Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-07

They sailed from New York en route for Cuba but were overhauled at Sandy Hook py D. S. revenue cutter and were brought back to New York While the party was being conducted up Whitehall street one of the guards, thinking MT. 0iInrniek to be boy from the Streets, ordered him to clear out, which the youth did. and thus escaped from tick lish situation. Soon after that experi- ence Mr. DiInInfek casae te Wiiiimantie and found work with Charles E. Carpen- ter 6 company. In the early part of 1S7a he went to Quincy, III, and there was relieved of his funds. Stfll ap and travel. nS' MT. Dimnaick Aeeured work aad drove prairie schooner out into NehfAsEa. where he worked at breaking prairie horses ana herding cattle. Hunting buff faie, then fine sport, took up some of | his time before his return to Connecticut with $2 to his name, plus lot of useful experience.
 He worked for while st the barbers trade with David Tucker and then went l to New York as shipping clerk for Sam. ael Randall, wholesaler Oh Cortland street, New York. Later he was i1f4ht clerk at Ffench's hotel, | building that stood where the entrance to Brooklyn bridge now stands. Leaving the hotel, he came to Willimantic and June B. 1878, married Miss Hattie L. Crane of Mans- field. daughter of Edmund and Minerva l.. Thompson Crane. Mrs. Dinnmick died in this city Aug. 21, 1sS5. Mir. Dimf1icE married second time. his wife being Martha Gray, daughter of John Gray, who survives him, as well as two daush. Eters by his first wife, Miss Hazei L. Dim. mick of Sarasota, Fla, and Miss hfAude Dinmick of Waterbury.
 Soon after his first marriage Mir. Dira- l mick entered business in South Coventry and later came back to Willimantic, lopenins barber shop in the c6fnniefciai hotel, now the Windham house At d later period he was clerk for Samuel E. Amidon. grocer, and later became | mem. Der of the firm. In 1893 he was elected town clerk an office which he held until 1SSS' when he was made postmaster. M..
 Dimmick cast hie- first vote for RutIier-
 ford B. Hayes and has always been a Istaunch republican In 1894 he was made
 member of the republican town coflifnits
 tee and was chairman at the time Of his fappeintFi1ent as postmaster. Mfr Dimnl4ek
 was a member of Eastern Star lodge,
 No. A, A. F. and A. M. and Natchaus
 ledge. NO. BE- K. of F., of Willirnantic
 Rev. Mr: Wright of Gales Ferry con-
 ducted the services held at the local
 Methodist Episcopal church Sunday. I Miss sAiicc Sullivan of New Haven spent the week end at the home of her
 mother, Mrs. J. M. Sullivan, Of Godfrey Istreet
 Agents of the Metropolitan Life Insuf-
 ancc company met in this city Saturday Iafternoon. Agents from Putnam, Dan ielson. Wauregan, DayvilIe, Stafford
 Springs and Willinantic attended.
 Mrs. Annette P. Conyers of Maiden,
 Mass, spoke at the meetings of the First ESpiritualist society Sunday There was a good attendance at the meetings
 There wAs large atteAaance at the
 Mems forum of the First Congregational
 church Sunday. when discussion took place Oh the question What Shall We Do
 oh SSunday? What About the Blue Laws
 The leaders were c. N. Burdick. Hudson
 Barrows, Frank M. Smith and NJ R, St
 John.
 Fuhefai serSiees for Michael SuIiIvxs
 were held Saturday morning at s.5V
 o'clock at his home off Chapman stfeet. 4 tsolemn requiem high mass at St. Joseoh's
 church at o'clock was celebrated b,
 Rev: John D. Clark. Rev. Joseph F. Ualel
 being deacon, and Rev. Joseph Desiaf
 sub-deacon. Rev. John 4. Sullivan |was master of ceremonies. There waS a iarg. attendance at the setviees. Mrs. Henr,
 Mathieu sang Pie Jesu at the offertorv and for waiting hymn Some Sweet Daj ! was sung by Mrs. Mattieu aid Mrs. A W. Turner The bearers were .JohY
 oRoarke, P. D. Dohohue, Edward M0ri : arty and William Kelley. At the gray, , in St. Joseph's cemetery Fathers Clark 1 Daley and Degnah read the eof11ynitta service. Killourey Brothers were ii thafEe of afFangernerts.