The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-10-17
A Haunted Telephone.
New York SUM

ator in the Newark Office of the West
crn Union Telegraph Company, Is agent
for Professor Phelps and Professor Ed
son'stclephones, and he has putup large
number Of both kinds Of the instruments
in Newark. About three months ago he
put up a Phelps telephone for Mr. j, j
OCOnnor, the Catholic bookseller and
publisher for the diocese Of Newark. Mr.
OCOnnor Is the agent for the Cemetery
of the Holy Sepulcher, in East Orange
two miles from Mr.. O'COnnor's store and
residence, nj No. 1903 WashingtOn.strcct
lie frequently had occasion 10 senc
orders and other communications to Mr.
Rowe, the superintendent in the Gem
ctcry; 40 he determined 10 have tcIc
phone TO connect his store and the Gem
etcry, in order TO save time and the ex
pensc Of messengers. At the cemetery
is a small building used as an Office by
the superintendent, and in this office
Mr., Ghegan placed a telephone, which
he connected with another telephone in
Mr., O'COnnor's house. No other tcIc.
phone connects Newark with the Gem.
ctcry Of the Holy ScpuIchcr.
Mr.. O'Connor was dcIirbtcd with bis
tcIephonc # WIS a novcltv and if
wnr kcd like a charm. Mr., O,(nnnor
and her friends found amusement in con-.
ycrsinp through the instrument with
pcrsons in the cemetery rho tclcnhnnc
was thus kept in constant use for several
days BY means Of it orders could be
sent at a minrtc,s notice ia fine cnmo,crv
for the opcninpoC a Grave. Mr. O'(onnnr
ioId Mr., Ghcgon that he wouId mot dn
without a tclenhonr for ouv nancy
Al about four o'clock ONE mnrnino
three werks after fine tclenhnro w"s Grsii
used, Mr.. and Mira. u}Connnr wcrn
awakened bv rurio,I. rin,inn nC ,,o coII
hell attached ia fine teIrnhono in thnir
room. Mr., OConnor was sururi.od he.
rousn he know that fine nlIico in tl,o no,n.
clcry was locked cvcrv rvnning ,i xiv
o'clock when Superintendent pnwc and
his assistants 90 home for lLenight Mr.
O,Connnr thn,,yht hnwovor thni yn,o
ruflians might lava boon couoht dor"n.
inc lho mnnumcnty and ,nn,byionay
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