Alphabet File page 297
More letters came collect than were prepaid, a custom that was vexatious, not to say expensive, to the receiver.
The postage stamp and the method of using it was the result of the postal reforms of a brilliant Englishman, Rowland Hill, who had succeeded in getting his country to adopt the plan some seven years before (in 1840).
While use of the new U. S. Stamps was at first not compulsory, a quantity of them was sent to New Orleans. p. 171
The Postal Act of March 3, 1851, reduced the postage rate to 3 cents on letters if prepaid although still allowing mail to be sent unprepaid at 5 cents.
By January 1, 1856, the use of stamps to prepay letter was made mandatory. (p. 174) (CS II181 VF)
Postal Telegraphy Co. will be in operation by July 1st.
The work of putting up the poles and wire has been commenced. The Company will have an office in Bay St. Louis. (SCE 3/25/1893)
Postmasters
Shieldsboro
Apr 1837 John B. Toulme
Nov 1846 Willis H. Arnold
Dec 1850 Nancy B. Arnold
Feb 1856 Benjamin Stones
Nov 1857 John V. Toulme
Nov 1865 Elizabeth A. Pierce
Sep 1867 Evariste V. Saucier
Dec 1869 Rebecca E. Wilkinson
(Name changed to Bay St. Louis
May 1871 Eldridge McArthur
Mar 1874 Edith F. Ross
Oct 1875 Annie E. Avery
1882 Eldredge McArthur (Pickwick Pier)
1882 Mrs Annie E. Avery (Her residence Union St) Aug 1885 Ella E. Ioor (Her residence Beach & Bookter) May 1894 Joseph E. Saucier (Beach in front of Planchet) May 1898 Louis J. Piernas
Mar 1911 Richard Mendes
Feb 1915 Joseph E. Saucier
Dec 1923 Archibald R. Hart
Jan 1927 Henry C. Glover
Mar 1937 Leo G. Ford
Oct 1951 Frederick L. Herlihy
May 1957 Andy J. Becker
Jul 1972 Richard Shadoin
? 1975 Frank Taconi
May 1979 Thomas W. Hill
Standard
Sep 1906 William D. Little
May 1907 John H. Smith
Jul 1908 Joseph C. Lipsey
Dec 1909 James S. Cowart
Jul 1910 William W. Sellars
Feb 1915 John S. Greene
Apr 1916 Rennis L. Bernard
Sep 1917 Nicholas S. Cuevas
Oct 1918 Thornton Shaw
Jul 1919 Discontinued
Post Office - Before 1882 the Post Office was on the pier of the old Crescent Hotel, over water at Lands edge.
Eldridge McArthur, postmaster.
2nd Post Office was at the home of Edith Ross, 2nd and
State streets.
He was succeeded by Edith Ross, who resided corner Second
and State and had the post office at her residence.
1882 -Next Post Office, Mrs Annie E. Avery (Josie Welch's sister) on Union east of Locust cottage on property that belonged to St. Stanislaus in 1942 when article was written.
1886 - Miss Ella E. Ioor, corner Beach & Bookter (in her two story residence).
1888 - Louis J. Piernas, (a black) appointed by John Wanamaker, Gen Postmaster, on beach opposite property of Mrs. Geo. Planchet. (The Daily Picayune 6 Oct 1893) reported that Mr Louis Piernas, Postmaster, stood bravely at his post until 3 o'clock when the building began to show signs of collapsing. This record indicated that he was no longer postmaster, being replaced in 1892 by Saucier) 1892 - Jos. E. Saucier, on beach opposite L. A. DeMontluzin House (108 N. Beach). (Grover Cleveland Dem. Administration)
1898 - Louis J. Piernas again. (McKinley Republican Admin)
- Jos. E. Saucier again. (Grover Cleveland Democrat) 1902 - Louis J. Piernas again (Teddy Roosevelt Republican) 1906 - Louis J. Piernas again (Teddy Roosevelt Republican)
- Richard Mendes (Taft Administration)
- A. R. Hart (Harding Administration)
- Harry Glover (Hoover Administration).
1937 - Leo G. Ford. P. O. had been built on Main St. by Hancock Bank by that time. Aptd for 4 years
1938 - Leo G. Ford. Aptd for life. (From a newspaper article in HCHS VF not dated nor identified).
Post Office Main (Ph 48 thru 50, 55)
Poursine, A. Mrs. r 263 St. Jos., Waveland (Ph 55)
Powell, A. H., Sec & Treas. Bay Naval Stores Co. (SCE)
Powell, Harold Russell, 77, Live Oak, P. C. 05 Oct 1974 (CEC)