The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-02-19
Dublin District.
HONEYWELL Precinct Heard From.

Mr.. EDITOR: Please grant me space for sup
plement to Mr.. r. J. Walkers letter on County
Commissioners" Some of his remarks are peril:
nent to the subject at issue, and we should
thoroughly investigate them and take heed to the
warning he has sounded before we make step in
the dark, untried political future The three com
missioner system seems to be composed of two
distinct organsms-the one subject to be controll-
ed and worked in the interest and benefit of the
troIled and worked in the interest of a set
of tyrannical bosses over said community. The
question may be asked. which Of the organisms ian
tenn? L fear the latter, If we are to Judge OF the
future by the record of the past. We have no
large will be any more honest and persevering in
the discharge of official duties than five men-one
chosen from each district and by each district.
Should the bosses get the control under the three
card system the yeomanry-the very bone and
sinew of the country-would be packed away in
the hold of the old ship of State as ballast, while
the bosses would enjoy all the Injuries of high life
and pleasant voyage over political sea. The
only difference between the present system and
the threecard system is that.the latter three would
have onethird more than the former five for their
enjoyment at the expense of the taxpayer.
commissioner Of the county. We may sometimes
have man in the board who cannot see beyond
the borders of his own district. but it seldom oc-
ours" / agree with him. 1t seldom occurs, but
it occasionally does, that a commissioner can see
so far beyond the borders of his own district that
in order to be renominated he finds 1t necessary to
depend on friends outside of his own district, and
spends the money with them. (Which was appro-
prated by the board specially for his own dstrIct
in order TO secure his denomination against the
wishes of his own district
The taxpayers of Hartford county have become
dissatisfied with the management of their inter-
ests in the county by the board of county commits
si0ners, in the laws governing their proceedings,
and want change. That there is room for a great
change in the manner of selecting bridge superin-
tendents and the constructing bridge abutments
there is no doubt for no board of examiners can
judge of the sodity of the foundation or of the
durability of the walls unless they present dur
ing the construction of the same for soft and spon
gy foundations and hollow stone walls, including
bad mortar can not well be detected after the
work is completed.
In conclusion will state that very strong pc
titon will be presented to the county commission
ers signed by citizens and taxpayers of Hope
well and Halls Cross Roads precincts, asking for
the appointment of a General Supervisor in Hope
well precinct, as Halls Cross Roads has been ia
Brattan-Hunt.
Miss Lizzie L. Hunt, daughter of Mr. Thomas
H. Hunt. was married to Mr.. Joseph Y. Brattan,
the afternoon of the 18th instant. at ST. Peters
Protestant Episcopal Church, Ellicott City, Rev. r.
Andrewes Poole, rector of the church, performed
the ceremony. Mr.. Thomas H. Hunt, Jr., brother
of the bride, best man. The ushers were
VIM. B. Owings, J. w. NJ. Kiger. VIM. r. Dorsey
and 4. 2. Duer.
The bride wore travelling dress of fawn-cOlOred
cloth. with sable trimming. with hat and gloves to
match. Her flowers were La France roses. Mr..
Brattan is connected with the general passenger
department of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
and formerly well-known newspaper man
and member of the city staff of The Sun. A
wedding breakfast to the bridal party was served
just before the ceremony. Immediately after the
wedding Mr.. and Mrs. Brattan left Ellicott City
for st. Augustine, Florida.
Among those present were ex-senator Robert +.
Brattan, brother of the groom, and Mrs. Brattan,
of Princess Anne, numb Der of prominent B. and o.
Railroad officials and other friends of the bride
and groom