The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-17
LADY MINSTRELS,


given by thirty young ladies of Brad
ford, under the direction of Miss Topsy
Wayback at Village Hall, Tuesday
evening, was "roaring success" both
artistica]ly and financially, and will
easily add seventy dollars to the book
fund of the public library The hall
was crowded with a fashionable and
appreciative audience, the millinery of
the latter, although very pretty was
"not in il" in attractiveness when com.
pared to the head gear of the "coons"
participating in the cake walk, that
brought the "show" of Black America
to a triumphant close. Several Dart
mouth students were interested spec
tators and conducted themselves with
decorum. Wells River. Newbury. Ha
verhill, Piermont, Fairlee and North
Thetford sent delegations all of whom
were highly entertained.
We fully realize that it is dangerous
to particularize on the solo perform
ances as "cullud individuals" are some.
times known to carry razor in their
boot, which we have no disposition to
encounter. The first part opened with
vigor, the grouping and costumes pre-
sented pretty scene. The grand med
ley was feature that Immediately set
the audience in good humor. The
bones and tambos, four in number,
were greatly in evidence with their
funny sayings, and we were pleased to
notice that several of their Jokes were
devoid of badness and were not
graced with whiskers, it going to show
that they were fresher than the article
usually sprung on long suffering race.
The Colored 400, by the company was
well done and greatly enjoyed. We
cannot pass without saying that the
Pickaninnies (three little Ford sisters)
in "The Alabama Coons" were i'm.
mense, and rybody immediatel,
voted them the cutest of all. The shit"
of the evening was the great takeoff on
the local military band, the gyrations
of the leader and the reverberations Of
the members on various instruments
of torture kept the audience convulsed
The vocal numbers, reeitations
stump speeches and in fact everything
on the program was credilably exc
cuted and&he audiences was exceeding
ly liberal in its applause. The entire
arrangements were admirably planned
and carried out with harmony and en-
thusiasm bv all who participated Mrs
Gertrude Jones Mckenzie presided at
the piano with her usual grace, and
added materially to its success. Miss
Mary Ellen Jones, (Topsy Wayback)
has managed the entire enterprise and
too much credit cannot be given her
for the great amount of work put in it
ever to the minutest detail. We hope
something similar will be given the
public again at no distant day,
DR.. Bildad Andross, the great
grandfather of of Coz. D. X Andross,
and one of the first physicians in town,
was a very active and influential
man. He was loyal and true to his
of right, and had much to
do with shaping the affairs in the ear
ly history of the town and state. In
July, 1866, he was appointed Justice
of the Peace, for the whole of the
New Hampshire grants that were in
cuded in the county of Albany. He
was one of the nine members that
formed the first Congregational
Church of the east parish of West
minister in June, 1867. In 1774 he
came 10 Mooretown (now Bradford)
and bought farm of Ebenezer Mar
tin on the lower plain, about mile
south of the village, the place now
owned by Hon j. w. Bliss. DIR.
Andross was member of the court
which was in session st Westminster
on the l4th of March 1775, and eigned
the "Statement of Facts" which was
sent out by the Judge and justices of
the court, in regard TO the massacre
that occurred there ON the 18th, when
William French was cruelty murdered
and several others seriously injured,
by the emissaries of King George the
Third.
In May 1775, he was elected over
seer of the poor; in 1776, he was one
of the selectmen, one of the Committee
of Safety, committee TO punish crimi-
mails, and a committee to lav nut roads
On Nav 18th 1777 he was elected
moderator, supervisor, selectman and
one of the Committee of Safety. The
29th of the same month. he and Ben
iamin Baldwin were elected delegates
TO convention TO be held at Wind
sor, to form constitut ion for the
new state. They were very promi-
nent members, and it was at this con.
vention that the name New Connecti-
cut, which had been adopted, in the
preamble to the States Declaration of
Independence. at Westminster Janu-
ary 18th. 1777 was changed to
Vermont. In 1887, DIR. Andross was
the representative to the new state.
His wife was Mary Stebbins, an
aunt of DR. Arad Stebbins. Their
were Naomi, Lucy, Cynthia.
Mary, Levi and John. Mrs. Andross
died in April, 177S, and the DIR. died
in April 1902.
save $50 to 500 worth of clothes q
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