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  Tree Lodge, No. 96, K. of P., (Knights of Pythias) held at

 

  Poplarville, Friday night, G.W. Ellis, Esq., formerly of this city, was elected an official of the Lodge. (SCE 01/07/1893)

 

Pirate House - 649 North Beach Boulevard, Waveland

 

  After she had turned off the living room light and started up the staircase, Mrs. James W. Faulkner screamed. Standing at the top of the stairs was a death-like image of a man whose stare was almost hypnotic.  When Mrs. Faulkner moved towards him, he vanished into nothingness.

 

  Blood stained walls, unexplained moans, screams and ghostly apperations had long been a part of the Pirate House mystique.  The 1930s incident was one of many incidents stretching over more than a century at the large, elegant home on Waveland's beachfront road.

 

The large house reportedly was built in 1802 by a New

 

Orleans businessman who moonlighted as a pirate and financial agent for Jean Lafitte and his Barataria pirates. Some accounts say the house actually belonged to Lafitte. A tunnel ran from the water's edge to the house's basement, which some believed doubled as a holding place for "black ivory" or illegally smuggled slaves.

 

  One of the earliest legends of the site tells of a deep well in the back yard that became the early graves of three men who had been thrown, alive into its depths.  That very afternoon, the ghost of one of them who was wearing shirt sleeves returned to walk across the yard - and he has continued to do.

 

  In the mid 1930's when the Singreens bought the house, a family photograph was snapped of everyone standing on the front gallery steps.  When it was developed, an image of a man in shirt sleeves could be seen at the window of an upstairs room.

 

Later owners, Mr. and Mrs. Borjn Lister, liked to think of the old house as not haunted, just inhabited by "visitants",  Then came murderous Hurricane Camille, a 1969 storm that tore the legendary house apart like match sticks. The Listers collected the thousands of bricks strewn about the area, including the doors and grillwork they could fine, and constructed a much smaller cottage 50 feet to the rear of the original house.

 

  And were the ghosts blown away, too?  Officially, yes, but there are rumors.... (Sun Herald, Sun Nov 2, 1966)date?

 

Pisko, Captain, of the schooner "Clara C"., was brought in from the oyster banks Monday morning by the schooner "Continental".  The Captain was suffering from an attack of pneumonia and was brought in to receive medical attention. He is now fast recovering.  (SCE 12/17/1892)

 

Pistache, Jacques.  Pseudonym of Harry Stuart Saucier. (SCEJUB42p29).

 

Pitalo, Anthony r Main (Ph 55)

 

Pitalo's Cash Grocery, 104  3rd (Ph 48 thru 50, 55)

 

Pitani, Mr. G. - Peronne, Mr. Joseph, has taken the contract for building the breakwater and wharf of Mr. G. Pitani. Mr. Peronne also has the wharves and breakwater of Widow George L'Hote and Mr. George L'Hote to build. (SCE 11-11­1893)

 

  Pitard, Mr. George, of New Orleans, spent Sunday at his summer home in Waveland.  (SCE 02/04/1893)

 

  Messrs. Sears, Geo.; Fell, Jno. R. Pitard, G. and Fell C., summer residents from New Orleans, were welcome visitors here Sunday.  (Waveland) (SCE 3/11/1893)

 

  Pitard, Mr. George, and family, spent Sunday in Waveland          at their summer home. (SCE 11-11-1893)

 

  Pitard, Mr. George, and family, came to Waveland Sunday and entertained a party of friends at their hospitable summer home here. (SCE 11-25-1893)

 

  Pitard, Mr., See mention in article "Waveland - The Lovely Village On The Mississippi Sound"

 

Pitcairn, W. R. Jr., Main (Ph 48 thru 50, 55)

 

Pitcher, George E. 808 N. Beach (Ph 48,49)

 

Pitcher, George E. 92m Metairie Cem. N.W. 12 Mar 1954(CEC)

 

Pitchfork, Rueben.  Character created by Harry Stuart Saucier.  (SCEJUB42p29).

 

Pitre Baby Shoppe, 142 Main (Ph 48 thru 50)

 

Pitre, G. J., 308 Bch. Blvd., Waveland (Ph 48)

 

Pitts, Eliza m Spence, S. S. 9-16-1914 (PC&C)

 

PITTS, EPAMINONDAS DUNN

 

  Epaminondas Dunn, Pitts, D.D., president of Chapel Hill Female College, was born in Jones Co., Ga., June 17,1826.  He received his preparatory education in Valley Creek Academy, Ala., and graduated with honor from Emory College in 1844.  After spending a year in the study of law he felt himself called to act specially as a teacher, to which profession he has consecratd his life labor.  Early in life he was converted, became a member of the M. E. Church, and joined the Alabama Conference of the M. E. Church South, preaching on Sabbaths, but devoting his time to educational work.  Afer hving been at the head of popular schools in Alabama and in Louisiana, he accepted the presidency of Chapel Hill Female College, where he still remains, and is now a member of the Texas Conference.  He has taken great interest in the eduction of teachers; has strongly advocated the establishment of normal schools by the State, and has always had a class in his own institution to which he has devoted especial attention.  In the care of the college he has been ably assisted by Mrs. Pitts, who has been his co-worker in the cause of Christian education.

 

  Mmr. Pitts was the founder of Main Street Methodist Church, originally named St John’s Methodist Church South. (SCE  Texas Methodist Encyclopedia

 

 

 

Planchet family, Interview with - Princess Fahey invited me to lunch on Saturday, may 1, 1993 to meet Miss Hilda Planchet, 4601 Lake Louise Avenue, Metairie, Louisiana, 70006.  Miss Planchet brought with her a number of local area photograph and post cards.  Among them were three of the Planchet Home, formerly located at 228 S. Beach

 

Boulevard and also a small store that was located on the water-side property which was destroyed in a storm (her two uncles, George on left and Oliver on the right appear in the photo).  She is a daughter of Leon Noel

 

Planchet (known as "Paul").  Paul Planchet was a son of George Planchet who came to from Germany to New Orleans in 1871 and to Bay St. Louis in 1873.  Paul moved his family from New Orleans to Bay St.  Louis about 1929 and they resided at 105 Union Street, property adjacent to the George Planchet Home. Paul had a "tent" movie near the train station abpit 1919.  (Charles Gray)

 

Planchet building.  "Oak Cottage" Front and Union.  This is the building which appears in ATG as the store of Joseph F. Cazeneuve.  Mr. Planchet had recently died and Mr. Cazeneuve had bought the store. (ATG p6) (SCE July 9-1953)

 

Planchet, G. -  One of the pioneer merchants of Bay St. Louis was G. Planchet who operated a drygoods store during the last part of the century on Front Street (Now Beach) near Union, known as the Oak Cottage Store.  When Mr. Planchet died his business was purchased by Jos. F. Cazeneuve whom Bay St. Louis oldtimers remember as one time sheriff and tax Collector and in  later years as an officer and cashier of the then Hancock County Bank. (SCE July 29, 1953)

 

Planchet, Mr. G., who owns a charming looking cottage on Union Street, and a handsome two-story dwelling on Second Street for Mr. John Fahey, are among the most notable improvements of many that are going on in and about the Bay just now.  The above will be completed in a few days.  Mr. Sanger is busily engaged on the Matranga dwelling on the beach. (SCE 12-9-1893)

 

Planchet, G. A. r 230 S. Beach (Ph 48 thru 50, 55)

 

Planchet, George -

 

  "George Planchet, Bay St. Louis, Miss., was born at the Logis de Romefort, department de la Charente, France, May 28, 1840, and is a son of George Planchet, who did a large agricultural business.  He was educated in his native land, at the college of La Rochefoucauld.  In 1859 he went to Angouleme city, and clerked there in a drygoods store until about the middle of the year 1860, and then went to Paris, where he also clerked in the same line of business until 1862.  During this time he became familiar with the different lines of goods handled in the business, and went out as a traveling salesman.  He was thus employed until 1870.  During that year he entered the Corps of the Mobilises in the French army, and went through the Franco­Prussian war, ending his service in March, 1871.  In October of the same year he sailed for America, landing in New Orleans December 24, 1871.  He secured a situation in a drygoods store which he held until May, 1872.  In July of that year he came to Bay St. Louis, and established himself in the drygoods business.  His long years of experience in the employ of other men and his own business have been of incalculable use to him.  He is complete master of the details of the trade, and by close attention and industry he has accumulated a competency.  He is treasurer of the St. Joseph Society, of the Catholic Knights of America, branch 486, and of the Peoples's Building and Loan Association of Bay St. Louis, and in all these positions he displays that excellent judgment and wise management that have characterized his private dealings.  Mr. Planchet was married to Miss Louise Chion, and they have had born to them four children.  Besides his commercial interests he owns a considerable amount of property and is in very comfortable circumstances. (Goodspeed's Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, Vol II page 599-600) (HCHS VF Planchet)