Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
FISHERS DISTRICT
Near Greenwood

(Near GreenWOOd)
Mrs. Lester Zott has been a pa.
tient the past three weeks in the
Milford Memorial Hospital, re-
ceiving treatment for infection oi
the kidneys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Lloyd and
son, of Wilmington, spent several
days the past week with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. e. Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Zott and
daughter, of Philadelphia, has been
spending a weeks vacation with
his brother and sisters here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dearman
spent the Labor Day holidays with
relatives and friends in Kannapo-
lis, Concord, Winston Salem and
Statesville, N. c.
Messrs. John Morris and Earl
O'Bier spent Thursday at Atlantic
City.
Several from this community at
tended the funeral services of Mrs.
Robert Salmons and her four chill
dren, who met their tragic death
instantly on Thursday, when the
car in which they were riding with
Mrs. Salmons' brother, William
Derrickson, was hit by fast
train. Funeral services, the larg-
est ever witnessed, were held on
Sunday afternoon at 200 P. M. at
Boyer's Funeral Home. The floral
offerings were immense. Three
special cars were used to carry the
flowers to the cemetery where the
little ones were laid to rest beside
their mother, who was 39 years
old; Louise, 10; Grace, s; Charles,
s; and Estella, 2. She leaves sur
viving, a husband, Robert Sal
mons; one daughter, Harriet, 21
years; Robert, Jr., IS; and Lester,
16, all at home; beside her mother
and father, Mr.. and Mrs. Derrick
son, of Harrington, and several
brothers and sister and other rela-
tives. Active pail bearers were
six small girls dressed in white to
bear the little ones to their last
resting place and six young friends
of the mother to pay their last tri-
butes of love and respect to them.
Services were conducted by Rev.
Hastings, of Church Hill, Nd, as
sisted by Rev. Jones, of Harring-
ton. Interments in Hollywood
Cemetery. The grief-stricken fam
lily have the sympathy of all.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Collision were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
L. Harmon and son, on Wednesday.
Mrs. John Morris, of Overlook,
Mrs. Winsor Morris, of Glenolden,
and Thomas Ellis, of Philadelphia,
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. P. Morris on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles HuBd, of |
New Castle, Mrs. Bertha Neaves, of
and John Dorman, of
were callers of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Rust and Mr.. and Mrs. S.
?. Collision on Saturday afternoon.
Charles West, of Philadelphia,
vas an overnight guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Rhodes and daughter
IN Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Russell and
laughter, of Wilmington, were the
,uests of Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Col
ison on Sunday afternoon.
Pete Slusher, of Floyd, Va, was
n overnight guest of his sister
nd brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
}. Morris and family, on Tuesday.
Mrs. John Lloyd and son, Mrs.
Rhodes and daughter and
Dorothy Humphrey were Milford
isitors on Friday. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stubbs, of
harrington, spent Tuesday evening
nth Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dear :
ian.
Little Vicki Zott, of Harrington,
pent Sunday with her grandpar- /
nts, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Zott. c
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Wiley and
awson Hewlett spent the week. $
nd with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Y
house, of Winston-Salem, N. C.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Tatman en- :
,rtained at a family dinner on
unday: Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard 4
eley, of Baltimore, Mr.. and Mrs. +
lement Gaskill, of Salisbury, Mr.. s
Id Mrs. Albert Todd and the :
tiers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II
earce and grandson, of Easton, s
d., and Mrs: Florence Todd and I
other, Mrs. M. e. Alexander, of .
Other guests in the
ternoon were: Mr.. and Mrs. ,,
Gorge Todd and son, of near An II
ewville. E
Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. East, of Fell a
n, and grandson, Edward Nor
W, of Philadelphia, were guests n
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Collision on X N
1nday evening. m
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Hammond and to
mily have recently moved in this
cinity, now occupying the prop In
ty of Harold Outten near Todd's ne
urch. W
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Kelley, of n M
ltimore, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur =
tman, of Greenwood, Mrs. Eliza
tn Pierce and daughter and Ro- en-
Id Collision, of Odessa, were Wis M M
rs of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Rust on
Labor Day. Al
Mrs. George Young and sons of :
Nd, spent several days c
, past week with her parents, g.
i. and Mrs. T. p. Morris. Va
Mrs. Merle O'bier entertained OF
s. Warren MCGEE, of Green ol. ol.
cd, also relatives Of Philadel-