fourth time at So years and
one Tor the fifth time at As years. Two
men contracted marriage for the first
time at the ages of "A and 81 years re-
spectively. One bride contracted mar
rage for the first time at So years.
Divorces
One thousand and thirty divorces
were decreed in Maine during the past
year. one divorce to every six marri-
ages solemnized. Some Of the cause.
for which divorces were granted were
adultery, 155. or Is per cent of the
whole number: desertion, 40, or 1876
per cent; intoxication. 100, or 9.s per
cent; cruel and abusive treatment 3s5
or 1872 per cent; non-support 20. or %
per cent. The other divorces were
granted for multiple or associated
causes.
The wife was the Nbellant in 7a8 III.
Vorces. and the husband in 1922: in the
divorces granted for adultery, the hus.
oand was the ibellant 90 times and the
wife 81 times; for desertion, the his
oand was the libellant 60 times and the
"i1e u times; for intoxication. the
husband was the libellant in nine "a ses
ana the wife in 80; for cruel and Anus
I'VE treatment, the husband was tho
noeaiant IN "A instances and the wife
IN s2o; for non-support, the wife was
tne hbellant in 20 divorces decreed for
that cause. ior
seventeen divorces were granted be-
.oe one year of marriage: 2s3 after
..ohn one to five years MARRIAGE. .or
49,. h We. 70 10 years: 2sS after 10 to 20
v.ars' lzS after 20 to 80 years: 81 after
-, 'nah ~ years Of married life.
49, ~ SIX cases it was not stated
",. many years they had been nnar
Deaths
ne lowest death-rate Was in Disco.
'"qois county, benz II 81 mar Govt NJ.