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of Hancock County ? later this was bought by Ramogasa, then by Dr.
Hals and later by Julian Swoop of New Orleans, whose heirs now own it,
I believe. Our place was next ? the Raymond Cuevas place ? then can Bookter, Clennan, Henry Saucier, Casanova and the Catholic Church, Edouard Saucier# Manuel, who kept a store; Tom Murphy, clerk of court; Edgar Combel, who made cigars and kept a store; Walker, Mendes Toulme.
Reaching Main street we find the store o? Toulme and Carver; anothe house of Toulme; George Weinberg, who kept a shore store; Lassabe, a druggist, whose home and store were together, and it was" tha only druc store there; Oillam and Relloir. The latter was the name of a very well-to-do colored woman who made and sold "sarsaparilla," a topic, f which she found a ready sale at a dollar a gallon. I remember my fath bought five gallons for me at one time. Then came the homes of Bell, John B. Toulme, Carroll, Celome, then a barroom; Louis and Bob Carr's hotel, Captain Wilkinson, a veteran of the Battle of New Orleans, whoe widow married my father November 3, 1850. Shei was good to me, and
I	was fond of her. Next came John Martin?s home.' He owned the Hancoc wharf, in front of his place, and the Louisiana wharf in front of the Spotorno placa. Then came the Lawrence barroom and grocery; Dr. Pairc who was rich and lived alone except for his borther's children, who lived with him; Bayard, Pieci, Dumont Fayard, Boulanger, Lanata, Judge Monette, Dimitry Canna, Arnoitte, Carriere, Rosaville, Saucier, Jean Baptiste Favre, George Johnson, another veteran of the Battle of New Orleans; Bienville, Tildon, Guardia, Labatte, Cowand. This ?vas the la: place, and was called Cedar Point. Then came almost a forest of cedar trees. This Cowand homj was of brick and very stately and the sho./pla< of the town. It is still standing, and is owned, I believe, by the Saenger Amusement Company of Hew Orleans. Mr. lowand was a wealthy cotton planter and made sugar and molasses as well.
Coming back to Main street, .beginning at the north side was the horn of Evariste Saucier and the Masonic Lodge. This lodge was known as Lodge 141, and among its members were Judge Monette, John B. and his sc John V. Toulme, my father, Raymond Cuevas; Leo Carver and William Johns Then came the home of Vonau and a blacksmith shop; Titot and his bakery and Dave Bontemps.
Across the street were Guarnio, Albert Fayard, Jules Fayard, the sch house, calaboose (jail), Sadler, Pieri and his baker shop, and Dr. Dupr office.
On what is now	known as Washington	street there was	one	house, that
of Casper Carco.	There was one house	on Union street,	but	I do not
remember the name of its owner.
This was Bay S'-. Louis, or Shieldsborough, in 184S.
There were fine steamboats in that	day. The Creole	ran	from ,New Orl
to Ocean Springs,	making daily trips.	She reached the	bay	about half
past seven every morning, on its return trip arriving in the city about
II	o'clock. It was called a local boat. The Oregon ran from New Orlea to Mobile, only stopping at the bay in the summer months. Later on the was the California and the Florida.
I remember a lot of us boys used to swim out to the Creole and hang
1.	Desiree Irma Marie Monet.
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