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f another | beach within a stone’s throw. of at of JMr-ISt. Stanislaus Commercial College, eral mer-1 Mr. Combel started in the hard-the bluff ware busjness jn Bay St. Louis in 1874 and has the reputation of being one of the most progressive citizens in this seacoasl town. His store occupies a building with double front.
Then there is the store of W. H. i Yenni, on the corner of Washington and Front just across from Keller’s Store. He put up a frame building here, having come from New Orleans with his family to live at the Bay. Mr. Yenni is an .. expert milliner, making that h i s 'specialty of his varied line of drygoods, hats, shoes and confections. THE BAY’S	1
CHAMPION SWIMMER
the resi-lis resort
-ectly op-ood John s landing
to the firm of vhich had ?ears was of the Garibaldi, icle.
ew brick f its kind vn, being eamboats inding.
• store of s one of on Front one time g supply
ONE OF 1'IIE POPULAR Bay St. Louis picnic and party spots in the nostalgic Nineties was Brown’s Vineyard with its long grape arbor that led to a delightful summer house.
Our next meeting was with at-! ^ ^ distance from the mill loca-jst. Louis Waterworks and laid all1 torney John Ulg-g-J	*	* **	U	** .1 «.
The genial proprietor of the mill,,tem-
longs to one in the state, his grandfather having
tioned where dinner was served, a pure country meal of chicken, potatoes, home made bread and butter, with plenty of rnilk and the celebrated champagne.
The horses having been fed and watered and rested we turned to- ; ward the Jordan River, driving . through the piney woods for several miles, with a brief stop qn the shore of the river — and then back toward the hotel which took several hours.	j
Before leaving the ‘.‘Bay’’ we visited the beautiful summer residence of Morris McGraw, sitting about 150 yards back from a shell road in a cluster of live oaks. Morris McGraw has been summering at the Bay for years. The McGraw yacht, which was recently built, is anchored out in the Bay and 13 considered one of the fastest afloat.
VILLA VISITED
Also we visited “Nellie’s Villa” the summer home of Lionel Adams
been	John	Henderson,	United I who also	runs a large merchandise jPKOMLNENT HOMES
States	senator from	this state	and I store m	town, expects to make
! lumber one of the chief business, interests	of Bay St. Louis. Late
this season he will also add a brick yard to his other enterprises.'
After	seeing several ot the
(located on the beach facing the j cooling breeze off the water. Mr.
principal buildings in Bay St. Louis we were curious as to who built them. We discovered that Mr. Eu-
One of the most beautiful places'Adams, being a horse lover, has visited during uur trip was the quite a number of trotters at the summer residence of R. E. Craig 'Bay considered the fastest and of New Orleans, situated on the |finest in the South. Mr. Adams long beach drive between Bay St. j can be seen almost any morning Louis and Nicholson Avenue, built!around 5 o’clock spinning over the on the highest elevation in this: smooth shell drive behind one of part of the country. The land!these superb irotters. It is said r.e stretching away to the rear is till-'never drives the same horse twice
leader of his race at the Bay who is also the city undertaker, had built nearly half the town including the Crescent Hotel. SCUPPERNONG CHAMPAGNE The garden and beauty spot of Bay St. Louis is the vineyard of F. W. Brown. This vineyard cover-.	ing nearly 90 acres and devoted 1
U.i-oafa fart, '	s•> almost exclusively to the Scupper-!
y\V BEACH) of Bay St. Louis around nong Grape, was started 35 years r	■	ago. Mr. Brown bought it shortly
after the first vines were planted, came to I owner of Henderson Point. Attor-| Since that time Mr. Brown has, 50 and es- ney Henderson is as proud of his!from year to year, enlarged and 1 general prowess as a swimmer as he is j improved his vineyard. He usually :r of Han- of his legal talents. He once swanvmakes about fifty barrels of wine
gene Ray, a colored man, the (ed with game while the water inja week, which gives you an idea
front is filled with fish.	{of the extent of his stable.
Also on the beach and hidden j The summer home of Mrs. John almost from view behind vines, O’Brien is the last place in Bay bushes and shade trees is the cot- St. Louis on the beach drive be-tage of Ernest T. Miltenberger. j tween the Bay and Waveland and Then there also is the residence of:is looked upon by many as the Horatio Lange, and “Villa Alice” {dividing point between the two jat the head ot the Bay owned by I communities. Mrs. O’Brien is one
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isiting the rprised to stacked to mse he is fish that (Iany tons -e shipped and other s the larg-
from Blake’s Wharf at Waveland to Cat Island, a distance of 16 miles, without changing stroke and without rest.
a year — which is celebrated for I miles around the country side as the famous Scuppernong Champagne. Being within an easy drive
We then found out that the real of Bay St. Louis it is a favorite estate and insurance business is | pla°e for the society people sum-well represented in Bay St. Louis mering along the Gulf Coast. Many by Arlington Wyatt Scott. His of- are the parties and dances which fice on Main street is a mecca for Ua^e place in the large hall and people coming to the Bay, falling ‘dancing pavilion of the house. Not in love with it, and desirous of the igast pleasant is the long cov
;wly paint-Cazerieuve e there is rything in all such
owning property near its salubrious saltwater breeze.
Our next	visit was	Dr. Von
Gohren’s villa, a strongly' recommended health resort.	The good
doctor thought this town was the line* heart. !most healthful spot a person could ed	in	the; find and so	established	his health
m	as	the 'sanatorium	here. The	beautiful
ront street estate which
ered grape arbor which extends | for several rods in a straight line |
back of the house leading to	"AS	THE	(1KST	all	brick	building	m	Bay	St.	Louis—the
the doctor called
5 was ong-G Plan-
“Villa Qusisana,” is situated on the front street a short distance
‘ taking up fr°ra the railroad depot. The re-
summer house at the extreme end of the vineyard.
B r o w n's Scuppernong Champagne is celebrated even in Chicago, New York and Eastern cities and equally popular.
IN THE DAY OF THE LIVERY STABLE
It was young Charlie Herrin who drove us around on these forays
I sort is kept open all year round 1 during our stay at “The Bay.” At '	‘	'	his livery stable he keeps a full as-
,	!	for invalids, convalescents, or
n d bv Suests who simply wish the restful ; corner of Surroundings, s. He had THE SAW MILL st in New AT THE BAY I irs before Qn our third day we drive out other peo. see the new mill of the George owner of Arbo Saw Mill Company, which is ans I4ver situated a short distance from the mulsion of {main business section of town on .,: Bayou Wary. It is one of .the.budr <wiy. exciu- ding industries of this section. Between Bay ing in the midst of a densely growing is that ing pine forest ne;ar a town though
I.*':
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August Keller Store at Washington Street which be built m the Nineties after fire had destroyed his previous all wooden store which, because it was painted a bright blue, was known a* the Blue Store and which did an enormous business with th* country trade that came to town on Saturday.
Mrs. Jules Aldige, and the Swoop of the oldest residents at the Bay, Estate 011 this beautiful beach having lived there over .40 yearf.
The house sits back about 300 feet from the beach drive amid mag. nolia trees. The main house and
drive that affords an excellent view of Mississippi Sound and Cat Island on a clear day,
. ,	...	On	our last dav at the Bav we^coUages comPrise a small villa
sortment of surnes, buggies, wag-droye along toe Vac* to ^ave! | among themselves, the grounds
land. The shell road is hard and covering a*30111 ^ive acres, poring level as a table, lined with hu£e shade trees and magnificent and luxurious homes with beautiful 1
ons, wagonettes, Tally - Hos, etc He makes a specialty of picnics and tally-ho parties and his hacks meet all trains.
WE MEET CHARLES SANGER From several sources we learned that Charles Sanger was the principal builder of the community,
the summer months when the season is at its height at “The Bay", the O’Brien place is the center of
gardens and lawns. A brisk breeze j 1	?r	s?ciet-v *kr8?n.l. ;•
is always blowing off the water. E^le O Bnen is a great fisherman-. ^ This is a marvelous ride 6n a owner of sailboats, -i .i-	'
moonlight night. When we reached	^
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We had aljeady- jji/jgqyered th<jt itjWayeland we returned !jy the enough oldtimers Jiving
«*_ o	u.	v-.-ii	o*.'	'je^ch	as	far	as	Nicholson	avenue,	be	able	to retrace in their rpen>
hen turning off.this bpautifyl driv$ ory the several days tour, ‘"Thi
was Mr. Sanger who oiiilt Sji.’ Stan-!; islaus College and St. /Joseph Academy, He :in formed*'us.^hMv1 w.e
met,,that he had also built the Bay
we' y/ent through,the pii^ey woods Bay” taken by .his reporter to Brown’s Vineyard already men- ly sixty years ago.)
Conveniences in*/
of complete area coverage reached in 1950.	.
From its unpretentious beginning yf.-of 50 members on 25 miles of line ,* • in 1937, it had already increased • tif to 4,850.members on 1,440 miles of : line in 1950.
In the meantime, the Coast Electric had grown into a $1,500,-000 business. Through the recom- V“‘ mendation of Dr. C. W. Fountain, who was and still is president of the association, H'. H. Shattuck, who was assistant regional head of the REA and had helped the as* • '■ociation in this organization. v,n.«