Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-11-07

the hall The honorary committee having
the arrangements in charge, have been named
as follows
Hon j. NJ. Tyler Dr. Jos Draper. Dr
Geo j. Gale, Col j. j. Estey. Geo j
Brooks. Geo S. Dowley. n. F. Cabot. C. n
Davenport. j.. S. Ptatt o. j. Esterbrook
K Field, Esq. Hon. i. d Harris Hon. /
Holbrook. F. W. Brooks J. W. Frost Ur
Henry Tucker, g. A. Boyden F. starr Hen.
~ Campbell i. n. Chamberlu, Hon x
Tyler Capt r. W Clark. Dr. H D. Holto1
Dr. W Il Rockwell, Col S. NJ. Waite Col
/ K Fuller W. 7 Richardson. T. j b
Cudworth Gen W W. Lynde. Alonzo Star.
key. L. c. Greasy, Geo. H. Clark, Col !.
Goodhue.
The committee OF the evening are Co.
Geo W Hooker. n. l. Hawley. H. 7 Brooks
II. r. Lawrence V. o. Jones. Geo S. Pra,
Fred W Walker H. c Willard, Col {. Saw
yer c. r. Stevens W II. Chids, O. A. Mar.
shall, L. K Willis, L. W. Frink
The Brattleboro orchestra will furnish rnu-
sic. and L. l. Cooper will provide supper IL
the commOdious waiting rooms Oh tic second
floor.
NAv1GAT1NG THE CONNECTICUT.
Capt Paul Boytons days work last
Thursday was the passage Of the Bellows
Pals rapids, which dangerous feat be accom-
plished safely and then went back to his no.
tel and took needed rest until half-past
Friday morning when he again took to the
water en- route for BrattleDoro, and expect.
ing 10 reach here about O'Clock D. Ii For
the first few miles be made good progress
but soon after passing Westminster the strong
south wind struck him and the rest Of hi.
way was slow and laborious, so that il was
half past when he finally came padding
down and landed near the toll bridge Three
or four Brattleboro boats met him as far up
as the West Chesterfield ferry and accom-
panied him down. Some hundreds Of PEG
pie were watching for him along the railroad
track up to the West River bridge or beyond
and hundreds more were watching near tn
bridge 10 see him land. His attendant aud
two Boston newspaper men were IL READINGS.
with barouche which the Captain entered
and was driven to the Brooks House, the
Brattleboro brass band leading the way The
crowd clamored for another sight Of hin.
and AZ soon as he could divest himself Of biz
rubber suit and wIappings he appeared OIL
the balcony and said few words OF thanks
for the warm reception accorded hin DuT-
ing the evening numerous citizens called NJ
on the famous navigator al his room. and be-
! fore retiring for the night be went down into
tie hotel office and gave all who desired
/ chance 10 shake hands and convers. with
him Immediately after breakfast SATURDAY
morning lie again donned his rubber armor
and az o'clock entered the water IL the
presence Of large crowd and set out for
Turner's Fall- which place he reached Satur-
/ day night Sunday he reached Northampton
and Monday night he spent IL Springfield
leaving that city Tuesday with the intention
I Of SO timing the rest Of his voyage dr. TO reach
/ the Sound on saturday
Those who called upon Capt Boyton at
I the Brooks House last Friday evening found
/ hiln d solid. wel,-built man Of middle age
! VINO talked modestly and inteligenty Of his
novel travels 10y water al home and abroad
| which have covered distance IL al Of not
/ less than 10 900 miles. He has suffered more
from cold during his passage down the Con
necticut than OIL almost any previous voyage,
I a-d with the exception nf certain rapids OIL
Il river IL Spain. the Bellows Pals rapids are
! the worst he has ever attempted The Cap
tain gave an amusing description Of his re-
| ceptiou by the natives above Wells River
| but said that as soon as he struck the region
OF railroads and telegraphs be found the PEG
/ pie hospItable as could be wished The
one inevitable question which be had been
asked until it had become somewhat monot-
onous was, Aren't you cold ?" In speak
| ing Of his famous swim across the English
| Channel. Capt. Boyton put this trip down Be-
/ among the least dangerous Of his Rchiey-
meuts, because there boats were IL waiting
/ to pick him up at any moment be might de
! sire ont his passage through the straits Of
! Gibraltar lie thought was Il different affair
! There the violent and adverse currents sud
/ denly swept his attendant boat ont Of sight
/ and after being two days alone in the water
/ beneath a burning sun, he finally crawl=d out
/ upon the coast Of Africa more dead than alive
/ the astonished people fleeing from him as
/ from a monster. Capt Boyton was born IL
! Pittsburgh Pa, and is Of Irish extraction
/ The sale of his Ife-ssying dress amounts TO
! nothing, pecuniarily, and he makes his mon
/ ey from the exhibitions which he gives at
/ seaside resorts. He has an engagement Of
! 80 days during the coming winter a, San
Francisco. at $50 per day, and one Of GO
| days at one Of the beaches near Boston for
/ next summer, AT like price
CITIZENS LECTURE COURSE
The executive committee and their asso-
ciates met on Tuesday evening ana completed
/ their arrangements for the Citizens Lecture
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| ing Of the chairman, Or. Geo F Gale and
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