The Press., 1917-05-17

Rev. and Mrs. Phillip H. Oliffor
 and family of Brooklyn, N. r., hay
 come to their summer home. Rev
 MT. Clifford returned to his church i
 Brooklyn, but the family will remain
 Dr. Samuel Simpson and Lewis B
 Price were appointed by the Congre gational church as delegates to tn
 third annual meeting ot the Tollant County association which is to he helt in the Congregational church. somers vile, May go.
 A patriotic meeting of the resident of Holland was held in the town hal Wednesday evening of last week. Tn, first address of the evening was giveI by Hon. Charles Phelps of Rockville on "Our National Duty" Ht portrayed ill vivid manner the duty o1 the individual. W. L. Salter of the Connecticut agricultural college spoke in an interesting manner on "The Food Situation.'' He urged one and all to put in more crops, especially corn and beans and in this way come nearer to taking care of their owu needs. Hon. B. E. Fuller introduced each speaker in his witty manner. The meeting was well attended and one long to be remembered.
 Death of Ira Dimock.
 Ira Dimock, 90 years old, for many years manufacturer of extensive interests, died at 10. 45 o'clock Thurs day evening at his home, No. 744 Pennington avenue, Hartford, after an illness of more than a month. His death followed that of his wife by less than ten days. He was born in Holland, January 15, 1927, when the old shire town was rambling, sleepy country village. He was a son of Otis Dimock, who took the family when the son was 8 years old to South Wilmington, where the father entered the spool cotton business. At 15 the boy went out into the world to seek his fortune He walked across the country to Rockville and worked there in a mill, tending carding machines, for which he received $6 a month 'and found.' ' He was full of energy, ambition and adventure and he soon removed to Northampton, Mass. there to enter 8 machine shop, which his brother Lucius and he later operated, the two subsequently, em. ploying lad named George A. Fair field, who later came to Hartford and became president of the Hartford Machine Screw Co., and held several high political and civic offices. In 1853 MT. Dimock and Dwight Camp bell bought the silk mill which George and Albert Conant were run ming in Mansfield, A year later MT. Campbell sold. The mill was operated for time at a disadvantage, but MT. Dimock was full of resource and courage and he weathered even the disastrous panic of 1857. In short time MT. Dimock took over the management of the Nonotock silk mill, to which for many years he gave the full activity of his mind and the energy and drive of his ambition He became president of the company operating the mill and held the office at his death. In 1877 he went to Hartford. He married and had 8 daughter and two sons, Irving, who died in 1898, serving in the war with Spain, and Stanley K. who is secretary and treasurer of the Allen manufactur. ing company of Hartford. The funeral was held at 9 30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at his home, Rev. Edmund o. Thomas, rector of St. James church, officiating. The burial was in Cedar Hill cemetery, Hartford.
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