The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-03-01
TELEPHONE NOTES.
Grenada is in telephone connection
with Memphis.


Grenada is in telephone connection
with Memphis.
Last Sunday morning the telephone
wires of this city were connected with
the telegraph line and some of our citi
zens held pleasant conversations with
citizens of Grenada. The words spoken
by the latter were quite audible here
Jackson Mississippian,
The telephone exchange at Aber
deem has thirty-three subscribers, and
the Examiner says a dozen other subs
scribers will be connected with the ex-
change rs soon as the instruments ar>
rive. This is an excellent showing for
Aberdeen-it shows the people over
there are not slow in taking hold of a
good thing YnzoO City Sentinel.
Our young friend, Mr.. Robert B.
Spiers has been made manager of the
Columbus Telephone Exchange, the
position heretofore held by Mr. j. G..
Carter. This is high compliment TO
his abilities, as he has been connected
with the Exchange as operator only
about five OF six months. -COlumbus
lndec.
No tidings have been heard from
Mr.. J. 9. Carter, late manager of the
Columbus Telephone Exchange, since
| his departure from here several weeks
ago. His friends here are anxious to
learn of his whereabouts. 1t is also
said that the Louisiana Telephone Com
pany, in whose employ he was at the
time of his departure are also anxious to
hear where he is.-Columabus Mder
"A plan is on foot to connect Colum-
bus with Aberdeen by telephone. ON
young friend Robin Speirs, Manager OF
the Exchange here, has it in hand, and
is soliciting subscription. He has met
with some success and we hope will Sc
cure the amount necessary. 1t seems
to us that line running from here tc
Waverly, thence to Vinton and thence
to Aberdeen would if properly conduct
ed be made to pay. The proposition
which the telephone company makes if
very liberal one, and we hope the pub
lie spirited citizens of Aberdeen and Co.
lumbus will take hold of it, which they
could do to their mutual advantage. -
Columbus DiSPdicR.
The Louisiana Telephone Company
is anxious to erect line connecting
Aberdeen, Columbus, Macon, West Point
and Meridian. and will probably in Q
short time issue prospectus stating the
amount of cost, the price of rental OF
privilege, and other information TINT the
public would desire before investing
The plan, of course, would be by single
wire between any two of the places, ant
it will require charge of about twenty
five cents for each time the instrument
is used with limit of five minutes con
versation. Tickets of 25c each will b.
sold in books of from ten to one hundred
dollars at discount of 20 per cent, bu
good for their face value. These extern
sive lines are being put up everywhere
the telephone has gained u footing an'
we hope the project of connecting tn,
cities and towns of East Mississippi ma.
be successful aberdeen Examiner.
: Mr.. Robin Speirs has the list and is a
present can vassing for subscriptions t.
have the line established between Co
lumbus and Aberdeen. When n sufi
cient amount is subscribed Mt both place
to justify the Telephone Company /
establishing communication, the line vi
be erected at once. We presume a
who are now connected with the Colulr
, bus Exchange will place their names o
the list for the purpose of securing con
munication with Aberdeen by Tele
J phone, and we hope it will not be
great while before the subscription ,
both places will Justify the erection {
the line. columbus Llder.
t THE TELEPHONE A FRAUD.
"Hello exchange
Hello"
"Give me the office.
"Is that you, (we'll Call him Bust'
for shorN Buster?'
|. "Yes."
"Well, l would like to have you con
= around to Henry Muller's right away al
It join me and several friends in II Iii
bowl of apple toddy that have just m
prepared. Come right away, we Il
" waiting for you.'
# "AIl right, I'll be there in minutes
Buster put on his nat, got his waikiki
,e stick, and made lively tracks for Henry
for if there is anything in the wol
~ Buster is fou Of, it is hot apple todd
4. Much to Ills chngrin aud diSappoir
,nent, however, the friends were I
> there, nor was tie bowl OF todly eith'
: II was another of those practical iok'
20 On returning, Buster was heard
." remark with good deal of empbas
es telephones are ID frauds anyway
,e Jackson Mississippian.
NJ Telephone No. u, has been remt
:. ed, with the Western Union Telegra
= Office, to the new Eckford buildil
ne South side of Commerce Street.