Smyrna times., 1882-08-09

Camden has recently added, through
her town commissioners, a grand i'm
provement. At intervals of five hum
dred feet, force pumps have been set
tied and hose purchased with which
the citizens can sprinkle the streets.
Jroughs Will be erected for animals to
drink out of, and thus the pumps will
be serving u humane purpose. The
tops are so arranged that they can be
unscrewed and put away during the
winter.
Martin +. Walker, prominent citi-
zen of near Middletown, died on the 9TH
inst, about 3 O'Clock in the afternoon.
By his death the community loses a
useful and influential member. He
was director of the Citizens National
Bank, and leading member of the M.
h. Church. At the time of his death
he was collector of taxes for st.
Georges Hundred, and had served as a
road commissioner for several years.
He leaves a widow and three sons.
On Thursday, DIR. VIM. T. Collins. of
Smyrna, Chairman of the late Conyen-
ton, appointed the following as mem
bers of the Republican State Central
Committee:
New Castle county-George w.
Stone, John Pilling, Rev. T. G. Stew
ard, d. d., William Y. Swigget, Rich
ard +. Smith.
Kent County-Richard Harrington.
Esq, Hon. James r. Lohand, Hon.
George p. Fisher, Lemuel L. Johnson.
Sussex County-H. w. McColley
DIR. Hiram r. Burton, Henry Morgan
Daniel Burton.
The committee will meet on Monday
and organize.
A subscription has been in circulation
at RehobOth for several weeks to raise
funds to build a large hotel at tha
place. Such building is badly needed
as hundreds go to the place and can
not get accommodations at the hotel
now there. The fact must be wei
known, that when the guests reacl
Rehoboth they can always be accom-
mOdated or people will shun the place
1t is plain fact that before Rehobotl
Will ever be a success, the cars mus
land the people on the beach, that a.
ocean pier must be built, a steamer pu
on to run cheap excursions fror
Philadelphia, similar to those now car
ried by the steamer Republic, tha
, more hotels must be built and the rt
striction taken away, and that five @
more thousands of dollars must
spent in ADVERTISING .--MilfOrd ChrOnicL
w. w. Lewis, who fled from Clayto
about six months ago to avoid bein
; arrested for swindling various Who'll,
sale tobacco firms in Philadelphia an
this State, was registered a day or tW
: ago in Denver, Col. He was formerl
+ a travelling salesman for Charles
v Heisler, wholesale tobacco dealer
No. 139 Market street. He was afte
ward connected with the tobacco firn
l. of Barker and Co., and C. X Marks,
:, Philadelphia, and r. E. Smith,
II Cookesvill". He swindled these fir
Y in large amounts by collecting f
v goods sold and making no return
Smith loses $3.50 in Delaware City, al
smaller sums in other places. Lev
)r was prominent member of the chur
lr and leader in Sunday school. VIII
l. such was the case, he was dissipat
If and neglected his business for sevel
st months prior to his abrupt departu
He left behind him a wife and fO
small children, who have since remOv
lo to New Castle. Lewis is about
y, years old, of medium height, and fr
- and-easy style. His swindling ope
nc tions have caused much comment
IL Delaware City, where he is well know