The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-23
BACK HOME AGAIN.
Young yenner Says He Accepted Auto
Ride to Essex Junction.

Mystery surrounding the disappear
anee of Orlando Venner, l3-year-old sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas g. Nenner of q
Warren street, who left home Wednes
day morning, ostensibly bound for q
berry field near Dodge's crossing on the
Montpelier road, was cleared up at $3.50
o'clock last night when the lad returned
home after an absence OF nearly two
days in the course Of which his parents
and friends were not able to get so much
as working clue as TO his whereabouts.
Young Venner's story has many strange
features, but in some details it is cor
Federated by Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Martin
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry McAllister, who
picked the little fellow up near Essex
Junction while they were motoring home
from a trip through the islands OF Lake
Champlain last evening.
After bidding his mother goodbye in
the dooryard OF their home Wednesday
morning Venner says he struck out for
the berry patch and was presently swing
ing along the highway on upper North
Main street. A few rods north OF Jones
Bros granite plant, a motorist overlook
him, stopped his car and asked the lad If
he would like to accompany him to Es-
sex junction. That Unknown pleasure
ground for train travellers might have
been only few miles away for all he
knew of distances, Nenner admits, and
il transpires that he hoped aboard the
car and ere long even the berry patch,
which they soon passed, was rapidly re-
ceding from view. From the boys de-
scription of the car which carried him
away, the machine was evidently Ford
runabout. venner noticed New York
license plate on the rear but forgot to
get the number.
He declares that the man at the wheel
talked little. drove rapidly and seemed
bent on making the Junction town.
What few inquiries were made came
from the boy, who began to ply the man
with questions as they neared the end
of their s5-mile trip. Arriving in Essex
Junction, the Ford chauffeur headed d.
rectly for the Central Vermont station,
opened the door of his car and babe the !
to get out and wait for him |
on the platform. He said he was re.
turning TO Barre toward evening and |
would see the youngster safely home. |
Night drew on, but the expected ride |
didn't materialize for Nenner and after |
waiting long into the evening be sought
a temporary bunk in the waiting-room OF |
the station. Yesterday, as Nenner tells
his story, he explored the village and de-
,ided on several routes which might lead
lim home. only 10 give up one prsspec-
i've route whenever a new one opened up
lefore him.
The Nenner boy admits that be showed
.ome difiidence in asking questions while
n Essex junction and believes be would
lever have discovered for himself the
yay 90 Barre had IL not been for an ar
ow sign which he noticed on the out
kirts OF the village. II was a guide 10
Iotel Barre that set the youngster right
nd having determined to make q start
a the direction Of bis home town, he
hook the junction dust from his heels
lte yesterday afternoon.
He was a very weary and footsore lad
hen Mr.. Martins party passed him :
hree miles south Of Essex Junction. Mr..
iartin noticed the boy as the latter
COX the roadside when the car ap
reached. To others in the car he men
oned the fact that the lads face looked
lmiliar A half mile down the road
be party alighted for luncheon under q
rec near the highway. Soon the Ven.
r. boy came trudgiug along. lie did not
al the motor party, but Mr.. Martin
sked him II be had ever lived IN Barre. T.
18th the zee b.. ken. Nenner appears 30
ave grown communicative, for be was
resently telling bis story and snnounc-
e his purpose % keep up his Edward
ayson Walker gait until be was safely
tx On Warren street. For the first
me since BE- realized his mistake in
seruting q ride "Wednesday morning.
euner ssys. thinrs were locking up
2 hirn when Mr.. Martin told him -
Z into bis zata. Having JOINED TIE
wrists in partskine Of TIE luneh. Ven
y said hs felt infinitely better than
ben h. bad his Last meal ufider an nTrle
ss. Pressed 81 - hUH - had suhsist-
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