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~ m § ._ that they had installed long distance equipmant. Soon other O Cobden customers followed their example, ngd by 1906, there were A . eight using long distancé telephones: Bank of Ottawa .,.....\J.C. Burgess, mgr........ Main Bulger, M............+(B,T.CO. Pub. Stn.)....... Bulger‘s Corn ' Connelly, W.J......... ReSidonca..........sr..e,> Crawford © f Delahey Bros.......... General Merchants ....... Main MCRECHCOA, RSV, Redrsus nmagprnsenimnninnennurensan OFROCDIA PGOYOX, Redisrsreseeses ROSLGGNGBri.xrarszesverzan«s RHTAL Tuffy, E............>e General Merchant .;...... Main â€" Young, T.C., V,.S...... Offic@,..............}....., JOhn & Bromile . ' 20c Julia J. Hannsh, Mr. Allen‘s daughter, was now in charge of the local cffice, still located in their home. ‘ . By this time, M. Buliger had opened a public stzation in . Bulger‘s Corners connecting with the Cobden switchbosard, and a year later E. O‘Reilly established a second éne in Ogceola. Towards 1912, Mrs. W.D. Tuffy)began hex twenty~five years‘ career as Cobden‘s local manager, aboufi the same time that the telephone office moved to the Bénk of Ottawa building on Main i streen; , * 6. t y ‘A fatal fire of February 13, 1913, completely burned out the building, including the local exchange, which was forced to set up again ecross the street in a building owned by Mye.Tuffy. -i The office is located in the same place today. > In these carly days, Mre; Tuffy found the office hours C /1ong â€" the exchange was open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a | « week and from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sundays. If a fiiendvor.neighbour . . 2oL & :