A HISTORY OF CANOE COVE

collect the amount charged at the time. he was sometimes out that much. Gradually more phones were added and Rose MacEwen, wife of Dan, had “central” in her house. This line was not well maintained. and probably during the Second World War manpower and supplies would be hard to get to keep it up, at that time it fell into disuse. In the 1940's the Island Telephone Company took the line over and phone service was restored. Central was then at New Haven, Mrs. Kenneth Docherty being the operator followed by Mrs. Stanley Newman. In the late 1960's the dial system came into use. The party line system is being replaced now by private phones, which is much more convenient.