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THE BAY MERCANTILE COMPANY is one of the most successful, as well as one of the oldest established, commercial houses in Hancock County- The proprietor, Mr. John Osoinach, has been prominently identified with the business life of Bay St. Louis for the past thirty-two years, and he has established himself as a merchant for upwards of 20 years; his store building1 is centrally located on the beach
JOHN OSOINACH,
Sole Proprietor of the Bay Mercantile Company.
directly opposite the Merchants Bank The stock carried comprises an immense line of dry goods, shoes, hats, clothing, notions, graphophones, matting, glassware, hardware, ship chandlery, paints, oils, varnishes, rope, crockery, wooden and willow ware, hammocks, graniteware, also a vtry large line of high and medium grade furniture, house furnishings, rugs, mattings, baby carriages, and go-carts, saddlery and harness, mattresses and pillows, cooking and heating '"es.
In connection with his lines, Mr. Osoinach makes a specialty of the Beacon Shoe; he has developed an enormous trade all along the Gulf Coast, and far into the interior of the County; his store building has a frontage of 63 feet, the entire basement being used as a warehouse for the storage of reserve stocks Mr Osoinach is recognized as one of the most progressive citizens of the Bay; he was the prime mover in the
A Partial View of the Interior of the Bay Mercantile Co. Store.
organizing of the Merchants Bank and served as its First Vice-President and its second president; he has always beei> a valuable member of the directorate of this institution Mr. Osoinach is also a director of the Bay St. Louis Building and Loan Association; he has large property interests, and owns-one of the most attractive homes on the bay shore; he has served as president of the Commercial Club, and is very prominent in Masonic, Pythian and Woodmen circles. Several years ago Mr. Osoinach had the misfortune to suffer heavy