The Press., 1911-05-10
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

GUS nunureu.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.
 Mrs. Ferguson of Providence is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. John T. Yare.
 Arthur J. Taylor and Henry Hem- snway were at Storrs college over Sunday.
 The aqueduct company is to extend their water pipes to She Stafford country clubhouse.
 A. l. Mitchell of the Warren Woolen company will sail for a visit to Scotland the 2Oth.
 A. J. squires of willimantic, a former resident, was in town the first of the week on fishing trip.
 Lynch's orchestra has been engaged for she 2Oth for dance to be given by the ladies of the German club.
 Patrick Ash cut his hand quite bad ly while ohopping wood yesterday, and is temporarily incapaoitated for his duties as a fireman.
 Arrangements for Memorial day are not yet fully completed The Staf- ford oornet band will furnish music for the afternoon. In all probability the trips to the various cemeteries will be made by automc bile this year instead of busses.
 A forest fire, which started near the Babcook bridge, burned over about 300 acres Monday. stopping at the Tol. land road. At times it had a very threatening appearance. For the amount of territory burned over not much damage was done, as the same territory has been burned over within a few years. A large number of men were fighting 1t all the afternoon and evening. Some fences were burned, which Is perhaps the most serious item | of the damage. An alarm was rung In the afternoon, when the fire was near the houses on Holland avenue.
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 A host of arquaintances and many friends locally were deeply grieved to hear of the death of Miss Jennie Lawlor, which took place at her home April 28th at East Douglas, Mass. Intimates had received so many re- ports which seemed favorable they were led to believe that Miss Lawlor | was fast regaining her impaired health. The announcement of her death was deepened by the general knowledge that she was on her way to complete recovery. Miss Lawlor was probably best known as one of the teachers in the local public school. Every one whose business 1t was to keep In touch with her work agrees that 1t was efficiently performed and thas her resignation created a grave loss. She was one who never worked exclusively on Q salary basis, for to her teaching was 8 grave duty which she realized, if such is possible, too seriously. Her efforts were not con. fined Go ths hours of session, but out of school her work received an at tention and care that was almost soru- puIous in its nature. No day saw it's tasks done which she had not waited on with engrossing diligence, al. thought the matter was as familiar to her as the letters of the alphabet She had caught up all the delicaoy and the gravity of her profession from her religion, which has ever looked upon the education of the child not 90 much as a profession as a work of love and a labor that borders on the divine. She brought into the class room a strong conviction that nothing was trifling in her chosen field. and the marked fidelity with which she greeted her task easily explains her great success. Miss Lawlor was the soul of courtesy to all, but she loved her friends with an exceptional loy- Alty. She had none of the light in- Btinots which crave for popularity in the worldly and ignoble sense. Her soul had too much dignity, was too filled with thoughts of her daily duties to waste her gifts or to saori. foe them for cheap wide acquaint- Ance. Some might have judged her As they would the far-away mountain peak wrapped in chilly snows, to be looked upon and even admired buk im- possible of approach A distant view was just the proper angle to miss her character. God hides his gold in the recesses of the hills. and the pearl is of great price simply because it is not a common product They reaped An inheritance of excellence who were admitted to her heart. The verdict of the inner circle is that Miss Lawlor .feasted daily on the beauty of the soul, whence she plucksd the rare flower of absolute fidelity to God and earthly friends and planted 1t firmly in her will. The large measure of sorrow which has been the portion of her relatives in East Douglass is shared by many friends in Stafford, who will long remember Miss Lawlor for the excellent lessons which her beautiful life has taught them.