The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-11
ELLABE11's LOT SALE.
A Bad Day for an outing-The Result
of the Sale.

of the Sale.
The most enthusiastic seller of real es-
tate would not have selected Thursday as
an ideal day for an auction sale The
rain came down in torrents Wednesday
night and Thursday morning. 1t was as
gloomy a day as one ever experiences, and
a suggestion for an outing on such day
might have stamped one as a lunatic.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Dorsett who had adj
vertised a sale of lots at Ellabell, gave
out that he would go and carry out the
published programme if he could get a
corporal's guard to go with him.
The chartered Special pulled out the
Central depot on time with a "wet
weather" crowd, small but select, and
made the run to Ellabell in about forty
five minutes. AT Pooler, Bloomingdale
and Meldrim parties were waiting to go
to the sale and small accessions were
made to the crowd from each place. Quite
a crowd from Ellabell and the surround
ing county had assembled when that
place was reached.
Mr.. Dorsett had distributed plats of
the village and invited the visitors to ex-
anime the village and select their lots
He also suggested that it was a good time
to compare his descriptions of the place
as advertised with the place itself, and
he was sure he would not be charged with
misrepresentation.
The village was thoroughly inspected
and the unanimous verdict was that it
was the prettiest village within 100 miles
of Savannah. Much surprise was eX-
pressed that so charming place should
exist so near the city and be so little
known.
The site of Ellabell is certainly well
selected. 1t is high oak ridge, beaut-
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liberal number of pretty spots dedicated
for parks.
The home of Capt. John Morrison, Just
completed, was universally admired, and
many of the city folks wished for its
duplicate in Savannah. MIR. Morgans
pretty home nearly completed, Hon
Penn Williams new residence about half
done; DR.. F'reeman's neat and COM
Portable residence so pleasantly located.
all came in for their share of admiration.
The center of attraction proved to be
the "pit" filed with oak Goals, over which
slowly cooking were beef, hog and
sheep. They had been cooking for eigh-
teen hours, and were soon pronounced
ready"
Barbecued meat proved great attrac-
ton. Bryan county air seemed to have
given men appetites who have been tell
ing their friends for some time that they
seen with a chunk of corn bread in one
hand, sleeps rib in the other gnawing
away as If they had not eaten square
meal IN a week. The meat was pronounced
great and seasoned to tune 1t was
big success, and the aucticneer could
not sell until all the meat was gone. The
sale commenced Immediately after dinner
the auctioneer announcing that the
trip was intended mainly to give the PEG
pie a chance to see Ellabell, and to learn
of its attractions. The bidding was
spirited at times, and a number of
lots were sold. The prices obtained
were thought by some of the Savannah
gentlemen present to be excellent, con-
sidering the bad weather and the hard
times. The auctioneer was, of course not
satisfied, and vowed that he was giving
away the lots only because he had ad-
vertised to sell. While the company
owning the land may not have realized as
large prices as they would like to have
done, it was thought by all that they had
done exceedingly well, especially as many
of the purchasers would certainly build
very soon, and all of them are persons
who are well-knowu as safe buyers, who
never invest in doubtful places Much
credit is due to those in charge for having
so faithfully adhered to the published
programme under such discouraging cir
cumstances.
Universal satisfaction was expressed at
the fine accommodations furnished by the
Central railroad, when the obliging con
ductor and engineer did their full share
in making the affair pleasant and success
full
Capt, John Morrison was pronounced a
success as "barbecurist." and all want
to know when there win be another sale
at Ellabell, which we believe is in the
near future
The train reached the city about 6
O'Clock, consuming about forty minutes,
including stops.