Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-21
COMMUNITY MINSTRELS.

COMMUNITY MINSTRELS.
The Community Minstrels played to
crowded house Friday evening and
did themselves proud. This was To-
cal talent entertainment and much
time had been taken in it's prepara-
ton. The first part Of the enter
tainment consisted of the end-man
jokes, songs, etc., of the minstrels,
with R. E. Davis as Mister Johnsing.
Four of the circle in fancy colored
costumes, played tambourines and
bones. Mister Johnsing was resplen-
dent in lilac and the others in white
with huge red ties and buttonhole
bouquets. This was followed by songs
Ford, ''Chet" Parker, Freeman Bean,
George Wilson, Paul Parker and C.
K. Drew. George Drew gave a song
and dance; Ford and Parker, Parker
as Nancy, gave a duet and as an en-
core sang, "They are fighting on the
Nile, they are fighting all the WHILE"
in which the second verse is just like
the first, and the third like the second
and the last like the first. George Will
son sang, Garry Me Backto Old Vir-
ginia," and personated the part Uzz
Cameron in hobo costume gave an
grafton which was $50 and more So"
pecially fine as Mr. Wells has a fine
voice, we'll trained. Part second con-
sisted Of a one-act drama, "Down in
Dixie The plot being the heavily
mortgaged plantation of Fitzhugh
Morgan, Roy Davis. The homecom-
ing Of the son, Gordon, G. L. Wells.
from college, with three chums, f. L.
Alexander, Alton Marsh and Paul
Parker. The money lender, aptly
represented by Uzz Cameron, planta-
ton negroes, g wandering Jew and
his Yankee pal. A beautiful feature
Of this play was the calling for Old
Black Joe, an aged and bent negro by
young Gordon and his answer in the
distance in the words and music of the
old song, I'm coming" nearer and
nearer until he appears on the stage
also his remembering the hidden gold
Of Fitzhugh's father, hidden at the
time Of the Civil war, which now is
found and pays eff the mortgage.
Al sang Dixie" and closed with
"The Star-Spangled Banner" with
the audience on their feet and Joining
in the singing, while the flag waved
~~.~ - ~t1~a 4 / -'7~h q TIE as
th-s the o.d flag grips the heart and
there were wet eyes among those who
sang. The evening closed with a box
supper ana promenade.
WEST GLOVER
Mr.. and Mrs. Skinner are quite sick.
Orrin LaFont has returned from
Connecticut.
Mrs. S. T. Vance does not appear
to De gaining.
Glenna Huntington is working for
Mrs. S. T. Vance.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cameron Wis
tied at A. II. Beach's last week.
Vernon Ticehurst Of St. Johnsbury
was 2 business visitor in town last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Drumming
and daughter, visited her parents on
Sunday.
Mrs. S. N. Clark was at the home
of P. II. Skinner Friday helping to
care for the sick
Her many friends are glad to see
Mrs. Hastings at church again after
her long illness.
Mrs. Lizzie Cameron is sick at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Carl Dwi-
nell, OF Orleans.
Raymond Skinner is at the home of
his parents, who are sick with the
grip, looking after their needs.
The annual meeting and election of
the Ladies' Aid society will be held
with Mrs. w. A. Scott Wednesday.
S. T. Vance was called to Sugar
Hill, N. H., Saturday by the death of
his brother-in-law, Byron Jessamine.