The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-02
MIGHT BUILD If ON ROLLERS.
Trouble Three savannah bachelors
Had In Locating Their Home on
Tybee Reach.

Had In Locating Their nome on
Tybee Beach.
Three well known savannah bachelors
who have hardly reached the period Of
life az wn.ch they cal with p-opr.e-y be
called old bachelors. upon whom rested
the great responsibility u providing them
selves with some new feature in the way
OF summer ease and enjoyment, recently
met with conslderalia disc1miture and
annoyance before rae.r efforts were crown
y with success. Ard even now they are
fearful that some unforeseen obstacle viii
again abruptly terminate their summer
plans.
They were three, a lumber merchant,
a banker and fertilizer dealer. a cot
tage for them on the beach az Tybee was
just the thing. The lumberman would u
course furnish al the materials. the bank
or was expected 10 furnish the capital, and
the fertilizer maxwell a house Is one
thing which his product VIII not make
grow, so he had 10 join the fnancier
and foot half the bills for shaping up
the lumberman's contribution 10 the sum
nsr palace By the sea. This, then, was
me agreement, and when the lumber was
furnished, the lumberman's expense was
20 an end. They concluded TO fOregO the
luxury or architectural design. and evolv-
ga from their own minds with the aid Of
the carpenter, suitable plans.
Surprise number one soon came 10 the
Two who were 20 furnish the cash. in the
shape OF "a bin for a bout SIS from the
central railroad for transportation OF the
lumber 10 the island About as much
as the lumber is worth" one of them
commented. But their ardOr unlauuted
the carpenter was instructed 10 proceed
and the foundations were lad just be-
EfrrH
The frame work was IN place. the work
men We're mailing on the Misunderstanding,
ana getting ready 10 shingle the roof
when along came one OF the town Off
Gals, and when he left. left fallen hopes
behind. The cottage was right in the
middle Of Fifth avenue. which will about
ZpJl A d., be Tybees principal brownstOne
front promenade. barring accidents and
storms, and Of course 10 had 10 come
down.
Move it to the north # will be all
right there was the next suggestion,
and 10 the north # went by about sixty
feet. Piece by piece, nail by nail and
brick by brick. IL was taken down from
top 10 foundation, and again 10 began TO
rise upon corner lot, but fun clear of
Tybee's coming street and within easy
stones throw Of the big hotel Some
seemed TO think. too. IL was within easy
nIe-ily OF that big structure, for when
the workmen were putting
Misunderstanding on the second
preparing to move In, an insurance agent
happened along and informed the pro-
prietor Of the hotel II that cottage went
up there his rates would be raised by a
figure that was not all cheerful to con-
template. Hopes fell again and so did
the house. Piece by piece IL was again
taken apart and then arose the perpleXing
question where to buiid. The owners had
TO buy lot ana that was not contem-
plated in the agreement. Who was to
I pay for It? Not the lumberman; he had
fulfilled his contract. Not the banker
and the fertilizer man; they We're merely
10 build Permission was secured from
the Tybee Beach Company 10 build on
one Of It's lots just south of the South
End hotel, with the understanding that
IL anyone wanted the lot the three were
to have the first option on IT,.
over a forty-foot sand hill, plank by
plank and brick by brick was carried the
bachelors summer house, "Stillmore Cot
tage." as IL will be known In years to
come, and now. after several weary days,
| the material is assuming shape again.
| In few more days the owners look for
ward TO moving in if-but they have built
I ii on rollers this time. and will run il in
and out with the tide, If any more bar
/ riers rise up In the shape Of Tybee's hid
! den streets, or over eXacting insurance
agents.