St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-10-21
EAST BURKE
Distinguished Visitors At Burklyh
AatI- tTisitOrC and Visited


Count and Countess Festetics de
Tolna and daughter, Miss Anne, of
Antilles, France, are guests at Burk-
lvn Hall this week. The Count was
formerly an officer in the regular
Austrian army and, among other
duties, recruited many horses for his
government. He is an expert horse
man and is naturally interested in
the MOrgans at Mountain View Farm.
The Countess is a daughter of Gard
ner Wetherbee, proprietor of Hotel
Manhattan, New York, whose wife
was a sister of the late Mrs. Alfred b.
Darling. Their chateau and personal
property have been requisitioned for
use of the French government during
the war and at the present time the
home is filled with Belgian refugees.
Mr.. Wethe. bee will be pleasantly re-
membered by the few who had the
privilege OF meeting him here last
year as a genial landlord of the old
school.
A. B. Colby and Charles Freeto
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Colby in East Lyndon.
Clyde Gibson was in st. Johnsbury
Thursday and Friday evenings with
Mr.. Darling's auto tuck to convey
the Lyndonville teachers home after
the evening session of meetings at
the teachers convention.
The Ladies Aid met at Miles Bal
ley's last Wednesday to sew. Dinner
was served to FL and a good many
useful things we're made.
Mrs. A. B. Colby has been spending
several days in Lyndonville and st.
Johnsbury.
Mrs. jessie Brown, who has been
spending several weeks with her SIS
ter, MS. Florence Freeto, went to
Plymouth Wednesday, where she will
visit friends for a while before re-
turning to her sons home in Farm
ington, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Petty of Lyn-
donville were Sunday visitors at Is
aiah Mathews.
Mrs. Bert Sherburn has been i'll
and confined to the house for several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Holloway and Mr..
and Mrs Fred Whitehill of st. Johns
bury were visitors at H. d. Webster's
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Philo Lang, Miss Ma
bel Walter and Freeman Lang took
an auto trip to the White Mountains
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Webster, Mrs.
Grace Cole and Miss Marion Walter
visited in St. Johnsbury Wednesday. |
Mr. and Mrs Frank Davis visited |
Mrs Davis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Hall in Lyndon Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Kicker and |
son of Groton were the guests of Mr.. |
and Mrs. F. E. Temple last week.
Miss Annie Belden, who has been |
spending two weeks vacation with her |
mother, Mrs. Mary Belden, returned /
Sunday to her work at the Institute |
for Feeble Minded at Laconia, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. ellison went to
r. L., Friday where they |
will spend several weeks with Mrs.
Gilson's parents. They will also Wis
it Boston and Manchester before re-
turning home.
Mrs Clara Chaplin of Concord has
come to spend several weeks with her
nephew and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E.
Temple.
c. E. Harris, May Harris and
Perly Harris went to Derby Monday
to attend the golden wedding ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Niles.
The Willing Workers will meet
with Mrs. Ira Hunter this Wednes-
day. A chicken pie dinner will be
served.
DR.. and Mrs. F. E. Farmer and Mr.
and Mrs. R. w Simonds of st. Johns
bury were visitors at Fred Farmers
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Asselin, Miss
Nash and Mr.. Mayo of st. Johnsbury
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kelley Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Foster of Newport is
spending several weeks with her son,
Charles Foster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Prescott of
Lyndon Center were guests of Mrs.
Mary Belden Wednesday.
A Halloween social and supper
will be held at H. d. Webster's. More
particulars next week.
Mrs John Kelley is spending a
week in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Jesseman and
.wo daughters and Elmer Curwin of {
Littleton, N. H., we're guests of Mr.. .
md Mrs. B. w. Streeter the first of {
he week.
Rev. J. ]. Hutchinson of Lyndon
lille will be here Thursday evening