Port Hope Telephone Directory (1900)

1900 Port Hope telephone directory

     "What is believed to have been the first telephone to come into operation in Port Hope was the one connecting the Queen's Hotel with the Grand Trunk Railway station," Arnold Craick wrote in Little Tales of Port Hope. "The telephone, invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 was then quite a novelty, but, as the Guide remarked on 08 March 1880, it had been brought to a fairly satisfactory working order and several Port Hopers were talking of supplying themselves with 'this most modern convenience'".

     Mr. Craick reported that among the early acquirers was J.B. Trayes, owner of The times, who had a line strung from his office to his house. Shortly after the line was completed, the 46th Battalion Band went into the Times office and played a couple of tunes. These were heard distinctly at the Trayes' residence.

     The result of this experiment led to an interesting proposal. A line was to be run between the Drill Shed and the Town Hall. The Band could put on a concert in the Drill Shed, to be listened to by a seated audience in the Town Hall. "In this way," said Mr. Craick," the citizens would have an opportunity to realize the wonderful utility of the telephone." There is no record of this scheme ever being carried out.

     These early telephones were installed by a representative of the Holt Telephone Company of Toronto and were independent lines.

     The Bell Telephone Company entered Port Hope in March 1882 and established an exchange in the office of Thomas Long, who had taken an active interest in the sale of Bell stock. As reported in The Guide on 14 March 1882, there were at the outset six instruments in good working order. But by 1883, just six years after the telephone's invention, there were 53 in operation in Port Hope.

59	Aldrich, Dr. A.G.	Physician	Walton
83	Andros, E.B.	Residence	King
15	Bank of Toronto	E.B. Andros, Mgr.	Walton & Queen
29	Barker, J.A.	Meat Market	Queen
76	Barrett, H. Co., Ltd.	Millers	Barrett
85	Barrett, H.	Residence	Barrett
97	Beggs, T.A.	Butcher	Ridout
150	Bell Telephone Co.	Local Mgr.'s Office	Queen
43	Bennett House	L.G. Bennett, prop.	Ontario
95	Benson, T.M. (Judge)	Residence	Dorset
5	Braund, William	Hardware	Walton
34	British Hotel	Isaac Gillespie, prop.	Queen
64	Brown & Henning	Coal & Wood	Mill
48	Brown, F.H.	Grocer	Walton
47	Brundrett, Jos. & Son	Tinsmiths & Stoves	John
46	Chisholm, D.H.	Barrister	Walton
7	Clark, W.T.	Coal & Wood	Wharf
41	Clarke, M.L. (Mrs.)	Residence	Dorset
61	Clemesha, Dr. J.W.	Office	Walton
52	Corbett, Dr. R.A.	Office	John
32	Costello, W.J.	Residence	Walton
62	Craig, Wm. & Son	Tanners	Cavan
?	Curran, Jno.	Bakery	John	Paper punch
?	Curtis, John	Grocer	Walton	Paper punch
92	Deyell, Robert	Druggist	Walton & Ontario
58	Dickinson, Dr. Geo. A.	Physician	Walton
26	Dickinson, S.S.	Vet. Surgeon	Ontario
28	Dunfee, James	Grocer	Walton
39	Dunn, R. & Co.	Plumbers & Gasfitters	Walton
80	Edgar, E. (Mrs.)	Residence	Pine
93	Furby, Geo. M.	Residence	Bramley
6	Galbraith, F.W.	Lumber Dealer	Queen
44	George, Alfred	Furniture & Undertaker	Walton
2	Glidden, W.L.	Grocer	Ridout
18	Globe File Mfg. Co.	Office	Cavan
72	G.N.W. Telegraph & Can. Express	J. Harcourt, Agt.	Walton
49	Gould, N.B.	Residence	King
96	Grand Trunk Ry.	Station
79	Gray, R.	Waterworks & Gas Office	Walton
51	Guide Printing Office	G. Watson & Son, props.	Walton
56	Hagerman, C.	Livery	Queen
63	Harbour Office		Wharf
4	Helm, J.H.	Founder	Queen
42	Hemmick, R.J.	Res. "Idalia"	Dorset
14	Hewson, Dr. T.B.	Residence	Walton
53	Holmes, T. Geo.	Hides, Skins & Wool	John
100	Honor, J.F.	Grocer	Ward
69	Hopper, S.T.	Druggist	Walton
16	Hotel St. Lawrence	W. Whittleton & Son, props.	Walton
50	Howden, R.	Office	Post Office bldg.
35	Hume, John	Elevator	John
19	Hume, John	Grain	John
45	Hunter, James	Wine Mcht.	Walton
75	Hutchings, Chas.	Butcher & Fish Dealer	John
30	King, H.H.	Residence	Penryn Park
89b	Kinsman, W.H.	Miller	Canton
11	Long, Thomas	Ins. & Ticket agt.	Queen
86	Long, Thomas	Residence	King
88	Midland Loan & Sav. Co.	G.M. Furby, mgr.	Walton
71	Millward, M.	Stoves & Tinsmith	John
36	Mulholland, R.A.	Hardware	Walton
70	Oke, Fred T.	Fruit & Confectioner	Walton
22	Philp & Greenaway	Whol. Fruit & Produce Mchts.	John
* 67	Port Hope Brewing & Malting Co., Ltd.		Cavan
23	Port Hope Brewing & Malting Co., Ltd.	John Brown, res.	Ontario
17	Port Hope Preserv'g & Cann'g Co., Ltd.	Wm. M. Miller, mgr.	Queen
87	Port Hope Steam Laundry	J.C. Honey, prop.	Walton
25	Powers, Dr. L.B.	Office	Walton
21	Queen's Hotel	A.A. Adams, prop.	Walton & John
90	Quinlan, J.W.	Office	Walton
37	Robertson, Peter	Grocer	Walton & Queen
20	Royal Hotel	Chas. Nixon, prop.	Foot of Walton
9	Russell, W.A.
13	Sculthorp, Hy	Machine Shop	Cavan
10	Smith Bros.	Cab Office	John
40	Smith, Geo. A.	Coal Shed	The wharf
57	Smith, Joseph	Res. "Bluestone"	King
8	Smith, S.S.	Barrister	Midland Loan bldg.
12a	Spooner, A.W.	Whol. Oils & "Copperine"	John
12b	Spooner, A.W.	Residence	John
98	Stacey, George	Butcher & Grocer	Walton
84	Times Printing Co.	W. Swaisland & Sons, props.	Walton
94	Town Hall	Clerk's Office
68	Traders Bank	J.L. Willis, mgr.	Walton
66	Trinity College School		Ward
1	Walker, John	Residence	Ontario
77	Ward, H.A.	Barrister	Walton
38	Ward, H.A.	Residence	King
31	Waterworks Pumping Station		Smith
78	Watson, T. George	Druggist & C.P.R. Telegraph	Walton
54	White, J.B.	Vet. Surgeon	John
65	Williams, H.B. (Estate)	H. White, agent	Walton
99	Wright & Rosevear	Wood & Coal	Ontario
	* Long Distance Equipment