The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-04-17

THE Boom AT ABERDEEN.-The Aberdeen
Land and improvement Company have issued
map of their property, showing the arrangement
proposed for streets and building lots. force
of men is now at work clearing up the land
and grading the avenues and streets. Two
hundred shade trees have been planted along
the principal avenues, this spring, and the pro-
perty will be further beautifed from time to
time.
The Land Company has contracted for the cree
ton of large factory, which will be occupied
by Mr.. James H. Harkins, who will remove his
business thither from Churchville. Subscrip-
ton books were opened, last Saturday, to the
capital stock of large tin can factory, with a
capital of $50 600. On the same day $25, 900 were
subscribed TO the capital stock of national
bank, and fine hotel will be built
The price of bu iding lots has been fixed at
800 and upwards, according to location, and
already there has been considerable demand for
them.
Mr.. T. l.. Hanway will erect a handsome
house on Bel Air avenue, formerly the Church
vile road, and the Methodist Episcopal
congregation has also bought desirable lot on
the same avenue, upon which they will build
also intend to erect residences.
Aberdeen appears to have substantial and
permanent boom and will undoubtedly grow
Its excellent location, in the centre of a rich,
prosperous and enterprising region, with the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail-
road and the Philadelphia Extension of the
Baltimore and Ohio passing through it, to say
nothing of its convenience of access TO water
transportation, give 1t superior advantages for
| business enterprises. The efforts of the Land
Company to improve the place and secure the
establishment of manufactures will no doubt be
| heartily seconded by other citizens.
Mr.. I. l.. Hanway, Secretary of the Company,
will send any one plat OF the town, on applca-
| ton.
FROM GREENLAND's Icy MoUNTAINs.-Miss
Olof Krarer, native Esquimaux delivered an in
| teresting lecture on ''Greenland, or Life in the
| Frozen North" at the NJ. 4. Church. Bel Air,
Saturday night. Miss Krarer is from the north
east coast of Greenland, having migrated to
Iceland about fifteen years ago. She is thirty
one years old and just forty inches tall. Her
| original weight was 100 pounds, but owing to
the warm climate of America, her avordupois
er is plump and her pleasant features beam with
intelligence. Her skin though dark is not
swarhy, and her light brown hair was banged
and arranged in true civilized style. Bang
ing the hair, by the way, has always been
the fashionable style among the Esqumaux.
| Her head is as large as an ordinary Amer
| leans, and her chubby arms are curved
from constant folding when child. I'm
| Greenland" she said 1--WE have no schools,
| no ministers, no doctors, no lawyers or
rulers. All we know is by tradition.
! Our dress is furs and our subsistence is fish oil
! and fat meat. We live in snow houses shaped
somewhat like tent, the inside being lined
with furs. There is no chimney. To make a
fire number of whale bones are put in the cen
ire of the hut, then some small bones, lean
meat, blubber and large bones We have no
wood, not even a match. The kindlng is dry,
lean meat and moss, then the flint is rubbed
against a walrus tusk until the meat and moss
ignite.
1.-THE age of children is kept in very simple
manner. On the next appearance of the sun af-
ter the child is born bone is put in bag kept
for that purpose and one is added each succeed
ing sunrise. Their day lasts four months.
"When a young man wants a wife he must
steal her. If he does not succeed in carrying
her off TO another snow hut the parents kill
him. If he is successful the parents think he is
a smart man, and are proud of him. That is
all there is of it. If he deserts his wife he is
put to death.''
| After the lecture Miss Krarer dressed herself
in her native costume and sang the successful
lovers song
On Sunday night Miss Krarer delivered a
short address on the religious belief of her
countrymen and sang church hymn In the
| Icelandic language.
BEL AIR NoTEs.-Messrs. 2. +. Ball, John b.
| Hanna and George X. Cairnes were elected dea-
cons of the Presbyterian Church, last Sunday.
The Permanent Building Association of Har-
ford county held its second meeting, in the
County Commissioners office, last Monday
night One hundred and twenty-one new shares
were taken, the total number now being 765