Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1869-02-02
Ucs'on ia 81. I'D ms.
HIS ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE.

! The announcement that Edward Pay
son Weston, the Walkist," would
reach st. Adams Mt 9 o'clock, p. m, on
Monday, created quite q sensation in
our village. Long before that hour
crowds of men and boys, of all ages, as
sembled i'm and about the American
House, where it was understood he was
to remain over night. Nine o'clock
arrived but Weston did not make his
appearance, although it was frequently
given out that "he's coming he's
here One individual procured red
lantern and marching from the South,
was taken for the veritable walkist.'
/ Various other jokes were perpetrated,
which caused much merriment. AT
about half fast ten, parties who had
gone two or three miles out to meet
Weston, returned and reported tina he
would reach the hotel in Il few minutes.
At 10 minutes to II o'clock, he arrived,
amid the cheers of the large gathering
of people. With the aid of some of our
police, he olbowed himself through the
crowd and entered the hotel. Calls be-
ing made for him, he appeared on the
piazza and bowed his acknowledge
ments. In reply to calls for Il speech
he said, it would be time niugh to
make a speech when he had won. He
thanked his many listeners for their
congratulations, said he had walked 81
miles that day, was tired and needed
rest, ard retired.
Weston was accompanied by Mr.. Geo.
III. Warren, his Treasurer; Daniel Pal
mer, agent Cassus Morey, of the n.
Field and Farm; and Hiram Totten,
assistant. These gentlemen rode in q
large covered wagon, a few feet behind
Weston. TO this wagon is attached n
Prescott and Gage odometer, by which
the distance walked may be measured.
On arriving at st. Adams it was deter
mined, owing to the condition of the
roads, to ship the wagon by cars to Og-
densburgh, and take the certificates OF
postmasters along the route as to the
distance walked, the above named gen.
tlemen taking passage from st. Albans
i'll ileighs furnished by Messrs Gilmore
and Brainerd. From conversation
held with Weston, we leara that the
roads in this direction are in worse CON
dition than he expected. In answer
to the question if he felt confident O
accomplishing the feat he had under
, taken, he sad it was impossible to tell
t He, however, was not at all discouraged
. and has not the remOtest idea of givin.
up the undertaking. Weston left Bur
, lingtOn at Is minutes past ten O'Clock
and arrived in Checkerbury in tim,
for supp r. Hc would have reached st
Adams one hour Ormore earlier, had tn,
; wagon not stopped for repairs between
Chcckerbury and Georgia. AS it is
D we think he did very well under tn
circumstances.
Weston is n light built man and viii
weighs one hundred and twenty-si,
pounds, having gained one pound sine
, he left Bangor. He was dressed in
military suit, his jacket was trimme,
with gold braid, his cap bore whit
< feather, and his feet were enc ased in
pair of long boots. When we saw hin
walking two or three miles from tn
d village he walked with swaggerin
n motion with little care, it would seem
for looks but when he approached tn
hotel he carried himself more erect, an,
had more sprightly gait. He uses
we are told, no intoxicating liquors
but has an excellent appetite for eatable
IL which he is quite sure to satisfy if h
has opportunity.
The "Walkist" expected to resum
= his journey at half past seven O'cloc
this (Tuesday) morning, but for som
reason he did not leave until 10 o'clocl
" The crowd was on hand and followe
( him quite a distance, Justly cheerin
i HIM as he passed along He eXpecte
u when he left to reach Chateaugay,
!, ", distance of sixty-tive miles, some
II time tonight, touching at Swanto
&c Falls, A lburgh, Rouse's Point, Cham
Al plain, Mooer's, Mooer's Centre, Mooer
~ Station, Ellenburgh and Ellenburg
- Centre.
:. Weston is endeavoring to carry out
80 proposition made last October by Co
Dan. Rice, of Philadelphia, which
substantially as follows. He is to wal
81, from Bangor, Me-, 10 ST. Paul, MINES
OF ia, thence to New York City, distan'
AZ of 5000 miles in 100 days, including
III Sundays, when he must rest, makir
le an average, Of IS miles per day that
IL walks. Weston is neither to lay al