RICHARD
W. SMITH Sudden Death.- We learn that Mr. R.W.Smith, of Coram, Suffolk County, died quite suddenly at that place on Saturday last by Cholera Morbus. Mr. S. was taken ill on Friday even-ing, and lived until 12 O'clock the next day. He was famil-iarly, known throughout Suffolk County as "Dick "Smith and has always we believe been an active working politician, having at one time been sheriff, and also a Representative of the County in the Assembly. Previous to 1856 he was a staunch Democrat, but since that time has been one of the most active and effec-tive workers in the Republican party in the town of Brookhaven, in which community no man will be more missed than he. Mr. Smith was also a leading, and one of the most earnest members of the M.E. Church of his native village. We understand he has left ample provision for his family in a policy of $10,000 in a Life Insurance Company. |