The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-15
OLNEYVlLLE.
A Nan Who Is Missed and Much
Sought After.
Mysterious Fire Causes Comment---O,her
Local Happenings.
TIE NEWS EuREAu, oLNryvIrrr.

No. Hartford Avenue.
In the fall OF 1884 a man representing
himself as S. @. Glnner, president of the
Anglo-American Loan and Savings Com
pany OF Toronto. Canada, with an Office
at 335 Westminster street. appeared in
Olneyville soliciting local tradesmen and
residents to purchase stock in his COM
pany. He had two kinds, ,one installment
stock and the other "paid up"
lie sold some paid up stock and Mt least
one stock kholder who invested $40 two
years ago, would be glad TO have his
shnres redeemed at any price. III is
understood that local agent who was
engaged to solicit share takers secured n
mum Der of purchasers and with his per-
sonal investment IL is claimed $500 was
paid into the concern by this one agent.
The president has now removed from
the State and his wherea bouts are un-
known, although he Is missed and much
sought after by number OF interested
persons hereabouts.
MYSTERIOUS FIRE.
Shortly before 9 o'clock Sunday morn
ing fire was discovered III the hat store
OF j. Rockford, at 1882 Westminster
street, near Olnevville square. Citizens
passing first saw the blaze and gave the
Sergeant White, who was standing near
box 73 and rung in call. Wnen the de-
partment arrived the place was one cloud
OF smoke The fire was burning chiefly
in the rear room, and appeared to have
smoldered some time before Ii broke out
to be noticoab BILE from the street. IL took
but few moments TO check the flames,
but the stock was ruIned by water ana
smoke. Rockford recently moved his
residence from Elbow street TO Fountain
street, and the police had some difficulty
in locating him, as he had not given
them his new address. About o'clock
he was found and visited the scene. lie
stated that there was but little insurance,
but he old not state the amount.
Several theories are given as TO how the
fire originated. Some say matches and
mice. The building was but slightly
damaged. The room above the store is
occupied as pool room which was filled
with smoke, causing the walls to 5lacSen.
This Is the first fire the department has
been called to In the business section in
some time. The building where the fire
occurred and adjoining are wooden struc-
lures. and fire once under headwny at
this point would make asgreat sweep in all
probability before II could be checked.
NEWS ABOUT TOWN.
Policeman Dovine OF the Sixth station
Is away on short vacation.
Civil cases occupied the attention OF
the Eighth District Court this morning.
Miss Whillin's class at the Broadway
Sunday School give a lawn party at the
residence OF Is. Flank Hopkins on Bar
row street Wednesday evening.
IL. q. Gorton. the new highway COM
missioner in district No. ]. is engaged in
filling the recent washout on Eddy street.
Flower thieves picked peonies from
yard at the corner OF Mills aud plainfield
street Saturday night.
Mr.. Story OF Brown University supplied
the pElpit "a the Broadway Church yester-
day afternoon.
John Conroy was arrested this morning
on warrant charging him with NAM
tanning n liquor nuisance on Turner
Two hundred and ninety-ono persons
attended the broadway sunday school
yesterday despite the rain.
This morning $500 was paid out Of thu city
treasury TO laborers at Roger williams and