The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-11-14

His Long Walk FROM E0ft1nnui 70
l I,-se.t - GhleaGOs ts -fi5tj \
The Time Table and Route laid out
sfs for his Attempted Feat, s. -
The readers OF the he1NTRLLI9RNcER are
aware that Weston, the pedestrian, is
nowea Tottteifor Chicago from Port
land, Maine. His agreement Is to walk
to4the former place for u wager of
SIC, 900 In one month, leaving Portland
at noon, October 29th, and reaching
Chicago on the 18th of this month. He
is not allowed to do any walking be-
tween u m. of any Saturday night and
u M. of any Sunday night.
The following are the terms of the
wager and agreement, entered into. be-
fore starting from Portland:
witnesses-In behalf of George x.
Goodwin, John Grindell, trainer; Ed
ward Ingalls,, confidential agent, driver
of each conveyance. In behalf Of T. F.
Wilcox; Benjamin NJ Curtis, John T.
Laphen, strangers appointed by post.
masters. i'i-.si -.
Il, George K. Goodwin. of New York
city, d o wager and bet the sum OF ten
thousand dollars $50. .000l In United
States currency with 7. r. Wilcox, Of
New York city, that Edward Payson
Weston, late RESIDENT of Boston,
Mass, and aged but uttwenty.eight yearS,
can and will walk from Portland, Me-,
to Chicago, H., and make fair and
honest walk, TO the distance of twelve
hundred statute miles, of seventeen
hundred and twenty-eight yards each
and dwithout walking between the hours
oftwelye T. NJ on Saturday and twelve
p. M, on Sunday, making q deduction
Of four entire days. and leaving but
twenty-six secular days in which 70
walk the distance, the said T. F.WiI-
cox wagering $40, 900 that the said Wes-
ton cannot perform the feat, subject to
the following ga S45A S5J
O0ndltonS.-It ts agreed and UNDER
stood by the said Weston and the par
ties to this wager that the said Weston
is TO walk on what Is known as the
Post Road; and 1t is further agreed that
the said Weston Is to walk ono hundred
consecutive miles inside of twenty-four
consecutive hours as q part and por-
ton of this journey, the said Weston
being privileged to make five trials of
this feat on such days included in
the "thirty' as he may elect, should
he fail in the first attempt. And If,
after making the trial, five times, he
fails toswalks the said one hundred
miles inside of twenty. four consecu-
tive hours, even though he makes the
cago, Ill, in theispecifed time (thifty
con sAcutive days, then It Is agreed that
the said Weston and his hacker, the
said Goodwin, do forfeit sixteenth OF
this wager; and should the said WeSs'
ton fail TO make the distance on foot,
and does not arrive at Chicago, Ill, in
accordance with the time affixed 70 the
route. e.and. time table hereunto annexed,
then the said Weston and his backers
the said Goodwin, do lose and forfeit
the entire $40, ,0O0-the amount wagered.
It is hereby further agreed by the said
Weston and the parties 70 this wager
that the said Weston is 10 be aecom-
panied by two !sworn witnesses for
each side-malSing four parties-who
are to follow the said Weston in u con-
yeyance provided, and who are each In
turn to witness the said Weston, and to
make each and every statement under
oath as to the progress on foot Of the
said Weston. II at any time, or under
any circumstances, the said Weston en-
ters any vehicle, or mounts any
animal or conveyance, for the pur-
pose of riding, or does ride one loot
Of the distance to be walked, then,
this wager is forfeited against the said
Weston and his baekef: This viii in
no way with his conYenience.
on the Sabbath, as it is understood he
starts after 12 p. NJ. on Sunday from
the precise place at which he stops al
twelve p. NJ. on Saturday. If the said
Weston walks to make time on his
route between the hours OF twelve T.
NJ. on Saturday and twelve Z. NJ. on
Sunday, then he forfeits this wager
AGAINST himself and his backer. IL Is
agreed that the witnesses of this walk
shall heitrustWorthya and reliable men,
aud are responsible for each aud every
statement made after the said Weston
makes the start, until he arrives az
Chicago, Ill, orforfeits this wager! II
the said Weston successfully accom-
plishes this walk entire, in accordance
with this agreement, and IL be 50 sworn
to by the four witnesses, the backer OF
the said Weston shall have paid over TO
3him. the said Goodwin, ,immediately.o on
the safrfvaIof the said Weston at Chi
cago, ILL.,, the sum Of twenty thousand
stakeholder's hands. In pursuance or
and as surety of this wager. 1, George
K Goodwin, and i, 4. r. Wilcox have
deposited In the hands of Mr. y. u.
Elias. stakeholder, the sum of SIX
hundred dollars as forfeit; the
balance being nine thousand four
hundred dollars each. we each
eri6n' Monday. September 80. 1867, at
Ing TO appear forfeiis. It is agreed that
the s4fti Weston isg 10 make the start
.ffor, Portland, Me-, on a stated day.
betWeef the Lat and 18th day of octo-
ber, 1867, and failing make the start
In the specified time, then the SAID
Goodwin pays forfeit. - -
Signed the seventh day of August IN
the city1of New York. -
T. r. WILCOX. 4
signed in presence of Frank O. OlappS
Chas. w. Topping.
sEPrEarBEK 30.-At the final deposit
aof stakes, made this day, 1t was further
agreed between the parties TO this
wager and the said Weston lWho made
the rennest for an extension OF Two
weeks time, to change the date of start