Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-01-04
Vermont News.

Samuel Moves, of Whcelock, who
with his wife, were living at E. b
Hammond's, in the north part of the
town. started on Monday of last
week. about l o'clock, A. NJ, to go, "a
he said, about four miles, where he
used to live. He did not return on
that or the following day. nor was he
found till Wednesday; but no anx-
ietv was felt for him, either by his
wife or Mr.. Hammond's family, as ne
had been in the habit of travelling
back and forth. Wednesday morning
A. Allen went up to his farm. IN the
buildings Of which no one lived, on
the road to which Allen discovered !
curious looking tracks, with occasion |
al spots of blood, which led him to
follow; soon he found NoyeS, just
over the fence near the road nearly
dead. His hands, feet, and Other
portions Of his body were frozen Stlit.
fIe was taken by Allen and carried to
: Hammond's, when medical aid was
sent for, and all measures taken toI
: restore him, which proved mayailng
: He died the following Saturday night.
! 1t appears that he took dinner at
: Mr.. Wards, about half a mile from
+ where he started on Monday; went
on, but came back there towards night
| and was advised bv Mr.. Ward to 60
! home, who directed him which way to
/ 90: butt appears by his tracks that
2 he went up to the Allen buildings, and
y it is supposed he slept in the barn on
c Monday night, where he was all day
! Tuesday; where be slept Tuesday
: night is not certainly known. 1t i
n supposed by some that he lay out up
t on Tuesday night, so that he was out
e in the cold Monday night, all day
O Tuesday, Tuesday night and We'd
n nesdav. until found as above related.
: His pants were down and dragging
= about his feet. which made the singn
i lar track that arrested the attention
e of Mr.. Allen. and led to his discovery.
o No suspicion of foul play is enter
c tanned. as learn. MI. Moves, for a
Of year or more. has shown evidences o.
O. insanity. or idiocy and was about ~
IS years Of are. 1t is probable thai
le when he started from Wards tot
10 home he mis- sed the way, and went to
ne Aliens uninhabilcd buildings, ana
G from there wandered around, be
ne numbed with cold, till he lay down il
f. the place where found. While on tho
Is Allen farm he was in plain sight O.
is several buildings, and within 200 rod:
Of home.-Lyadoa Uuio9.
H. ARREST OF A FORGER.-The Bur
~ lington Times Of Saturday morning
y gives the following particulars OF th'
l. operations OF a Young forger in PhiIa
-, delphia. and his final arrest in tina
h city. Samuel Martin. a bright yOun!
j. man about 20 years OF age, employee
~ by the firm Of Dunlap IL Co, DIR.
ot goods merchants, Of Philadelphia
M about the middle OF November last
NJ forged a bank check for 81 1872 an
h. fed to Canada with the proceeds
~ Officer Geo II. Smith Of the Phil;
a. delphia Detective Police, was immcd
II. ately put upon his track, and aitc
bo searching for him in other portions {
iii the country. followed him to Nontrca
~. where he had been having gay an
Lo festive" time. On Tuesday night 4
nd tracked him to this city, and iouu
\. that he had engaged board with N
bt IIeman Nickcry, on Pearl street.
.an Officer Smith, then in company Wit
!. constable L. A. Drew, made a vigo
IL Gus inspection of Burlington for Sc
eos eral hours, when they found ii
N lvOung tOrgcr driving one Of Laduke
Lii first class "turn-Outs" showing som
to of the young bucks" OF this city Tho
IN they sportcd" in Montreal. The of
u GERS waited until he had his team pr
in up and paid for, when they invite
mi him to return to the city Of "brotherl
Ia love" Martin surrendered himse
very gracefully and owned up h
roo gUiIt-deliNering to the officer a sma
H. BAG OF gold and silver coin. amountm
no. to about 500, and about $500
81 n national currency. lie was tak(
IN. South Wednesday evening, constab
Of Drew accompanying him as far
: Rutland.
'ac- 4 CURIOUS CIRCUMsTANCE.-S0r
VII twenty-five years ago Mr.. j. Y. HUI
the Of this place, was serving in the &c
esS nan army. and had for a comra,
TO one Evcrly. The latter left the s.
Inc vice first; and from that time IN
'eo- one day last week the twain had nov
7cu- net, when EVERY happened to be
nj Bennington, and glancing across Ma
OF street saw. the SIGN j. V. Hupf," al
ill., thought he would just step in, thin
, OF ing perchance a relative or acquaiI
.ht lncc of the soldier boy Hupf he on
.lon trilled and stood on picket wi
lel' night be residing there. Enterij
Its he said: Il once served with Il s.
l.h Tier named Hupt addressing hi
pm self. all unknowmgly, to his old co
loI- rade, who at once cxcIaimed-"yc
CIV name is EVERY" Thus, after a 81
cca- aration of a quarter of century, pa
'oh, ing on the tented field in the "fad
'yal land" as gay soldier boys" they II
sPiy again as men, under the everlasti
or shadow Of the grand old Green MOI
'loh tains of Vermont: and time has co
MS menced to weave his silvery web
RUE their hair. Little indeed did til
'eSl- imagine when they shook hands a
'ose said good bye in the buoyancy
ses' youth, under the serene blue of
German SKY. that they shonld 10