Alphabet File page 49
Blaumer, Miss May, of New Orleans, is visiting friends at the Bay. (SCE 04/15/1893)
Blaumers, Miss May, petite and fascinating, after a delightful visit to the Misses Pearl and May Cameron, returned Sunday evening to her home in New Orleans. (SCE 04/29/1893)
Blaumer, Miss, of New Orleans, is the guest of the Misses Cameron. (SCE 7/15/1893)
Blind Tigers - Of much concern to parents, wives, churchmen, and city officials in 1896 were the "Blind Tigers" or illegal saloons operating to avoid paying taxes and license fees. Using bootleg liquor in many instances, these lawbreakers were condemned but popular. Editorials calling for enforcement of laws were run. Warnings to customers were printed.
A solution to the every generation worry about the roamings of young people at night was tried in the form of "Curfew laws." These threatened arrest if young people were found out on the streets after 9 p. m. Boys were warned and parents too about the evils that dwell in the dark hours.
Baseball as the place to work off energy in playing or as a spectator was very popular. A baseball Park was built at Bay St. Louis in March of 1897 with Spotorno's Mill getting the contract for the lumber.
Bicycles were the proud possession by work or good behavior of everyone. Only difficulties provided was the desire to "scorch" or "speed" to the danger of dogs, chickens, people and the rider. ("The Sea Coast Echo", Bay St. Louis, Miss., Nov. 21, 1896, Feb. 6, March 20, 1897) (MJS VII 00560)
Bloch - Muller, Mrs. George, newly arrived guests include: Mrs. Shade, Mrs. Usher, Mr. Jos. Onry, Mr. Bloch and Mr. Lagasse, of New Orleans. (SCE 7/29/1893)
Bloecher, Mrs. D., of N. O., is here spending the week with friends. (Waveland) (SCE 03/18/1893)
BLOOMFIELD, HORACE
Horace Bloomfield, of Gulfport, Harrison county, Miss., is the senator from the First district in the State senate, his district comprising the counties of Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson, bordering on the Gulf of Mexico. The senator is a native of New Orleans, La., being a son of George T. And Harriet Elizabeth (Baldwin) Bloomfield. George Thomas Bloomfield was born in Tittlesdale, county of Norfolk, England; and came to America when a young man, first taking up his residence in New York City and later in New Orleans, whence he removed to Mississippi when Horace was a child. In New Orleans he married Harriet Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob T. And Mary (Donington) Baldwin, formerly of Newark, N. J., both of whom were likewise of English lineage, Thomas Baldwin, a direct ancestor, haveing been a soldier in the Continental line during the War of the Revolution. Senator Bloomfield secured his early educational training in Handsboro, Miss., and later attended the Trinity High School, in Pass Christian, that State. He then studied law, under the preceptorship of Chancellor William Gaston Henderson of Handsboro, being admitted to the bar by the circuit court, Judge James S. Hamm being on the bench of the circuit court at the time. Senator Bloomfield entered into partnership with Hon. Roderick Seal, this alliance continuing until 1898, while this law firm had headquarters in Scranton. In 1889 Bloomfield was elected to the State senate from his present district, which he represented during the sessions of 1890, 1892, and 1894.In November 1903, he w as again elected to represent this district in the senate, of which he is a valued member, being a member of the committee on judicicary and on railroads and franchises, and other important committees. He is an able and successful lawyer and is one of the representative members of the bar of Mississippi, being engaged in active and lucrative practice. He is a member of the Mississippi State bar association, he having helped organize said association during the session of the legislature of 1906. Senator Bloomfield is identified with the Masonic fraternity.
Blossman Gas Inc. Court St. (Ph 55)
Blue Store also Keller's Blue Store
Blue Store/ Kellers Blue Store
Blue Store, The has just received a large lot of handsome furniture, direct from Eastern factories. (SCE 8/13/1892)
Gents Furnishing Goods of all kinds at the Blue Store. Fine assortment. Call and examine the stock. (SCE 8/13/1892 thru 4/15/1893)
Ladies', Misses and Gents Shoes of all kinds and varieties at the Blue Store, Call and see the assortment. (SCE 8/13/1892)
The Blue Store will close out their Straw Hats at cost to make room for the immense fall stock now on the way from the East. (SCE 8/13/1892)
Olite of iron. finest grease in the world for harness, gives old harness a beautiful finish, makes it look like new. Only 50cts at the Blue Store. (SCE 8/13/1892)
The Blue Store sells the world-renown Gold and Silver
Shirts. We have them white and in colors, fronts of all kinds and styles. This is the kind of shirt that you get in any first-class haberdashery, consequently if you want a good shirt you know where to get it. This is STRAIGHT. (SCE 8/13/1892)
The Blue store will close out a lot of 6 dozen Misses
Canvass shoes, laced and buttoned at 50cts pair. These shoes sold originally for $1.00. Sizes 8 to 2. (SCE 8/13/1892)
The Blue Store auction attracts a large number of buyers. (SCE 10/29/1892)
Blue Store - Advertisement for Brussel Rugs, Quilts, very pretty patterns; dry goods, notions, hardware, wagons, crockery, glassware, wooden and agate ware, furniture, harness, groceries, liquors &. and in fact anything wanted. (SCE 12/10/1892)
Keller's Blue Store - ad for new styles leather belts for ladies only 25cts; flannels of all kinds at greatly reduced prices. Call and examine their stock. (SCE 12/10/1892)
The Blue Store has the largest and best assortment of shoes ever offered in this town. It will pay you to buy your shoes there. (SCE 2-11-1893)
Blue Store, Carpets, rugs, carpet trimmings, at the Blue
Store. (SCE 03/18/1893)
"BLUE STORE" - Mr. August Keller, one of the most progressive and wide awake merchants of the Bay, almost immediately after losing his mammoth "BLUE STORE", last
Saturday, went to work with vim and determination and rented the store building opposite and owned by Mr. Frank
Taconi and opened the "RED STORE" Thursday morning. Mr.
Keller will have erected at once a magnificent new store building of brick on the site of the old "BLUE STORE".
There are few towns that can boast of such deserving and energetic business men like that of his kind. (SCE, 2/24/1894)
Iron Safe Used As Bank - You will read in other parts of this Centennial Edition that Bay St. Louis was an incorporated city for 41 years before it secured its first banks - the Hancock Bank in 1899, followed by the Merchants Bank four years later.
Professional historians have a habit of overlooking the interesting details. For instance, they tell you that Napoleon lost the Battle of Waterloo, but neglect to relate that at the time Napoleon was suffering acute pain from his ulcers which could have influenced the outcome of the battle. Also, the historians emphatically state that Bay St. Louis got its first bank in 1899 - but neglect to say what people did with their money before that. So, we have to fall back on the memories of the old-timers, who fill in the interesting details.
One 79-year old former resident of the Bay in the Nineties stated that August Keller, who operated the famous Blue Store at Washington Street (so named because it was painted a bright blue), had a huge iron safe in the back of his store where customers and citizens kept their money for safekeeping payable on demand. And also, then Joseph F. Cazeneuve, who was sheriff at the time, permitted the country folk to put their money in the huge county safe, each person's money or valuables properly marked. And we learn in another section of this edition that John Osoinach, who worked for Keller a long time and who later opened his own store, acquired the unofficial title of the Bay's first banker because he cashed and issued checks for his customers. Could be, of course, that the people of Bay St. Louis and its surrounding county folk didn't have too much hard cash to handle in those days. (Sun Herald 7-291958)