Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-20

Maine) in France. has become tired of
the inactivity of civil life and recently
re-enlisted in the army. being as
signed TO the Coast Artillery. His
twin brother, Joseph Polls, was kill
ed by q shell in France.
Mrs. Mildred E. Shields, daughter
Of the president of the Bangor &
Aroostook Railroad, recently secured
q divorce in Maine from Olen A.
Shields. the custody of her son, Ar
thur Gould Shields, being given her.
The husband took the child to Mas
sachusetts. Supreme Court Justice
Carroll Of that state now gives the
custody Of the boy to the mother.
providing however that the father
may see him at such places and
times as may be agreed on.
While on recent visit to her old
home. Nine. Eames de Gorgorza men,
toned friend Of her own, who had
made an admirable Faust. who had
magnificent and well-trained bass
voice, who had been murdered by the
I Soviet in Petrograd not long ago. be-
cause he was taken sick and 1t was
feared by the BOlsheviki that he mad
contagious disease. Had she been
present in the Columbia theater. the
singer said, she would have arisen
to her feet and declared that the al
legged remark was but upholding Boil
sheVism ard would have then walked
out Of the theater. "And yet none
present took open exception to his
remark. II is simply intolerable" she
continued "that these Germans and
Russians and Austrians be allowed
TO travel over this country with
their outrageous addresses before
American popular audiences. instill-
ing the germs Of Bolshevism, fof
which many Of them are paid proba.
bly, by Soviets in Russia with stolen
gold'
Aaron Burnell of East Baldwin is al
most 30 years of age, but is as smar
and spry as many man OF %. He 1.
the Oldest member OF GreenIeaf Lodge
+. and A. NJ. He is also an expert wit;
the axe and can cut and pile a cord D,
wood in remarkably short time. Hi.
health is good and. unless taken witt
some sudden and unexpected illness
there seems no reason why he should
not round out the century mark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Duley pa.set
the 5oth anniversary of their marriage
on Dec. s at their home on PIeaaan,
street, Pennington. There was no for.
NAL celebration. The couple were mar.
red at the Congregational parsonage ir
harrington Dec. 6, 1859, bv the late
Rev. Royland B. Howard. For q year,
thereafter they resided on the farm ir
New Sharon which they still own, com.
ing from there to the Falls where the,
remained until last August. -Four chii.
dren were born to them, all of wbo-,
are living. Carroll c. Of New sharon
Mrs. Nina D. Palmer of Farm,o,+o,
W. Bradford Of Pennington FAIL. and
Mrs. Charlotte Brooks. now living IN
New Haven. Conn. Mr.. Duley served
three years in the Civil War. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Duley are In the best OF hs.Itb
and are greatly enjoying their nev
home in Pennington village.
An interesting story is told Of thu az.
perience Of . local farmer with old
High Cost Living, says the Farminxton
Journal By fortunate combination o,
circumstances he found a few extrs
dollars that had escaped the blandish-
ments OF high finance and in q burst of
1ustifiable pride informed the good v,fe
.nat ne proposed buying her . new
ofess The Madame came back at him
with the remark that she guessed he
oidnt know what q new dress would
cost. but like true sport he had to be
shoWn Entering a local store he